The Arena Open Event Guide
All players should now see the in-game event countdown for the first Arena Open, with the first day of the tournament starting on May 30, at 8 AM Pacific Time!...
Category: Guides
Standard Cascade – FNM at Home Event Guide and Decklists
Have you been looking at Standard’s recent power creep and thinking to yourself “this just isn’t enough; I miss the days when I could do brain-burstingly busted things every single...
Best-of-One (BO1) Game Mode Guide: Prepare for Day 1 of The Arena Open Tournament!
This guide is a collection of resources that analyse how best to build best-of-one decks, or convert best-of-three decks for best-of-one play, by highlighting key differences between the two modes,...
Building a “Wishboard” for Best-of-One Standard: Fae of Wishes, Karn, and Vivien
Best-of-one (BO1) Standard gives you access to a powerful untapped resource in your Sideboard, and this article is here to tell you how to make best use of it! These...
Historic Artisan – Festival of Monsters: Clever Reflections Event Guide and Decklists
Bored of every deck rigidly being built around a handful of busted cards, the same old faces every time? Do you crave a wide-open format with myriad archetypes, where each...
Historic Artisan – FNM at Home Event Guide and Decklists
This Event has now ended, so we’ve moved some content over to our Festival of Monsters: Clever Reflections Event Guide – this is an ongoing Historic Artisan event! Companions got...
MTG Arena Standard Decks – Best-of-One (BO1) Metagame Tier List – May 2020
Our latest update to the Standard best-of-one metagame in MTG Arena.
MTG Standard Rotation Guide 2020
What is Standard Rotation? With the advent of Arena, Standard is the most accessible and widely played constructed format in Magic: The Gathering. Four Magic sets are released (one approximately every three...
Festival of Monsters: Battle Royale Event Guide
In the second week of the Festival of Monsters event, it will have us battle each other using the same preconstructed singleton deck enabled by the Omniscience Emblem. Check out...
Historic Brawl – FNM at Home Event Guide and Decklists
Tired of Standard decks looking and playing out the same? Just pining for a magic experience where decks aren’t ultra-consistent, you get to play with plenty of wacky cards, and...
MTG Arena Standard Decks – Best-of-Three (BO3) Metagame Tier List – May 2020
Our latest update to the Standard best-of-three metagame in MTG Arena.
Treasure – Festival of Monsters: Mountains of Mana Event Guide and Decklists
Welcome to the first (unexpected) Festival of Monsters event, where we can obtain the showcase card styles for the creatures with Mutate in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. This week, we...
Historic Anthology 3 Set Review: Is It Worth Buying?
Historic Anthology 3 is coming to us with MTG Arena’s next game update on May 21 along with a permanent ranked queue. Now that all 27 cards have been spoiled,...
Pauper – FNM at Home Event Guide and Decklists
Want to escape the unplanned Matrix sequel that is Standard right now? Just pining for some normal Magic where you don’t have to lose a land or two to Agent...
MTG Arena Budget Standard Decks – May 2020
If you are new to MTG Arena, building a cheap and competitive deck can be challenging. This is especially true if you are a beginner and/or free-to-play because the amount...
Ikoria Constructed Event Guide and Decklists
Welcome folks! This weekend’s event is Ikoria Constructed, a format reminiscent of the old Block Constructed format, which has the stipulation that your decks must consist only of Ikoria: Lair...
Artisan – FNM at Home Event Guide and Decklists
Looking for an escape from the the Grand Companion Jousting Tournament that is Standard right now? Just want to play some normal Magic without one of those darned Cats, Hippos,...
Standard Metagame Challenge Event Guide and Decklists – Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Standard
Standard Metagame Challenge is a limited-time competitive event held over this weekend, where players test their mettle for one of the biggest reward payouts on MTG Arena. It has now...
Singleton – FNM at Home Event Guide and Decklists
The special FNM at Home event is back on MTG Arena for the next 24 hours, where you can receive a code for an Arena FNM Promo Pack from your...
Historic Challenge Event Guide and Decklists – April 2020
Historic Challenge is coming to MTG Arena for the next two days, an event with a high entry fee and huge rewards to match! Players will test their mettle in...
Ikoria Mastery
The contents of the Ikoria Mastery system has just been published, which will run from April 16 to June 25 (when Core Set 2021 is released). We note that the...
Historic Pauper Event Guide and Decklists
Historic Pauper is back to MTG Arena for the next week as part of the Historic season! As usual, we are able to use all the available commons from the...
Festival of the Gods: Thassa’s Briny Bounty Event Guide
In the final week of MTG Arena’s Festival of the Gods event, we’re battling each other using an oversized mono blue Historic Singleton deck to win the final bunch of...
MTG Arena Historic Decks – Metagame Tier List
Our latest update to the Historic metagame tier list in MTG Arena.
Historic Brawl – Festival of the Gods: Erebos’s Memoir of Death Event Guide and Decklists
MTG Arena is officially supporting the Historic Brawl format for the first time in this week’s Festival of the Gods! In Historic Brawl, we can build a Brawl deck using...
MTG Arena Cosmetics Guide
MTG Arena has a wealth of cosmetics that allows you to customize your profile, individual cards and your deck. They have no effect on game play, and can be obtained...
The Immortal Sun – Festival of the Gods: Heliod’s Glory Event Guide and Decklists
In the third week of Festival of the Gods, we are basking in Heliod’s Glory and The Immortal Sun Emblem! In this event, our spells cost 1 less, all our...
Giant Monsters – Festival of the Gods: Nylea’s Call of the Wild Event Guide and Decklists
The second week of Festival of the Gods is here, and it involves Nylea, God of the Hunt and building decks around big creatures. The Giant Monsters Emblem returns for...
Behind the Brews: A Guide to Off-Meta Deck Building
Everybody loves to play and make off the wall decks, right? But what feels even better than casting some crazy card your opponent has to read? Actually winning the game...
Standard Artisan – Festival of the Gods: Fires of Purphoros Event Guide and Decklists
Over the next five weeks, we will be celebrating the Festival of the Gods, each with their unique format and Showcase Card Style rewards to match! This week’s event is...
