Magic The Gathering
The World’s First
Trading Card Game
by Wizards of the Coast
General Information
Magic: The Gathering is a tabletop and digital trading card game. Magic was released back in 1993, making it the first and oldest trading card game. The trading card game is published by Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, and was created by Richard Garfield. The game is available in many languages, including German.
As a player, you take on the role of a Planeswalker. These are powerful wizards who can travel between the dimensions of the multiverse and compete against other players. Cast spells, use artifacts and summon creatures to defeat your opponent.
Although the game’s original concept was strongly inspired by the motifs of traditional fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, the gameplay bears little resemblance to paper-and-pencil games.
Learn to Play
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More InformationInterested in diving into the world of Magic: The Gathering? Wondering how to get started? We recommend you to buy the Magic Arena Starter Kit. This starter kit includes two ready-to-play 60-card decks, a game manual, two deck boxes, and you’ll get a code to unlock the decks in the online version of the game, Magic Arena.
If you’re ready to upgrade your decks or compete against other players, stop by our 341 Store in Vienna. There you can buy boosters and single cards or play in one of our tournaments and commander events.
Buy Magic Cards
At Cardmarket you can find our full range of single cards, boosters, and accessories. We have over 900,000 Magic cards for you to choose from. Order at low shipping costs or pick up your cards in our store.
Sell Magic Cards
At Three for One Trading we buy all Magic cards, from single cards to whole collections. You want to sell or trade with us? Then check out our purchase page. There you will find all necessary information and can contact our purchasing team.
An Introduction to Premodern
Ben introduces us to Premodern: A 1v1, 60-card format spanning from Fourth Edition through Scourge that recreates 1995 - 2003 Magic without Power Nine or original Duals. Modern reprints are allowed, but a dedicated banlist avoids “Legacy-lite.” The metagame favors interactive, instant-speed staples, basic-heavy fetch manabases, and classic archetypes from aggro to combo-control.
How to easily identify Magic Sets
Quick guide to figuring out a Magic card’s set: check the expansion symbol and rarity color, spot pre-symbol quirks (Alpha/Beta corners, CE/IE backs, FBB), use border/copyright tells, beware Chronicles and Summer Magic, and decode promos with their shooting stars and textless variants.
Tournaments & Events
In our 341 Store in Vienna, we regularly offer events and tournaments around your favorite trading card game. Come by every Monday and Wednesday when we meet for a relaxed Commander round or take part in one of our Booster Drafts. On Mondays, we play with the latest expansions and on Wednesdays there are changing formats from the rich history of Magic. The highlight: Every first Wednesday of the month is Chaos Draft!
In addition to the weekly events, we also host monthly specials such as Set Prereleases, Regional Championship Qualifiers, European Legacy Masters Qualifiers and Modern, and Legacy 1K tournaments.
You can find the details on our Event and Tournament page.
Your Local Game Store in Vienna
In our 341 Store in Vienna, you will find everything your heart desires as a Magic player. As a WPN Premium Store, we carry a wide range of boosters, booster boxes and accessories. Of course, you can also buy single cards from old to new and from cheap to high-end. In addition, we regularly host Magic tournaments in the store, to which we cordially invite you.
