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Old School Magic The Gathering

This subreddit is dedicated to celebrating and re-living the early days of the Magic: the Gathering trading card game. We discuss and promote community-supported Old School Magic formats throughout the world: primarily variants of "93/94 Magic," but welcoming other Old School formats as well.

12k subscribers114 posts / mo in Sep 202672 authors / mosince 2014

r/oldschoolmtg has 12k members (+40% over the last 12 months). It gets about 114 posts a month from 72 people. Top topics: MTG Duels, Magic: the Gathering Cards and Deck Building & Cards.

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Subscriber growth

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+40%in 12 months · +9.4% in 3 months · +2.5% in 1 month
Oct 202612k
Growing12k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

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+25%vs Sep 2025 · +30% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026114
BusierPeaked at 114 in Sep 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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  1. MTG Duels17%
  2. Magic: the Gathering Cards3.4%
  3. Deck Building & Cards2.5%
  4. Mono-Color Mana Ramp2.3%
  5. Tabletop Legacy & Modern Decks1.7%

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