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Standard’s Top Decks with Strixhaven: The Winners and Losers of the New Meta
Hello everyone! With Strixhaven on the horizon, many want to know what the hottest new brews will be with all the new cards. That’s unsurprising given that brewing decks is probably my favorite thing to do as a Magic player.…
What Historic Decks You Should Play at the Mythic Qualifier Weekend and Why
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GGtoor MTG Arena Cup #4 (Standard) – Top 8 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown
MTG Arena Set Championship Qualifiers April 2022 The Pizza Box Open (Standard) – Top 8 Decklists and Metagame BreakdownGGtoor MTG Arena Cup #4 (Standard) – Top 8 Decklists and Metagame BreakdownApril 2022 Degen Open (Standard) – Top 8 Decklists and…
Streets of New Capenna Limited Set Review: Blue
Our complete review of all the Streets of New Capenna cards, for limited (sealed and draft).
April 2022 Arena Open Day 1 Historic 7 Win Decklists
Arena Open Event Guide April 2022 Arena Open Day 1 Historic Decklists April 2022 Arena Open Day 2 Historic Decklists The first day of the April 2022 Arena Open tournament is now underway! In this iteration of the tournament, players…
Giada, Font of Hope Is the Best Tribal Payoff Printed in Years
Hello everyone! I’ve already covered a lot of sweet cards coming out of Streets of New Capenna including Elspeth Resplendent, Ob Nixilis, the Adversary, Luxior, Giada’s Gift, Vivien on the Hunt, and Shadow of Mortality, Lord Xander, the Collector, Shakedown…
Streets of New Capenna Limited Set Review: White
Our complete review of all the Streets of New Capenna cards, for limited (sealed and draft).
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate Leaks Part 4
Streets of New Capenna spoilers have barely ended, and many cards from the upcoming Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate (release date June 10, 2022) have been leaked! Official spoilers start on May 16 but the source of the leak…
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate Leaks Part 3
Streets of New Capenna spoilers have barely ended, and many cards from the upcoming Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate (release date June 10, 2022) have been leaked! Official spoilers start on May 16 but the source of the leak…
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate Leaks Part 2
Streets of New Capenna spoilers have barely ended, and many cards from the upcoming Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate (release date June 10, 2022) have been leaked! Official spoilers start on May 16 but the source of the leak…
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate Leaks Part 1
Streets of New Capenna spoilers have barely ended, and many cards from the upcoming Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate (release date June 10, 2022) have been leaked! Official spoilers start on May 16 but the source of the leak…
Streets of New Capenna Hideaway Enchantments: Bulk Rares or Standard Staples?
Hello everyone! Thus far we’ve covered a lot of sweet cards. We have Elspeth Resplendent, Ob Nixilis, the Adversary, Luxior, Giada’s Gift, Vivien on the Hunt, and Shadow of Mortality, Lord Xander, the Collector, Shakedown Heavy, and Extraction Specialist! However,…
Historic Rakdos Umezawa Arcanist Deck Guide: Lurrus Arcanist Is Back and Better Than Ever
Hey everyone! Today I’m going to be covering my RB Umezawa Arcanist deck in Historic which I recently used to climb into the top 25 on the Arena ladder with a 41-22 record. The deck has felt great and has…
Why Extraction Specialist May Be One of the Best White Cards in Standard
Hello everyone! If you’re just joining us, we’ve already highlighted a bunch of sweet cards with Elspeth Resplendent, Ob Nixilis, the Adversary, Luxior, Giada’s Gift, Vivien on the Hunt, and Shadow of Mortality, Lord Xander, the Collector, and Shakedown Heavy!…
Streets of New Capenna Spoilers: Meet the Riveteers
With the next MTG set Streets of New Capenna rapidly approaching, we’re taking a closer look at each of the mobster-themed set’s five crime families. With the preview season already nearly at its end, we’ve learned a lot about New…
Why Shakedown Heavy Is Secretly One of the Best Cards From Streets of New Capenna
Hello everyone! So far, we’ve already highlighted a bunch of sweet cards with Elspeth Resplendent, Ob Nixilis, the Adversary, Luxior, Giada’s Gift, Vivien on the Hunt, and Shadow of Mortality, and Lord Xander, the Collector! While this is a great…
The Draft Lab Podcast Episode 36: Street of New Capenna Preview
Welcome back to episode 36 of the Draft Lab Podcast where Josh and Chris gather to discuss the upcoming new set Streets of New Capenna. We discuss the mechanics and keywords of the new set focusing on how we think…
Streets of New Capenna Spoilers: Meet the Cabaretti
We’re drawing ever-closer to the release of MTG’s next set, Streets of New Capenna, and the preview season is starting to wrap up. The setting of New Capenna is heavily inspired by classic “mobster” movies with a 1920’s aesthetic, and…
MTG: Arena Announcements, April 13, 2022
Another week means another MTG Arena Announcements blog from Wizards of the Coast. As always, we’ll be providing a summary of all of this week’s information – although this time, nearly everything Wizards had for us amounts to a review…
Lord Xander, the Collector May Revive A Standard Archetype That Hasn’t Seen Competitive Play In Years
Hello everyone! So far, we’ve already highlighted a bunch of sweet cards with Elspeth Resplendent, Ob Nixilis, the Adversary, Luxior, Giada’s Gift, Vivien on the Hunt, and Shadow of Mortality, but we still have more! While Ob Nixilis is one…
Standard Metagame Snapshot: Top Decks for the Week of April 13, 2022
Hello everyone! We have started a new initiative last week, as we want you to have the most up to date information on Standard, and initially, we did that by providing deck guides to fill out your knowledge. However, we…
How Does Shadow of Mortality Compare to Its Predecessors?
Hello everyone! There has been an unbelievable amount of cool cards spoiled so far in Streets of New Capenna, and every time I think we’re seeing the last of the hotness, Wizards has to go and release another banger. There…
Latest Card Spoilers and New Sets
In this section, you will find guides for all the sets and expansions released for MTG Arena. We go through what’s new, release dates, spoilers, complete card lists, mechanics, events, and more.
| Set Name | Set Symbol | Set Code | Release Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth | LTR | June 20, 2023 | Alchemy | |
| Wilds of Eldraine | Q3, 2023 | Standard | ||
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan | Q4, 2023 | Standard |
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| Event | Start Date | End Date | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Draft Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | May 26 | Jun 3 | Limited |
| Quick Draft March of the Machine | May 26 | Jun 6 | Limited |
| Midweek Magic: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Phantom Sealed | May 30 | Jun 1 | Limited |
| Treasured Festival: Historic Singleton | Jun 2 | Jun 5 | Singleton |
| Qualifier Play-In (Best of One) | Jun 2 | Jun 3 | Historic |
| Premier Draft Innistrad: Crimson Vow | Jun 3 | Jun 11 | Limited |
| Midweek Magic: Historic Pauper | Jun 6 | Jun 8 | Historic Pauper |
| Qualifier Play-In (Best of Three) | Jun 9 | Jun 10 | Historic |
| Quick Draft The Brothers’ War | Jun 9 | Jun 16 | Limited |
| Qualifier Weekend | Jun 10 | Jun 11 | Historic |
| Chromatic Cube | Jun 12 | Jun 20 | Limited |
| Midweek Magic: Momir | Jun 13 | Jun 15 | Momir |
| Quick Draft Phyrexia: All Will Be One | Jun 16 | Jun 29 | Limited |
| Midweek Magic: Starter Deck Test Drive | Jun 20 | Jun 22 | Preconstructed |
| Midweek Magic: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Phantom Sealed | Jun 27 | Jun 29 | Limited |
| Arena Open: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Limited | Jul 1 | Jul 2 | Limited |
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