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Taxi and the Monk are joined by professional magic player Ben Stark to discuss their thoughts before the Secrets of Strixhaven prerelease.

Ben can be found at BenS_MTG on Twitter/X and Youtube.

If you have any questions or comments please reach out to us at Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com.

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Taxi and the Monk are joined by professional magic player Ben Stark to discuss their thoughts before the Secrets of Strixhaven prerelease.

Ben can be found at BenS_MTG on Twitter/X and Youtube.

If you have any questions or comments please reach out to us at Taxiandthemonk@gmail.com.