The Eldritch Bastion — Local services in Ashland

Super Friendly, Willing to teach newer players the ropes and has a very relaxed atmosphere.

The regular clientele are awesome and you can almost always find a casual game, sometimes you can even borrow a deck if you are new to the format.

They hold regular events weekly and everyone is usually pretty excited to talk and give pointers and tips for any game and format or game you could ask about. I don't think I've had a question go unanswered here.

As for more technical things, I've had no issues buying or selling cards and the staff are knowledgeable and helpful with the process.

Things of note: Commander is the most popular format here. Thursdays are a prime day to come in if you'd like to play casually and learn commander. Friday nights typically have more competitive tournaments going on. The bastion holds monthly draft leagues...

Had a very unprofessional scuff with the store owner. Store itself has a great community and staff, but the owner isn’t the best. Also I recommend using the Realm in Mansfield if you’re ordering a list of cards. At the EB it will take on average 2-3 weeks for your order. At the Realm you can get almost everything you could possibly need...

Store owner, Jordan, is one of the nicest guys I’ve met. He worked with us to find a place on the schedule for our Pokémon League and is helpful when it comes to referring cards to us. His prices are affordable too as he goes based on TCGplayer, unlike other stores that try to over price cards - a reason I’ve stopped supporting a...