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The New Best Decks of Historic Post Time Warp Ban: What to Expect After the Banning
Hello everyone! With the surprise banning of Time Warp, everyone is left wondering what to play and what’s going to be good in Historic. Instead of just jamming all your old decks to figure out what might be good, I…
Strixhaven Standard Week 5: Best Decklists for Bo1, Bo3, and Full Sideboard Guides
Hello everyone! So a few weeks back I did an article about the most up to date lists for Standard and how to board for every matchup which ended up being quite popular! I’m going to do an update from…
What Standard Decks You Should Play at the Mythic Qualifier Weekend and Why
Hello everyone! May’s Standard MIQ is coming up tomorrow and there are plenty of options to consider going into it. What are you best at, what’s the meta looking like, what decks are popular, and so on. Unless you’re playing…
Strixhaven Standard Week 2: Best Decklists and Full Sideboard Guides
Hello everyone! Today I’m going to provide the best thing a competitive player can ask for: Updated lists and sideboard guides! Standard changes fast and , the best list for each archetype changes even faster. Unless you play and watch…
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Lab Research Episode 2: Streets of New Capenna
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!
2022.15.10 Patch Notes – Alchemy Rebalancing and Bug Fixes
Table of ContentsPatch Notes – 2022.15.10Game Update HighlightsNotable General & Gameplay Bug Fixes 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…
Explorer Naya Winota Deck Guide: Put the Win in Winota With the Best Deck
Table of ContentsMATCHUPS AND SIDEBOARD GUIDENaya WinotaMono Red AggroIzzet PhoenixAzorius ControlTIPS AND TRICKS 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…
Alchemy Rebalancing Review – May 5, 2022
Table of ContentsCitystalker ConnoisseurPainful BondOmanth, Locus of CreationSettle the WildsSemblance ScannerCaptain EberheartVeteran GhoulcallerArtillery EnthusiastGarruk, Wrath of the WildsGarruk, Wrath of the Wilds’s SpellbookGeist of RegretExperimental PilotExperimental Pilot’s SpellbookTireless AnglerTireless Angler’s SpellbookSwarm Saboteur A breakdown of all 13 rebalancing card changes…
MTG Arena Announcements: May 4, 2022
Table of ContentsAlchemy RebalancingStreets of New Capenna Bug FixesMay 2022 Arena OpenPlay-In Event and Qualifier WeekendMTG Arena Announcements, May 4, 2022PLAY STREETS OF NEW CAPENNA NOW!ALCHEMY REBALANCING ARRIVES TOMORROWEXPLORE MORE FOR EXPLORERREACH THE MAGIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPARENA OPEN MAY 14–15MTG ARENA‘S FIRST PLAY-IN EVENTFAMILY MEANS…
The Draft Lab Podcast Episode 39: Streets of New Capenna Archetypes and First Impressions
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…
Pioneer Metagame Snapshot: Top Decks for the Week of May 4, 2022
Table of ContentsWhat Counts for our Data?Top Decks in PioneerMono Green KarnNaya WinotaMono Red AggroRakdos MidrangeMono Blue SpiritsTop OutliersIzzet ControlIzzet PhoenixSelesnya AngelsMeta PredictionsWhat I’d PlayWrapping UpDecklists in this Article This week we saw the Magic Online and Magic Arena release…
Traditional Explorer Event Guide and Decklists
Table of ContentsEvent DetailsEvent RewardsFormat DetailsRulesLegal SetsBanned CardsTraditional Explorer Event Decklists MTG Arena runs evergreen events for each available constructed format and for each game mode. These events provide a way for players to compete with each other for rewards…
Best-of-One Explorer Event Guide and Decklists
Table of ContentsEvent DetailsEvent RewardsFormat DetailsRulesLegal SetsBanned CardsExplorer Event Decklists MTG Arena runs evergreen events for each available constructed format and for each game mode. These events provide a way for players to compete with each other for rewards in…
Traditional Standard Event Guide and Decklists
Table of ContentsEvent DetailsEvent RewardsFormat DetailsRulesLegal SetsBanned CardsTraditional Standard Event Decklists MTG Arena runs evergreen events for each available constructed format and for each game mode. These events provide a way for players to compete with each other for rewards…
Best-of-One Standard Event Guide and Decklists
Table of ContentsEvent DetailsEvent RewardsFormat DetailsRulesLegal SetsBanned CardsStandard Event Decklists MTG Arena runs evergreen events for each available constructed format and for each game mode. These events provide a way for players to compete with each other for rewards in…
The Best Plays in the History of MTG
Table of ContentsPlay 1: Yuuki Ichikawa’s Golgari Charm Play 2: Jean-Emmanuel Depraz’s Soaring Thought-Thief Play 3: Arne Huschenbeth’s Cling to Dust Play 4: Samuelle Estratti’s BluffPlay 5: Patrick Sullivan’s Price of Progress As previously announced, we will be publishing articles by Paulo Vitor…
The Top 10 Tech Cards You Should Consider Playing in Your Standard Deck to Beat Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
Table of ContentsPlaying Creature DecksRunner Up: Orvar, the All-FormThalia, Guardian of ThrabenSpell PierceWash AwayDuressShadows’ VerdictEnd the Festivities / Seismic WaveMagic MissileBurn Down the HouseToluz, Clever ConductorPithing Needle Hello everyone! Tell me if you’ve heard this one. Here you are playing…
Bo1 Explorer Esper Greasefang Deck Guide: The Format’s Best Combo Deck
Table of ContentsGreasefang, Explorer BossEsper Greasefang Decklist – BO1 ExplorerCreaturesArtifactsPlaneswalkersSpellsStealing the GameExplorer and Best of One AdvantageWhere Does Greasefang Struggle?Wrapping Up Greasefang, Explorer Boss With the introduction of Explorer on Arena, we’ve seen the week one metagame congeal around Pioneer…
Keep or Mulligan #1
Table of ContentsScenario 1Explanation and AnswerScenario 2Explanation and AnswerScenario 3Explanation and AnswerScenario 4Explanation and AnswerScenario 5Explanation and Answer As previously announced, we will be publishing articles by Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa originally posted on Substack for everybody to enjoy…
New MTG Secret Lair Drop: Pride Across the Multiverse
Table of ContentsCards (Featuring New Artwork)Alesha, Who Smiles at DeathBearscape and Collective VoyageHeartbeat of SpringMana ConfluenceSavor the MomentSol RingTriumphant ReckoningMTG Arena Sleeve CodesPride Across the Multiverse Is Region Locked The newest Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair Drop has been revealed.…
Historic Rakdos Ob Nixilis Transmogrify Deck Guide
Table of ContentsMaindeck& ::::The Other Cards:Manabase:SideboardBest of 1Matchups and Sideboard GuideIzzet Phoenix:Golgari Food:Azorius Control:Auras:Rakdos Arcanist:Affinity:Selesnya Enchantress:Selesnya Heliod Combo:Five-Color Niv-Mizzet:Embercleave Aggro (Mono Red / Gruul):Tips & TricksConclusion Hey everyone! Today I’m going to be covering my Rakdos + deck in Historic…
Your Guide to the New Event Structures in MTG Arena
Table of ContentsEvent Reward ChangesConstructed EventsLimited Draft EventsPlay-In Points There are a ton of different ways to enjoy Magic: The Gathering Arena, and participating in Events is one way to play that offers a variety of benefits. Between the opportunity…
Normalizing Luck
As previously announced, we will be publishing articles by Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa originally posted on Substack for everybody to enjoy as a taste of what’s to come on the MTG Arena Zone Premium section! At the end of…
Stream League 11 (Standard) – Top 8 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown
Table of ContentsMetagameSpecial MentionTop 8 DecklistsDecklists in this Article The 11th Stream League tournament, hosted by TheOneJame offered $1,000 in prizes for 44 participating players. The format was Streets of New Capenna Standard, and following on from Sky Blue Cup,…
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