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MTG Arena Zone 2.0 Beta Live!

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A new design is now live, with many new features to come. All feedback welcome!

DotGG
May 18, 2022

Alchemy Artisan – Midweek Magic Event Guide and Decklists

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This guide will contain everything you need to know about the Midweek Magic: Alchemy Artisan event, including rewards and our exclusive sample decklists.

DoggertQBones
May 17, 2022

Free MTG Arena Codes for Dark Streets of New Capenna Family Sleeves Revealed via Quiz on the Official Magic Discord

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The Official Magic: The Gathering Discord has released another series of quizzes for the community solve, and as a reward, players can grab a second set of Streets of New Capenna family emblem sleeves that are more dark-themed. ObscuraConnive –…

DotGG
May 16, 2022

Announcement: Playing Pioneer Joins the MTG Arena Zone Network

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Pioneer and Explorer content team PlayingPioneer.com and PlayingExplorer.com joins MTG Arena Zone in the DotGG network.

DotGG
May 16, 2022

Historic Jeskai Control Top 25 Mythic Deck Guide: Infinite Loops, Infinite Fun

Deck Guides Historic

This guide contains everything you need to know to be an excellent Historic Jeskai Control player in Magic: The Gathering.

Altheriax
May 16, 2022

Pioneer Beginner’s Guide: Format Details and Starter Decks

Guides Pioneer

Today, we’re going to look at one of my favorite formats in Magic: Pioneer. For those who have not had the chance to dive into Pioneer yet, this is a guide to get you into fighting shape quickly for any…

darthjacen
May 16, 2022

Rise of the Obscura Event Guide and Decklists

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This guide will contain everything you need to know about the Festival: Rise of the Obscura event, including rewards and our exclusive sample decklists.

DoggertQBones
May 15, 2022

MTG Arena Economy Guide

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Our complete guide to the MTG Arena economy system, from obtaining cards to growing your collection.

DotGG
May 14, 2022

3 Different Standard Decks on Breaking Arcane Bombardment + Sideboard Guides

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In this guide, we have three different Standard decks featuring powerful spells and Arcane Bombardment, each complete with matchups and sideboard guide.

Josh
May 14, 2022

Narset, Parter of Veils Art by Magali Villeneuve

The Winners and Losers of Winota’s Banning in Explorer

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Winota is banned and thus the metagame is completely open for exploration! Rather than fumbling around blindly, DoggertQBones will give you the scoop on what to expect. Find out the unplayed decks are going to be great now and the two popular decks that are going to be much worse than players anticipate!

DoggertQBones
May 14, 2022

The Ultimate Guide to Streets of New Capenna Limited: Arena Open Edition

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Everything you need to know to win $2,500 in the Arena Open for Streets of New Capenna sealed and draft, complete with example decklists.

j2sjosh
May 14, 2022

The Top 5 Lessons I Learned as a Pro That Completely Changed My Game

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Reaching the apex of Magic is a near insurmountable task, but Paulo has been living there for quite some time.

Despite that, there were many valuable lessons he learned even after establishing himself that completely revolutionized his game.

If you are looking to be a competitive player, you can't afford to miss his top 5 insights!

PVDDR
May 13, 2022

Pioneer Metagame Snapshot: Top Decks for the Week of May 13, 2022

Pioneer

The best decks in Magic: The Gathering's Pioneer format for the week of May 13, 2022, and our recommendations.

darthjacen
May 13, 2022

Combos and Synergies in Streets of New Capenna Draft

Streets of New Capenna

Finally, the Streets of New Capenna are starting to feel old. Ah yes, there’s turn 2 into turn 3 stealing that child’s lunch money. Oh, and if you look closely towards the city square, you can see a turn 3…

Icky
May 13, 2022

Explorer Izzet Phoenix Deck Guide: Fly Your Way to Mythic

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This guide contains everything you need to know to be an excellent Explorer Izzet Phoenix player in Magic: The Gathering.

darthjacen
May 13, 2022

First Look at Double Masters 2022, Dominaria United, Warhammer 40,000, Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate, and More

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Magic: The Gathering has some big announcements lined up for us, as today’s Wizards of the Coast’s Weekly MTG live stream was named “Monthly Announcement Day” that previewed a bunch of products coming in 2022 – and beyond. A lot…

DotGG
May 12, 2022

Cormela, Glamour Thief Art by Samy Halim

Rise of the Maestros Event Guide and Decklists

Events

This guide will contain everything you need to know about the Festival: Rise of the Maestros event, including rewards and our exclusive sample decklists.

DoggertQBones
May 12, 2022

Rise of the Five Families Festival Event Guide and Schedule

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This guide will contain everything you need to know about the Rise of the Five Families Festival series of events, including rewards and our exclusive sample decklists.

DotGG
May 12, 2022

Explorer Post-Winota Ban Metagame Snapshot: Top Decks for the Week of May 12, 2022

Explorer

Hello everyone! We want you to have the most up to date information on Explorer so we’ll provide analysis on the standout decks, whether they stand out for their strength, weaknesses, or they have a large change in positioning. As…

DoggertQBones
May 12, 2022

The Draft Lab Podcast Episode 40: Talking Streets of New Capenna with Dafore

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Welcome back to episode 40 of the Draft Lab Podcast where Josh is wondering what REALLY happened to Chris this week. Instead he brings on recent SNC Grand Prix winner Dafore to talk about what is working for him as…

j2sjosh
May 11, 2022

Winota, Joiner of Forces Art by Magali Villeneuve

May 11th Banned and Restricted Announcement: Winota, Joiner of Forces and Tibalt’s Trickery Banned in Explorer

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Explorer has been out for a few weeks, but before anyone could play a single game of the format, it seemed that everyone knew what the best deck was going to be. was a card that generated the most conversation…

DoggertQBones
May 11, 2022

Pyre-Sledge Arsonist Art by Kekai Kotaki

MTG Arena Announcements: May 11, 2022

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This week’s MTG Arena Announcements was mostly covered in last week’s announcement (other than the addition of Innistrad: Crimson Vow Quick Draft on July 8 – 22), and no confirmation yet on the upcoming Alchemy: Baldur’s Gate set which should be…

DotGG
May 11, 2022

Feather the Redeemed War of the Spark Art by Wayne Reynolds

Explorer Boros Feather Deck Guide: The Definitive Creature Deck Killer

Deck Guides Explorer Guides

This guide contains everything you need to know to be an excellent Explorer Boros Feather player in Magic: The Gathering.

DoggertQBones
May 11, 2022

Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes Art by Andreas Zafiratos

Mark Rosewater’s Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate Teaser

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It’s been less than two weeks since the release of Streets of New Capenna, but it’s already time for us to get ready for the release of the upcoming Commander Legends set, Battle for Baldur’s Gate. Set to release on…

DotGG
May 10, 2022

Cleansing Wildfire Art by Mathias Kollros

Standard Metagame Snapshot: Top Decks for the Week of May 10, 2022

Standard

Hello everyone! 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 realized that we could still do more so we’re…

DoggertQBones
May 10, 2022

Giada, Font of Hope Art by Eric Deschamps

Standard Esper Angels Deck Guide: Tribal May Finally Tier One Again

Deck Guides Standard

Since was announced during the Streets of New Capenna spoilers season, we knew that this tribe was going to be part of the metagame. However, many midrange strategies are now crowding every tournament and the ladder, something that makes the…

Bohe
May 9, 2022

MTG Budget Pioneer Decks for Beginners

Guides Pioneer

One of the draws to the Pioneer format is that the cards generally are on the cheaper side, even for the top decks in the format. While the cards were even cheaper before the most recent organized play announcement, there…

darthjacen
May 9, 2022

Challenger Decks 2022

Guides Standard

Challenger Decks 2022 are a set of preconstructed decks designed for tabletop players that wish to start competitive tournament play right out of the box for the Standard format. Released on April 1, 2022, there are four decks in total, containing…

DotGG
May 9, 2022

Crokeyz Streets of New Capenna 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 $2,500 cash prize pool up for grabs in this free to enter event, in which 257 players registered for…

DotGG
May 8, 2022

Historic Mardu Abiding Grace Sacrifice Deck Guide

Deck Guides Historic

Hey everyone! Today I’m going to be covering my Mardu sacrifice deck in Historic which I recently used to go 17-3 with across 4 of the new constructed events on Arena. I posted an sacrifice deck online a few months…

Altheriax
May 8, 2022

Top Mythic Decks – May 2022 Ranked Season – Week 1

News

It’s been over a week since the release of Streets of New Capenna and also the new May 2022 Ranked Season. This is the first season in which the changes to the MTG Arena Premier Play structure takes into effect…

DotGG
May 7, 2022

Underperformers and Overperformers of Streets of New Capenna Limited

Streets of New Capenna

Hey everyone! Now that we’ve had some time to get into some trouble on the Streets of New Capenna, it’s time to let you in on some of the secrets we’ve heard going around. In other words, it’s time to…

j2sjosh
May 7, 2022

Lab Research Episode 2: Streets of New Capenna

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The Draft Lab squad discusses early take aways from Streets of New Capenna Limited. Be sure to like & subscribe to be notified of future content!

j2sjosh
May 7, 2022

Building the Best Esper Decks with Obscura for Streets of New Capenna Standard

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PVDDR starts exploring Streets of New Capenna Standard with Esper! He reviews the new Obscura cards and takes a look at different builds, before finally coming up with his final decklist he would play right now.

PVDDR
May 6, 2022

Best Decks for the Explorer Metagame Challenge and Why

Explorer Guides Premium

This weekend there’s a special event on Magic Arena! With the release of Explorer on Arena last week, we’re now seeing the first Metagame Challenge for this new format instead of the usual Standard one. Taking place from May 6th…

darthjacen
May 6, 2022

Semblance Scanner Art by Leonardo Santanna

2022.15.10 Patch Notes – Alchemy Rebalancing and Bug Fixes

News

MTG Arena Patch 2022.15.10 brings several rebalances for the Alchemy format as well as important bug fixes. Check out our full review of the new card changes for this round: Full patch notes are transcribed below. Patch Notes – 2022.15.10…

DotGG
May 5, 2022

Explorer Naya Winota Deck Guide: Put the Win in Winota With the Best Deck

Deck Guides Explorer Guides

Hello everyone! It has been a week since the release of Streets of New Capenna, and with it, a whole host of decks and now even formats to explore! Generally we only have to worry about delving into one brand…

DoggertQBones
May 5, 2022

Alchemy Rebalancing Review – May 5, 2022

Alchemy

A breakdown of all 13 rebalancing card changes for MTG Arena’s Alchemy format, to go live on May 5, 2022. Hello everybody! So right when we least expect it (although Alchemy does change regularly so maybe it was pretty expected)…

DoggertQBones
May 5, 2022

Errant, Street Artist Art by Alix Branwyn

MTG Arena Announcements: May 4, 2022

News

Another week means another MTG Arena Announcements blog from Wizards of the Coast! It’s been almost a week since the release of Streets of New Capenna, and a lot of the flashy new stuff was covered in last week’s announcement.…

DotGG
May 4, 2022

The Draft Lab Podcast Episode 39: Streets of New Capenna Archetypes and First Impressions

Limited

Welcome back to episode 39 of the Draft Lab Podcast where Josh and Chris gather to discuss their crazy adventures on the Streets of New Capenna. We start out with our weekly update before jumping into out first Pack 1…

j2sjosh
May 4, 2022

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