MTG Standard Rotation Guide 2020
What is Standard Rotation? With the advent of Arena, Standard is the most accessible and widely played constructed format in Magic: The Gathering. Four Magic sets are released (one approximately every three...
Magic: The Gathering Arena Articles, Decks and News
Historic Famished Paladin Infinite Damage Combo: Knights and Vampires
The infinite damage combo revolving around Famished Paladin and Sorcerer’s Wand is a relatively well-known combo. While not necessarily a top tier deck, Famished Paladin is both a Vampire and...
Introducing The Arena Open Tournament: Up to $2000 USD Cash in Prizes!
MTG Arena is hosting its first cash tournament ever with up to $2000 USD up for grabs for the top scorer on the 30th and 31st of this month. As...
May 18, 2020 Banned and Restricted Announcement: Legacy, Vintage, and Brawl Changes! With Explanations & Commentary
Wizards of the Coast has made their Banned and Restricted Announcement today, making changes to multiple formats. MTG Arena is also affected as of March 21, 2020 (when the update...
War of the Spark Draft Overview and Guide: Packages, Colour Pairs, and Example Decks
Hi there! This is a passage from my War of the Spark Exhaustive Guide; I recently did a huge update to that and found that putting new work on top...
Revisiting My Revisit to War of the Spark: The Exhaustive Draft Guide
Hi everyone! I’ve heavily updated my War of the Spark guide from October last year; this was one of the first articles I ever did for the site and it’s...
Red Bull Untapped International Qualifier 1 Decklists and Metagame
A whopping 4661 players have registered for the first online Red Bull Untapped International Qualifier to win one of the 16 spots in the grand finals, as well as a...
Festival of Monsters: Battle Royale Event Guide
In the second week of the Festival of Monsters event, it will have us battle each other using the same preconstructed singleton deck enabled by the Omniscience Emblem. Check out...
The Latest MTG Arena 3.5 GB Patch Hotfixes the Missing Assets “Black Card” Issue
An update to MTG Arena should have just gone live to everyone, and all players will need to download a huge 3.5 GB hotfix to address the “black card” issue....
Historic Brawl – FNM at Home Event Guide and Decklists
Tired of Standard decks looking and playing out the same? Just pining for a magic experience where decks aren’t ultra-consistent, you get to play with plenty of wacky cards, and...
Mono Red Obosh Aggro Deck Guide
Who am I? My name is Mark Gabriele, and I am an SCG Tour Grinder and avid Arena player. My absolute favorite decks in Standard are all flavors of Mono-Colored...
Best-Of-One Mardu Lurrus Knights Deck Guide
When Ikoria’s spoiler season ended, one of the first things I looked for was for any tools to improve the Mardu Knights decks that had a strong run during Throne...
The Wild and Wacky Theorycrafts of Historic Anthology 3
Hi folks! I recommend you read my Set Review (linked above) before you begin this, as it gives some much-needed context for the decks I’m about to present. Please note...
Top Mythic Standard Decks and Metagame Breakdown – May 2020 Season: Week 2
Welcome back! We’re now four weeks into Ikoria, and the trend of every week leaving us on the edges of our seats shows no signs of slowing; the Standard metagame...
MTG Arena Standard Decks – Best-of-Three (BO3) Metagame Tier List – May 2020
Our latest update to the Standard best-of-three metagame in MTG Arena.
Wizards Confirm Next Banned and Restricted Announcement to be Made May 18
Wizards of the Coast has just confirmed that the next Magic: The Gathering banned and restricted announcement will be made on May 18, and will be discussing changes to the...
A Complete and Definitive Guide to Gruul Kaheera Fires
Hi there! I’m Delmo, writing for MTG Arena Zone for the first time. You can follow me on Twitter and my stream on Twitch! As you may be aware, I’ve...
MagicFest Online Season 2 Finals Decklists and Metagame Breakdown – Top 8 and Final Standings
The grand finals of MagicFest Online Season 2 is now underway, with 128 qualified players throughout the two weeks of the tournament participating for the top prize. The first day...
Jeskai Yorion Winota Fires Deck Guide
Who am I? My name is Mark Gabriele, and I am an SCG Tour Grinder and avid Arena player. My absolute favorite decks in Standard are all flavors of Mono-Colored...
Treasure – Festival of Monsters: Mountains of Mana Event Guide and Decklists
Welcome to the first (unexpected) Festival of Monsters event, where we can obtain the showcase card styles for the creatures with Mutate in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. This week, we...
Historic Anthology 3 Set Review: Is It Worth Buying?
Historic Anthology 3 is coming to us with MTG Arena’s next game update on May 21 along with a permanent ranked queue. Now that all 27 cards have been spoiled,...
Historic Anthology 3 Previews: All 27 Cards Revealed
The rest of the cards from Historic Anthology 3 have been revealed – you will find the complete card gallery below! With MTG Arena’s monthly game update on May 21,...
Historic Anthology 3 Previews: Four Cycling Cards Revealed
LegenVD on YouTube just revealed four cards with the Cycling mechanic to be introduced in Historic Anthology 3 (click on the link to view the cards revealed so far), to...
Historic Anthology 3 Previews: The Honden Cycle Revealed
CovertGoBlue on YouTube just revealed five cards to be introduced in Historic Anthology 3 (click on the link to view the cards revealed so far), to be released on May...
Historic Anthology 3 Previews: Five Flashback Cards Revealed
Merchant on YouTube just revealed five cards to be introduced in Historic Anthology 3 (click on the link to view the cards revealed so far), to be released on May...
Pauper – FNM at Home Event Guide and Decklists
Want to escape the unplanned Matrix sequel that is Standard right now? Just pining for some normal Magic where you don’t have to lose a land or two to Agent...
MTG Arena Budget Standard Decks – May 2020
If you are new to MTG Arena, building a cheap and competitive deck can be challenging. This is especially true if you are a beginner and/or free-to-play because the amount...
Brawler’s Guildhall: May 2020 – Ikoria’s Greatest Hits: Kinnan, Rielle, Firesong, Nethroi, and Winota
Welcome to another week of free Brawl; from dusk till dawn you can yet again dive into Arena’s premier singleton format! Today, we’re bringing you Ikoria’s greatest innovations on Brawl...
Ondrej Strasky’s Guide to Bant Yorion Ramp / Control
Introduction Hello guys, welcome to my second article for MTG Arena Zone. This past weekend, I took part in the MagicFest Online Season 2 Weekly Championship. After finishing day 1...
Top Mythic Standard Decks and Metagame Breakdown – May 2020 Season – Week 1
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Today brings quite the spectacle in Magic too; the old guard, the meta’s favourites that everyone was banking on, seem to have been caught unawares by...
