Historic on a Budget: Mono Red Burn
Hello my fellow planeswalkers! The Midnight Hunt has begun with our return to Innistrad! While I am still testing decks for the new Standard, I figured it was the prefect...
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MTG Arena Budget Standard Decks for Beginners – September 2021
If you’re new to MTG Arena, building a cheap budget competitive deck can be challenging, especially if you’re looking to spend as little real-world gold as you can! Magic’s myriad...
MTG Arena Codes – September 2021
Below is the full list of all the currently available, non-unique promotional MTG Arena codes you can redeem for free booster packs, cosmetics, Mastery XP, individual cards, and more. New...
MTG Arena Beginner’s Guide
This is your complete, unabridged beginner’s guide to Magic: The Gathering Arena hosted by MTG Arena Zone. Written by /u/localghost, Heffalump#3697, in 2020 – 2021. This guide builds on the...
Major MTG Arena Change Timeline
Here are the important MTG Arena changes timeline, latest at the top. August 24, 2021 An important patch with a large-scale change to backend systems was applied (moved forward from...
Improving at MTG
Disclaimer This part of the guide contains an unusually high amount of personal experience and opinions. Consider to be sort of the point of it. You can also view our...
Common MTG Slangs
The corpus of Magic slang is formidable (and that list isn’t full either). So, here’s a somewhat more digestible arbitrary selection of terms considering the focus of this guide on...
Introduction to MTG
A very basic yet verbose introduction to Magic: The Gathering. NB: if you want a more official introduction, it can be found here. Table of Contents The Golden Rule Game...
Inner Workings of Arena
Common misconceptions and questioned rules Here are clarifications on some of the most common points where new players get confused about Arena and Magic. This section will repeat many of...
Arena Economy in Detail
Details on obtaining cards and duplicate protection Packs By far not all cards on Arena can be opened in packs, whether Store or Limited ones, or obtained as ICRs. Regular...
Playing a Match
Most of the in-match interface does not require commentary or is explained in the tutorial. Read on for some non-trivial details. Turn time and the rope You have limited time...
Using Arena: Interface and Add-ons
General Interface Overview Tabs along the top left Home tab has an overview of your quests and daily/weekly win rewards progress at the bottom, while the main space is taken...
Quick Start Guide
Table of Contents I just started. What to do? How to get cards? A brief overview How to get resources and craft cards? I got the basics and free decks...
Advanced Search
General Notes In addition to common filters at the top and advanced filters that open via the last “three sliders” icon, there the search field — a fairly powerful tool...
Formats, Queues, Events
Magic: The Gathering is played in a variety of formats and modes that differ by rules, allowed card pools, and deck building principles and restrictions. Two main ways of playing...
Historic Brawl Deck Building Guide
DoggertQBones loves brewing in Historic Brawl and he wants to teach you his methods! What are the 5 steps you should follow when building a new Brawl deck?
Budget Standard 2022 Decks and Upgrade Guides for Beginners
Hello everyone! Standard 2022 has been an absolute blast to play, but admittedly, it’s not the easiest on the wildcards. It’s much better than any other constructed format, but for...
MTG Arena Budget Historic Decks for Beginners – September 2021
If you’re new to MTG Arena, building a cheap budget competitive deck can be challenging, especially if you’re looking to spend as little real-world gold as you can! This can...
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Mastery and Mastery Pass
The Mastery system for Adventures in the Forgotten Realm (AFR) is a way for players to receive in-game content through regular gameplay. It runs from July 8th, 2021 until the...
How to Unlock Theros Beyond Death Nyx Lands
Theros Beyond Death has 15 new Basic Lands, comprising of 5 of the special full art Nyx lands and 2 of each of the normal bordered lands that usually come...
Standard on a Budget: Izzet Spells
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!
Historic on a Budget: Boros Cycling
Historic seems hard to get into, but it doesn’t have to be! DoggertQBones breaks down this competitive deck into 3 different budgets!
Strixhaven Mastery and Mastery Pass
The Mastery system for the Strixhaven expansion is a way for players to receive in-game content through regular gameplay. It runs from April 15th, 2021 until the release of the...
MTG Arena Trackers and Plugins Guide
Magic: The Gathering Arena trackers are fan-made, third party applications that provide MTG Arena players with various information obtained from the in-game logs or external sources. It is used to compliment...
Arena Hot Keys and Interface Guide: Simplify Your Game with These Easy Tricks
Hello everyone! I’m going to write about something that may be common knowledge for a good amount of you, but can be extremely helpful for those who are newer or...
Budget Orzhov Clerics Deck Guide – Zendikar Rising Standard
Zendikar Rising is all about adventuring the world with your Party, and Clerics are one of the four creature types that got a new boost in the latest expansion. The...
Renewal Rewards
Renewal Rewards are additional in-game rewards given to all players to help augment players’ collections with Standard legal cards when rotation happens on September each year. Players who are eligible...
Budget Historic Deck Guide: Mono Blue Tempo
Introduction Wizards just announced that the second Arena Open will be on August 1st, and that the format of choice will be Historic. Between this most recent announcement, the upcoming...
Budget Mono Red Cavalcade Deck Guide
Ciao Zoners, Delmo’s here! A lot of people ask me for advice about which deck they should run in ladder to rank up, and sometimes, when I show them lists,...
