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Hang on for liftoff, Planeswalkers! Edge of Eternities Prerelease events begin today, July 25th. Prepare to marvel in the majestic void of space within the Edge, and bask in the icy shroud of Sothera's dark embrace! But what should you come to expect when playing in these events? Read on, and allow us to elaborate.
<h2>All Sorts of EOE Prerelease Tips</h2>
When competing in Edge of Eternities' <a href="http://wpn.wizards.com/en/news/dates-and-details-overview-edge-of-eternities#prerelease">Prerelease events</a>, you'll typically receive a Prerelease Kit, which contains six booster packs and a promo. The promo can be any rare or mythic rare from the set. You can use this promo in the deck you'll make!
From here, you'll take the contents of your six packs plus your promo card and make a 40-card deck out of this pile. Usually, these decks contain somewhere between 17 and 18 lands, between 16 and 17 creatures, and the rest are noncreature, nonland cards. Because this is a set with a higher mana curve due to the cost of many of the higher-end Spacecraft cards, we might suggest you work with 18 lands unless you aren't using those. If the Spacecraft cards you are using have a high station cost to animate, you may want a higher creature count to compensate. It feels as though these will be the lynchpins in more victorious strategies, so please keep that in mind!
Furthermore, keep your mana curve firmly in mind here. Often, the lower the cost, the better, but in Limited, you'll want to average a little higher.
Finally, calculate how many lands that produce a given color you'll want. There are many ways to do this, but generally, I count up the number and types of color pips among the cards I run, and then average that against the lands I still need for the deck.
Once you've built your deck, it's time to sleeve up, shuffle, and play! Many local game stores will have events run for three rounds. Sometimes it's more, but that's not always the standard.
Again, we anticipate that Spacecraft cards will be the deciding factor for many games. Therefore, a control shell might be just the thing to make your games go extra smoothly. Now, this isn't to say that Aggro is a trap, but it seems that this Limited environment is more geared towards control decks unless one opens a strictly aggressive pool.
<h2>Other Edge of Eternities Events</h2>
Today also marks the start of the Commander Box League and Commander 2-Headed Giant events. <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/edge-of-eternities-two-new-commander-formats-announced">We covered these in greater depth here</a>, but the gist of the Commander Box League's deckbuilding is this:
<ul>
<li>Each player receives a Booster Display from the set in question.</li>
<li>Each player builds a 60-card deck with a Commander.</li>
<li>The deck doesn't have to be singleton or adhere to color identity rules.</li>
<li>Games are set to 30 life per player.</li>
</ul>
Commander 2-Headed Giant is another story. This requires teams of two to face off in paired games, with each team having 60 life. The game follows the Commander rules but also the rules of engagement for 2-Headed Giant.
<h2>3, 2, 1... Liftoff!</h2>
And now, we open the floor to you, dear readers! Are you excited about the Edge of Eternities Prerelease? What cards are you most excited to open in your Prerelease pool? Sound off in the comments below!

Edge of Eternities Prerelease Events Begin Friday, July 25th

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Magic Presents: Pride happened this past weekend, and it was a dazzling success in many ways.
Wizards of the Coast was busy with <a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/celebrate-pride-at-your-local-game-store-and-beyond#Seattle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">their attendance at Seattle Pride</a>, showing their support of the LGBTQIA+ community while keeping consistent with their company goals. While this was happening, many Magic players attended the Magic Presents event.
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A lot of players came to show their support and solidarity with the community, while others showed up for the awesome <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chromatic Lantern|PLG25|1" href="#" target="_blank">Chromatic Lantern</a> promo. Regardless of the reason, the event was generally a rousing success.
I went to Magic Presents: Pride this past Sunday, and here's how it went for me!
<h2>The Games</h2>
Playing a variant of Commander is usually a great time for all involved. After all, we're all willingly entering into a social contract by agreeing to new or variant rules. Heck, we're all entering a social contract by playing Commander, Magic, or most any game at all.
This variant for Magic Presents: Pride allows each player to have two commanders as though they had the partner mechanic.
<h3>Magic Presents: Pride - Game 1</h3>
I got to play two full games before I had to leave, and here's how the layout of the partner commanders went for Game 1:
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<li>Player 1 had <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Clive, Ifrit&#039;s Dominant" href="#" target="_blank">Clive, Ifrit&#039;s Dominant</a>, with <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might" href="#" target="_blank">Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might</a>. His game plan here was to draw cards for value, pitch lands if necessary, and provide an aggressive strategy overall.</li>
<li>Player 2 had <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Aisha of Sparks and Smoke" href="#" target="_blank">Aisha of Sparks and Smoke</a>, with <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vikya, Scorching Stalwart" href="#" target="_blank">Vikya, Scorching Stalwart</a>. This player's overall intent was a Voltron-style strategy with Aisha/Ken, but in a partner variant, Vikya/Ryu also put in much work here.</li>
<li>Player 3 ran their first deck with <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig" href="#" target="_blank">Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig</a> and <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma" href="#" target="_blank">Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma</a>. This deck was generally one that plays large creatures, makes Yorvo even larger, and does what green does best: stomp face.</li>
<li>I ran <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER" href="#" target="_blank">Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER</a> with <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ayara, First of Locthwain" href="#" target="_blank">Ayara, First of Locthwain</a>. My deck was a run-of-the-mill Aristocrats build, which wanted to slowly drain the life from my opponents.</li>
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Notably, the gameplay for the first game lacked any blue involvement. The Clive deck ran very smoothly, drawing upwards of seventeen cards upon Clive hitting the battlefield.
After this, Player 1 managed to spit almost every card he drew onto the field, as well as Ojer Axonil. He did what he had to do, and was content with that when I defeated him with a ton of Aristocrat-based damage off of Sephiroth and his emblem. I mainly had tob on account of his <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sunspine Lynx" href="#" target="_blank">Sunspine Lynx</a>, which was keeping me off of lifegain for the majority of that game.
After this, I was taken down by Player 2, and Player 3 followed suit. It turns out, Ken and Ryu are very potent partners both in Magic and the Street Fighter series! And while I lost handily, it was a great game to play under the partner variant rules for Pride.
<h3>Magic Presents: Pride - Game 2</h3>
Our second game saw a couple of changes to decks, my own included:
<ul>
<li>Player 1 shifted over to a <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir" href="#" target="_blank">Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir</a> deck with <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy</a> as her partner. This deck focused on animating lands with Jolrael while putting a ton of pressure on the table through these flying lands attacking most every turn.</li>
<li>Player 2 kept his game plan the same. Aisha and Vikya proved invaluable to Player 2 and he still needed to figure out a few shifts he needed to eventually make to the deck.</li>
<li>Player 3 shifted decks to a <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Glarb, Calamity&#039;s Augur" href="#" target="_blank">Glarb, Calamity&#039;s Augur</a> build with <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Azusa, Lost but Seeking" href="#" target="_blank">Azusa, Lost but Seeking</a> as his partner. This deck was a Sultai () value pile, also focusing on land ramp like the Jolrael deck.</li>
<li>Ever true to form, I shifted to my <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kefka, Court Mage" href="#" target="_blank">Kefka, Court Mage</a> deck. You can see the exact list for this deck <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/group-slugging-with-kefka-court-mage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">by clicking here</a>. My partner was <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chainer, Nightmare Adept" href="#" target="_blank">Chainer, Nightmare Adept</a>, chosen to give Kefka haste when he hit the battlefield. The game plan here is largely the same as in my deck tech. But, giving Kefka haste was a great plan as well, and went quite smoothly for the most part.</li>
</ul>
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Kefka did a lot for the majority of the game, but struggled to keep up in the end. I kept Players 2 and 3 from gaining life with a <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Screaming Nemesis" href="#" target="_blank">Screaming Nemesis</a> before trying to lock down hands with <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Words of Waste" href="#" target="_blank">Words of Waste</a> and <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Waste Not" href="#" target="_blank">Waste Not</a>. However, by then my opponents managed to have a big enough board to keep the pressure on me until I lost.
I did manage to cast <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Disrupt Decorum" href="#" target="_blank">Disrupt Decorum</a> before going down, which changed the pacing of the endgame, but it proved fruitless as Jolrael's land creatures weren't affected.
At the end of the game, Glarb and Azusa came out on top. I predicted that Aisha and Vikya could have ended things, but alas, it wasn't to be.
<h2>The Good</h2>
I appreciated how everyone got to do their thing in these games. I am certain that other pods in the optional event also saw similar success in that vein. It was fun to see the Clive/Ojer Axonil deck pop off before being summarily extinguished.
I didn't get to do everything I wanted with Sephiroth, but that game was a great one nonetheless. Additionally, in Game 2, I got to do a lot of what Kefka typically wants to do (partly thanks to Chainer curving into Kefka), so I was content with being taken down as well.
The Glarb/Azusa deck was terrifying and completely deserved the win it got, even if it was also running the <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thassa&#039;s Oracle" href="#" target="_blank">Thassa&#039;s Oracle</a>/<a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Demonic Consultation" href="#" target="_blank">Demonic Consultation</a> combo.
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These were amazingly fun games of Commander. The partner mechanic on all manner of combinations was a real sight to behold and it was great to see so many different kinds of decks spawn from the variant. However...
<h2>The Less-Good</h2>
We ran into a few issues tracking commander damage. The main problem came from Player 2 having both Aisha and Vikya leading a Voltron deck; both could have easily led the deck without the partner variant. There was a bit of confusion as to which commander was doing what damage in this case, namely, in the second game. However, this was quickly discerned soon thereafter, and for the most part, that was all fine afterwards.
Other than that, the event went without a hitch for us. The issue of commander damage tracking is why I'm glad this event happens once a year, give or take other special occasions. I wasn't a huge fan of having to track multiple commanders whose damage mattered as much as it did. However, I'm more than happy to attend future events like this!
Just, please, maybe reconsider the double-Voltron strategy next time.
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
If you find yourself in a position where you can attend Magic Presents: Pride in the future, please attend! It's a great event and a good chance to connect to people you otherwise might not know. Also, you're supporting an important and marginalized group of people by attending this event, by way of solidarity. The event is fully optional, but if you do these events, you could also claim a promotional card.
No matter what, I am happy to attend this event in the future as well. But let's open the floor to you, dear readers. Did you attend the event this past weekend? What partner commanders did you run? Sound off below!

Magic Presents: Pride 2025, Recapped

FlyQuest x Archidekt Duel Land event hosts | image still from livestream day 2
<a href="https://flyquest.gg/pages/duelland">FlyQuest'sDuel Land celebrity charity event</a> has concluded, with two teams each winning a $5,000 prize to the charity of their choice!
The format was Final Fantasy Two-Headed Giant Sealed, with sixteen players paired up over two days of epic livestreamed matches.
We'll reveal the winners at the end of this article, so if you don't want to be spoiled, be sure to check out our livestream embeds below!
<h2>Where Can I Watch the Duel Land Charity Event?</h2>
<a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot_2025-06-09_18-41-41.webp"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-156585" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot_2025-06-09_18-41-41-1024x576.webp" alt="player roster for duel land charity event" width="1024" height="576" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot_2025-06-09_18-41-41-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot_2025-06-09_18-41-41-300x169.webp 300w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot_2025-06-09_18-41-41-768x432.webp 768w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot_2025-06-09_18-41-41-1536x864.webp 1536w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot_2025-06-09_18-41-41.webp 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
Sixteen players (minus Rachel Weeks, shown in the image above) gathered at the Flyquest headquarters in Los Angeles for an epic weekend of Final Fantasy Sealed.
Each day was filled with epic matches (and two collector booster box openings!), plenty of laughs, and a ton of hype for the new Final Fantasy cards.
<h3>Day One</h3>
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There were a total of six 45 minute rounds of Two-Headed Giant for Day One.
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<h3>Day Two</h3>
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Day Two saw the semi-finals and finals matches, along with a sweet Commander precon showdown with none other than<a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/author/joseph-schultz" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Joey Schultz</a>!
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<h3>Final Fantasy 2HG Sealed Pools and Deck Lists</h3>
Duel Land event teams graciously posted their Sealed pools and deck lists on Archidekt for each day.
<a href="https://archidekt.com/u/FlyQuest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check out what your favorite players opened and sleeved up on Archidekt!</a>
<h3>Celebrating the Magic of esports</h3>
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Finalists Brodin Plett and Taalia Vess ended up taking the winner's crown on Day Two, with a $5,000 charity gift to Village Enterprise, notable for "Equipping women, refugees, and youth in rural Africa to launch small businesses and break the cycle of extreme poverty."
Not to be outdone, Archidekt donated an additional $5,000 to the runners up, <a href="https://x.com/Theasianavenger?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Asian Avenger </a>(Crim Nguyen) and <a href="https://x.com/heybillierae?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Billie Rae</a>, and their charity of choice, The Tourette Association of America, which "is dedicated to making life better for all people affected by Tourette, Tic Disorders, and associated conditions."
Duel Land was a successful charity event, with esports and MTG players at max hype all weekend. Who was your favorite to watch? Are you ready to see the next FlyQuest x Archidekt streaming event? Shout us out below or on social media with your thoughts!

FlyQuest x Archidekt Draws Thousands to Watch Celebrity MTG Stream Event

Day Two of the FlyQuest Duel Land charity event Day Two has wrapped! Check out the embed below <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/flyquest?utm_source=edhrec">or go to FlyQuest's Twitch channel</a> to watch the stream and see who will take it all to win a cash prize and $5,000 to the charity of their choice!
We're starting with a Commander Showmatch with EDHRECast's Joey Shultz! Then, the Bracket Stage will showcase the remaining teams into the finals.
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<a href="https://archidekt.com/u/FlyQuest?utm_source=edhrec">Decklists will be added on FlyQuest's dedicated Archidekt account</a> as they're updated with Sealed pools as well as player decklists!
We'll see you tomorrow for a recap of this weekend's events!

Archidekt x FlyQuest Duel Land Charity Event Day Two

The Duel Land Charity Livestream event has ended and Day Two is nearly upon us! Read on to see what happened today:
Check out the Youtube embed below to watch or <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/flyquest">head to the FlyQuest Twitch</a> to get in on the Final Fantasy 2-Headed-Giant action!
Here's who you'll see from the player roster below (update: Rachel Weeks is no longer on the player roster):
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<h3>Decklists for Final Fantasy 2HG Sealed</h3>
The first batch of decks are LIVE on Archidekt and will be updated continuously at the link below:
<a href="https://archidekt.com/u/FlyQuest">2-Headed-Giant Sealed Decklists</a>
Be sure to grab some fresh popcorn, hop in chat on the EDHRECast Youtube or FlyQuest Twitch and let us know your favorite parts of the stream! And <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/archidekt-x-flyquest-duel-land-event-begins-june-14th">check out the rest of this weekend's schedule</a>!

Archidekt x FlyQuest Duel Land Charity Event Day One

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The EDHRECast live at Magic Con Chicago 2025, photo credit: Nick Wolf
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<h2>What Is the International Day of Play?</h2>
On June 11, 2025, EDHREC is happy to celebrate International Day of Play (IDOP)!
Marking the importance of play in children's lives is the primary goal of IDOP. Even for adults, making some time to move away from screens into the open-world RPG that is life is a great way to celebrate the holiday through in-person play.
Various organizations across the globe are celebrating IDOP. Even the United Nations is taking part in this holiday!
According to <a href="https://www.un.org/en/delegate/international-day-play-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">their press release on the subject</a>, 2025 marks the second year of the celebration of a person's right to engage in play. Their release goes on to say:
<blockquote>Building on the success of the inaugural International Day of Play in 2024 and the adoption of the General Assembly resolution recognizing every child’s right to play, we are pleased [...] to participate in the 2025 celebration of the International Day of Play (IDOP) [...] This year’s celebration will move from conversation to commitment. We hope to see broad and meaningful participation from Member States to help advance the right to play in practical and visible ways.</blockquote>
International Day of Play is a worldwide holiday that emphasizes a child's right to play.
However, everyone needs some time for their own leisure and play now and again.
<h3>What Are Some Ways I Can Participate?</h3>
<a href="https://newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-celebrates-international-day-play-global-initiatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hasbro has announced</a> family-friendly, in-person Dungeons &amp; Dragons events at over 300 local gaming stores (LGS) nationwide.
Plus, with Magic: The Gathering's tentpole Final Fantasy set releasing on June 13th, many gamers are looking forward to a jam-packed weekend of play.
<div id="attachment_155873" style="width: 510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/mattmorgansealedpool.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-155873" class="wp-image-155873" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/mattmorgansealedpool-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="667" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/mattmorgansealedpool-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/mattmorgansealedpool-225x300.jpg 225w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/mattmorgansealedpool-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/mattmorgansealedpool.jpg 1500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a>Matt Morgan of the EDHRECast's Final Fantasy Sealed deck</div>
In addition, Hasbro is teaming up with the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of America to spearhead multiple Dungeons &amp; Dragons campaigns at after-school programs. According to Hasbro's release:
<blockquote>Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast is piloting official afterschool D&amp;D clubs at 10 <a id="modalLink" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bgca.org%2F&amp;esheet=54271231&amp;newsitemid=20250609564065&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Boys+%26amp%3B+Girls+Clubs&amp;index=4&amp;md5=43f6949839d0d8e359f3ea9a70f78cce" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" shape="rect">Boys &amp; Girls Clubs</a> nationwide, complete with mini libraries, game materials, and support to train the next generation of Dungeon Masters. To celebrate, Hasbro volunteers will be visiting a local Boys &amp; Girls Club to bring the fun in person.</blockquote>
Meanwhile, Magic: The Gathering is also a great way to play! Here at EDHREC, we encourage you to take your best and most fun Commander decks to your LGS and see if you can make new friends, sling some spells, and enjoy the gathering that makes Magic so great.
<h2>Play Alongside the EDHRECast at MagicCon Las Vegas</h2>
MagicCon Vegas is just around the corner, so if you're looking to play at the event, the EDHRECast's got you covered! Joey Schultz, Dana Roach, and Matt Morgan will be available for <a href="https://mcvegas.mtgfestivals.com/en-us/experience/panels-and-events/panel-information.html?gtID=901484&amp;panel-name=Meet-EDHRec" target="_blank" rel="noopener">meet and greets on Saturday, June 20th</a>, from 10:30am to 12pm!
And speaking of in-person play, you'll also be able to <a href="https://mcvegas.mtgfestivals.com/en-us/experience/panels-and-events/panel-information.html?gtID=898650&amp;panel-name=EDHRECast-Live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Challenge the Stats in person</a> with the Cast at MagicCon Las Vegas!
<div id="attachment_155946" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EDHRECast21-1-scaled.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-155946" class="wp-image-155946 size-large" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EDHRECast21-1-1024x698.jpg" alt="edhrecast photo at magic con chicago 25" width="1024" height="698" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EDHRECast21-1-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EDHRECast21-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EDHRECast21-1-768x524.jpg 768w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EDHRECast21-1-1536x1047.jpg 1536w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EDHRECast21-1-2048x1396.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>The EDHRECast live at Magic Con Chicago 2025, photo credit: Nick Wolf</div>
Stop by the Spindown Panel Room S224, June 21 at 4 pm, to showcase your data knowledge and chat with the cast LIVE! Test your chops against our panelists.
<blockquote>In this live version of our popular Challenge the Stats segment, audience members will be given a chance to go head to head against one of the show hosts to guess various stats on cards and decks from the EDHREC database. Do you know better than the Necromancer himself Joey Schultz what the most popular graveyard commander is in Boros? Can you out-guess Mr. Selesnya Matt Morgan about which green/white card shows up highest among the most popular cards on the site? Will you out-hipster Dana Roach by correctly naming the most-built commander from Ice Age? This is your chance to challenge our stats and see what we know live and in person.</blockquote>
This event requires no pre-registration and is first-come, first-serve, so make sure you get to the Panel Room S224 in time to grab a seat and get ready to play!

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It's a scenario with which many are very familiar. You're heading to a MagicCon and perusing the mammoth list of artists who'll be in attendance, and wondering if there's an efficient way to search through your decks to see just how many cards you're playing that were illustrated by those artists.
To help, Archidekt has just announced a new "<a href="https://archidekt.com/magiccon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MagicCon</a>" feature, free for users of the deckbuilding website. For the upcoming MagicCon Vegas, there are <a href="https://mcvegas.mtgfestivals.com/en-us/art-of-magic/artist-directory.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a whopping 61 artists</a> who'll be on-hand to sign cards, sell prints and tokens, and chat with attendees. And with Archidekt's help, you can arrive prepared.
<h2>How to Use the Archidekt Artist Search Feature</h2>
Previously, you'd have two options. You could have simply memorized every card done by every artist. Or, you could open up Scryfall, search cards by each artist, and cross-reference that with every card in every deck you've got.
Now, simply sign in (though it's not required) to Archidekt, choose your deck from the drop-down menu or import a text list, and Archidekt will tell you instantly which cards in your deck were illustrated by artists who'll be attending MagicCon Vegas.
And even if you're not signed in, you can easily paste in an export from another site to import into the program.
<a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/archmagiccon1.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-155401" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/archmagiccon1-300x187.png" alt="" width="934" height="582" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/archmagiccon1-300x187.png 300w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/archmagiccon1-1024x638.png 1024w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/archmagiccon1-768x478.png 768w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/archmagiccon1.png 1260w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px" /></a>
And if you'd rather see entire catalogs of each artist's work, you can do that, too:
<a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/archmagiccon2.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-155400" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/archmagiccon2-300x196.png" alt="" width="947" height="619" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/archmagiccon2-300x196.png 300w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/archmagiccon2-1024x670.png 1024w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/archmagiccon2-768x503.png 768w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/archmagiccon2.png 1375w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px" /></a>
Simply head to the page, scroll down, and click "view artist's cards" for a convenient ready-made syntax search revealing every card by each artist.
And while you're there, if you see a card that strikes your fancy, you can add it to one of your existing decks with the click of a button.
<h2>See Archidekt and the EDHRECast at MagicCon Vegas</h2>
If you're heading to MagicCon Las Vegas, look for <a href="https://archidekt.com/">Archidekt</a>'s banners near the Artist Alley at the convention center, bearing a QR code that'll take you right to the Archidekt MagicCon Artists page.
Until then, be sure to keep up with the latest <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/archidekt-deckbuilding-contest-june-2025">Final Fantasy deckbuilding contest</a> and get your decks ready to rock.
Are you ready to brave a journey into the desert for MagicCon Vegas?
If you are, be sure to <a href="https://mcvegas.mtgfestivals.com/en-us/experience/panels-and-events/panel-information.html?gtID=898650&amp;panel-name=EDHRECast-Live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">check out the EDHRECast Live in the Spindown room Sunday, June 22 at 4pm</a>!

Archidekt Announces New 'MagicCon' Feature for Searching Artists

<h6 style="text-align: right;">Image Credit: Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix</h6>
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It's finally here! Many players can breathe easy at last, for their wait is over. The prerelease events for Final Fantasy begin this weekend, officially starting today, June 6th. What kind of format will this Prerelease entail? What goodies can you hope to gather from this sort of event? Read on, and we'll lay it out for you!
<h2>Final Fantasy Prerelease Format</h2>
First off, <a href="https://wpn.wizards.com/en/event/prerelease-magic-the-gathering-final-fantasy">the Prerelease events</a> for this set will almost unanimously be Final Fantasy Sealed. This is due to the widespread use of 6-pack Prerelease Kits. However, depending on your location or region, allocations may be a bit off; for that reason, you may be engaging in a different Limited format instead to meet demand. We can't say for sure whether your local game store will have you deviate from the norm, but if it's a Prerelease event, it will no doubt be Final Fantasy. And yes, you can use the Prerelease promo you get in your Kit.
Additionally, some stores do Prerelease in a slightly different way and offer 2-Headed Giant Sealed for at least one day of their events. These events are also tons of fun! In fact, we recently covered Archidekt's collaboration with Flyquest on a 2HG Sealed Final Fantasy event coming very soon, called Duel Land. <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/archidekt-x-flyquest-to-host-celebrity-final-fantasy-prerelease-event-june-14-15">You can read up on that event here.</a>
<h2>Prerelease Goodies For The New Set</h2>
In addition to getting packs from playing and for doing well in this Prerelease event series, players who participate in a Prerelease event may secure themselves a crystalline 10-sided spindown die (while supplies last). Furthermore, if you participate in at least two of these events, you might bag yourself a velveteen dice pouch as well.
While we don't have an image of the dice pouch, this is what the spindown d10 looks like from two different angles (Image credit: Wizards of the Coast):
<a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Crystal_D10.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-155427" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Crystal_D10.jpg" alt="" width="559" height="559" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Crystal_D10.jpg 1080w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Crystal_D10-300x300.jpg 300w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Crystal_D10-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Crystal_D10-150x150.jpg 150w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Crystal_D10-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px" /></a>
<h2>What's Next After Prerelease?</h2>
Starting right at the release date for Final Fantasy, local game stores are getting an event called "Chocobo Racing". <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/final-fantasy-adds-chocobo-racing-to-magic-presents-events">We covered this event in detail a few weeks ago.</a> But, as a refresher:
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<blockquote>Chocobo Racing Events are the weekly Booster Draft and Sealed event based on the FINAL FANTASY VII mini-game "Chocobo Racing". Whenever players play Draft or Sealed events with Magic: The Gathering—FINAL FANTASY in your store, earning points to reach special rewards just for this event.</blockquote>
The site goes on to explain how this minigame works:
<blockquote>As players enjoy racing around the track throughout the season, they'll earn a set number of points that build toward rewards.
Award points for the following:
<ul>
<li>Players earn 3 points for each Draft of Sealed event (excluding Prerelease) they attend.</li>
<li>Players earn 1 point for each match they win in a qualifying event.</li>
<li>Existing players that bring in a new player who <a href="http://myaccounts.wizards.com/?utm_source=edhrec" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">signs up for a Wizards Account</a> and participates in a qualifying event earn 1 point.</li>
</ul>
When a player reaches 10 cumulative points, they earn a foil Chocobo art print. When a player reaches 20 cumulative points, they earn a Chocobo Pinfinity AR pin!</blockquote>
At the very end of the event, store owners are encouraged to give out any unallocated prints or pins to players who didn't make it to 10 or 20 points. WPN suggests stores give them out in order of highest standings at the end of the event's run.</blockquote>
And that about wraps up what you may need to know about the Final Fantasy Prerelease and Release events! Are you excited about this weekend? Sound off below!

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