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MTG Jumpstart: Spoilers and Set Information

Niels van der Vlugt June 24, 2020 Collecting, Set Overview, Spoilers

There’s a brand-new MTG “play experience” about to jump at you later this year. Ready to learn everything we know about this new way to play? Let’s start with its name: Jumpstart!

MTG Arena

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The MTG Arena Shuffler: Just Chill Out

Nikki June 23, 2020 MTG Arena

Is the MTG Arena shuffler rigged? Is it broken? Let’s find out together! We’re all probably wrong about something, so this’ll be fun.

MTG Arena

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Downloading MTG Arena: Everything You Need to Know

Ender Orçun Çetiner June 17, 2020 MTG Arena

Having issues downloading or updating MTG Arena? Well, look no further! We’ll cover everything you need to know to get you going from where to get Arena to how to fix some common issues.

Collecting

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2020 MTG Challenger Decks Reviewed

Ender Orçun Çetiner May 29, 2020 Collecting, MTG Products, Review

WotC has been publishing Challenger Decks for competitive Constructed games since 2018 and, as always, players wonder whether they’re actually good or just trash decks marketed with a fancy name. There are four 2020 MTG Challenger Decks, and it...

MTG Arena

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How to Update MTG Arena and Troubleshoot Errors

Niels van der Vlugt May 19, 2020 MTG Arena

Updating MTG Arena: Step-by-Step Guides Updating MTG Arena after a system patch usually isn’t that hard, but sometimes you can run into problems. Before you uninstall and reinstall completely, we’ll show you two ways you can try to get the client...

Limited

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The Ultimate Guide to Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Draft

Alex Nikolic May 13, 2020 Limited, MTG Arena, Standard, Strategy

If the past few years of Magic are anything to go by, I have to assume that it’s a corporate-mandated requirement for each year’s Spring set to include strong overtones of “hold on a second, they really did that?” and “wait, this is a real Magic...

Arena Tutor

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Announcing Arena Tutor by Draftsim

Dan Troha May 11, 2020 Arena Tutor, Feature Updates, MTG Arena

Today is a really exciting day. For years, Draftsim has been known for its awesome draft simulator. You may know and love the site for its lightning-speed set updates and its in-depth draft data analysis articles. More recently, we’ve been...

Feature Updates

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How to Use Draftsim to Play Draft Against Your Friends on MTGA

Dan Troha March 30, 2020 Feature Updates, Limited, MTG Arena

As many of us bide our time in quarantine or in lockdown, waiting out social distancing restrictions due to COVID-19, we’re seriously starting to miss out on “The Gathering” part of Magic: the Gathering. A couple weeks ago, I...

MTG Arena

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MTGA Patch Notes: A User-Friendly Guide

Niels van der Vlugt February 21, 2020 MTG Arena

| Illustration by Mike Raabe Patches and updates: every program, game, app, and system has them. They’re essential for any application that is currently being supported, and MTG Arena is no exception. Other than new sets being added to the client...

MTG Cards

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MTG Character Profile: Ob Nixilis in Depth

Nikki February 2, 2020 MTG Cards, MTG Story

If you’re new to Magic, you may not be aware that there’s much more to our favorite trading card game than just, well, card games. There are worlds of stories behind the creatures and Planeswalkers that grace your MTG matches.

Theros Beyond Death Early Pick Order By Archetype

Dan Troha January 23, 2020 Analysis, Strategy

Looking for some direction early on in this Theros Beyond Death draft format? We’ve got some card rankings to help you out. These lists are generated by a machine learning algorithm created by Ryan Saxe based on around 100,000 of your...

Analysis

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Bot Drafting the Hard Way: A New Drafting Model for Archetypes and Staying Open

Ryan Saxe January 14, 2020 Analysis

Ryan Saxe analyzes over 80,000 Draftsim drafts and creates a drafting bot that both understands archetypes and knows how to stay open during a draft.

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