Compulsion
I have been playing MTG for 20 years and am an infinite drafter on Arena. I teach high school chemistry full time and have a two year old daughter.
Explorer Izzet Tempo Deck Guide: My List for the Mythic Qualifier Weekend
Today I am branching out a bit from my usual Limited content to create a guide for a decklist I am really excited about. Coming up a little short at the previous SNC Sealed qualifier has me hungry for more…
Dominaria Draft Guide
Our ultimate Dominaria Draft Guide has been remastered into a single piece for the April 2022 event. I was thrilled to see that MTG Arena will have Premier Draft Dominaria for the next week. This will be a great opportunity…
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Guide: Part 2 – Best Spells and Archetypes
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Articles Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Guide: Part 1 – Themes and Mechanics Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Guide: Part 2 – Best Spells and Archetypes Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Sealed Guide Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) Limited Tier List…
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Guide: Part 1 – Themes and Mechanics
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Articles Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Guide: Part 1 – Themes and Mechanics Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Guide: Part 2 – Best Spells and Archetypes Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Sealed Guide Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) Limited Tier List…
Innistrad: Crimson Vow Limited (Sealed and Draft) Guide
Hello again Everyone! I am excited to be back and bringing you another guide to a fresh new format. I am changing up my formula a little bit this time, and I think overall it’ll tighten things up and make…
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Limited Guide: Part 2 – Best Spells and Archetypes
Welcome to Part 2 of my Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) Guide. This time we will be looking at the best Common and Uncommon cards to draft as well as the various 2-color archetypes players will be building around in this…
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Limited Guide: Part 1 – Mechanics
Well played Wizards, we are marching toward Fall and Halloween is the first major holiday post summer. Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is a nice pairing for this time of year with its spooky mix of Werewolves, Vampires, Zombies, and Warlocks. Welcome…
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Draft Guide
MTG Arena is bringing back past Premier Draft events while Jumpstart is delayed to keep players occupied, and Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths will be the final one to wrap up the series from August 20 to August 26! Here is our…
Forgotten Realms Draft Guide
Limited Review Limited Guide Hello again folks, I hope you have been enjoying your time in the Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR). I must apologize for being about a week late on this guide. I have…
D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Limited Guide: Part 2 – Best Common and Uncommon Spells, Themes, and Archetypes
D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Constructed Review Limited Review Limited Guide Welcome to Part 2 of my Forgotten Realms guide. I need to cut to the chase here because I know I am going to miss release this…
D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Limited Guide: Part 1 – Mechanics, Tips, and Tricks
D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Constructed Review Limited Review Limited Guide Geez, it feels like it has been an entire campaign worth of turns since my last article. Admittedly Strixhaven didn’t have the staying power to get me…
Strixhaven Draft Guide
Strixhaven has been with us for a little over two weeks already, and I think this is a good time to reflect on how the metagame is shaping up so far. In my Limited Guides prior to release I made…
Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 6 – Quandrix
Quandrix presents quite a quandary in terms of its evaluation. Of all of the color pairs, this college stays fairly true to what Blue-Green is generally trying to do. Although Green-Red has more commonly been the Ramp archetype lately, any…
Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 5 – Witherbloom
Witherbloom is the college of biological sciences, swarming its opponents with things like Pests, Bats, Insects, Snakes, and Spiders. While it values these creatures in life, it also stands to benefit from their deaths. While this is reminiscent of Silverquill,…
Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 4 – Silverquill
Silverquill is the college of the silver-tongued, using the power of spoken and written word for both good and evil ends. I have always felt sorcery was a bit of an allegory for the power of rhetoric, at its core…
Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 3 – Prismari
Lorehold? More like Borehold, am I right? Prismari leaves history where it belongs and focuses on bold new creations. But this is no ordinary art school, as Prismari portrays powerful expressions that come to life and obliterate its rivals. You…
Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 2 – Lorehold
Hello my friend, stay awhile and listen. Lorehold is largely concerned with history and mythology, although some myths must be true considering the Spirits it unleashes are very real. Lorehold is certainly not the Red-White combination we are used to…
Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 1 – Set Overview
Coming off of a great Draft set like Kaldheim, Strixhaven has a lot to live up to. The value-based mechanics and muted power level contributed to a varied Limited environment which has held my interest for its duration. Couple this…
Kaldheim Sealed Guide: Prepare for the Arena Open and MCQW!
Quick Note – This article is going to dive right in to Sealed and is going to assume some knowledge of the format. If you are new to Kaldheim or want some background first, you should definitely check out my…
Kaldheim Limited Guide: Archetypes, Top Commons and Uncommons, and Bombs
We’ve made it to part 3 of my Kaldheim Limited series! If you missed Part 1 (Mechanics) or Part 2 (Tips, Tricks, and Interactions), I recommend checking those out as well before you sink into draft or sealed when the…
Kaldheim Limited Guide: Tips, Tricks and Interactions
Welcome to Part 2 in my series of Kaldheim guides! In Part 1 I dug into the various Mechanics of Kaldheim. In this guide I will be outlining some key features of the format, highlighting all of the potential combat…
Kaldheim Limited Guide: Mechanics
For the Kaldheim release I am taking a slightly different approach than usual. Rather than doing another massive guide I thought it would be better to break the content into more manageable chunks and spread it out over the week…
Tinkerer’s Cube Draft Guide
As I was killing time waiting for Kaldheim to release, I noticed a cool little event dropped to help us Limited players bridge the gap: This event comes in two flavors. Both the Traditional (BO3) and BO1 versions are available…
Ravnica Allegiance Draft Guide
Once again on Arena we are forced to play an older format in Premier Draft. Luckily, we are getting an upgrade this time around. As far as the Ravnica formats go, Allegiance is much more dynamic and fun than Guilds.…
A Song of Timmy and Spike or: How I Learned to Love MTG but Still Worry About It
Magic: The Gathering is the bomb. Well, it was and I am pretty sure it still is, but I have been struggling lately. You may have noticed that I took a break these last few weeks, and honestly I have…
Guilds of Ravnica Draft Guide
Guilds of Ravnica is back briefly first time as a Premier Draft on Magic Arena, so I think it is a good time to take a fresh look at the format. After discussing the key features of GRN I will…
Kaladesh Remastered Limited Overview
MTG Arena is bringing back past drafts with a free entry while Jumpstart is delayed to keep players occupied, and Kaladesh Remastered will be next on the list from August 15 to August 20! Here is our in-depth overview to the format, a curated amalgamation of both Kaladesh and Aether Revolt.
Zendikar Rising Limited Set Review – Multicolor, Artifacts, and Lands
Welcome back! This is our final review of Zendikar Rising, and will be immediately followed by the release of our tier list, which you’ll likely see linked at the top right now. Thanks for joining us on another wild ride…
Zendikar Rising Limited Set Review – Red
Welcome back! This is the fourth review of Zendikar Rising so far, with all of them in the process of being released daily on MTG Arena Zone between the 12th and 17th, beginning with White and ending with Multicolour, Artifacts,…
Zendikar Rising Limited Set Review – Blue
Welcome back! This is the second review of Zendikar Rising so far, with all of them in the process of being released daily on MTG Arena Zone between the 12th and 17th, beginning with White and ending with Multicolour, Artifacts,…
Core Set 2021 Draft Guide
A fresh Limited format is upon us and I suspect the transition from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths has been jarring for most players. Although Ikoria was creature heavy and not entirely unlike Core Set 2021, there are some key differences…
Core Set 2021 Limited Set Review – Multicolor, Artifacts, and Lands
To cap off Core Set 2021, you will find two iconic reprints in this section as well as ‘signpost’ multicolor cards for each archetype. These gold cards are generally powerful and particularly important to pay attention to in this set,…
Core Set 2021 Limited Set Review – Red
Red is packing heat in Core Set 2021. With its scorching removal spells and lightning fast threats curving into powerful Dragons, Red has a plethora of tools to damage its foes. Drifter I’ve been enthralled by Limited ever since I…
Core Set 2021 Limited Set Review – Blue
Today, we gaze upon a parade of spirits as they emerge, drifting through stormy skies, while colossal whales emit songs loud enough to drown out ship horns, even from darkest depths… Blue is deep as the ocean and overwhelming as…
Rivals of Ixalan Draft Guide
**Note** What follows is some of the first stuff I ever wrote in the early days of MTG Arena. I decided to re-release this as a guide since Ixalan has found its way back into the Ranked Draft rotation this…
Compulsion’s Ikoria Draft Tier List and Strategy Update – June 2020
Under normal circumstances I would have done an update in May as well, but things have been anything but normal. May quarantines have given way to June protests, so it is anyone’s guess how long it is going to be…
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Limited Set Review – Multicolor, Artifacts and Lands
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Limited Guide The multicolor cards in Ikoria tend to be powerful and will surely put you into certain colors as you acquire them. As you will see from , the Crystal artifacts, and the variety of…
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Limited Set Review – Red
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Limited Guide Red is unsurprisingly looking to be an aggressive color, featuring strong removal spells that support relatively cheap and efficient creatures, many of which come with first strike or menace. Legend S: Ridiculous bomb; has…
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Limited Set Review – Blue
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Limited Guide Today, we gaze upon the mutant abominations as they emerge, heaving their wings through stormy skies or slicing fins through slimy depths… Blue has a lot going for it this set, having a self-contained…
Core Set 2019 Draft Guide
Ranked Draft Core Set 2019 is available on MTG Arena for a week between March 27 2020 at 8:00 AM PST to April 3 2020 at 8:00 AM PST as part of the Historic season! I may be in the…