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Magic: the Gathering's First Meme (and Most Powerful Creature) | The Complete History of Throat Wolf


Today the Magic internet is massive, a sprawling behemoth of vending websites, content, social media and more, but back in 1994 if you wanted to discuss Magic on the fledgling internet you'd head to the Deckmasters group on Usenet. It was in this group that Magic's first meme was born, a creature so rare and powerful it took the multiverse 25 years to actually find it, despite a massive search from the community and even The Duelist magazine. Here's the complete history of Magic's first meme (and most powerful creature): Throat Wolf.



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