The “Banned and Restricted” announcements for MTG are pretty polarizing within the community. An important part of the formation and maintenance of constructed formats, it’s a huge part of the Magic ecosystem and has a lot of chatter around it...
Read more| Illustration by Jason ChanBolstering your MTG card collection is a huge part of the game for lots of players, but even for casual players, collecting is fairly important. Having a large collection means that you have more ways to play and more...
Read moreI am SO. EXCITED. Today on Arena Tutor, we just rolled out an awesome new feature, and I think you’re going to love it:Meta deck identification!Do you ever wish you knew what removal your opponent had? What sweepers? What cards you need to...
Read moreStandard is arguably the most popular and widely known MTG format, likely due to its dynamic and evolving gameplay. But what is Standard rotation, and why should you care? Well, read on, as we’ll answer both of those questions and much more...
Read moreControl players have gotten lots of new tools to dominate the meta with the introduction of the latest creepy sets like Midnight Hunt and Crimson Vow. That’s right, it’s time for us to cover Mono Black Aggro in a somewhat different strategy than...
Read moreI suspect the ladder will be filled with decklists from Worlds for the foreseeable future. That being said, let’s get down to business and dig into today’s deck: Orzhov Sacrifice Midrange!
Read moreThere’s been a clear best deck in Standard since rotation. There was never any doubt in my Wandering Mind when selecting decks for the Innistrad Championships that I’d be playing Turns Combo in Standard. So what’s this deck all about? Let’s take...
Read moreCrimson Vow is finally with us, and it’s been very well received from players worldwide. Today I’ll be going over a deck that’s been speculated for a while, but it seems like it finally got the pieces it needed to start running through its...
Read moreThis year’s MTG World Championship was without a doubt polarized between aggro and control. But despite Yuta’s dominance, another player made an impressive run with an off-meta deck: Jean-Emmanuel Depraz caught everyone by surprise with his Temur...
Read moreOn Tuesday, October 5, the World Championship decklists were leaked three days earlier than planned. Today I’m going to analyze the Grixis Epiphany list that world-class players like Gabriel Nassif and Jan Merkel (who placed in the top 4 in the...
Read moreThe single most effective way to win in MTG is to get your opponent’s life total to zero, but there are other ways to win. You thought milling was impossible post-rotation because rogues is out? Prepare for a big surprise.
Read moreThis week I’m looking into the mono white decks that have recently jumped onto the scene. Mono white is a classic archetype. It packs a swarm of cheap creatures and builds a powerful snowballing battlefield, running taxing effects to freeze out...
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