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Roles of Engagement
This article expands upon the classic Magic Beatdown vs. Control strategy by introducing additional roles along a sliding scale of aggressiveness.
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Our timeless Magic: The Gathering strategy articles will increase your understanding of the game and get the upper hand of your opponents. We cover everything from deck building, game plans, mindset, mulligans, and more.
Top 5 Alchemy Cards That Need a Nerf, 5 Cards That Need a Buff, and How I Would Change Them
Alchemy is the first format that cards can be changed, so why not talk about that? DoggertQBones has 10 cards he wants to see changed in Alchemy and how exactly he would do it!
The 3 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Win Rate Instantly
You may think it isn’t that simple, but DoggertQBones thinks it is! Using his 11 years of experience and knowledge he gained testing with pro players, he learned the major 3 things that the best in the world do that you can quickly adopt!
Three Biggest Leaks in Your Limited Game
Hopefully everyone is doing well! I figured since Midnight Hunt has been out for awhile that now would be a good time to start breaking down key limited mistakes that...
How to Test for Events by Yourself
Testing for an event can be daunting, doubly so if you’re by yourself! However, DoggertQBones has the best tips to make sure you get the most out of your testing time so you can take down any tournament!
Lessons from Standard 2022: What You Should Do in New Innistrad Standard
DoggertQBones played an obscene amount of 2022 and has learned a lot from the experience. What are the lessons he learned that can be applied to new Standard?
Limited Lessons from DND: Forgotten Realms Draft
Hey Everyone! It seems like interest in DND: Forgotten Realms draft has been on the decline with the release of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt being only a month away and sweet...
The Most Common Weaknesses in Magic and How to Fix Them
DoggertQBones has been playing and coaching for a long time and has seen every type of mistake imaginable! Learn what the most common pitfalls are for players and how to overcome them!
The Best Cards and How to Effectively Construct Decks in Standard 2022
DoggertQBones has been crushing 2022 with his brews and wants to share his best secrets with you! Learn what to look out for when constructing a 2022 deck and see all the cards that DoggertQBones has his eye on in the format!
The Three Steps to Attack Metagames and Break Formats
DoggertQBones has consistently made meta breaking decks and has never shared his secrets… Until now! Find out the three steps you need to make high impact decks in your format of choice!
The Expert’s Guide to Mulliganing in Constructed
Mulliganing is an extremely difficult skill, but it doesn’t have to be! DoggertQBones talks about the framework to deciding when to mulligan that’s applicable to any deck you play!
My Top 5 Tips to Develop a Strong Mental Game
Kavartech starts his first ever article out with a bang! He talks about his most important mental lessons to developing as a player!
Five Helpful Habits To Improve At Magic You May Not Be Doing
Hello everyone! I haven’t done some general content in awhile and who better to do it for than all our valuable Premium supporters! I know a lot of my content...
Required Reading: The Best Magic Advice You’ll Ever Get – How To Think In Game Plans
Hello everyone! Believe it or not, I’ve crossed 100 articles on MTG Arena Zone! Woo! I can’t thank everyone enough for reading my content which allows me to do this...
How to Win a Mythic Invitational Qualifier and Improve as a Player
Hello again! This time I will write about a concept I never have before: Gameplay Theory! I was lucky enough to qualify for the Zendikar Rising Championship via the Zendikar...
Required Reading: The Secrets To Pros’ Success
Welcome back everyone! After some deliberation and my penchant to be an educator, I decided that I wanted to try out a series called “Required Reading”. I hope the name...
Essentials for Every Magic Player: Heuristics and the Importance of Building Good Habits
Hi everyone! I’m Drifter and I’m back with another strategy article; this one is all about becoming your best self as a magic player through the formation of good heuristics...
Required Reading: The Deckbuilder’s Doctrine Part 2 – Aggro Decks
Welcome back everyone! It’s been quite a while since I did a Required Reading, but with both Standard and Historic settling down a little bit, it’s time to go back...
Required Reading: How Professionals Test for Events
Hello again everyone! I’ve been asked a lot of questions about how Chris and I go about testing when a tournament is coming up. Furthermore, many people have been extremely...
Required Reading: The Deckbuilder’s Doctrine Part 1
Hello everyone! I’ve been playing Magic for a reasonably long time (9 years now), and something that always surprised me was how little content there was for how to properly...
A Guide to Hypergeometric Calculators in Magic – Dramatically and Easily Improve your Game
Welcome, everyone! I’m Drifter, back with a how-to guide on an edge that many pro players already use to up their game. The main use of a hypergeometric calculator in...
