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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · 1d

I've also added a new section for paid guides (+reviews) in my spreadsheet. There are so many cool resources that deserve the spotlight too.

Please recommend or send any guides my way, and let me know if you're interested in a review🤓

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Skill Issue Magic - Free MTG Deck Guides

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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · 1d

Paid Guide Review 📚:
@r-condon.bsky.social
Ryan Condon's 18k word Amulet Titan Primer! patreon.com/posts/how-to...

I loved reading this - would recommend this to anyone looking to learn Amulet.

Excerpt attached - please check out my full review in the link below:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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David Inglis 🤝 @tangrams.bsky.social · 11d

For PT EOE I brought a weird build of Affinity and took it to a 7-3 finish! Here's my guide to the deck:

🔗 moxfield.com/decks/W88OoM...

Big thank you to @tristan-mtg.bsky.social and @stefanschuetzmtg.bsky.social for their help in reimagining this archetype

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Kyle Boggemes @kyleboggemes.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Free Dimir Midrange Standard sideboard guide is up! Shares appreciated! #riw

RIW Hobbies & Games - DIMIR MIDRANGE SIDEBOARD GUIDE

The Standard RCQ season is ramping up; today I’m going to share a sideboard guide for my favorite deck- Dimir Midrange. I’m going to focus on the big four decks: Cauldron, Dimir, Mono Red, and Azoriu...

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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · Aug 31

Skill Issue deck guides 📖 End of August Update:

Never thought we'd almost get to 150 free guides! 🤓

Cool seeing different takes on Standard Vivi, and a few new primers this month including Pauper/Pre-Modern, as well as updates to existing ones!

#mtg #mtgguides
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Xenowan @xenowan.bsky.social · Aug 25

Hey I don't have a written out SB guide.

For most matchups, the sideboarding is minimal. You can trim:
- Ureni
- 1-2 blue pact
- up to 1 consign
- planar genesis if the matchup is very fast
- Xenagos against decks with Solitude
- 2 veil of summer
- 1 mandrills in fast non-interactive matchups

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MTG Decks @mtgdecks.net · Aug 20

📖 New Guide Published!

[STANDARD]

Is Golgari Midrange back? ⚫🟢

Lucas Giggs breaks down the updated post-rotation list that took him to a Top 4 finish at the MTGO Challenge!

A must-read! 🔗⬇️
mtgdecks.net/guides/post-...

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Post-Rotation Standard Golgari Midrange Guide: Top 4 at MTGO Challenge by Lucas Giggs!

Lucas breaks down the updated post-rotation Standard deck that took him to a Top 4 finish — with full deck tech, sideboard plans, and matchup tips vs Cauldron, Dimir & more.

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Kyle Boggemes @kyleboggemes.bsky.social · Aug 7

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I wrote about Dimir Midrange in Standard. Getting ready for the RCQ season. Shares and reads appreciated!
#riw

RIW Hobbies & Games - DIMIIR MIDRANGE IN STANDARD

The Modern RCQ season has come to a close so my attention is now on the Standard season. I had a great run with Dimir Midrange in Modern so I’m naturally looking to run it back in Standard. Kaito, B...

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MTG Decks @mtgdecks.net · Aug 6

📖 New Guide Published!

🔥🧙‍♂️ Izzet Cauldron [STANDARD]

Fresh off his MTGO Challenge win, Ale_mtg shares the full post-rotation breakdown of the deck!

Decklist + Tips & Tricks + SB & Matchup Guide

A must read!🔗⬇️
mtgdecks.net/guides/vivis...

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Izzet Cauldron Post-Rotation Standard: Ultimate Guide to the Best Edge of Eternities Deck

Fresh off winning the MTGO Challenge with Izzet Cauldron, Ale_mtg shares a complete post-rotation guide to the deck, included a complete sideboard guide and his best tips & tricks!

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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · Aug 1

Skill Issue deck guides 📖 End of July Update:

35 guides added, and over a 100 in total! 🤓

Highlight is a very meaty Modern Necrodominance Primer posted by @EuleB_ in the Necro discord, and is in the style of an academic paper - really cool work 🧑‍🎓

#mtg #mtgguides
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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · Jul 24

Sadness! 😢 I really enjoyed the content and hearing both your insights and seeing the dynamic between you two! Appreciate being able to have seen this joint exploration - hope all is ok, and wishing you both the best 😊

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Ryan @r-condon.bsky.social · Jul 19

Forgot to post about this today but this is free now! @fireshoes.bsky.social :)

Ryan @r-condon.bsky.social · Jul 4

Instead of a post-ban deck guide, I documented the journey that led Sanctum to register Wild Ride-Vivi prowess. I went 7-3 in constructed and Toni Portolan piloted it to top 8!

What happens when Sanctum tries to build the best deck better than the competition?

www.patreon.com/posts/how-to...

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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · Jul 17

List borrowed mostly from @McWinSauce July 1 post-ban MTGO challenge. Importable link here:
moxfield.com/decks/8WjkZ8...

Golgarbage Unbanned - Standard

A deck created using Moxfield.

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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · Jul 17

Got in a cheeky climb from Plat➡️Mythic this month after my love Golgarbage 🍃💀 was unbanned in Standard. It might not be the best haha, but the deck feels like comfort food to me. Need to terrorize as many people as possible with Vraska+Talent before rotation 😼😼

Decklist⬇️

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Giltspire @giltspire.bsky.social · Jul 4

5-0 in today's video with Basking Broodscale for🏆#1! Sephiroth's opening hand and play data looking very promising. Interested to see how the archetype develops. Check the replies for my Discord, Patreon, YouTube, and deck resources! #MagicTheGathering #mtg #mtgModern @fireshoes.bsky.social

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Kyle Boggemes @kyleboggemes.bsky.social · Jul 3

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I continue to go on crazy win streaks with Frogtide so I'm bringing a free updated sideboard guide! There are a few weeks left of the modern RCQ season to put it into practice. Shares and reads appreciated as always =)

RIW Hobbies & Games - Dimir Frogtide Sideboard Guide

I didn’t think I’d be writing this again, but I’m back with another Dimir Frogtide sideboard guide! Over the last few months I have been trying different decks in Modern, but none of them spoke to ...

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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · Jun 30

Skill Issue deck guides 📖 End of June Update:

41+ pieces of content added this month - 12 for Standard, and 26(!) for Modern. Hopefully they aren't too outdated after the upcoming ban announcement haha.

Together, we will fix our skill issues! 🤓

#mtg #mtgguides
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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · Jun 2

I've created a spreadsheet compiling any free written MTG primers/guides/sideboard guides that I come across. I love the sharing of knowledge that happens in this community and want to do my part!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

#mtg #mtgguides @fireshoes.bsky.social for exposure pretty please 🥹

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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · Jun 16

Skill Issue deck guides 📖 Mid-June Update:
I've added at least 20+ more free MTG deck guides since the start of June - such awesome resources from everyone! 🤗

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

#mtg #mtgguides @fireshoes.bsky.social

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MtgLeo @mtgleo.bsky.social · Jun 11

Hello, just finished writing a big Modern Prowess guide. It's mainly aimed at beginners, but it also contains some more advanced tips and thoughts.
Primer: moxfield.com/decks/doI_lo...
Deck list: moxfield.com/decks/doI_lo...
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jamie @jamiewvh.bsky.social · Jun 4

I wrote a RW Energy primer, which I'm going to keep updated if the meta shift from the Saga change this weekend doesn't completely bury the deck. Hoping to stream the latest version in a Challenge on Saturday!

jamie @jamiewvh.bsky.social · Jun 4

⚡🐱 Legacy RW Energy Primer 🐱⚡
I wrote down all of my secrets! For FREE! 😮
Read all about this *shockingly* powerful new Legacy shell I have been developing over the past month: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Buy your Sand Scouts now! 💎📈

RW Energy Primer (Legacy)

RW Energy or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bombardment by jamiewvh *Current as of 04/06/25. I think the FIN changes to the Saga card type are likely to hurt this deck quite significant...

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Kera (aka hex) @keramancer.bsky.social · Jun 6

hello people of the internet, i've done a couple of new #magicthegathering articles

these are both modern deck guides to two of the top three decks right now - Boros Energy and Izzet Prowess. go check them out :3

playingmtg.com/boros-energy...
playingmtg.com/izzet-prowes...

Boros Energy — Deck & Sideboard Guide (Modern) - Magic: The Gathering

Boros Energy is the best deck in Modern right now. Read our guide to find out how you can take its power into your own hands.

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Robert Taylor 🔥 @fireshoes.bsky.social · Jun 5

Metagame Mentor: Modern at Magic Spotlight: Secret Lair #mtg #mtgModern

🖋️ @frankkarsten.bsky.social

www.magic.gg/news/metagam...

Metagame Mentor: Modern at Magic Spotlight: Secret Lair

At the latest Magic Spotlight event, we saw old and new Modern decks take center stage. But which ones came out on top, and which ones are poised to rise through the ranks?

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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · Jun 2

I've created a spreadsheet compiling any free written MTG primers/guides/sideboard guides that I come across. I love the sharing of knowledge that happens in this community and want to do my part!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

#mtg #mtgguides @fireshoes.bsky.social for exposure pretty please 🥹

Skill Issue Magic - Free MTG Deck Guides

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Skill Issue Magic @skillissuemagic.bsky.social · Jun 2

Won quite a few games with my new spicy brew 🌶️ Splashed blue and green so I could include some underplayed pet cards of mine: Monstrous Rage, Up the Beanstalk, and Stock Up! Sideboarding was quite tricky though.

Play 44 Cori-Steel Cutters! 🔪🔪🔪🔪

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Karl Sarap @terribadmtg.bsky.social · May 19

I've top8d a lot of challenges in row with Tameshi Belcher lately and people have been asking me for a SB guide in the stream chat. So here it is, hope you will have success in your future modern RCQs etc.

Please like and share everyone!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Belcher Sideboard Guide May 2025

Hey, It’s certainly been busy times for me, starting to stream daily and promising to the World to do it for 365 days. But I also do get asked a lot how to sideboard with Belcher and I do remember wh...

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