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Joel are Magic

New episode of Garage - I ran Dihada back with all the upgrades that this summer gave it in this episode if you wanna see her in action. peace and love #magicthegathering

1 week ago | [YT] | 13

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Edge of Eternities shocklands have dipped into a great playable range.
Watery Grave is ~$7 market and the others are sitting $6-8
If your two to five color decks are missing these, this is the easiest time all year to fill those gaps.
They’re fetchable, flexible, and always relevant in Commander.

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 294

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What would you say are the Magic "Cards of the Year"? This can be for any reason that it may define itself as a 'card of the year'; notoriety, power level, ubiquity, fun level, just let me know what your justifications are by card! #magicthegathering

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 132

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Some of the fastest cash in your binder right now is in Shadowspear and Basilisk Collar.
Spear is 40–45 retail with Card Conduit paying ~31.
Collar is ~3 on TCG low and CC is almost paying 4.
When buylist beats “lazy listing,” you move them.

Trade these at your LGS, or get a no-hassle payout through Card Conduit.

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 63

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The table is wide open for anyone who wants to be part of our Thursday Night Commander Fight Night and the private Joel are Magic Discord. Any Patreon tier gets you in. If you’ve ever wanted a place where we talk through card prices, deck ideas, upcoming video notes, and all the behind the scenes thinking before it becomes a YouTube upload, that’s exactly what the Discord is for.

Fight Night pulls directly from the Patreon community every week, and it’s become one of my favorite parts of the channel. If you want to hang out, play Commander, and be part of the conversations that shape the videos, this is the easiest way to jump in.

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 47

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What are the most KILL ON SIGHT Commanders printed this year? Let me know your thoughts below! #magicthegathering #mtgcommander

1 month ago | [YT] | 31

Joel are Magic

A lot of new players are coming into Magic: The Gathering with Avatar the Last Airbender - what advice do you have for them? How would you help a new-to-Magic player starting because of their interest in Avatar? Drop a comment below so I can feature some of ya'll in my next video. #magicthegathering

Check out today's upload and drop a comment there, too:
https://youtu.be/tSsCREi9-tE

1 month ago | [YT] | 30

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Which of these new three-color Commanders interest you the most? #magicthegathering

1 month ago | [YT] | 51

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Should Rhystic Study be banned? #magicthegathering

2 months ago | [YT] | 29

Joel are Magic

Check out ‪@MTGMetrics‬ last episode - I was on and we got to yapping about tons of topics! #magicthegathering

2 months ago | [YT] | 8