The Ultimate Guide to Brawl on MTG Arena and Best Decks
Brawl is MTG Arena’s answer to paper Commander, and shares many of the similarities, while also being its own format with a unique approach to deckbuilding.
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Everything You Need to Know About Alchemy on MTG Arena
Picture if you will, a mad scientist or wizard brewing up a solution, tweaking this and that, adding pinches of bits and turning down the heat. What concoction is coming from this laboratory? Who will test it you ask? Let’s stop there and...
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Standard in MTG: The Ultimate Format Guide (2026)
Wizards of the Coast does a lot to try and keep Standard interesting, successful or not. They constantly put out new cards to the point where most new cards are designed with Standard in mind. Is it so bad to play with the new cards Wizards...
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The Ultimate Guide to Vintage
Vintage is an Eternal format with a massive card pool. This means there are plenty of different ways to break the game. While there are many ways you can build your deck, it also means trying to come up with your own builds can be intimidating...
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MTG Banned and Restricted List and Announcements
The “Banned and Restricted” announcements for MTG tend to polarize the community. Bans are an important part of the formation and maintenance of constructed formats, and a huge part of the Magic ecosystem. They rightfully get a lot of chatter...
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Commander Rules Guide: Quick Start & FAQ
Welcome to the world of Commander! Whether you’ve been playing Magic for years or you’re completely new here, you’ve probably heard of Commander. But what even is Commander, and how do you play it? Let’s get into the rules and details of Magic’s...
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The Ultimate Guide to Pick-Two Draft
If you’ve played a Lightning Draft at a MagicCon, you might have an idea of what to expect if you go for Pick-Two Draft on Arena. It’s a relatively simple Draft variant compared to things like Winchester Draft or other alternative formats...
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The Ultimate Guide to Emperor
Emperor 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?
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The Ultimate Guide to Battle Box
Looking 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...
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The Ultimate Guide to Value Vintage in MTG
Value Vintage is a community created MTG Constructed variant. This format aims to bring fresh air to the Constructed scene for players often priced out of normal Vintage.
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The Ultimate Guide to Cube in MTG
Cube 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.
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The Complete List of MTG Arena Formats for 2026
MTG 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...
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