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Three New Graveyard Decks with Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty

Standard

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty CONSTRUCTED Articles The Winners and Losers of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Standard and the One Deck That May Break StandardReview and Preliminary Decklists of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty’s PlaneswalkersHere Be Dragons! – Review and Decklists with Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty’s…

Josh
February 6, 2022

Tatsunari, Toad Rider Art by Justine Cruz

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Set Review: Black

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Articles Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Guide: Part 1 – Themes and Mechanics Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Guide: Part 2 – Best Spells and Archetypes Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Sealed Guide Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) Limited Tier List…

j2sjosh
February 6, 2022

Kairi, the Swirling Sky Art by Tyler Jacobson

Here Be Dragons! – Review and Decklists with Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty’s Dragons

News

The Kamigawa Dragons are some of the most iconic cards in Magic and they're 6 new ones to explore! What does DoggertQBones think of them and what're the best decks to utilize their strength?

DoggertQBones
February 5, 2022

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Set Review: Blue

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty

j2sjosh
February 5, 2022

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited Set Review: White

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty

j2sjosh
February 5, 2022

MTG Color Combination Name Guide

Guides

One of the ways in which Magic: The Gathering (a.k.a. MTG or simply “Magic”) can be a hard game for new players to learn are the specialized names and terms that are frequently used by the playerbase at large. Among…

Paul
February 4, 2022

MTG Deck Archetype Name Guide

Guides

Magic: The Gathering is known as a complex game that can often be difficult for new players to fully learn. This reputation has been earned not only because of the gameplay itself, but also because of the terms and jargon…

Paul
February 4, 2022

Rite of Oblivion Art by Martina Pilcerova

My Top 5 Standard Decks Going Into Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty – Bo1 and Bo3 Lists

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Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Standard format is almost here, but we've barely explored the new format we just got post bannings! Find out the top 5 decks going into Kamigawa so you can have a leg up on the competition!

DoggertQBones
February 4, 2022

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Spoilers – Day Eight Roundup

News

Today marked the last day of the regular preview season for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, the high-tech Japanese-inspired Magic set scheduled for a February 11 launch on MTG Arena. There’s still one rare and a number of commons and uncommons that…

Paul
February 4, 2022

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician Art by Mark Winters

Historic Orzhov Grace Deck Guide – The Next Generation of Sacrifice

Deck Guides Historic

Hello everyone! Today I’ll be going over Historic Orzhov , a new spin-off of the Cat-Oven archetype. Similar to other Cat-Oven decks, this new version grinds well, has a strong early and late-game, and is more fun to play than…

Omrithopter
February 3, 2022

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Spoilers – Day Seven Roundup

News

We’re approaching the finale of preview season for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, the futuristic Japanese-inspired set set to launch on Arena February 11 and in paper February 18. Tomorrow will be the final day of previews for the regular set, and…

Paul
February 3, 2022

MTG: Arena Announcements, February 2, 2022

News

Today is Wednesday, which means Wizards of the Coast has published another of their once-weekly MTG Arena Announcements blog posts. In this continuing series, Wizards gives the community an update on things that are happening on the Arena client. Over…

Paul
February 2, 2022

Review and Preliminary Decklists of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty’s Planeswalkers

News

It's rare we get to see all the Planeswalkers in a set so early, but DoggertQBones isn't passing this chance up! See what he thinks of the four walkers and the decks they can slot into!

DoggertQBones
February 2, 2022

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Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Spoilers – Day Six Roundup

News

We’re starting to near the end of preview season for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty – there are just two more days of spoilers to come before we’ve seen the full set. After previews end on Friday, we’ll only have to wait…

Paul
February 2, 2022

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Spoilers – Day Five Roundup

News

Preview season for the upcoming MTG set Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty marches on, and we’re back again with the full collection of the spoilers that were revealed today, January 31. We’ve got quite a few new rares and a mythic among…

Paul
February 1, 2022

Historic All Access – Midweek Magic Event Guide and Decklists

Midweek Magic

This week’s Midweek Magic is Historic All Access! This is just normal Historic, except you get free access to every single legal card in the format! If there was a deck you always wanted to try but couldn’t justify splurging…

DoggertQBones
February 1, 2022

Tovolar, Dire Overlord Art by Chris Rahn

Alchemy Metagame Analysis – Post-Rebalance Week 1

Alchemy

Tournaments Earlier this week I wrote an article about the Alchemy changes and how they would affect the format. This week, we get to see some of the results of this, with four tournaments to look at. Out of the…

Arty
January 31, 2022

Niv-Mizzet Reborn Art by Raymond Swanland

Historic Five-Color Niv-Mizzet Deck Guide: The Best (And Most Colorful) Metagame Deck

Deck Guides Historic

After playing Historic almost every single day this month, I have a few takeaways: There are many viable archetypes for playing this format competitively. Phoenix is still there as one of the biggest contenders, sharing the spotlight with UWx ,…

Bohe
January 31, 2022

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Spoilers – Day Four Roundup

News

The fourth day of previews for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty has come to an end, bringing us to the halfway point of the spoiler sesaon. While we didn’t get a ton of new cards today, we’re gearing up for another busy…

Paul
January 31, 2022

Halana and Alena Partners Art by Jason Rainville

Top Mythic Decks – January 2022 Season – Week 4

News

It’s time once again to take a look back at some of the most highly ranked Mythic decks that we’ve been sent over the course of the week, but this week has a huge twist: on Tuesday, Wizards of the…

Paul
January 30, 2022

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Spoilers – Day Three Roundup

News

It’s the third day of the official spoiler season for the upcoming February MTG set Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. We’ve only got a handful of new cards from today, and tomorrow won’t have too many either as the previews typically slow…

Paul
January 30, 2022

Standard on a Budget: Gruul Landfall

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Hello Planeswalkers, I am The MTG Hero. The Standard bans are in, and Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is right around the corner. With players not knowing what to play in the meantime, as well as new players coming in and old…

The MTG Hero
January 30, 2022

Bo1 Historic Jeskai Blink Deck Guide – The Most Value Oriented Deck in Historic1

Deck Guides Historic

Do you like winning in style? Well DoggertQBones has the deck for you! Jeskai Blink is one of the coolest decks to play in Historic whether you're drawing a million cards or destroying all of your opponents lands!

DoggertQBones
January 29, 2022

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Spoilers – Day Two Roundup

News

The second day of spoilers for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty has come to an end, and while we didn’t get quite as many previews as the first day, there are still a plethora of new cards to check out. This article…

Paul
January 29, 2022

The Top 5 Decks Post Alchemy Changes – Week 1

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The Alchemy changes are here and with them, a new metagame to explore! What does @DoggertQBones think the new best decks of the metagame are?

DoggertQBones
January 28, 2022

Innistrad: Double Feature Event Draft Guide

Events Limited

Hey everyone! Hopefully you are all as excited as I am to finally get the chance to draft the combination of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and Crimson Vow. It’s a fabulous opportunity to see what happens when we drop a bunch…

j2sjosh
January 28, 2022

The Draft Lab Podcast Episode 27: Discussing Data With Sierkovitz

Limited

Welcome back to episode 27 of the Draft Lab Podcast where we are discussing the current usage of Magic data with Siekovitz of 17Lands fame. We kick every thing off with our weekly update and Pack One Pick One. The…

j2sjosh
January 28, 2022

Dragons, Planeswalkers and a Praetor – Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Spoilers – Day One Roundup

News

The wait is finally over: spoilers for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty have begun, and it’s time for us to dive in. Wizards of the Coast kicked off the preview season with a stream that debuted Thursday morning on both and YouTube.…

Paul
January 27, 2022

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Debut Stream

News

This afternoon, January 27, Wizards of the Coast kicked off the preview season for Magic: The Gathering’s next expansion set, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. At 9:00 am Pacific, the company went live on both and YouTube with Light It Up: a…

Paul
January 27, 2022

Post-Rebalance Alchemy – January 25, 2022: Where Alchemy Goes From Here – What Happens When Most Of The Top Cards Are Changed?

Alchemy

The Alchemy changes are here and the ramifications are huge! Learn what DoggertQBones thinks is going to happen to the meta and what decks you should expect moving forward.

DoggertQBones
January 27, 2022

MTG: Arena Announcements, January 26, 2022

News

Another Wednesday, another MTG Arena Announcements bulletin from Wizards of the Coast. This week, Wizards has revealed the preorder bundles for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty in anticipation of the beginning of preview season tomorrow, Thursday, January 27. There are a couple…

Paul
January 26, 2022

Post-Ban Standard: Where Standard Goes From Here – Why These Were The Best Possible Bans

Standard

The Standard bans have been announced and the whole format is about to be flipped on it's head! DoggertQBones is coming right out of the gate with a bold statement - these were the best bans. What happens from here?

DoggertQBones
January 26, 2022

January 25th, 2022 Banned and Restricted Announcement: Huge Standard Changes, Plentiful Alchemy Rebalances, Memory Lapse Banned, and a Ragaban

News

Magic is getting a big overhaul today as Standard, Alchemy, Historic, and Legacy are all receiving changes!

DoggertQBones
January 25, 2022

Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset Art by Heonhwa Choe

Slow Start Alchemy – Midweek Magic Event Guide and Decklists

Midweek Magic

This week’s Midweek Magic is Slow Start Alchemy! This is the Alchemy format we’re all acquainted with, but with a twist: The first land each player plays will always be tapped! Players can enter the event for free, win some…

DoggertQBones
January 25, 2022

MaRo’s Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Teaser Has Arrived

News

It’s shaping up to be quite an exciting week for MTG players: tomorrow, we’ll be getting some kind of significant banlist update and most likely a balancing changes to the Alchemy (and Historic) formats. Then just a few short days…

Paul
January 24, 2022

Latest Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Leaks Reveals the Complete New Dragon Cycle

News

With another passing week, we’ve got yet another leak revealing cards from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, the upcoming MTG set slated for release roughly a month from now on February 18. This is just another in a series of leaks around…

Paul
January 24, 2022

January 2022 Qualifier Weekend – Day 2 – 7 Win Alchemy Decklists

Alchemy

This weekend was the Neon Dynasty Championship Qualifier Weekend, and the format was Alchemy. The format has surprisingly been dynamic, following on from last weekend’s Arena Open, despite no changes being made since its introducing in early December. However, we…

DotGG
January 24, 2022

Top Mythic Decks – January 2022 Season – Week 3

News

With another week in January behind us, it’s time once again for us to review some of the most highly ranked decks we’ve come across in our Top Mythic Decks spotlight. This week, we’ll be continuing to focus on the…

Paul
January 23, 2022

The Draft Lab Podcast Episode 26: Forcing Drafts

Limited

Welcome back to episode 26 of the Draft Lab Podcast where we bring in special guest Dafore to discuss the strategy behind forcing in drafts. This episode was actually recorded back on the 11th, but the editing and production team…

j2sjosh
January 23, 2022

Three More Decks I Would Play to Crush a Historic Tournament – How to Beat the Historic Meta

Historic Premium

DoggertQBones is back at it with more Historic decks to take down a tournament! What are this week's best tournament decks? How do you board with them? Find out here!

DoggertQBones
January 22, 2022

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