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Twitch Rivals MTG Arena Decklists

Here you can find all the top decklists from the Twitch Rivals tournament! Find out what players are playing in the new Standard metagame post-banning. The top 32 players will playoff on the second day, and the rankings will be…

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Top Standard Decks to Try Post-Oko Ban

If you missed yesterday’s news, three powerful green cards are now banned from Standard (in addition to Field of the Dead) – Oko, Thief of Crowns, Once Upon a Time and Veil of Summer. These cards collectively made green-based decks…

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1.01.00.04 Patch Notes

It has just been announced that , , and are now banned in Standard. The hotfix to reflect these bans are now effective immediately on the game client and you should see the notification when you open the game. Please…

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Historic Soul Sisters Theorycraft Decks

Welcome to the second Historic theorycrafting session, following our brews with Goblins yesterday – be sure to check it out if you have not already! Today we will be building a few decks around the two cards being introduced to…

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Historic Goblins Theorycraft Decks

In yesterday’s State of the Game for November, MTG Arena’s roadmap to roll out the Historic format has been announced! This is news many players have been waiting for, since there were no incentives to play Historic thus far (though…

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MTG Arena: State of the Game – November 2019

The next MTG Arena update is coming on November 21, and here are the summary of changes to come on patch day. Performance improvements Friends list! Historic curated cards – called Historic Anthology 1 Historic Event and Ranked Queue, future…

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Throne of Eldraine Season 2

The second season of ranked ladder begins! The first month of Throne of Eldraine has been a tumultuous one; Field of the has been banned from Standard after showing its dominance not long after the set release (see Mythic Championship…

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The Top Standard Decks of Mythic Championship VI

The top 8 players have now been decided for Mythic Championship VI and Standard is not looking pretty. Oko, Thief of Crowns is a busted card, and it is expected to be banned on November 18. Its associated decks represented…

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Mythic Championship VI Decklists and Metagame Breakdown

The Standard portion of Mythic Championship VI is now underway and viewers and players now have access to all 519 decklists submitted for the tournament. There is one caveat though – the sideboard quantities are not published, but the top…

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Mythic Championship VI Live Coverage

Welcome to Mythic Championship VI! There are a total of 519 players registered players competing in Throne of Eldraine booster draft and Standard for their share of the $500,000 prize pool. Be sure to tune into the highest level of Magic:…

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1.01.00.03 Patch Notes

Hotfixes for November 7 include fixes to the issues players were having with the new Omniscience Draft event. As a result of this downtime, the event duration has also been extended. BUG FIXES Players should no longer experience lag/gameplay delays…

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Mystery Booster Reveal at MagicFest Richmond 2019 Live

The hyped new Magic product is revealed for the first time at a Mystery Booster Sealed Event at MagicFest Richmond! out what the packs contain below. Check out our Live Commentary of Mythic Championship VI! All in all, the product…

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Oko, Thief of Crowns Banned in Brawl

Oko, Thief of Crowns is now banned from the format and events – effective in MTG Arena as of November 5, 2019. This means that you cannot use Oko as your commander or as part of your deck (outside of Direct Challenge).…

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MagicFest Lyon 2019 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown

MagicFest (or formerly known as Grand Prix) Lyon is one of the two Standard MagicFest tournaments on this weekend (the other in Nagoya), with a total of 944 competitors gathered from all around the world for their share in the…

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Major Theros: Beyond Death Leaks Spoils 33 Cards

Today an unexpected post from reddit user BlakedaWerewolf on the main Magic: The Gathering subreddit revealed 33 different cards from the upcoming Theros: Beyond Death, the next Magic: The Gathering expansion announced to be released to MTG Arena on January…

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1.01.00.01 Patch Notes

Patch 1.01.00 hotfixes for October 24 include some minor bug fixes that came up from the last update. If you have not already, be sure to check out our coverage of the 1.01.00 update: Brawl Event Guide and Decklists Field…

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1.01.00 Patch Notes

The new update is now live! In summary, the changes in todays’ patch include: Brawl Event is now live, and Wednesday queues Field of the banned in Standard Daily Wins grant 25 XP for up to 10 wins per day,…

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Field of the Dead Banned in Standard

Field of the is now banned from the Standard format and events, in both best-of-one and best-of-three play – effective in MTG Arena as of October 24, 2019. As previously announced, the date of the banned and restricted list announcement…