About the Reserve

About Us

A curated Australian store for Magic: The Gathering singles and sealed product — built for players who want the right card, described accurately, in the post today.

Our story

The founder of The Mana Reserve behind a Dungeon Master’s screen, grinning and giving two thumbs up.
Behind the screen, where most of this started.

I have always been a nerd. Whether that meant DMing a campaign for friends around a kitchen table, building computers piece by piece just to prove I could, or opening far more booster packs than anyone sensible should — it was the same instinct every time. Find the thing, learn it properly, get completely obsessed.

Magic was always the one that stuck. There is something about a game where the cards themselves carry history — where a piece of cardboard printed decades ago still turns up in a deck on a Friday night, and everyone at the table knows exactly what it is.

The Mana Reserve is that obsession pointed at something useful. Cards graded the way I would want them graded if I were the one buying, described accurately, and in the post the same day. Nothing more complicated than that.

How we work

  • Graded honestly

    Every card is graded and described before it is listed. The condition on the listing is the condition in the sleeve — no optimistic rounding, no surprises when the envelope opens.

  • Dispatched fast

    Orders placed before 12pm AEST ship the same day, packed to travel and tracked to your door.

  • Priced in the open

    Every printing, finish and condition we hold is listed separately, so you can see exactly which copy you are buying before you commit to it.

  • Run by players

    Support comes from people who actually play the game — who know why you need the fourth copy before Friday, and what a list is missing when you paste it in.

What we do

  • Singles

    Individual cards across every format, filterable by colour, mana value, set, rarity, condition and printing.

    Browse singles
  • Sealed product

    Boosters, boxes and precons, including preorders on upcoming sets from the release calendar.

    Browse sealed
  • Decklist importer

    Paste a Moxfield, Archidekt or EDHREC list and see instantly what we have in stock, what it costs, and add the lot to your cart in one click.

    Check a decklist
  • Buylist

    We buy singles across all formats, from bulk commons to Reserved List staples. Quotes within 24 hours, cash or store credit with a 15% bonus.

    Sell your cards

Talk to us

Questions about a card, an order, or something you want to sell? Email us and a person will answer.

support@manareserve.com.au

Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm AEST