Magic Hall of Famer Pinpoints Two Major Issues with Standard
The infamous “Dragon Master” Brian Kibler dropped an unexpected Standard video several days ago, discussing a few cards that have a stranglehold on the format.
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Quick vs. Premier Draft on MTGA: The Key Differences Explained
There 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...
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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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MTG Arena Formats: Full List and FAQ
There are tons of different ways to play Magic. From casual kitchen table games to the competitive circuit and everything in between, there’s definitely no shortage of options if you’re getting bored of the same old format. But what about MTG...
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The Complete Guide to MTGA’s Explorer Format
Explorer is WotC’s pathway format to Pioneer, and continues to work towards that goal with the introduction of cards to Arena that haven’t already been introduced through either Standard or Historic. Let’s take a look at where the format is...
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The Ultimate Guide to MTG Arena Jump In!: Complete List and Rewards
Players had some criticism of Jumpstart on MTG Arena. Enter Jump In!, the second attempt at this style of format, and a much more impactful one that I think you definitely should play.
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Pioneer Masters: Spoilers and Set Information
Wizards looked to Pioneer Regional Championships for the key cards that see play and traveled back to the start of Magic Online (the now-aged digital game used to play Modern, Legacy, and such) to implement cards from the Pioneer card pool into...
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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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The Ultimate Guide to Archenemy
Archenemy takes the traditional four-player Magic game and flips it on its head; no longer do you need to worry about the politics at the Commander table. Everyone has one definite goal to defeat the other side. Will you be able to overcome the...
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Will Modern Ever Come to MTG Arena? We Think Not
Modern is, arguably, Magic’s most popular 60-card format, at least in paper. In the digital world, Magic Arena is without a doubt Magic’s most popular digital client (sorry, MTGO fans!). However, Modern isn’t able to played on Arena, and Wizards...
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Commander 2020 (Ikoria) Decks: Are They Worth It?
If it feels fantastic to be a Commander fan today, you owe a lot to the year 2020, a year in which more Commander products were released than ever before. The well-balanced preconstructed decks in Commander 2020 or Commander Ikoria as some kids...
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Timeless vs. Historic on MTGA: The Key Differences Explained
On MTG Arena, these format usually mean the investment of a lot of gems and wildcards to build a competitive deck, so today we’ll explore Arena’s classic Eternal format, Historic, and its newer, even more Eternal format, Timeless. We’ll give you...
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