Will Arena Direct Completely Replace Arena Open?
Arena Directs are happening left and right, but where does that leave the Arena Opens? And how do players feel about both tournament structures?
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Final Fantasy Commander Makes Forgotten Shadowmoor Common Soar 800%
Even if she’s not out yet, Final Fantasy’s Y’shtola is becoming one of the most popular commanders – And she’s driving prices up as she does.
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We Tried Out Manatraders – Is it Legit?
Today, let’s review Manatraders, one of the most popular rental services for MTGO players. We’ll go over the site’s features, pricing, and anything else you may want to know in case you’ve been thinking about trying it.
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Everyone’s Invited Secret Lair Boasts 5-Color Typal Commander Deck
It took a while, but the Everyone’s Invited Secret Lair Commander deck has been fully revealed, in all its changeling glory.
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The 39 Best Mana Filters in Magic Ranked
There’s no worse feeling than when you have powerful cards in hand but the wrong colors of mana to cast them. To help with that, I’ve compiled a list of the top cards that can filter your mana so you can focus on casting those amazing spells...
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Aggro Crushes Competition, Powerful New Decks Shoot to the Top
Tarkir: Dragonstorm has been out for less than three weeks – and it’s already shaking up the Standard meta, big time!
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Demonstrate in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Demonstrate is a relatively unknown keyword. It hasn’t been widely used in EDH decks, and there are only a few cards with the keyword. I hope you’re curious and will let me lay out why demonstrate is an interesting keyword.
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MTG Arena Fumbles This Tarkir Reveal: Here’s the Real Deal
Alchemy: Tarkir debuted with a look at a particularly egregious Boros legend. Though a few double-takes and a WotC correction later and it’s clear the card preview was missing something very important.
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The 43 Best Flying-Granting Cards and Enablers in Magic Ranked
Imagine you had all evasive power of flying on any creature you liked, including those with really high power, or strong saboteur abilities or attack triggers. Thanks to flying enablers that give your cards a boost, you can!
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Limited Mana Bases: How to Determine Your Lands for Draft and Sealed
Have you ever drafted a deck or built a sealed pool and just let Arena or MTGO tell you what basic lands you should run? What happens when you go to your local store to do your first in-person Draft and you don’t have an algorithm telling you...
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Mark Rosewater Admits Red Needs Work, Color Pie Breaks Incoming
Consensus among MTG players is far from universal, but a good chunk of the playerbase does seem to think that WotC succeeded in making White not the worst, while red becomes Commander’s weakest color. So what has WotC been doing to balance...
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MTG Arena’s Newest Card Combines Two Cherished Fan Favorites
Siege Rhino solidified itself as one of MTG’s most iconic cards during its tenure in Standard. It dropped off some time later, but a new Alchemy card might give the rhino a second wind. Two second winds, in fact.
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