Limited

Limited is way of playing Magic: The Gathering in which each player gets a quantity of booster packs and creates their own deck on the spot. It encompasses both the sealed and draft formats. You can find all our Limited content here, from strategy, guides and tier lists.

The Most Overrated and Underrated Cards in Forgotten Realms Draft

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Hey everyone! I’m beyond excited to be diving into some D&D limited today. Limited is by far my favorite format and I especially love discussing and breaking down my card preferences. First and foremost, I want to discuss the most…

Chris Kvartek
August 4, 2021

Forgotten Realms Draft Guide

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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…

Compulsion
July 29, 2021

D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Limited Tier List

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MTG Arena Zone’s Limited Tier Lists rank every in the set, to provide a guideline you can use to pick cards for your draft deck or to build your sealed deck. Full written updates will be noted in the changelog…

Drifter
July 12, 2021

D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Limited Set Review: Multicolored, Artifacts, and Lands

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D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Decklists Constructed Review Limited Review Limited Guide Welcome back! Today is the big wrap-up, the final day of Limited Reviews, with possibly the widest range of complicated and interesting cards to rate, including…

Drifter
July 12, 2021

D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Limited Set Review: Green

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D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Decklists Constructed Review Limited Review Limited Guide Welcome back! Today is the penultimate day of Limited Reviews, a spellfinding fable of Druids and Wolves. Enjoy and make sure to check out the introduction…

Drifter
July 11, 2021

Zariel, Archduke of Avernus Art by Scott M. Fischer

D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Limited Set Review: Red

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D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Decklists Constructed Review Limited Review Limited Guide It’s been quite the adventure, but the fourth Limited set review is now reddy! There are only two left after this before the full tier list…

Drifter
July 10, 2021

Acererak the Archlich Art by Andrey Kuzinskiy

D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Limited Set Review: Black

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D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Decklists Constructed Review Limited Review Limited Guide Welcome back! Today we’re rating all those evil-aligned D&D creatures from mere obstacles to your dungeon raids: the skeleton and zombie cannon fodder, to the Big…

Drifter
July 9, 2021

D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Limited Set Review: Blue

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D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Constructed Review Limited Review Limited Guide Welcome back! Today is the second day of Limited Reviews, make sure to check out the Introduction if you haven’t already, and otherwise enjoy! Who is rating?…

Drifter
July 8, 2021

D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Limited Guide: Part 2 – Best Common and Uncommon Spells, Themes, and Archetypes

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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…

Compulsion
July 8, 2021

Icingdeath, Frost Tyrant Art by Matt Stewart

D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Limited Set Review: White

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D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Constructed Review Limited Review Limited Guide Welcome back! Make sure to check out the Introduction if you haven’t already, and otherwise enjoy perusing all the White cards. Who is rating? Drifter I’ve been…

Drifter
July 7, 2021

Grand Master of Flowers Art by Yongjae Choi

D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Limited Set Review: Introduction

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D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Constructed Review Limited Review Limited Guide Welcome back! I’m Drifter and I’m back with my sixth MTG Arena Zone set review in a row, with thanks to Terence for formatting and hosting! Similar…

Drifter
July 7, 2021

D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) Limited Guide: Part 1 – Mechanics, Tips, and Tricks

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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…

Compulsion
July 6, 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

Theros Beyond Death (THB) Limited Tier List

Theros Beyond Death (THB)Tier Lists

MTG Arena Zone's Theros Beyond Death (THB) Limited Tier List. Each card is ranked according to their value for sealed and draft formats.

DotGG
June 11, 2021

Arena Cube Draft Card List

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This is the complete card list for the Arena Cube Draft event on MTG Arena, which are curated from the Historic card pool. You can search the table and sort each column by alphabetical order. This list is always kept…

DotGG
June 4, 2021

Prepare for the Strixhaven Draft Challenge: Drifter’s Format Analysis and Tier List Update

Strixhaven: School of Mages

Welcome back folks! I’ve been playing a lot of drafts and having a lot of fun since Strixhaven’s release last month, and I’m ready to bring you the first written update to my Tier List now. First I’ll go over…

Drifter
May 22, 2021

Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Limited Guide

Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO)

In this guide, you will find tips and advice to tackle the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths limited (sealed and draft) format in Magic: The Gathering. Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Limited Guide Overview Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths is a world where…

DotGG
May 15, 2021

Strixhaven Draft Guide

Strixhaven: School of Mages

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…

Compulsion
May 2, 2021

Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) Limited Tier List

Strixhaven: School of Mages Tier Lists

MTG Arena Zone’s Limited Tier Lists rank all the cards from the set, to assist with picking cards for your draft deck or building your sealed deck. Full written updates will be recorded in the changelog at the bottom, but…

Drifter
April 16, 2021

Strixhaven Limited Set Review: Mystical Archive, Colorless and Lands

Strixhaven Limited Set Review: Mystical Archives, Colourless, and Summary

Strixhaven: School of Mages

Welcome back! Today is the final day of Limited Reviews, make sure to check out the Introduction if you haven’t already. Our set tier list will be going live shortly, so stay tuned! I’ll be keeping it updated as often…

Drifter
April 16, 2021

Strixhaven Limited Set Review: Green and Witherbloom

Strixhaven: School of Mages

Welcome back! Today is the fifth and penultimate day of Limited Reviews, make sure to check out the Introduction if you haven’t already, and otherwise enjoy! Tomorrow it’s release day and we’ll be releasing the final article alongside our usual…

Drifter
April 15, 2021

Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 6 – Quandrix

Strixhaven: School of Mages

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…

Compulsion
April 14, 2021

Strixhaven Limited Set Review: Red and Prismari

Strixhaven: School of Mages

Welcome back! We’re delving into all manner of wacky giant spells and Elementals today as part of our fourth Limited set review of six, the Blue-Red Strixhaven college! Make sure to check out the introduction for some crucial background info…

Drifter
April 13, 2021

Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 5 – Witherbloom

Strixhaven: School of Mages

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,…

Compulsion
April 13, 2021

Strixhaven Limited Set Review: Black and Silverquill

Strixhaven: School of Mages

Welcome back! Today is the third of six days of Limited Reviews, make sure to check out the Introduction if you haven’t already! Remember that we’re excluding Mystical Archives for now – instead, those will feature in the sixth review…

Drifter
April 13, 2021

Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 4 – Silverquill

Strixhaven: School of Mages

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…

Compulsion
April 12, 2021

Strixhaven Limited Set Review: Blue and Quandrix

Strixhaven: School of Mages

Welcome back! Today is the second day of Limited Reviews, make sure to check out the Introduction if you haven’t already, and otherwise enjoy! Who is rating? Drifter I’ve been enthralled by Limited ever since I began playing Magic, almost…

Drifter
April 11, 2021

Strixhaven Limited Set Review: White and Lorehold

Strixhaven: School of Mages

Welcome back! I’m Drifter and I’m back with the fifth MTG Arena Zone set review in a row, my first solo run, with thanks to Terence for formatting and hosting! Similar to other set reviews you might’ve seen in the…

Drifter
April 10, 2021

Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 3 – Prismari

Strixhaven: School of Mages

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…

Compulsion
April 10, 2021

Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 2 – Lorehold

Strixhaven: School of Mages

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…

Compulsion
April 8, 2021

Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 1 – Set Overview

Strixhaven: School of Mages

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…

Compulsion
April 7, 2021

Limited Spotlight: A Guide to War of the Spark’s Archetypes and Nuances

War of the Spark

Welcome back, folks! War of the Spark just landed back on Arena, and it was absolutely my favourite bot draft format, so I’m incredibly excited to see how it plays out when drafting against players! This is the very first…

Drifter
March 13, 2021

Limited Spotlight: General Sealed Strategy and Approaches, for the Kaldheim Arena Open and Beyond

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Hey folks! My Limited Spotlight series has focused mostly on Draft before, but now that we have the Arena Open coming up this weekend and Sealed is being supported as a tournament format moving forward, I wanted to talk about…

Drifter
February 19, 2021

Kaldheim Sealed Guide: Prepare for the Arena Open and MCQW!

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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…

Compulsion
February 18, 2021

Kaldheim (KHM) Limited Tier List

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Drifter
January 28, 2021

Kaldheim Limited Set Review: Multicolored, Artifacts, and Lands

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Remember to check out Introduction and White first, for all the background and specifics of this review! Who’s rating? Drifter I’ve been enthralled by Limited ever since I began playing Magic, almost ten years ago now. With a particular fondness…

Raszero
January 27, 2021

Kaldheim Limited Guide: Archetypes, Top Commons and Uncommons, and Bombs

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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…

Compulsion
January 26, 2021

Kaldheim Limited Set Review: Green

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Drifter
January 25, 2021

Kaldheim Limited Set Review: Red

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Remember to check out Introduction and White first, for all the background and specifics behind this review! Who’s rating? Drifter I’ve been enthralled by Limited ever since I began playing Magic, almost ten years ago now. With a particular fondness…

Raszero
January 24, 2021

Kaldheim Limited Set Review: Black

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Drifter
January 23, 2021