<p>Wizards has short storyline summaries shown here:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Article.aspx?x=magic/products/storylinesummaries">http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Article.aspx?x=magic/products/storylinesummaries</a></p>

<p>Unfortunately, this is an old page and hasn't been updated since Mirrodin.</p>

<p>Wikipedia has a fairly comprehensive outline of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic%3a_The_Gathering_storylines">Magic: The Gathering storylines</a> that are helpful in getting a handle on the general theme of each set.</p>

<p>However, if you want to get a handle on affiliations of specific characters and creatures within their settings, I highly recommend starting at the MTG Salvation wiki <a href="http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Category%3aStorylines">Category:Storylines</a>.</p>

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ghoppe
<p>I don't read them myself, but every year Wizards of the Coast releases novels which are a companion to the latest Magic sets/block.  If you want the complete "story behind the game", this is probably the best path to go down.</p>

<p>Here's a useful link: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_novels" rel="noreferrer">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_novels</a></p>

<p>The Magic Daily site also has quite a fun column called "Savor the Flavor" which contains essays on the latest sets from a storytelling and flavour perspective - you can't get a full picture of what's going on from reading it, I don't think, but it may appeal to someone who is interested in the ongoing story aspect of Magic, not just the mechanics of the game: </p>

<p><a href="http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Archive.aspx?tag=SavortheFlavor&amp;description=Taste%20the%20Magic" rel="noreferrer">http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Archive.aspx?tag=SavortheFlavor&amp;description=Taste%20the%20Magic</a></p>

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thesunneversets
<p>The Wizards of the Coast website has a page within it that contains the full story, minus the novels. Heres <a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/columns/magic-story" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the link</a>.</p>

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The provided link currently 404s.
joedragons
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Tommy
<p>I have been playing MTG for a few months now and was told that there is a story behind each set of cards.  I have several small bits of the story that came with the decks, but I would like to read the full story and see if I can construct my themed decks to match how they would be in the story. Where can I learn more about the back-story to these cards?</p>

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2011-08-10T18:19:36.980Z
you can also get an insight into each set's setting by the flavor text of the cards
DForck42
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Where can I find the story of Magic the Gathering?
Skeith
# Where can I find the story of Magic the Gathering?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-08-08)

I have been playing MTG for a few months now and was told that there is a story behind each set of cards. I have several small bits of the story that came with the decks, but I would like to read the full story and see if I can construct my themed decks to match how they would be in the story. Where can I learn more about the back-story to these cards?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering, game-lore

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: you can also get an insight into each set's setting by the flavor text of the cards  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2011-08-08. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

Wizards has short storyline summaries shown here:

<http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Article.aspx?x=magic/products/storylinesummaries>

Unfortunately, this is an old page and hasn't been updated since Mirrodin.

Wikipedia has a fairly comprehensive outline of [Magic: The Gathering storylines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic%3a_The_Gathering_storylines) that are helpful in getting a handle on the general theme of each set.

However, if you want to get a handle on affiliations of specific characters and creatures within their settings, I highly recommend starting at the MTG Salvation wiki [Category:Storylines](http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Category%3aStorylines).


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### Answer by username_3 on 2011-08-08. Score: 13

I don't read them myself, but every year Wizards of the Coast releases novels which are a companion to the latest Magic sets/block. If you want the complete "story behind the game", this is probably the best path to go down.

Here's a useful link: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_novels>

The Magic Daily site also has quite a fun column called "Savor the Flavor" which contains essays on the latest sets from a storytelling and flavour perspective - you can't get a full picture of what's going on from reading it, I don't think, but it may appeal to someone who is interested in the ongoing story aspect of Magic, not just the mechanics of the game:

<http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Archive.aspx?tag=SavortheFlavor&description=Taste%20the%20Magic>


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-09-20. Score: 3

The Wizards of the Coast website has a page within it that contains the full story, minus the novels. Heres [the link](https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/columns/magic-story).

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> **username_5**: The provided link currently 404s.  

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