Artisan Brawl – Midweek Magic Event Guide and Best Decklists

Hey everyone! We’ve reached the middle of another week which means that I’m ready to bust out another article for Midweek Magic. Let me see what they have in store for us this week. Apparently, it is Artisan Brawl. That will be what was formally known as Historic Brawl, but with all commons and uncommons. That is sure to delight those budget enthusiasts out there.

It might say rares are on some of the decklists, but that’s because of Secret Lairs or Arena downshifts. As far as Arena is concerned, they should be good to go for Artisan. We just have to get through the event details and then you can click the buttons.

Event Details

Welcome to Midweek Magic! Each week, try out a different way to play MTG Arena!

Bring a 100-card Brawl deck using only commons, uncommons, and basic lands. What new ideas will you brew up in this unique format?

Find out more details about this and upcoming Midweek Magic events HERE.

• Duration: March 12th, 2024 @ 2:00 PM PST to March 15th, 2024 @ 2:00 PM PST
• Format: Artisan Brawl
• Entry Fee: Free
• Ends After: You can play as much as you like for the duration of the event.
• Match Structure: Best-of-one matches (BO1)

Event Rewards

Decklists

Anax, Hardened in the Forge

For those of you just looking for a quick out, there is the old reliable burn the face off technique. Flood the board with a pile of small red creatures to get them low enough for that aforementioned fire to finish the job.

MWM Artisan Brawl Anax

by j2sjosh

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Midweek Magic

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0 mythic

0 rare

43 uncommon

57 common

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Commander

1

Anax, Hardened in the Forge

$0.35

Creatures (32)

1

Iron Apprentice

$0.35

1

Rabbit Battery

$0.35

1

Scorch Spitter

$0.35

1

Frantic Scapegoat

$0.35

1

Goblin Trapfinder

$0.00

1

Fanatical Firebrand

$0.35

1

Rigging Runner

$0.35

1

Goblin Banneret

$0.35

1

Fireblade Charger

$0.35

1

Goblin Javelineer

$0.35

1

Rohirrim Lancer

$0.35

1

Monastery Swiftspear

$0.39

1

A-Dragon’s Rage Channeler

$0.00

1

Ghitu Lavarunner

$0.35

1

Phoenix Chick

$0.59

1

Cacophony Scamp

$0.35

1

Exuberant Fuseling

$0.35

1

Voldaren Epicure

$0.79

1

Scrapwork Mutt

$0.99

1

Big Spender

$0.00

1

Battle Cry Goblin

$0.49

1

Goblin Morale Sergeant

$0.00

1

Aether Chaser

$0.35

1

Embereth Shieldbreaker

$0.35

1

Young Pyromancer

$0.39

1

Flame Channeler

$0.35

1

Heartfire Immolator

$0.35

1

Viashino Pyromancer

$0.35

1

Ahn-Crop Crasher

$0.35

1

Ambergris, Citadel Agent

$0.00

1

Twinshot Sniper

$0.35

Instants (15)

1

Flame-Blessed Bolt

$0.35

1

Fiery Impulse

$0.35

1

Monstrous Rage

$0.49

1

Play with Fire

$0.49

1

Shock

$0.35

1

Spikefield Hazard

$0.59

1

Abrade

$0.35

1

Chandra’s Pyrohelix

$0.35

1

Lightning Strike

$0.35

1

Magma Jet

$0.35

1

Searing Blood

$0.35

1

Brimstone Volley

$0.35

1

Slaying Fire

$0.35

1

Wizard’s Lightning

$0.39

1

Stoke the Flames

$0.35

Sorceries (13)

1

Pillar of Flame

$0.35

1

Ranger’s Firebrand

$0.35

1

Reckless Charge

$0.35

1

Shove Aside

$0.00

1

Strangle

$0.35

1

Incendiary Flow

$0.35

1

Mephit’s Enthusiasm

$0.00

1

Rally at the Hornburg

$0.79

1

Roil Eruption

$0.35

1

Static Discharge

$0.00

1

Arc Lightning

$0.35

1

Magic Missile

$0.35

1

Skewer the Critics

$0.35

Artifacts (5)

1

Experimental Synthesizer

$0.99

1

Mishra’s Research Desk

$0.35

1

Bonesplitter

$0.35

1

Hexgold Halberd

$0.35

1

Hexgold Sledge

$0.00

Enchantments (1)

1

Kumano Faces Kakkazan

$0.35

1

Invasion of Regatha

$0.35

Lands (33)

33

Mountain

$11.55

100 Cards
$35.03

Fynn, the Fangbearer

For those looking to end the game via poison instead of the normal damage route. Everything in here is to take advantage of all the deathtouch creatures including trample tricks and punch spells. There is also some proliferate to help along the way.

I do have to note that Toxic creatures don’t work with Fynn, but they do help the poison count. There just weren’t enough deathtouch creatures available.

MWM Artisan Brawl Fynn

by j2sjosh

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Midweek Magic

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0 mythic

0 rare

28 uncommon

72 common

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Commander

1

Fynn, the Fangbearer

$0.35

Creatures (39)

1

Gnarlwood Dryad

$0.35

1

Elvish Mystic

$0.99

1

Llanowar Elves

$0.59

1

Tajuru Blightblade

$0.35

1

Narnam Renegade

$0.49

1

Phyresis Roach

$0.00

1

Sedge Scorpion

$0.35

1

Moss Viper

$0.35

1

Mirkwood Spider

$0.39

1

Tenacious Pup

$0.00

1

Fang of Shigeki

$0.35

1

Narnam Cobra

$0.35

1

Underdark Basilisk

$0.35

1

Pollenbright Druid

$0.35

1

Poison Dart Frog

$0.39

1

Venom Connoisseur

$0.35

1

Heir of the Wilds

$0.35

1

Dauntless Survivor

$0.35

1

Duskshell Crawler

$0.39

1

Branchblight Stalker

$0.35

1

Cankerbloom

$0.49

1

Copper Longlegs

$0.35

1

Toxic Scorpion

$0.35

1

Ruins Recluse

$3.49

1

Kappa Tech-Wrecker

$0.39

1

Pestilent Wolf

$0.35

1

Atraxa’s Skitterfang

$0.35

1

Daggerback Basilisk

$0.35

1

Evolution Sage

$3.49

1

Serpent-Blade Assailant

$0.35

1

Kraul Stinger

$0.35

1

Ichorspit Basilisk

$0.35

1

Contagious Vorrac

$0.35

1

Adaptive Sporesinger

$0.35

1

Jewel-Eyed Cobra

$0.35

1

Oakhame Adversary

$0.69

1

Bloom Hulk

$0.35

1

Acidic Slime

$0.35

Instants (13)

1

Massive Might

$0.35

1

Vastwood Fortification

$0.35

1

Snakeskin Veil

$0.35

1

Bite Down

$0.35

1

Cosmic Hunger

$0.69

1

Fanatical Strength

$0.35

1

Infectious Bite

$0.79

1

Master’s Rebuke

$0.35

1

Ram Through

$0.79

1

Staggering Size

$0.35

1

Sylvan Smite

$0.00

1

Poison the Blade

$0.35

1

Bull’s Strength

$0.35

Sorceries (12)

1

Blizzard Brawl

$0.35

1

Hard-Hitting Question

$0.39

1

Thirsting Roots

$1.99

1

Bushwhack

$0.49

1

Devouring Tendrils

$0.35

1

Graceful Takedown

$0.35

1

Nature’s Way

$0.35

1

Rabid Bite

$0.35

1

Unnatural Restoration

$2.29

1

Spinning Wheel Kick

$0.35

1

Viral Spawning

$0.35

1

Noxious Assault

$0.35

Enchantments (2)

1

Audacity

$0.99

1

A Killer Among Us

$0.35

Lands (34)

34

Snow-Covered Forest

$50.66

100 Cards
$86.27

Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty

This is a fun brew that lets you do some crazy things with a pile of cascade coming out of Imoti. Just ramp up to it and have yourself a good old time.

MWM Artisan Brawl Imoti

by j2sjosh

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Midweek Magic

best of 1

0 mythic

0 rare

47 uncommon

53 common

0

1

2

3

4

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Commander

1

Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty

$0.39

Planeswalkers (1)

1

Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner

$1.99

Creatures (40)

1

Llanowar Elves

$0.59

1

Elvish Mystic

$0.99

1

Ornithopter of Paradise

$1.29

1

Scaled Nurturer

$0.99

1

Tangled Florahedron

$0.35

1

Leafkin Druid

$0.35

1

Maraleaf Pixie

$0.49

1

Armored Scrapgorger

$0.49

1

Ilysian Caryatid

$0.49

1

Palladium Myr

$1.29

1

Risen Reef

$0.35

1

Tireless Provisioner

$3.99

1

Somberwald Sage

$1.49

1

Gyre Engineer

$0.35

1

Troyan, Gutsy Explorer

$0.35

1

Quandrix Cultivator

$0.35

1

Thunderous Snapper

$0.35

1

Hooting Mandrills

$0.35

1

Green Dragon

$0.35

1

Archive Dragon

$0.35

1

Beluna’s Gatekeeper

$0.35

1

Stormkeld Vanguard

$0.35

1

Shefet Monitor

$0.35

1

Topiary Panther

$0.35

1

Timberland Ancient

$0.35

1

Generous Ent

$2.99

1

Greater Tanuki

$0.35

1

Quickbeam, Upstart Ent

$0.35

1

Mirrorshell Crab

$0.39

1

Wretched Gryff

$0.35

1

Beanstalk Giant

$0.35

1

Sword Coast Serpent

$0.69

1

Dread Linnorm

$0.69

1

Glint Weaver

$0.35

1

Sifter Wurm

$0.35

1

Bramble Wurm

$0.35

1

Colossal Skyturtle

$1.29

1

Bookwurm

$0.35

1

Titanoth Rex

$0.99

Instants (4)

1

Simic Charm

$2.29

1

Growth Spiral

$0.49

1

Entish Restoration

$4.99

1

Into the Story

$0.35

Sorceries (5)

1

Cultivate

$0.79

1

Circuitous Route

$0.39

1

Vastwood Surge

$0.39

1

Set Adrift

$0.35

1

Treasure Cruise

$0.35

Artifacts (10)

1

Wayfarer’s Bauble

$0.69

1

Arcane Signet

$0.79

1

Mind Stone

$0.49

1

Guardian Idol

$0.69

1

Coldsteel Heart

$1.99

1

A-Jade Orb of Dragonkind

$0.00

1

A-Lapis Orb of Dragonkind

$0.00

1

Hedron Archive

$0.59

1

Runaway Boulder

$0.35

Enchantments (5)

1

Utopia Sprawl

$2.29

1

Up the Beanstalk

$3.49

1

Wolfwillow Haven

$0.35

1

In Bolas’s Clutches

$0.35

1

Lay Claim

$0.35

Lands (35)

1

Tanglepool Bridge

$0.35

13

Forest

$4.55

11

Island

$3.85

1

Command Tower

$0.69

1

Thornwood Falls

$0.35

1

Woodland Stream

$0.35

1

Quandrix Campus

$0.35

1

Crystal Grotto

$0.39

1

Littjara Mirrorlake

$0.35

1

Gate to Manorborn

$0.00

1

Tangled Islet

$0.35

1

Simic Guildgate

$0.35

1

Gate to Seatower

$0.00

1

Rimewood Falls

$1.29

100 Cards
$65.6

Balmor, Battlemage Captain

I’m sure that anyone with experience in historic is well aware of the wizards deck which is coincidently mostly commons and uncommons. That lets it translate fairly well over to artisan brawl with Balmor pumping those wizards up to guide them to victory.

MWM Artisan Brawl Balmor

by j2sjosh

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Midweek Magic

best of 1

1 mythic

1 rare

38 uncommon

60 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Commander

1

Balmor, Battlemage Captain

$0.35

Creatures (36)

1

Network Disruptor

$0.35

1

Goldhound

$0.59

1

Faerie Seer

$0.69

1

Frantic Scapegoat

$0.35

1

Reckless Ringleader

$0.00

1

Rohirrim Lancer

$0.35

1

Monastery Swiftspear

$0.39

1

A-Dragon’s Rage Channeler

$0.00

1

A-Symmetry Sage

$0.00

1

Delver of Secrets

$0.39

1

Mist-Cloaked Herald

$0.99

1

Slither Blade

$0.99

1

Phoenix Chick

$0.59

1

Cacophony Scamp

$0.35

1

Pteramander

$0.35

1

Spyglass Siren

$0.49

1

Siren Stormtamer

$0.69

1

A-Lantern Bearer

$0.00

1

Spectral Sailor

$0.35

1

Voldaren Epicure

$0.79

1

Insolent Neonate

$0.35

1

Battlewing Mystic

$0.35

1

Stormchaser Drake

$0.35

1

Rimrock Knight

$0.35

1

Electrostatic Infantry

$0.59

1

Kiln Fiend

$0.35

1

Lightning Stormkin

$0.35

1

Sprite Dragon

$0.69

1

Picklock Prankster

$0.49

1

Third Path Iconoclast

$0.79

1

Young Pyromancer

$0.39

1

Heartfire Immolator

$0.35

1

Khenra Spellspear

$0.35

1

Accident-Prone Apprentice

$0.00

1

Frolicking Familiar

$0.35

Instants (14)

1

Consider

$0.59

1

Fading Hope

$0.39

1

Shock

$0.35

1

Infuriate

$0.35

1

Monstrous Rage

$0.49

1

Play with Fire

$0.49

1

Opt

$0.35

1

Spikefield Hazard

$0.59

1

Timely Interference

$0.35

1

Abrade

$0.35

1

Blazing Crescendo

$0.49

1

Lightning Strike

$0.35

1

Izzet Charm

$0.59

1

Wizard’s Lightning

$0.39

Sorceries (17)

1

Ancestral Anger

$0.35

1

Ranger’s Firebrand

$0.35

1

Birthday Escape

$0.35

1

Crash Through

$0.35

1

Shove Aside

$0.00

1

Faithless Looting

$0.69

1

Sleight of Hand

$0.69

1

Reckless Charge

$0.35

1

Strangle

$0.35

1

Warlord’s Fury

$0.35

1

A-Mentor’s Guidance

$0.00

1

Chart a Course

$0.35

1

Expressive Iteration

$0.69

1

Mephit’s Enthusiasm

$0.00

1

Rally at the Hornburg

$0.79

1

Reckless Impulse

$2.49

1

Winged Words

$0.35

1

Invasion of Regatha

$0.35

Artifacts (1)

1

Silverbluff Bridge

$0.49

Lands (31)

10

Island

$3.50

10

Mountain

$3.50

1

Command Tower

$0.69

1

Escape Tunnel

$0.35

1

Forgotten Cave

$0.35

1

Lonely Sandbar

$0.35

1

Maestros Theater

$0.59

1

Prismari Campus

$0.35

1

Swiftwater Cliffs

$0.35

1

Ramunap Ruins

$0.69

1

Izzet Guildgate

$0.35

1

Gate to Tumbledown

$0.00

1

Volatile Fjord

$2.29

100 Cards
$43.97

Oji, the Exquisite Blade

Do you love to durdle? Well then, I have the deck for you. Oji loves to blink everything in sight to build up an insane amount of value. You’ll have a much better time than your opponent is having.

MWM Artisan Brawl Oji

by j2sjosh

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Midweek Magic

best of 1

0 mythic

2 rare

37 uncommon

61 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

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Commander

1

Oji, the Exquisite Blade

$0.35

Creatures (43)

1

Soul Warden

$3.49

1

Lunarch Veteran

$0.79

1

Novice Inspector

$0.49

1

Thraben Inspector

$0.39

1

Gold-Forged Thopteryx

$0.79

1

Rescuer Chwinga

$0.35

1

A-Dawnbringer Cleric

$0.00

1

Ambitious Farmhand

$0.35

1

Resolute Reinforcements

$0.35

1

Raffine’s Informant

$0.49

1

Oracle of Tragedy

$0.35

1

Lumbering Lightshield

$0.00

1

Norn’s Fetchling

$0.00

1

Spirited Companion

$0.39

1

A-Circuit Mender

$0.00

1

Annex Sentry

$0.35

1

Chrome Courier

$0.35

1

Inspiring Overseer

$0.39

1

Priest of Ancient Lore

$0.39

1

Fairgrounds Warden

$0.35

1

Referee Squad

$0.35

1

Inside Source

$0.35

1

Fiend Hunter

$0.35

1

Militia Bugler

$0.35

1

Mentor of the Meek

$0.39

1

Reflector Mage

$0.79

1

Sea Gate Oracle

$0.35

1

Faceless Agent

$0.00

1

Soulherder

$2.79

1

Pilgrim of the Ages

$0.35

1

Alirios, Enraptured

$0.35

1

Rasaad, Monk of Selûne

$0.00

1

Whirler Rogue

$0.35

1

Elite Guardmage

$0.35

1

Master Splicer

$0.35

1

Sharae of Numbing Depths

$0.35

1

Mulldrifter

$0.59

1

Nightclub Bouncer

$0.00

1

Cloudblazer

$0.35

1

Shipwreck Dowser

$0.35

1

Salvager of Secrets

$0.35

1

Combat Thresher

$0.35

Instants (8)

1

Cloudshift

$1.49

1

Essence Flux

$2.29

1

Wash Away

$1.29

1

Patriar’s Humiliation

$0.00

1

Tawnos Endures

$0.00

1

Gods Willing

$0.35

1

Momentary Blink

$0.35

1

Paths of Tuinvale

$0.00

Sorceries (4)

1

Homestead Courage

$0.35

1

Helping Hand

$0.35

1

Lórien Revealed

$0.00

1

Treasure Cruise

$0.35

Artifacts (3)

1

Portable Hole

$0.79

1

Glass Casket

$0.35

Enchantments (5)

1

Witness Protection

$0.35

1

Baffling End

$0.35

1

Ossification

$0.39

1

Touch the Spirit Realm

$1.79

1

Conclave Tribunal

$0.35

Lands (37)

1

Razortide Bridge

$0.39

13

Island

$4.55

16

Plains

$5.60

1

Command Tower

$0.69

1

Tranquil Cove

$0.35

1

Port Town

$0.49

1

Skybridge Towers

$0.35

1

Azorius Guildgate

$0.35

1

Gate to Seatower

$0.00

1

Idyllic Beachfront

$0.35

1

Glacial Floodplain

$0.35

100 Cards
$44.88

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