You Don't Need to Quit Magic for Riftbound

Eternal Durdles · Sep 7, 2026 · 19m

There has been a wave of videos telling Magic players why they should quit Magic and move to the next big CCG — most recently, discussions around Riftbound.

But do you actually have to choose?

Zac takes a step back from the “Magic is cooked, go play X instead” conversation and looks at the history of collectible card games, the idea of a Magic Golden Age, the explosion of products, the decline of competitive infrastructure, and the cycle that repeatedly plays out when new CCGs enter the market.

The idea that everyone remembers a different “Golden Age” of Magic is more complicated than…