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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 5d

For the Multiverse!

MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 8d

The show might be over, but the memories will always be Magic! Flashback to Day 3 of #MCAtlanta and the stellar Gathering 🍑 💫

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 9d

MagicCon is hanging up our boots for 2025, but 2026 is not too far away.

We'll see you in Las Vegas on May 1st-3rd, 2026.

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 9d

MagicCon isn't possible without the hard work of countless people. Thank you to all of our staff, judges, event staff, creators, cosplayers, and artists for making #MCAtlanta an epic first show in the ATL.

A large gathering of staff with the Magic: The Gathering sign hanging in the air above.

A large gathering of creators underneath the Creator Central sign.

The official show cosplayers portraying Teferi, Chandra, and Elspeth, stand with a MagicCon attendee.

A large gathering of artists underneath the Art of Magic sign.

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 9d

** End of Transmission **

That's a wrap on #MCAtlanta! The main hall is now closed. Thank you all for making this show such an amazing end for 2025 's MagicCon season!

Ajani Goldmane cosplayer (@jackalcostuming.bsky.social) upper body portrait wearing a set of sunglasses and a baby bjorn with a Fblthp plushie inside them.

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 9d

We loved seeing fans interact with #MCAtlanta 's #MTGxSpiderMan immersive location to solve a unique puzzle created by Mark Gottlieb!

A corkboard wall with a page of the Daily Bugle showing the Sinister Six. The corkboard has red string off to sticky notes identifying the Sinister SIx members.

Two fans sitting on a bench reading a copy of the Daily Bugle.

A fan in a Spider-Man cosplay in mid leap with hands out to shoot their web.

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 10d

Chelsey from Extra Life is here to tell you all about our Secret Lair x Play-Doh: Squishful Thinking drop, available 9/29 at magicsecretlair.com. 50% of the purchase price supports Extra Life and the families at Seattle Children's Hospital!

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 10d

So many wonderful families came through #MCAtlanta's Family Magic and we loved getting to talk to this father and son about their first MagicCon experience!

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 10d

We may never know the identities of these two masked heroes bravely assisting two grown-ups at the Family Magic area of #MCAtlanta...

Two costumed kids, one dressed as Spider-Man and one dressed as Ghost-Spider, sit at the Family Magic area of Atlanta with their parents.

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 10d

Commander at Home... at #MCAtlanta brings the chaos from the screen to the Mana Stage, and it all kicks off in half an hour!

You don't want to miss this.

A graphic reading "Commander at MagicCon Atlanta" and "Sunday, Sep 28 at 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Mana Stage" that features Crim, Ben Brode, Brian Kibler, and Olivia Gobert-Hicks.

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 10d

Creator Central is a Gathering at every MagicCon and #MCAtlanta delivers ever more creator moments!

A guest posing with Ify Nwadiwe and Brian David-Gilbert

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 10d

Times, places, formats, and more! With Spotlight Series being the path to the Pro Tour for many, we're excited to have more around the world than ever. If competition is your game, this is the article for you!

magic.gg/news/the-pro...

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 10d

A look at yesterday's #MCAtlanta fun around the show!

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 10d

Whoa! Due to the incredible number of fans who showed up to meet the members of the @playtowinmtg.bsky.social yesterday, we have moved The Play to Win Podcast LIVE to the Mana Stage! #MCAtlanta

Sunday Mana Stage

The Play to Win Podcast LIVE
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Commander at Home...at MagicCon
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 10d

To conclude our epic celebration of Marvel’s #MTGxSpiderMan release weekend join us in the Showcase Room at #MCAtlanta for The Amazing Art of Magic: The Gathering® | Marvel's Spider-Man panel followed by the #PTEOE Watch Party!

Showcase Panel Room

Friday

LoadingReadyRun Power Hour!
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

SCRYBABIES LIVE vs. Play to Win
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Saturday

CHAOS and MAYHEM
The Worst Possible Commander Show Live
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Pack it Up!
The Ultimate Chaos Draft Presented by Journey's End
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Sunday

The Amazing Art of Magic: The Gathering | Marvel's Spider-Man
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Pro Tour Watch Party Presented by Geeky Jerseys
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 10d

The doors are open and the show floor is filling with this morning's queue as we begin the final day of #MCAtlanta!

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 10d

That's a wrap on Day 2 of #MCAtlanta! Join us tomorrow for the final day of our FINAL MagicCon of the year!

Grab a badge while you still can and join us for play, merch, artists, panels on the Mana Stage and more!

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A large crowd shot of MagicCon attendees just before the hall opens.

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 10d

The Cosplay Contest was truly a sight to behold! Costumes from across Magic's universe made the Mana Stage shine.

Congratulations to our MagicCon Grand Champion @creativekitty.bsky.social and our #MCAtlanta Best In Show Winner @vanquiggcosplay.bsky.social!

A cosplayer in a Lorwyn Elf costume holds the MagicCon Grand Champion trophy, a replica Sword of Body and Mind, aloft.

A cosplayer in a Zul Ashur, Lich Lord outfit receives a trophy from Lua.

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 10d

Keep your quarters at home, Arcade's Arcade is open to all #MCAtlanta attendees! Classic Arcade games meet Magic flair and the race for the high score is on.

A man plays air hockey in the arcade section of #MCAtlanta.

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 11d

Cosplay fans of #MCAtlanta, make your way to the Mana Stage! It's almost time for the #MCAtlanta Cosplay Contest AND the MagicCon Cosplay Grand Championship.

Prepare to have your mind blown by the creativity on display and see iconic Magic characters come to life.

A photo of the MagicCon Las Vegas Cosplay Contest stage, featuring all of the contestants.

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 11d

We're minutes away from Um, Actually Live at #MCAtlanta! Host Ify Nwadiwe and fact-checker Brian David Gilbert will put a panel of Magic experts to the test.

Can Mark Rosewater remember every obscure Magic fact? Head to the Mana Stage and find out!

Ify Nwadiwe and Brian David Gilbert stand with a Magic fan at their meet and greet.

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 11d

We love seeing fans meeting their favorite personalities: creators, artists and cosplayers and more at #MCAtlanta

A panel of the LoadingReadyRun group at MagicCon

Fans interacting with a Magic artist at their booth

Contracted cosplayers of Teferi, Chandra, and Elspeth posing with a fan

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 11d

Magic fans! #MCAtlanta Day 2 starts NOW! Doors are open. Let's go!

Good luck & have fun!

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MTG Festivals @mtgfestivals.com · 11d

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