Downloading MTG Arena: Everything You Need to Know
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.
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2020 MTG Challenger Decks Reviewed
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...
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How to Update MTG Arena and Troubleshoot Errors
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...
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The Ultimate Guide to Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Draft
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...
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Announcing Arena Tutor by Draftsim
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...
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How to Use Draftsim to Play Draft Against Your Friends on MTGA
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...
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MTGA Patch Notes: A User-Friendly Guide
| 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...
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MTG Character Profile: Ob Nixilis in Depth
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.
Read moreTheros Beyond Death Early Pick Order By Archetype
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...
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Bot Drafting the Hard Way: A New Drafting Model for Archetypes and Staying Open
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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MTG Card Size/Dimensions, Weight, and Much Much More
Let’s talk about size! And obviously by that I mean the size of MTG cards.
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Draftsim Mobile UI Update
Well then. As you might know, back in September, I pushed a major update to Draftsim’s user interface. It was a lot snazzier and fancier than the old site and it included a major redesign up to and even including the blog. Overall, I think...
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