Christian Tobehn

Name: Christian "Dr. Exhume" Tobehn
Preferred Format: Modern, Legacy, Vintage

About:

Christian started playing in 2000 with the starter deck of the time and a Masques theme deck. He wanted to cast Vizzerdrix all the time and tried to terrorize the terror that was Rhox. He took one break and started again in 2008. He loves tinkering, oathing, welding, and reanimating things. Maybe that's because he wasn't too succesful casting Vizzerdrix? His favorite color combinations are green-blue and black-green. Finally, he's a big fan of the old school art of Mark Tedin, Rob Alexander, and Douglas Shuler.

Magic

The Most Important Magic Set of All Time

Christian Tobehn | 2024-03-06

Almost 30 years ago, in June 1994, the third expansion hit the Magic scene. Legends was not only the biggest and most complex release this far but also the first to feature what is known as a "commander" in comtemporary Magic. Let's look back at the twin innovations of gold cards and legends!

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Femeref Beauty: A Tribute to Mirage

Christian Tobehn | 2024-01-09

Published in October 1996, Mirage (with Visions and Weatherlight following in 1997) was not just the next Magic: The Gathering block. It marked a monumental change for the game, in several directions and in the art department in particular. It still deserves a closer a look even today!

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A Look at the Cardmarket Grading Live Event

Christian Tobehn | 2023-11-16

Trading card grading services are a fixture of the contemporary collectible landscape. In 2021 Cardmarket launched its own grading service, giving the European market its own professional and trusted option. A recent event allowed the public a chance to check out some of the processes up close and in person!

Collecting

Magic

Celebrating Shark Awareness Day

Christian Tobehn | 2023-07-13

Cardmarket Insight sheds light onto the beautiful and fascinating deep blue world of pop culture's most infamous animals: Selachimorpha, more commonly known as sharks. In our world, the first of them appeared 100 million years before any dinosaur ever walked the face of the earth …

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Magic

So Shiny: A Little History of Foiled Magic Cards

Christian Tobehn | 2022-08-19

Double Masters 2022 just introduced another revolution in the process of foiling, so how about we take a little trip down memory lane? Let's go back in time and explore the long and glossy road we took to get here, the history of foils all the way from Urza's Legacy to the present!

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Dancing Around the Fire: Circumventing the Reserved List

Christian Tobehn | 2022-04-06

What do Ravenous Giant and Moonveil Regent tell us about Wizards' reprint policy? Will we ever see a red Time Walk or a "Purple Lotus"? If you want to know, don't miss this article on people's most loved and most hated topic: the infamous Reserved List. Let's look at ways to get around it!

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Daily Dynasty Deck Tech: Boseiju Everywhere (and in Dredge)

Christian Tobehn | 2022-02-01

Every workday throughout the preview season for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Insight is taking a quick look at one new deck featuring the latest cards from the upcoming set. One card in particular has already cemented itself as a multi-format, multi-deck staple. But one Modern deck might benefit the most.

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Plastic Prison: The Phenomenon of Grading Cards

Christian Tobehn | 2021-11-04

When people even start to grade unopened booster packs, it is high time we talk about the mysterious world of grading. What is it? How does it work? Why do people do it? It's a business that's older even than the trading card game genre itself. Let's enter the plastic prison and find out!

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Magic

Top 3 Two-Card Kill Combos

Christian Tobehn | 2021-10-20

"Johnny" once said that combos are the best part about Magic. Of course he did. They may not be the most universally beloved or important aspect of the game, but they are fascinating and an important element. Naturally, if we're looking for the most powerful examples, we have to look at Legacy and Vintage.

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