DoggertQBones

Robert "DoggertQBones" Lee is the content manager of MTGAZone and a high ranked Arena player. He has one GP Top 8 and pioneered popular archetypes like UB 8 Shark, UB Yorion, and GW Company in Historic. Beyond Magic, his passions are writing and coaching! Join our community on Twitch and Discord.

Joined: September 15, 2020
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Standard 2022 Guide and Rotation-Proof Decklists

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Standard 2022

Looking to play without Companions or Adventure cards? DoggertQBones has your back! Here's 15 lists ton get you started in your 2022 queue!

DoggertQBones
July 8, 2021

Gimmick, Good, or Gold: D&D Class Cards

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DoggertQBOnes examines the new permanent type: classes! Which ones are good, which ones are bad, and which ones are secretly busted?

DoggertQBones
July 7, 2021

Gimmick, Good, or Gold: Dungeons in D&D Standard

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News

DoggertQBones examines Dungeons and their applications in Standard! Is the mechanic a flop or is this the second coming of energy?

DoggertQBones
July 7, 2021

Gimmick, Good, or Gold: The D&D Creature Lands

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News

DoggertQBones kicks off his new series with the D&D manlands! Are they not up to par or are they even better than they look?

DoggertQBones
July 6, 2021

Mirror, Mirror Event Guide and Decklists

Events

Mirror, Mirror is finally here! DoggertQBones cooked up 10 cool decks for you to try as you get to play some of Magic's most overpowered cards in their newest form!

DoggertQBones
July 3, 2021

The Three Steps to Attack Metagames and Break Formats

Strategy

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!

DoggertQBones
June 30, 2021

My Top 5 Decks to Secure Top 1200 for the June 2021 Ranked Season

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Climbing the ladder is hard, but DoggertQBones doesn't think it has to be! Find out what qualities he thinks you should look for in a deck and his top 5 decks to close out June!

DoggertQBones
June 25, 2021

Historic Mono White Aggro Deck Guide: Can Aggro be Tier 1?

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Deck Guides Historic

Monoblack Aggro isn't the only good monocolored deck in Historic! Find out how DoggertQBones took an unknown archetype to an 80% winrate in Mythic!

DoggertQBones
June 23, 2021

Historic Mono Black Aggro Deck Guide: Interaction and Beatdown is OP

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Deck Guides Historic

Blue decks in Historic got you down? Give them a headache with the powerful Monoblack Aggro! Learn how to navigate your matchups and niche tips and tricks courtesy of DoggertQBones!

DoggertQBones
June 22, 2021

Standard Jeskai Mutate Deck Guide: Is Combo Tier 1?

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Deck Guides Standard

If you were getting bored of Standard DoggertQBones has your back! Learn to pilot the surprisingly powerful Combo deck that took the Strixhaven Championship by storm!

DoggertQBones
June 17, 2021

Standard on a Budget: Izzet Spells

Guides Standard

Trying to get into Standard, but don't know how? DoggertQBones has you covered! Look at the explosive Izzet Spells deck at 3 different price points to find the version right for you!

DoggertQBones
June 16, 2021

Historic Temur Creativity Deck Guide: Historic’s New Best Deck

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Deck Guides Historic

Hello everyone! I’ll just jump right into it, I believe I have found the best deck in Historic after the Time Warp ban. With a clean 15-1 run into Mythic and how powerful the deck inherently felt, I’m very confident…

DoggertQBones
June 14, 2021

Arena Cube Draft Deep Dive: The Mindset of a Highly Experienced Drafter

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This week we're doing a special free Premium article! DoggertQBones talks at length about his process going through one of his Arena Cube drafts!

DoggertQBones
June 12, 2021

The New Best Decks of Historic Post Time Warp Ban: What to Expect After the Banning

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Hello everyone! With the surprise banning of Time Warp, everyone is left wondering what to play and what’s going to be good in Historic. Instead of just jamming all your old decks to figure out what might be good, I…

DoggertQBones
June 11, 2021

Top 50 Standard Simic Keruga Midrange Deck Guide: Hit Em With the Hippo

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Deck Guides Standard

Keruga has seen functionally zero play until now! DoggertQBones tackles the newest midrange deck using Standard's least appreciated Hippo!

DoggertQBones
June 5, 2021

The Expert’s Guide to Mulliganing in Constructed

Strategy

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!

DoggertQBones
June 4, 2021

Historic on a Budget: Boros Cycling

Guides Historic

Historic seems hard to get into, but it doesn't have to be! DoggertQBones breaks down this competitive deck into 3 different budgets!

DoggertQBones
June 1, 2021

Standard Izzet Ramp Deck Guide: Who Says Sultai Has the Best Late Game?

Deck Guides Standard

Ugin's been gone from Standard for awhile, but can DoggertQBones and Danytlaw bring him back?

DoggertQBones
May 31, 2021

College Cup: Test of Leadership Event Guide and Strixhaven Brawl Decklists

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Events

Strixhaven College Cup Guide Week 1: May 13-18Week 2: May 20-25Week 3: May 27-31Test of KnowledgeTest of WitTest of Leadership Hello everyone! Today will be the final guide on the three part event series that is the College Cup. Each…

DoggertQBones
May 27, 2021

Historic Anthology 5 Card Review and Decklists

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DoggertQBones looks at the Anthology as a whole and makes decklists! Is this the best Anthology yet? Is it worth it to buy? Find out!

DoggertQBones
May 27, 2021

Historic Jeskai Turns Deck Guide: Make Having Fun Zero Sum

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Deck Guides Historic

Can Combo still be Tier 1 without Pact? DoggertQBones thinks it's possible!

DoggertQBones
May 25, 2021

Strixhaven Standard Week 5: Best Decklists for Bo1, Bo3, and Full Sideboard Guides

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Hello everyone! So a few weeks back I did an article about the most up to date lists for Standard and how to board for every matchup which ended up being quite popular! I’m going to do an update from…

DoggertQBones
May 21, 2021

College Cup: Test of Wit Event Guide and 100 Card Treasure Standard Decklists

Events

Strixhaven College Cup Guide Week 1: May 13-18Week 2: May 20-25Week 3: May 27-31Test of KnowledgeTest of WitTest of Leadership Hello everyone! Today will be the second guide on the three part event series that is the College Cup. Each…

DoggertQBones
May 20, 2021

The Death of Pro Magic? League Member Chris Kvartek and DoggertQBones Discuss Wizard’s Organized Play Announcement

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Hello everyone! The Magic Community has been abuzz since the Organized Play announcement so I figured what better to do than ask a current Pro player their feelings on the announcement! I asked Chris Kvartek (former Magic Pro League member,…

DoggertQBones
May 19, 2021

What Standard Decks You Should Play at the Mythic Qualifier Weekend and Why

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Hello everyone! May’s Standard MIQ is coming up tomorrow and there are plenty of options to consider going into it. What are you best at, what’s the meta looking like, what decks are popular, and so on. Unless you’re playing…

DoggertQBones
May 14, 2021

College Cup: Test of Knowledge Event Guide and Singleton Emeritus Decklists

Events

Strixhaven College Cup Guide Week 1: May 13-18Week 2: May 20-25Week 3: May 27-31Test of KnowledgeTest of WitTest of Leadership Hello everyone! Today will be the first guide on the three part event series that is the College Cup. Each…

DoggertQBones
May 13, 2021

Standard Mono Black Auras Bo1 Deck Guide: The Bane of Creature Decks

Deck Guides Standard

Hello everyone! As promised, since the previous Bo1 Standard article did well, Dany and I are looking into making it a regular thing! Last time we tackled what was considered to be the best Bo1 deck, Monowhite Lifegain Aggro, but…

DoggertQBones
May 12, 2021

Historic Gruul Aggro Deck Guide: Face is the Place

Deck Guides Historic

Hello everyone! Today I’m talking about the premiere SMORC deck in Historic: Gruul Aggro. Historic is a cool format as it spans so many sets throughout the course of Magic’s history. With the size of the format, there’s a lot…

DoggertQBones
May 11, 2021

Historic Tainted Pact Combo Deck Guide: Now This Is a Splinter Twin Situation

Deck Guides Historic

Welcome to our Combo deck guide for the Magic: The Gathering Arena Historic format, updated for Strixhaven: School of Mages! Here, you will learn how to play this combo deck specifically for the best of three (bo3) game mode, from…

DoggertQBones
May 8, 2021

Five Helpful Habits To Improve At Magic You May Not Be Doing

Strategy

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 is based around the deck of the day for the…

DoggertQBones
May 7, 2021

Dimir Rogues Historic Deck Guide: May 2021 Update

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Deck Guides Historic

Hello everyone! Welcome to our Dimir Rogues deck guide for the Magic: The Gathering Arena Historic format, updated for Strixhaven: School of Mages! Here, you will learn how to play this blue-black tempo deck for the best of three (bo3)…

DoggertQBones
May 5, 2021

Mono White Lifegain Bo1 Standard Deck Guide: Attack Ladder with Bo1’s Best Deck

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Deck Guides Standard

Welcome to our Mono White Lifegain deck guide for the Magic: The Gathering Arena Standard format, updated for Strixhaven: School of Mages! Here, you will learn how to play this white aggro deck specifically for the best of one (bo1)…

DoggertQBones
May 4, 2021

Strixhaven Constructed Event Guide and Decklists

Events

Hello everyone! Today I’m bringing you with the event guide and decklists for the Strixhaven Constructed Event. Check below for event details and decklists! Event Details Bring a deck and play games using cards only from Strixhaven: School of Mages.…

DoggertQBones
May 1, 2021

Strixhaven Standard Week 2: Best Decklists and Full Sideboard Guides

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Hello everyone! Today I’m going to provide the best thing a competitive player can ask for: Updated lists and sideboard guides! Standard changes fast and , the best list for each archetype changes even faster. Unless you play and watch…

DoggertQBones
April 30, 2021

Rakdos Pests Strixhaven Standard Deck Guide: When Draft Filler is OP

Deck Guides Standard

Hello everyone! Before I get into the article, I wanted to announce that this will be the first article in a series of written guides by me with accompanying videos by DanyTlaw! That means you can read the guide on…

DoggertQBones
April 28, 2021

Orzhov Auras Historic Deck Guide: Spiritdancer is Still Tier 0

Deck Guides Historic

Hello everybody! Today, we’re going to do a much needed update on one of the best decks (if not the best) in Historic: Orzhov Auras. As a content creator, I have to test out a lot of different decks by…

DoggertQBones
April 27, 2021

The Top 5 Decks to Beat in Early Strixhaven Standard

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Hello everyone! Every set release puts the meta in a state of extreme flux, new tech being unearthed every day, decks being discovered and discarded, it’s an exciting time to be playing Magic. Even with the chaos, there will always…

DoggertQBones
April 24, 2021

Historic’s Top Decks with Strixhaven: The Winners and Losers of the New Meta

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Hello everyone! Similar to last week’s article, I wanted to go over the old meta decks of Historic and talk about what decks gained a lot of power from Strixhaven, and what decks are falling by the wayside. With that,…

DoggertQBones
April 23, 2021

Temur Lukka Strixhaven Standard Deck Guide: The Next Big Tier 1 Adventures Deck

Deck Guides Standard

Hello everyone! Today we’re going to review a subset of the extremely popular Temur Adventures archetype: Temur Lukka. Before I continue, I’ll show both a stock version of Obosh Adventures (the most popular form of Temur), then I’ll show Temur…

DoggertQBones
April 22, 2021

Simic Turns Historic Deck Guide: Letting the Opponent Play is Overrated

Deck Guides Historic

Hello everyone! Today I’m giving you a deck guide to one of the few decks I made day 1 of Strixhaven, but has been performing well for me since: Simic Turns. Styled similarly to the decks in the past, Simic…

DoggertQBones
April 21, 2021