Magic Deck Vortex

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Magic Deck Vortex is a casual Magic: the Gathering website that was first established in August of 2002 by John Streetz, who is registered on the MTG Salvation forums as "Streetz". Magic Deck Vortex (MDV for short) has always been known for its extensive deck database and combo pages. MDV has had regular article content since 2005.

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[edit] Early history (2002)

Magic Deck Vortex was founded in August, 2002, by John Streetz and Jason Streetz. It started as just a Microsoft Excel™ database of 100 decks John Streetz had collected from a variety of sources (60 of which were actually put together as actual decks for casual play at the time).

Originally, Magic Deck Vortex brought people in by having a deck clinic, regular contests and a deck submission page. Since then, some of the things that helped to start the site have been laid to rest (like the deck clinic) but other things have been put in their place.

Magic Deck Vortex as a Magic site has been expanding internally and externally ever since August 2002 through other means such as articles, its combo and deck database, and its linking network across the Internet. Now, Magic Deck Vortex is linked to on over 100 different websites around the Internet, including webrings and popular portals.

Since the beginning, MDV has grown from 100 decks to over 2000 (counting the deck lists referenced in articles). Features have expanded from minimal to better. This trend will continue until there is nothing left to expand (which is impossible considering the many different directions of the site now).