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HomeAuthor page: Chris Reay

Author page: Chris Reay

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Which Should You Play/Buy: Hearthstone or Magic: The Gathering?

Which Should You Play/Buy: Hearthstone or Magic: The Gathering?

Chris Reay May 8, 2024 Collecting, Guide, MTG Community

Arguably the two biggest online TCGs are Hearthstone and MTG Arena. Many players will have at least tried both, but if you havenโ€™t, whatโ€™s different between the two of them? And what lessons have they learned from each other? More importantly...

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MTG Arena
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The Best Subreddits for MTG Arena

The Best Subreddits for MTG Arena

Chris Reay May 2, 2024 MTG Arena, MTG Community, Review

Reddit is useful for discussing all manner of topics on the internet, and itโ€™s what countless forums from 10-20 years ago have evolved into. It goes without saying that thereโ€™s a lot of discourse about MTG happening on reddit, too, but thereโ€™s...

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The 30 Most Expensive and Must-Have Cards in Outlaws of Thunder Junction

The 30 Most Expensive and Must-Have Cards in Outlaws of Thunder Junction

Chris Reay April 11, 2024 Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Cards

Yee-haw! Are you heading Out West in the hopes of making your fortune? Well youโ€™re in luck, because there’s not one, not two, but FIVE whole sets that can be found in Outlaws of Thunder Junction booster packs. No, Iโ€™m not kiddingโ€ฆ kinda.

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Card Preview
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Draftsim Exclusive: Outlaws of Thunder Junction Preview Cards

Draftsim Exclusive: Outlaws of Thunder Junction Preview Cards

Chris Reay March 28, 2024 Card Preview, Limited, MTG News

Seven EXCLUSIVE new preview cards from Outlaws of Thunder Junction. Yeehaw!

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Guide
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[Solved] All 6 Clues and Codes for MTG Arena’s MKM Mystery

[Solved] All 6 Clues and Codes for MTG Arena’s MKM Mystery

Chris Reay March 20, 2024 Guide, MTG Arena, MTG Cards

Who doesnโ€™t like free stuff? Not me, thatโ€™s for sure. Murders at Karlov Manorโ€™s release on Arena has a bunch of codes that you can cash in for some experience, some cosmetics andโ€ฆ maybe more? Info is still coming, but we have solved some clues...

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Collecting
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Why Is There a Duplicate Card in My MTG Arena Pack?

Why Is There a Duplicate Card in My MTG Arena Pack?

Chris Reay February 15, 2024 Collecting, MTG Arena, MTG Products

With Murders at Karlov Manor weโ€™ve entered the world of Play Boosters. These are going to affect how Draft works forevermore (or at least until WotC changes things again!).

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MTG Rules
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Shuffling in MTG Explained: Everything You Ever Needed to Know

Shuffling in MTG Explained: Everything You Ever Needed to Know

Chris Reay February 14, 2024 MTG Rules

Between tutors, fetch lands, land ramp, and other library-searching effects youโ€™re likely to shuffle your deck many times throughout a game. What do the rules say about shuffling in Magic? And are you shuffling correctly?

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Analysis
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Deck Thinningย in Magic

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Deck Thinningย in Magic

Chris Reay February 6, 2024 Analysis, Collecting, MTG Cards

Some slang terms in MTG are pretty obvious when you first read them. Deck thinning isnโ€™t really one of those terms, although itโ€™s not too difficult to get your head around once youโ€™ve discovered what it means.

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Limited
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Planechase Draft: New Format Guide and How to Play

Planechase Draft: New Format Guide and How to Play

Chris Reay February 6, 2024 Limited, MTG Formats

There isnโ€™t just one way to play with Planechase cards, and the most common โ€œformatโ€ of Planechase (one big pile) is far from what was originally envisaged. An alternative way to use Planes is to “draft” a planar deck from a central...

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MTG Cards
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Compleated in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Compleated in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards

Chris Reay January 17, 2024 MTG Cards, MTG Rules, MTG Story

Compleated is an unusual mechanic that involves Phyrexian mana symbols appearing on planeswalkers. One of the most odd parts of this mechanic is that it appeared on so few cards in a very limited number of sets.

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The 20 Best Flip Cards in Magic

The 20 Best Flip Cards in Magic

Chris Reay November 8, 2023 Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Cards

Before Innistradโ€™s transform cards, before MDFCs, before flip-walkers, there were the original flip cards from the Kamigawa block. They were innovative at the time, but theyโ€™ve been replaced by newer versions of this design space since.

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Hereโ€™s How to Get Showcase Legends of Ixalan Cards in Magic, Plus Are They Valuable?

Hereโ€™s How to Get Showcase Legends of Ixalan Cards in Magic, Plus Are They Valuable?

Chris Reay November 8, 2023 Collecting, MTG Products

Showcase Legends of Ixalan are the main alternate frame treatment printed in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. Itโ€™s stunning set of alt-arts that represent some of the legends of the lost civilizations that live beneath the surface of the plane.

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