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Historic Shakeup Event Guide and Decklists – March 2021 – Week 3
Table of ContentsEvent DetailsHistoric Shakeup Event RewardsHistoric Shakeup Banned Card ListWeek 1Week 2Week 3Historic Shakeup DecklistsWeek 3Week 2Week 1 Historic Shakeup is here and this time, Wizards is doing something different. Instead of a stagnant ban list for the duration…
Free MTG Arena Codes for Five Strixhaven Sleeves
Strixhaven preview season has officially begun! The pre-order bundles are now also available in the store, and to celebrate, MTG Arena is giving out five free sleeves that you can claim – one for each of the five colleges in…
Download and Log In to MTG Arena Mobile to Claim a Free Thopter Pet
Today MTG Arena celebrates the launch of its iOS version, and should now be rolled out to all regions of the Apple App Store! If you have trouble searching for the app, use the direct links below to start downloading…
Strixhaven: School of Mages Campus Tour Announcement Stream
On March 25th, 2021 at 9 AM Pacific Time, Strixhaven: School of Mages will be making its official debut on the official Magic: The Gathering Twitch and YouTube channel! We’ve already seen some parts of the expansion so far including the…
MTG Arena Announcements, March 24, 2021: iOS Release, Strixhaven Preorders and Mystical Archive Cards in Historic
Table of ContentsMTG Arena Announcements, March 24, 2021HEY, SIRI!STRIXHAVEN: SCHOOL OF MAGES PREORDERSTHE MYSTICAL ARCHIVE ON MTG ARENATHE MTG ARENA CUBE RETURNSPLAYING IN HISTORIC TIMESUPCOMING MTG ARENA EVENTSKALDHEIM FESTIVALHISTORIC SHAKEUPFNM @ HOMEDRAFT FORMATS This week’s MTG Arena news has some big updates! Here’s a summary: A…
Historic Metagame Data Analysis and Predictions: SCG Tour Online March 2021
Table of ContentsMetagameJUND FOOD IS NOW THE BEST DECK, BUT WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO BE FOR A FEW WEEKSSULTAI ULTIMATUM (AND SIMILAR LATE GAME DECKS) WILL GAIN SIGNIFICANT TRACTIONCONTROL DECKS ARE GOING TO TREND DOWN DUE TO FOOD’S DOMINANCEIT MAY…
Cycling Historic Deck Guide: The Most Underrated Deck in Historic
Table of ContentsMATCHUPS AND SIDEBOARDINGJUND SACRIFICE (EVEN TO SLIGHTLY FAVORED)AURAS (SLIGHTLY UNFAVORABLE TO MODERATELY UNFAVORABLE)ARCANIST (SLIGHTLY FAVORABLE TO MODERATELY FAVORABLE)UW CONTROL (EVEN)ANGELS (EVEN)TIPS AND TRICKS Hello everyone! Like the title says, I’m going to be talking about what I consider…
Brewing in a Top Hat: Histroric Nahiri Hammer Time
Table of ContentsCard SelectionSideboard GuideTips and Tricks Welcome back to Brewing in a Top Hat. Boy, do I have a fun Historic list cooked up for you all today! This is an aggro deck with a combo finish that is simply……
Top Mythic Standard and Historic Decks – March 2021 Ranked Season – Week 3
Table of ContentsStandardHistoric This week we see the competitive Magic: The Gathering scene focus back to Historic! We will find out whether the small amount of cards introduced in Historic Anthology 4 will make a difference to the Uro-less metagame,…
On the Edge – Kaldheim Festival Event Guide and Decklists
Table of ContentsEvent DetailsEvent RewardsBanned CardsDecklists This weekend we’re going to have access to two different iterations of Standard: On the Edge and the Standard Shakeup. While my good friend Drifter is going to talk about the Shakeup, I get…
Standard Shakeup – FNM at Home Event Guide and Decklists
Table of ContentsEvent InformationBanned Card ListEvent RewardsMTG Arena Promo PackHOW TO GET A REWARD CODE FROM YOUR STOREOur Top Standard Shakeup Decklists Please refer to our latest Standard Shakeup guide for the Midweek Magic event! Standard Shakeup is back for…
Strixhaven: School of Mages Release Date Confirmed April 15, 2021: Everything We Know So Far
Table of ContentsLogo and Set SymbolKey Dates and TimeSpoilers MTG Arena’s upcoming set, Strixhaven: School of Mages will be released to MTG Arena (and Magic Online) April 15, 2021! This was confirmed by Wizards of the Coast’s latest update to…
Magic: The Gathering 2021 Release Schedule
Table of ContentsMain SetsKaldheimStrixhaven: School of MagesDungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten RealmsInnistrad: Midnight HuntInnistrad Crimson VowSupplementary SetsHistoric Anthology 5Time Spiral RemasteredModern Horizons 2 Magic: The Gathering has announced an update to the release schedule for 2021, including more…
Required Reading: The Best Magic Advice You’ll Ever Get – How To Think In Game Plans
Table of ContentsWHAT IS THE GAME PLAN SYSTEM? GAME PLANS: THE THOUGHT PROCESSTHE THOUGHT PROCESS PART 1 – HOW DO I WIN?GAME PLANS: KNOWLEDGE PART 1 – FORMULATING A GAME PLAN WITH MATCHUP CONVENTIONSKNOWLEDGE PART 2 – FORMULATING A GAME PLAN…
MTG Arena Announcements, March 17, 2021
Table of ContentsMTG Arena Announcements, March 17, 2021PLAYING IN HISTORIC TIMESUPCOMING MTG ARENA EVENTSKALDHEIM FESTIVALHISTORIC SHAKEUPFNM @ HOMEDRAFT FORMATS Wizards of the Coast have provided more details regarding the upcoming events this month and clarification on the bugs that caused problems with…
Four-Color Yorion Kaldheim Standard Deck Guide: Esper Has Evolved and Looks Better Than Ever
Table of ContentsFour-Color Control by Tian Fa Mun – $5K Strixhaven Championship Qualifier (9th)MATCHUPS AND SIDEBOARDINGNAYA FURY (SLIGHTLY FAVORED TO MODERATELY FAVORED)TEMUR TURNS (EVEN)MONOWHITE AGGRO (SLIGHTLY FAVORED TO MODERATELY FAVORED)MONORED AGGRO (SLIGHTLY FAVORED TO MODERATELY FAVORED)CYCLING (SLIGHTLY UNFAVORED TO MODERATELY…
Limited Spotlight: A Guide to War of the Spark’s Archetypes and Nuances
Table of ContentsDrifterA Grindy Value Format: Slow but not that SlowPlaneswalkers at UncommonColour Pairs + Deck ExamplesDimir (U/B)Izzet (U/R)Simic (U/G)Rakdos (B/R)Golgari (G/B) and Gruul (R/G)Orzhov (W/B)Boros (W/R)Selesnya (W/G)Azorius (W/U) Welcome back, folks! War of the Spark just landed back on…
2021.03 Patch Notes
Table of ContentsMAR 11 – 2021.03 Patch NotesGAME UPDATE HIGHLIGHTSNOTABLE BUG FIXESGENERALGAMEPLAYUPCOMING MTG ARENAEVENTSPremier DraftsQuick Draft ScheduleFNM at Home ScheduleAdditional EventsSTORENOW AVAILABLEBundlesPetsCard StylesLeaving SoonBUG FIXES Today’s major patch releases Historic Anthology 4, injecting 25 curated cards from Magic’s past into Historic…
Sultai Ultimatum Historic Deck Guide: Make Opponents Salty With Sultai
Table of ContentsNOTABLE EXCLUSIONS MATCHUPS AND SIDEBOARDINGSACRIFICE (EVEN)AURAS (SLIGHTLY FAVORED TO MODERATELY FAVORED)ARCANIST (EVEN)UW CONTROL (SLIGHTLY UNFAVORED TO MODERATELY UNFAVORED)ANGELS (SLIGHTLY FAVORED TO MODERATELY FAVORED)TIPS AND TRICKS Hello everyone! Do you miss Uro in Historic? No? Literally nobody. Huh, well ok.…
MTG Arena March 2021 Update and Events
Table of ContentsUpdates and Events Coming with Historic Anthology IVWHAT’S NEWGENERAL UPDATES AND FIXESUPCOMING MTG ARENA EVENTS MTG Arena’s monthly update will be dispatched today on March 11, 2021 (around 8 AM PT). It appears the customary State of the Game post…
