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MTG Arena Announcements: July 6, 2022

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In this week’s MTG Arena Announcements, once again it’s all about the release of Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate tomorrow on July 7 (around 8 AM PST). An associated MTG Arena State of the Game article was also released, that covers…

DotGG
July 6, 2022

MTG Arena: State of the Game – Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate

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Here is this month’s MTG Arena State of the Game – Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate edition. The new Alchemy and Historic focused set is releasing July 7, 2022, as well as a host of rebalanced cards targeted for Alchemy and…

DotGG
July 6, 2022

July 5th, 2022 Banned and Restricted Announcement: Grinning Ignus Banned, Sweeping Changes To Alchemy And Historic

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Arena is seeing a big overhaul today with huge changes in Alchemy and Historic! See what cards got changed and what that may mean for each format!

DoggertQBones
July 5, 2022

Top 15 Mono-Green Creatures on MTG Arena

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If you’re anything like me, you enjoy arguing about things to pass the time. Today, I’m giving you plenty of ammunition to argue about and that’s the top fifteen mono-green creatures on Arena. Whether it’s for Standard, Explorer, Historic, Alchemy,…

darthjacen
July 1, 2022

MTG June 2022 Monthly Announcement Day: Pioneer Challenger Decks, Game Night: Free-For-All

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Each month, the official Magic: The Gathering’s Weekly MTG stream has an Announcement Day where they show a sneak peek at some upcoming products. For June 2022, we have two new products that are showcased – Game Night: Free-For-All, and…

DotGG
June 30, 2022

Unstoppable Brawl Player Goes Undefeated In CommandFest Frankfurt’s Brawl Event

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Want to learn how to be the best player in the known universe? Follow the example of the player who went undefeated in the Brawl event at CommandFest Frankfurt! Learn how you can harness even a fraction of their power to level up your game.

DoggertQBones
June 30, 2022

MTG Arena Announcements: June 29, 2022

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In this week’s MTG Arena Announcements, all details are out of the bag for Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate. You can check out the full spoiler gallery and information about the expansion (now including the Mastery Pass) in the guide below.…

DotGG
June 29, 2022

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This Card Is Going To Break Alchemy Alongside Hinata, Dawn-Crowned

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The alarm bells are going off as DoggertQBones readies all Alchemy players to a disgusting combo that's dropping soon! Find out what card is going to break Alchemy next as DoggertQBones breaks down what makes it so scary to face or play!

DoggertQBones
June 29, 2022

Top Mythic Decks – June 2022 Ranked Season – Week 4

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MTG Arena is on the last few days of its June 2022 Ranked Season, and the competitive players have been busy either playing constructed events for the Play-In event points, or vying for the top #250 on the Mythic ladder.…

DotGG
June 28, 2022

Ulder Ravengard, Marshal Is Going To Make Boros Aggro Even Better

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Boros Aggro is already one of the top decks in Bo1 Alchemy and DoggertQBones thinks it's about to get better! Find out why he's so excited by Ulder Ravengard, Marshal and what it gives Boros that it was missing before!

DoggertQBones
June 27, 2022

Why Karlach, Raging Tiefling Is Way More Busted Than It Looks

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Previews are in full swing and there's plenty of cards that are catching attention. However, DoggertQBones thinks that despite not grabbing eyes, Karlach is secretly insane! Find out what makes it so good and what decks gain the most from playing it!

DoggertQBones
June 27, 2022

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Standard Velomachus Reanimator Deck Guide: Easy One Turn Kills

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Reanimator hasn't been a playable Standard strategy in years, but Bohe is trying to change that! Bohe thinks that is you want to play something powerful and fun, you can't do better than this deck!

Bohe
June 25, 2022

Analyzing Viconia, Nightsinger’s Disciple: Is One of Magic’s Most Complex Cards Good?

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Specialize may be the most complicated mechanic created and DoggertQBones is curious if it's good enough to see play! He's starting with the first Specialize card that was spoiled to see if it has the chops to make it in Alchemy.

DoggertQBones
June 23, 2022

MTG Arena Announcements: June 22, 2022 – Alchemy Horizon’s Baldur’s Gate Previews

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In this week’s MTG Arena Announcements, we have more previews for Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate. You can check out the full spoiler gallery and information about the expansion in the guide below. Here’s our summary of the announcement: Preorders: They…

DotGG
June 22, 2022

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Top Mythic Decks – June 2022 Ranked Season – Week 3

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MTG Arena is on the third week of its June 2022 Ranked Season, and the competitive players have been busy either playing constructed events for the Play-In event points, or vying for the top #250 on the Mythic ladder. This…

DotGG
June 19, 2022

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MTG Arena Announcements: June 15, 2022

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In this week’s MTG Arena Announcements, we have a small preview on what’s to come for Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate. Preorders are coming next week, and as announced previously, the set will consist of cards from Commander Legends: Battle for…

DotGG
June 15, 2022

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Top Mythic Decks – June 2022 Ranked Season – Week 2

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MTG Arena is on the second week of its June 2022 Ranked Season, and the competitive players have been busy either playing constructed events for the Play-In event points, or vying for the top #250 on the Mythic ladder. This…

DotGG
June 12, 2022

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MTG Arena Announcements: June 8, 2022

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In this week’s MTG Arena Announcements, we have a patch coming on June 9 for minor updates since last week: Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate is coming to MTG Arena on July 7: Prerelease codes for 6 packs on MTG Arena…

DotGG
June 8, 2022

June 7, 2022 Banned and Restricted Announcement: Winota, Joiner of Forces and Expressive Iteration Banned in Pioneer and Explorer, Other Formats “Healthy”

Explorer News Pioneer

Seemingly out of nowhere, we have another Banned and Restricted announcement! This time, the announcement focuses mostly on Pioneer, but as Explorer is looking to eventually recombine with Pioneer, this affects it as well. To that end, and are banned…

DoggertQBones
June 7, 2022

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2022.16.0 Patch Notes

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MTG Arena Patch 2022.16.0 brings 30 new cards for the Alchemy and Historic format, as well as updates to the user interface, Starter Decks folder, Historic Brawl unbans, bug fixes, new store items, and more! For a summary of the…

DotGG
June 2, 2022

MTG Arena Announcements: June 1, 2022

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In this week’s MTG Arena Announcements, we have a patch coming on June 2, and a minor change to the Historic Brawl format! Alchemy: New Capenna is arriving on June 2, 2022 with 30 new digital-only cards for the Alchemy…

DotGG
June 1, 2022

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Top Mythic Decks – May 2022 Ranked Season – Week 4

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MTG Arena is at the end of its May 2022 Ranked Season, and the competitive players have been busy either playing constructed events for the Play-In event points, or vying for the top #250 on the Mythic ladder. This month’s…

DotGG
May 30, 2022

MTG Arena Announcements: May 25, 2022

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In this week’s MTG Arena Announcements, we are focusing on the big update coming next Thursday on June 2, 2022! This includes: Various improvements to the client user interface and player experience, such as Mythic Packs for all Standard sets,…

DotGG
May 25, 2022

New Capenna Set Championship Top 8 Decklists and Day Two Coverage

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Top 8 Standard and Historic decklists from the New Capenna Championship, as well as a summary of what happened on day two.

darthjacen
May 22, 2022

New Capenna Championship Day 1 Standings

New Capenna Set Championship Day One Coverage

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We have the latest Set Championship going all weekend from May 20th to the 23rd this will lead to the finalizing of the slots for the Magic World Championship. On top of crowning a new champion, players who earn requalifying…

darthjacen
May 21, 2022

MTG Arena Announcements: May 18, 2022

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This week’s of MTG Arena Announcements are mostly reminders of the upcoming events that were covered in the previous weeks, but we do have some further details on the event that caps off the Rise of the Five Families Festival…

DotGG
May 18, 2022

MTG Arena Zone 2.0 Beta Live!

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A new design is now live, with many new features to come. All feedback welcome!

DotGG
May 18, 2022

Free MTG Arena Codes for Dark Streets of New Capenna Family Sleeves Revealed via Quiz on the Official Magic Discord

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The Official Magic: The Gathering Discord has released another series of quizzes for the community solve, and as a reward, players can grab a second set of Streets of New Capenna family emblem sleeves that are more dark-themed. ObscuraConnive –…

DotGG
May 16, 2022

Announcement: Playing Pioneer Joins the MTG Arena Zone Network

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Pioneer and Explorer content team PlayingPioneer.com and PlayingExplorer.com joins MTG Arena Zone in the DotGG network.

DotGG
May 16, 2022

First Look at Double Masters 2022, Dominaria United, Warhammer 40,000, Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate, and More

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Magic: The Gathering has some big announcements lined up for us, as today’s Wizards of the Coast’s Weekly MTG live stream was named “Monthly Announcement Day” that previewed a bunch of products coming in 2022 – and beyond. A lot…

DotGG
May 12, 2022

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May 11th Banned and Restricted Announcement: Winota, Joiner of Forces and Tibalt’s Trickery Banned in Explorer

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Explorer has been out for a few weeks, but before anyone could play a single game of the format, it seemed that everyone knew what the best deck was going to be. was a card that generated the most conversation…

DoggertQBones
May 11, 2022

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MTG Arena Announcements: May 11, 2022

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This week’s MTG Arena Announcements was mostly covered in last week’s announcement (other than the addition of Innistrad: Crimson Vow Quick Draft on July 8 – 22), and no confirmation yet on the upcoming Alchemy: Baldur’s Gate set which should be…

DotGG
May 11, 2022

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Mark Rosewater’s Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate Teaser

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It’s been less than two weeks since the release of Streets of New Capenna, but it’s already time for us to get ready for the release of the upcoming Commander Legends set, Battle for Baldur’s Gate. Set to release on…

DotGG
May 10, 2022

Top Mythic Decks – May 2022 Ranked Season – Week 1

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It’s been over a week since the release of Streets of New Capenna and also the new May 2022 Ranked Season. This is the first season in which the changes to the MTG Arena Premier Play structure takes into effect…

DotGG
May 7, 2022

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2022.15.10 Patch Notes – Alchemy Rebalancing and Bug Fixes

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MTG Arena Patch 2022.15.10 brings several rebalances for the Alchemy format as well as important bug fixes. Check out our full review of the new card changes for this round: Full patch notes are transcribed below. Patch Notes – 2022.15.10…

DotGG
May 5, 2022

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MTG Arena Announcements: May 4, 2022

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Another week means another MTG Arena Announcements blog from Wizards of the Coast! It’s been almost a week since the release of Streets of New Capenna, and a lot of the flashy new stuff was covered in last week’s announcement.…

DotGG
May 4, 2022

New MTG Secret Lair Drop: Pride Across the Multiverse

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The newest Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair Drop has been revealed. The newest set of artwork is called Pride Across the Universe and features artwork from LGBTQIA2S+ employees at Wizards of the Coast. The eight cards can be pre-ordered starting…

kestrelwen
May 2, 2022

MTG Arena Zone May 2022 Update

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Hello our valued visitors! It has been a while since we provided an update, but we trust that you are all well. Time has flown by in a blink of an eye and we are already approaching half way into…

DotGG
May 1, 2022

Streets of New Capenna Decks from Day 1

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Streets of New Capenna Constructed Articles Premium The Winners and Losers of Streets of New Capenna Standard The Top 5 Brews That Could Be Excellent in Streets of New Capenna Standard My Top 5 Standard Decks Going Into Streets of…

DotGG
April 29, 2022

MTG Arena Has Grown the Game – Now Wizards of the Coast Might Pay

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It’s no secret that Magic: The Gathering Arena opened the game up to an entirely new audience – just having the option to play the game on mobile opened up a lot of opportunities for players who’d never been able…

kestrelwen
April 29, 2022