Quest for the Best: Vintage Semifinal #2

The Best Deck Ever series is back in full swing! This time the team tries to find the best Vintage deck in Magic history. Can you guess the winner of our second semifinal match between Stax and Shops?

Below you'll find our long Magic video this week. If you still crave more material to watch, make sure to check out our shorts on YouTube!


Carl or Simon? Stax or Shops?
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Simon's 2019 Shops
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mtgo

We're not just crowning a champion ourselves this time. For a week starting on May 14, our friends at Magic Online are making it possible for you to play a version of our Vintage Top 8 yourself! After all, with a selection of ~30,000 cards, the full history of Magic at your fingertips, Magic Online is exactly where you can access all the powerhouses of Vintage.

When you enter The Cardmarket Gauntlet League, you get to pick one out of three random Top 8 decks from our series and can play it for three rounds against other players across the globe. The best part: When you use the code CARDMARKET, limited to one use per Magic Online account, event entry is free (otherwise 5 Tix or 50 Play Points). The bestest part: Every participant receives a avatar; and if you win all three rounds, you get not just 90 Play Points and a Treasure Chest but also an upgraded avatar.