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Why The Brothers’ War May Make Control Good In Standard Again

Premium Standard

Miss playing Control in Standard? So does Chris Botelho, but you may not have to miss it for long! Chris goes over what Control has been missing in Standard, what it needs, and how The Brothers War may make Control viable again!

Chris Botelho
November 15, 2022

The Brothers’ War – Card Spoilers, Release Date, and More

Set Guides

Table of ContentsThe Brothers’ War Set DetailsCodeThe Brothers’ War NewsThe Brothers’ War Key DatesThe Brothers’ War MechanicsMeldPrototypePowerstonesUnearthThe Brothers’ War CardsThe Brothers’ War Commander DecksRetro Frame ArtifactsTransformersThe Brothers’ War JumpstartPromosBuy-a-BoxGame DayBundle Promo30th Anniversary Celebration Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming expansion, The Brothers’…

DotGG
November 14, 2022

MTG Arena Announcements: November 14, 2022 – Wildcard Bundles Debut with BRO

News

In Wizards of the Coast's latest announcements bulletin for Magic: The Gathering Arena, the Arena team updated players on the contents of the Store with the release of The Brothers' War. We finally get Wildcard Bundles!

INickStrad
November 14, 2022

Hasbro “Destroying” Magic by Printing Too Many Cards – Bank of America

News

Hasbro, parent company of Magic: The Gathering publisher Wizards of the Coast (WotC), has seen its stock plummet 9% today after the Bank of America (BofA) downgraded their stock's rating twice, from "buy" to "underperform."

INickStrad
November 14, 2022

The Brothers’ War Limited Removal Guide: Weapons of War

The Brothers' War

In this in-depth guide, Sierkovitz breaks down all the removal spells in The Brothers' War Limited to gain insight into the format, using the power of numbers: Unconditional, damage based, conditional, tempo, and sweepers!

Sierkovitz
November 14, 2022

Platoon Dispenser Art by Leon Tukker - The Brothers' War

The Brothers’ War Limited Mechanics Guide

The Brothers' War

Guide on the mechanics for The Brothers' War Limited format: Powerstones, Prototype, and Unearth.

j2sjosh
November 14, 2022

Ten Innocuous The Brothers’ War Cards That Are Secretly Great

Explorer Historic Standard

There's a lot of flashy cards in The Brothers' War, but Skura believes there's a lot of excellent options flying under the radar! Find out his top ten cards you should be keeping an eye on and the best decks to put them in!

Skura
November 14, 2022

MTG Arena Tracker

Tools

Download the Arena Tutor draft helper and Arena overlay to track your collection, deck, stats, and more.

Code_Halcyon
November 13, 2022

Three Powerful Standard Decks Utilizing The Brothers’ War Meld Mechanic

Standard

Meld is mostly viewed as a gimmicky mechanic, but Parabolian thinks it's much better than it looks! Find out the three decks he's brewed up that use the Meld cards to their full potential!

Josh
November 13, 2022

Seven New Artifact Decks With The Brothers’ War

Explorer Historic Standard Strategy

The Brothers' War is all about artifacts, so Skura went to brewing! Find out the seven new decks he was able to make centered around artifacts, and the bonus list he thinks Explorer and Historic players should keep an eye on!

Skura
November 12, 2022

Top Mythic Decks – November 2022 Ranked Season – Week 2

Events

Details and collection of decklists that reached the Mythic rank in MTG Arena's November 2022 Ranked Season.

DotGG
November 11, 2022

Go for the Throat Art by Kristina Carroll

The Brothers’ War Standard: Three Ways to Upgrade Esper

Standard Strategy

In this article, I look at three different builds of Standard Esper Midrange and identify key upgrades to these lists from The Brothers' War.

INickStrad
November 11, 2022

The Top Decks You Should Play to Win the Best of Three (Bo3) Historic Qualifier Play-In Event and Qualifier Weekend

Historic Premium

Looking to win the Bo3 Historic qualifier? Who better to ask than one of Arena's best Historic players! Altheriax has seven decks for you to choose from with up to date lists that you can use to crush the qualifier!

Altheriax
November 11, 2022

Ramos, Dragon Engine Art by Joseph Meehan

The Brothers’ War Limited Set Review: Retro Artifacts

The Brothers' War

Our complete review of all the The Brothers' War cards, for limited (sealed and draft).

j2sjosh
November 11, 2022

The Brothers' War Early Access Event will start at 10am PT on November 10

The Brothers’ War Early Access Streamer Event Decklists

News

On November 10, streamers and content creators will play The Brothers' War on MTG Arena for the first time! Check out the brews and competitive decks they built using the new cards.

INickStrad
November 10, 2022

Portal to Phyrexia Art by Svetlin Velinov

The Brothers’ War Limited Set Review: Multicolored, Colorless, and Lands

The Brothers' War

Our complete review of all the The Brothers' War cards, for limited (sealed and draft).

j2sjosh
November 10, 2022

Three Powerful Standard Combo Decks With The Brothers’ War

Standard

Combo decks are a rarity in Standard, but DoggertQBones thinks that The Brothers' War is the perfect set to try them out! Find out why combo may be good now and the three combo shells he's most excited to try day one!

DoggertQBones
November 10, 2022

Mythic Prototypes Reviews and Decklists with The Brothers’ War

Explorer Historic News Standard

The Mythic Prototype cards are some of the most unique in the set, but what does Skura think of them? Find out how strong they are and the best shells to put them in to utilize their full potential!

Skura
November 10, 2022

MTG Arena: State of the Game – The Brothers’ War

News

Table of ContentsThe Brothers’ WarMechanicsPrototypeMeldUnearthPowerstonesRetro ArtifactsBalancing for Retro ArtifactsSurveil and Landfall Oracle ChangesOther NotesAuto-Tap FlexibilityPutting Cards on the Top or Bottom of Your LibraryChange to Release TimingEvolving MTG ArenaGolden PacksWildcard BundlesNon-Rotating FormatsExplorer Anthology 2Shadows over Innistrad RemasteredAlchemyChanges to the Arena Open…

DotGG
November 9, 2022

MTG Arena Announcements: November 9, 2022 – The Brothers’ War Early Access Event

News

In Wizards of the Coast's latest announcements bulletin for Magic: The Gathering Arena, the Arena team updated players on several matters concerning the upcoming release of The Brothers' War and outlined the play schedule for the rest of November.

INickStrad
November 9, 2022

Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor Art by Anna Podedworna

Nine New Aggro Decks With The Brothers’ War

Explorer Historic News Standard

Looking to get your aggression on? Skura has gone over the spoilers and came up with a staggering NINE new aggro decks to try in Standard, Explorer, and Historic! Find out which cards may bring aggro to the next level!

Skura
November 9, 2022

Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea Art by Steve Prescott

The Brothers’ War Limited Set Review: Green

The Brothers' War

Our complete review of all the The Brothers' War cards, for limited (sealed and draft).

j2sjosh
November 9, 2022

The Top Five Underrated Cards of The Brothers’ War

News

While there are a bunch of sweet cards spoiled in The Brothers' War, DoggertQBones thinks some of them are being vastly underrated! Find out the five cards he thinks aren't getting the attention they deserve!

DoggertQBones
November 9, 2022

Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim Art by Magali Villeneuve

The Top Five Overrated Cards of The Brothers’ War

News

While there are a bunch of sweet cards spoiled in The Brothers' War, DoggertQBones thinks some of them are being vastly overrated! Find out the five cards he thinks don't deserve the praise they're getting and why!

DoggertQBones
November 8, 2022

The Brothers’ War Retro Frame Artifacts Review for Historic

Historic

A bunch of sick old border artifacts are coming to Arena, but how good are they? Find out what our resident Historic master, Altheriax, feels about these new additions and what decks can make the best use of them!

Altheriax
November 8, 2022

The Brothers’ War Limited Set Review: Red

The Brothers' War

Our complete review of all the The Brothers' War cards, for limited (sealed and draft).

j2sjosh
November 8, 2022

Razorlash Transmogrant Art by Kekai Kotaki

The Brothers’ War Limited Set Review: Black

The Brothers' War

Our complete review of all the The Brothers' War cards, for limited (sealed and draft).

j2sjosh
November 7, 2022

An In-Depth Guide to MTG Arena Chromatic Cube – November 2022

Events

DoggertQBones frequently dominates his Cube queues and he wants you to do the same! Learn the best tips, cards, and archetypes for this Cube so you can have fun and win a bunch!

DoggertQBones
November 6, 2022

Explorer #1 Mythic Boros Keruga Fires Premium Deck Guide – Going Way Over The Competition

Deck Guides Explorer Premium

Need a powerful deck to hit Mythic with? Altheriax has hit Rank 1 yet again with his sweet brew of Boros Keruga Fires! Find out how he builds it, how to board to beat the most common matchups, and his best tips and tricks top play this like a pro!

Altheriax
November 6, 2022

The Brothers’ War Limited Set Review: Blue

The Brothers' War

Our complete review of all the The Brothers' War cards, for limited (sealed and draft).

j2sjosh
November 6, 2022

Historic Qualifier Play-In (Best of 1) 6 Win Decklists – November 2022

Events Historic

Details and collection of Best of One (Bo1) Historic decklists that reached the maximum 6 wins in MTG Arena's November 2022 Qualifier Play-In event.

DotGG
November 5, 2022

Review and Decklists for The Brothers’ War Command Cycle

Standard

Not sure how good the new The Brothers' War Command cycle is? Bohe goes over each so you can find out what's good about them and the best decks to put them in!

Bohe
November 5, 2022

The Brothers’ War Limited Set Review: White

The Brothers' War

Our complete review of all the The Brothers' War cards, for limited (sealed and draft).

j2sjosh
November 5, 2022

Huatli, Radiant Champion Art by Chris Rahn

MTG Arena Budget Historic Brawl Decks and Guide for Beginners

Guides Historic Brawl

A beginner's guide to Historic Brawl: Managing your collection, and the best budget deck recommendations for Historic Brawl. We make use of the free cards, minimal rares and mythics, and a majority of cards consisting of commons and uncommons!

ImNotFine
November 5, 2022

On Serra's Wings Art by Johannes Voss - Dominaria - DOM

Dominaria Sealed Arena Open: Data Preparation

Dominaria Premium

We invite Limited data analytics expert Sierkovitz to guide and prepare us for the unorthodox Arena Open format - Dominaria Sealed - using the power of 17Lands Premier Draft data!

Sierkovitz
November 5, 2022

The Top 5 Decks You Should Play to Win the Best of One (Bo1) Historic Qualifier Play-In Event

Events Historic Premium

This week's Play-In Qualifier is Bo1 Historic and there's a lot of options to choose from. Thankfully, DoggertQBones has the five deck builds you should consider playing! Find out the best choices, what counters what, and even the decks he'd avoid!

DoggertQBones
November 4, 2022

Fires of Victory Art by Sidharth Chaturvedi

Learning Draft From Top 17Lands Players’ Data

Limited Strategy

Who are the top Magic players, and what sets them apart from the rest? Sierkovitz dives into their data and what we can learn from them from the cards that they play in Limited!

Sierkovitz
November 4, 2022

WeeklyMTG The Brothers’ War Preview Stream – Jumpstart Rares and More!

News

On this week's WeeklyMTG show, host Blake Rasmussen and guest Gavin Verhey previewed a bunch of new cards from The Brothers' War

INickStrad
November 3, 2022

Magic World Championship 11th Place – Preparation and Tournament Report

Strategy

Curious how a World Championship competitor prepared for the event? Find out in this FREE Premium article the steps Lukas took and the matches he played to land him at a stellar 11th place finish!

Lukas Honnay
November 3, 2022

Transmogrant’s Crown – Is the Brothers’ War Bringing Mono Black Into Battle?

News

The Brothers' War is filled with powerful cards. Is Transmogrant's Crown poised to take us back to the glory days of Mono Black Aggro?

INickStrad
November 3, 2022

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