If you haven’t played a Lightning Draft at a MagicCon, you might not be quite sure of what to expect when Pick-Two Draft comes to Arena. It’s a relatively simple draft variant compared to things like Winchester Draft or other alternative...
Read moreMTG Arena has come a long way from the days when it first released, when Standard and Limited were pretty much your only options if you wanted to get a game in. We now have a lot of different formats, each with their own card pools, and it isn’t...
Read moreRed’s kind of on a tear in Magic right now, isn’t it? It’s a highly represented color across many 60-card formats, mostly due to the power and efficiency of recent prints.
Read moreIf there’s one thing that has kept Magic: The Gathering alive and thriving for over 30 years, it’s the incredible diversity of gameplay it offers. For each kind of player, there’s a format that they can relate to, but when it comes to...
Read moreHow can Final Fantasy cards compete in the hostile Standard format we have at the moment? An upcoming tournament answers that by limiting the field to just Final Fantasy and Foundations.
Read moreLooking for a quick way to play MTG that’s not very expensive, and that you can set up in a pinch, with no deck-building involved? Or something you can play between rounds on FNM? Well, the format you’re looking for already exists, and it’s...
Read moreCube is a wonderful way to play MTG with veteran players, or to teach drafting to newer players, or even reintroduce friends that want to get back into the game. It’s a format that lets you be the player, the designer, and the tester.
Read moreProduct fatigue. Universes Beyond fatigue. Just plain old fatigue. It happens. If you long for a simpler time, the Old School format might just be for you.
Read moreThere are many ways to play Limited formats on MTG Arena, but Quick and Premier draft are the only two that count towards your Limited rank. What do these terms mean, though, and which is the best one for what you want? Let’s have a look at these...
Read moreEmperor is a six-player MTG format perfect for large groups of players. But how does it work? Do you need EDH decks for Emperor? And most importantly, will it be a good time for your playgroup?
Read moreToday we’re going to focus on two of the more similar formats on Arena: Standard and Alchemy. I’m going to run through the major differences between these two formats. This will hopefully give you a better understanding of which one is right for...
Read moreMagic players find ways to play this game in a vacuum if we need to. One of the best casual formats players invented is Pack Wars, or Mini-Master, a small-potatoes Limited format where players each play with the cards from a single booster...
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