About r/magicTCG
A diverse community of players devoted to Magic: the Gathering, a trading card game ("TCG") produced by Wizards of the Coast and originally designed by Richard Garfield. Join us discussing news, tournaments, gameplay, deckbuilding, strategy, lore, fan art, and more.
The community at a glance
r/magicTCG is a Subreddit for Board Gamers with roughly 989K members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Board Games topic page.
Roughly 122K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Annoying, Hate, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention the best izzet deck in standard, best cbb, and suggestions on the best set to draft.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 38K members
- 2014: 35K members
- 2015: 32K members
- 2016: 32K members
- 2017: 47K members
- 2021: 275K members
- 2022: 98K members
- 2023: 124K members
- 2024: 86K members
- 2025: 126K members
- 2026: 54K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 25K members
- Sep: 8K members
- Oct: 5K members
- Nov: 9K members
- Dec: 8K members
- Jan: 12K members
- Feb: 8K members
- Mar: 7K members
- Apr: 9K members
- May: 8K members
- Jun: 7K members
- Jul: 2K members
Themes
- Advice Requests7 posts in the past month
- How can I practice commander without a group?
- How to start a collection?
- Are there any more fun 5 card piles for Doomsday like cards?
#17Advice RequestsHow can I practice commander without a group? · How to start a collection? · Are there any more fun 5 card piles for Doomsday like cards? - Solution Requests3 posts in the past month
- Help with Budget Esper Deck for Modern
- Best Way to Sell/Trade MTG in LA if I only want to flip them into different cards?
- Need help deciding cuts for a Jodah the Unifier deck
#23Solution RequestsHelp with Budget Esper Deck for Modern · Best Way to Sell/Trade MTG in LA if I only want to flip them into different cards? · Need help deciding cuts for a Jodah the Unifier deck
Topics
- Annoying15 posts in the past month#115Annoying
- Hate15 posts in the past month#215Hate
- Struggling12 posts in the past month#312Struggling
- Worst11 posts in the past month#411Worst
- Commander10 posts in the past month#510Commander
Flair
- General Discussion26 posts in the past month
- Did secret lair get lazy with packaging or using a different distributor?
- Infinite loop combos
- Already shipped?
#126General DiscussionDid secret lair get lazy with packaging or using a different distributor? · Infinite loop combos · Already shipped? - Looking for Advice25 posts in the past month
- How can I practice commander without a group?
- Best collector booster boxes to buy?
- Limited player looking for Bloomburrow constructed (guild kit style) birthday gift advice.
#225Looking for AdviceHow can I practice commander without a group? · Best collector booster boxes to buy? · Limited player looking for Bloomburrow constructed (guild kit style) birthday gift advice. - Rules/Rules Question6 posts in the past month
- Tokens Dying Confusion
- Will this trigger to draw a card.
- Two Elvish Harbinger Triggers
#36Rules/Rules QuestionTokens Dying Confusion · Will this trigger to draw a card. · Two Elvish Harbinger Triggers - Deck Discussion5 posts in the past month
- Rule 0-ing partner commanders.
- Jinnie Fay Modified Creatures
- First try at a cheap modern Dimir deck
#45Deck DiscussionRule 0-ing partner commanders. · Jinnie Fay Modified Creatures · First try at a cheap modern Dimir deck - Content Creator Post5 posts in the past month
- Investigating Magic's Khia Asylum
- Richard Kane Ferguson Here, Ask Me Anything!
- I started a 32-Commander MtG World Cup! Who deserves the top seeds? You help determine who wins!
#55Content Creator PostInvestigating Magic's Khia Asylum · Richard Kane Ferguson Here, Ask Me Anything! · I started a 32-Commander MtG World Cup! Who deserves the top seeds? You help determine who wins!
Product recommendations
- the best izzet deck in standard3 posts in the past month
- The Best Izzet Deck in Standard
- The best izzet deck in standard
- The best izzet deck in standard
#13the best izzet deck in standardThe Best Izzet Deck in Standard · The best izzet deck in standard · The best izzet deck in standard - best cbb2 posts in the past month
- Best CBB for the price?
- Best CBB for the price?
#22best cbbBest CBB for the price? · Best CBB for the price? - suggestions on the best set to draft2 posts in the past month
- Suggestions on the best set to draft
- Suggestions on the best set to draft
#32suggestions on the best set to draftSuggestions on the best set to draft · Suggestions on the best set to draft - best garage sale!2 posts in the past month
- Best garage sale!
- Best garage sale!
#42best garage sale!Best garage sale! · Best garage sale! - what's everyone's best recent pulls? i'll start2 posts in the past month
- What's everyone's best recent pulls? I'll start
- What's everyone's best recent pulls? I'll start
#52what's everyone's best recent pulls? i'll startWhat's everyone's best recent pulls? I'll start · What's everyone's best recent pulls? I'll start
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/magicTCG for?
- Best for Board Gamers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/magicTCG free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/magicTCG have?
- Roughly 989K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/magicTCG on?
- r/magicTCG runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/magicTCG cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/magicTCG is organized under Board Gamers.
- How do I join r/magicTCG?
- You can join r/magicTCG by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Board Games communities like?
- Communities for board game lovers covering classics to modern strategy games. Reddit has one of the largest communities for general discussion and recommendations, with Discord servers for specific games and 3D printing miniatures for tabletop play.
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