Skill Issue Magic
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Skill Issue Magic
@skillissuemagic.bsky.social
Russell :)

Together we will overcome our skill issues 🤓📚

https://youtube.com/@skillissuemagic
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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 deck guides 📖 October Update:

Huge month for guides after PT EoE and some RCs.
47 this month including Draft/Cube and Historic guides which I've added to the "Other" category.
I've also added a paid guides tab to the sheet as well! 📚

#mtg #mtgguides @fireshoes.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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I also wrote a free written guide version of this video for anyone who doesn't want to read because I personally prefer reading lol:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The Last Vivi Cauldron Guide
The Last Vivi Cauldron Tech I Learned at Baltimore Over the weekend, I competed in the Spotlight Series: Spider-Man event at Baltimore and Day 2’ed with a 9-5-1 finish playing Izzet Cauldron. There’s ...
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October 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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🚨FREE GUIDE TIME🚨

My new Modern Eldrazi Tron deck has been working great. So I released for FREE the sideboard guide of all Tier 1 decks.

Enjoy Tron math 1+1+1=7

metafy.gg/guides/view/...

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October 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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With 2 big MTGO Legacy events this weekend, the guide has been updated to the newest list and sideboard plans!

shout out to @ecobaronen.bsky.social for being a responsible deckbuilder by putting in 4 Tamiyo. There are reasons to exclude her but I think including is better on average
Presenting: my guide to Bant Nadu! I've been playing (and winning with) this deck for a year now, ever since Modern Horizons 3 came out, and I've finally gotten around to compiling my many thoughts into a centralized document.

More details below 🧵
October 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Good news! I have re-written my ⚡Legacy Energy⚡ primer for the 🐱💀MARDU💀🐱 version, with all my thoughts, tips, and 🔥hot takes🔥 on the archetype - in good time for you to take the deck to EW in Lucca! Check it out (and pour one out for🔭🏜️Sand Scout🏜️🔭): docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Energy Primer (Legacy)
Mardu Energy⚡ Or: Eternal Magic’s Second Most Powerful Cat-Based Archetype by jamiewvh (https://bsky.app/profile/jamiewvh.bsky.social) Why Cats? Eternal Weekend Edition If you want the full snooze s...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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I qualified for the Pro Tour with the deck I've been working on for a while, Simic Ritual. I wrote a short guide for the deck that I'm planning on expanding on for any interested in playing the deck at future events!

@fireshoes.bsky.social

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Baleful Strix with flash, better than Ancestral Recall
Baleful Strix with flash, better than Ancestral Recall. I qualified for my first Pro Tour with Simic Birthing Ritual at RC Houston, and I have been encouraged by my good friend and testing partne...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
After a while ignoring limited MTG outside of prerelease, I've conceded that I should get good at sealed/draft. I don't know if I'm just bad at card assessment/deck building, but it never seems to click vs constructed. Anyone have recommendations for resources to fix my limited skill issues? 🤓
October 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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The Regional Championships are coming up and I have had an absolute blast playing Broodscale on MTGO so far.
I decided to put that energy into a deck guide. I recoreded 2 videos as well as wrote a little more so you can also get good at this deck and know how to play it!

👇

mfy.gg/guides/view/...
October 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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I tried making an Eternal Weekend recap video but I'm too tired and keep stumbling over my words, so instead I'm just going to give you my sideboard guides for Vintage BUG Lurrus and Legacy UB Reanimator.

Thank you to everyone for an amazing and unforgettable weekend ❤️
October 16, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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I was bored so I wrote a thing. It's very stream of consciousness and maybe not that good content idk.

Also I'm having some technical difficulties updating my website so I instead copied it to a gdoc for now. Much jank, have fun.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
How to Play Chant Control vs Every Matchup
How to Play Chant Control vs Every Matchup 10/14/2025 JasonILTG I've been in a writing slump for the past 6 months or so, lacking the motivation to write articles even though I've had some ideas, so...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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:
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October 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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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
October 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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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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August 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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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
August 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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📖 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! 🔗⬇️
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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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August 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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I wrote about Dimir Midrange in Standard. Getting ready for the RCQ season. Shares and reads appreciated!
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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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August 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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📖 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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August 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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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August 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Forgot to post about this today but this is free now! @fireshoes.bsky.social :)
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?

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July 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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 😼😼

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July 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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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
July 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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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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July 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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
@fireshoes.bsky.social
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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June 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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! 🤗

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#mtg #mtgguides @fireshoes.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM