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MTG Arena Announcements: September 7, 2022

News

In this week’s MTG Arena Announcements, we wrap up the first week of Dominaria United and look ahead with upcoming events. The new Standard Metagame Challenge, and Qualifier Play-In events will be starting this weekend, and a bonus Play-In event…

DotGG
September 7, 2022

Knight of Dawn's Light Art by Billy Christian - Dominaria United

Dominaria United Phantom Sealed – Midweek Magic Event Guide and DMU Limited Resources

Midweek Magic

This weeks Midweek Magic is Dominaria United Phantom Sealed! In this guide, we have everything you need to know about the event as well as our exclusive list of resources you can use for this event.

DotGG
September 6, 2022

Temporal Firestorm Art by Nester Ossandon Leal - Dominaria United

Dominaria United (DMU) Draft Guide

Dominaria United

Our in-depth guide to Dominaria United Draft, with the most important information you need to know about the format.

j2sjosh
September 6, 2022

The Winners and Losers of Dominaria United Standard: And the Secret Deck That Has Been Performing the Best for Me

Premium Standard

Want to know the decks the best in the world has been doing well with? Find out everything PVDDR has tried, his best lists for each of those decks, and the one secret deck that has been performing the best for him!

PVDDR
September 5, 2022

Raff, Weatherlight Stalwart Art by Eelis Kyttanen - Dominaria United

Dominaria United Limited Combos and Synergies Guide

Dominaria United

In Dominaria United Limited, there are a lot of cards that work well together. In this guide, we introduce little pockets of synergy that can help your deck perform better than the sum of its parts.

j2sjosh
September 5, 2022

The Pizza Box: Standard Slice (September 2022) – Top 8 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown

Standard

With a fresh Standard metagame after rotation and new set Dominaria United, Standard is quickly looking for direction as players look for the best decks in the format. Over the weekend, a few online tournaments have taken place, including this…

DotGG
September 4, 2022

Crokeyz Dominaria United Tournament (Standard) – Top 16 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown

Standard

Streamer Crokeyz, in collaboration with his esports organization Team Liquid, hosts a special tournament with every new expansion. There is a $1,000 () cash prize pool up for grabs in this free to enter event, in which 153 players registered…

DotGG
September 4, 2022

Blue Sky Crimson Violence Yurufuwa Solidarity Dominaria Cup

Blue Sky Cup (Dominaria United Standard) – Top 8 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown

Standard

DotGG
September 4, 2022

Tori D'Avenant, Fury Rider Art by Anna Podedworna - Dominaria United

Dominaria United Limited Archetypes and Mechanics Guide

Dominaria United

In this guide, we go over the mechanics and the 10 archetypes in Dominaria United Limited, including example decks for you to refer to,

j2sjosh
September 3, 2022

Rona's Vortex Art by Dominik Mayer - Dominaria United

Dominaria United Limited Instants, Tricks, and Flash Guide

Dominaria United

A reference guide, including advice, tells and general strategy for the Instants, Tricks, and Flash cards in Dominaria United Limited that you should be looking out for when your opponent has open mana!

j2sjosh
September 3, 2022

Dominaria United Standard Wildcard Crafting Guide – The Best Cards To Craft On A Budget

Guides Standard

Unsure what to craft with Dominaria United now out? DoggertQBones has you covered! He went through every Rare/Mythic in Dominaria United and laid out which ones are worth the craft and which you should avoid!

DoggertQBones
September 3, 2022

Yargle Day: You Are What You Eat Event Guide

Events

Today is the 3rd of September, and that can only mean one thing: It’s Yargle Day! The 9/3 vanilla frog spirit from Dominaria gets to celebrate its special day, MTG Arena is holding a free to enter 24 hour event.…

DotGG
September 3, 2022

The Top Brews Decks Going Into Dominaria United Standard

The Top Five Brews That Could Be Tier 1 in Dominaria United Standard

Premium Standard

Looking for even more decks to try out? Yesterday, DoggertQBones talked about what was likely going to form the new meta, but today he has five brews that have a very high chance of being contenders in the new Standard meta!

DoggertQBones
September 2, 2022

Vineshaper Prodigy Art by Inka Schulz - Dominaria United

Dominaria United Sealed Deck and Prerelease Guide

Dominaria United

TaJoordan brings his vast Limited experience to provide you with an in-depth guide to Dominaria United Sealed Deck, for your glory in the Prerelease or MTG Arena events!

TaJoordan
September 2, 2022

Combat Research Art by Justine Cruz - Dominaria United

Dominaria United Standard Day 1 Meta Wrap Up

Standard

Want to see the highlights from the first day of Dominaria United Standard? DoggertQBones collected ten decks that stood out to him day one and speaks on how they performed!

DoggertQBones
September 2, 2022

The Draft Lab Podcast Episode 56: Dominaria United Predictions with Sierkovitz and Tajoordan

Limited

Welcome back to episode 56 of the Draft Lab Podcast where Josh brings in Sierkovitz and TaJoordan to go over some predictions of Dominaria United. We start out with our weekly update and our weekly bounty before Josh does a…

j2sjosh
September 1, 2022

50 New Decks with Dominaria United for Day 1

Alchemy Explorer Historic Standard

At long last, a fresh Standard format is here with the arrival of Dominaria United on MTG Arena! This latest expansion is the first out of four sets returning to the world of Dominaria, and along with it a whole…

DotGG
September 1, 2022

The Top Five Decks Going Into Dominaria United Standard

Premium Standard

Not sure what to play in the new set? Let DoggertQBones help you out! By poring over the new cards, he has come up with the five decks that he believes have the highest chance of being one of the best decks in the new format!

DoggertQBones
September 1, 2022

Three-Color Midrange - Dominaria United Standard

Top Five Three-Color Midrange Standard Decks for Day 1 of Dominaria United

Premium Standard Standard 2023

Dominaria United is almost here and Lukas is coming in with a bold proclamation! Find out why he thinks three-color decks are going to dominate Standard and the 5 best decks to work off of day one!

Lukas Honnay
September 1, 2022

Tura Kennerüd, Skyknight Art by Donato Giancola - Dominaria United

Dominaria United Limited Set Review: Multicolored, Colorless, and Lands

Dominaria United

Our complete review of all the Dominaria United cards, for limited (sealed and draft).

j2sjosh
September 1, 2022

Resolute Reinforcements Art by Billy Christian - Dominaria United

Three New Aggro Decks for Standard With Dominaria United

Standard

Looking to beat down in the new Standard? Bohe has three powerful and interesting decks to help you get your aggro on and beat down all the clunky brews of Dominaria United!

Bohe
September 1, 2022

Cut Down Art by Dominik Mayer - Dominaria United

7 New Control Decks With Dominaria United: Builds for Standard, Explorer, and Historic

Explorer Historic Standard

Do you love Control decks as much as Skura? If so, he has a staggering seven new decks to try out day one whether you want to play Standard, Explorer, or Historic!

Skura
August 31, 2022

MTG Arena Announcements: August 31, 2022

News

In this week’s MTG Arena Announcements, business as usual as we prepare for the new expansion Dominaria United – to be released on September 1, 2022! This happens around 8 AM PST, so make sure to finish up your Mastery,…

DotGG
August 31, 2022

MTG Arena: State of the Game – Dominaria United

News

Here is this month’s MTG Arena State of the Game – Dominaria United edition. The new expansion will be released on September 1, 2022 around 8 AM PST – so make sure to finish up your Mastery, Daily Quests, Daily…

DotGG
August 31, 2022

Dominaria United Early Access: 5 Color Jodah Deck Highlight

News Standard Standard 2023

HowlingMines was lucky enough to be invited to join the Dominaria United Early Access Event! During the stream, he stumbled across one of the most fun cards Standard has seen in years: Jodah, the Unifier!

HowlingMines
August 31, 2022

Runic Shot Art by Cristi Balanescu - Dominaria United

Dominaria United Limited Removal Guide: United We Fall

Dominaria United

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

Sierkovitz
August 31, 2022

Rith, Liberated Primeval Art by Victor Adame Minguez

Dominaria United Constructed Set Review and Decklists: Multicolored, Colorless, and Lands

Alchemy Explorer Historic Pioneer Standard

With the full spoiler released, DoggertQBones is reviewing the best cards from each color as well as providing sample decklists! For this final review, he goes over all the powerful and interesting multicolor and colorless cards!

DoggertQBones
August 31, 2022

Mana Cannons Art by Sidharth Chaturvedi - Dominaria United Commander

Best Dominaria United Cards for Cube

Cube

Metallix87 shares his passion for Cube with his top picks of Dominaria United cards that he thinks are the most exciting additions!

Metallix87
August 31, 2022

MultiVersus DotGG Section Launch

News

We've fallen in love with a new platform fighting game, called MultiVersus!

DotGG
August 31, 2022

Territorial Maro Art by Simon Dominic - Dominaria United

Dominaria United Limited Set Review: Green

Dominaria United

Our complete review of all the Dominaria United cards, for limited (sealed and draft).

j2sjosh
August 30, 2022

Top 5 Dominaria United Enchantment Decks in Explorer

Explorer

Looking to play some Explorer with the new Dominaria United cards? Skura has his top five enchantments you should look out for and the best builds to put them in!

Skura
August 30, 2022

Best Dominaria United Cards and Decks for Standard

Premium Standard

Dominaria United is filled with amazing cards, but how can you tell which ones are the best ones? Well, worry no more as PVDDR lets you know the top cards he has his eye on for Standard and his builds to try day one!

PVDDR
August 30, 2022

Jodah, the Unifier Art by Ryan Pancoast - Dominaria United

Three Legendary Decks for Dominaria United: Five-Color Jodah, Kethis Combo, and Mardu Sacrifice

Historic Standard

We will cover two Standard decks and one Historic deck that use legendary cards to the max. Hello fellow gamers. Its that special time of the year again, a holiday of sorts for those of us who belong to this…

Josh
August 30, 2022

Last Call All Access – Midweek Magic Event Guide and Decklists

Midweek Magic

This weeks Midweek Magic is Last Call Alchemy All Access! This is functionally just Standard 2022 so if you were a big fan of that format, this is the event for you!

DoggertQBones
August 30, 2022

Llanowar Loamspeaker Art by Zara Alfonso

Dominaria United Constructed Set Review and Decklists: Green

Alchemy Explorer Historic Pioneer Standard

With the full spoiler released, DoggertQBones is reviewing the best cards from each color as well as providing sample decklists! For this article, he examines Green and why he believes it's Dominaria United's best color!

DoggertQBones
August 30, 2022

Shivan Devastator Art by Brent Hollowell - Dominaria United

Dominaria United Limited Set Review: Red

Dominaria United

Our complete review of all the Dominaria United cards, for limited (sealed and draft).

j2sjosh
August 30, 2022

Squee, Dubious Monarch Art by Zoltan Boros

Dominaria United Constructed Set Review and Decklists: Red

Alchemy Explorer Historic Pioneer Standard

With the full spoiler released, DoggertQBones is reviewing the best cards from each color as well as providing sample decklists! For this article, he examines Red and why the best card in Red is a common!

DoggertQBones
August 29, 2022

Best Dominaria United Cards and Decks for Explorer and Historic

Explorer Historic Premium

Love Dominaria United, but not sure where to spend your Wildcards? Altheriax goes over every card that impressed him for Historic and Explorer so you know exactly what to build day one!

Altheriax
August 29, 2022

The Brothers’ War Artificer’s Archive Speculation: 10 Artifacts That Could Be Reprinted

News

Strixhaven: School of Mages was a major hit for Magic: The Gathering. Apart from it being the game’s take on the popular fantasy trope of “wizarding schools”, it also offered something “new” that excited and delighted. Strixhaven had the Mystical…

Metallix87
August 29, 2022

Drag to the Bottom Art by Nino Is - Dominaria United

Dominaria United Limited Set Review: Black

Dominaria United

Our complete review of all the Dominaria United cards, for limited (sealed and draft).

j2sjosh
August 28, 2022

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