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Author Dawson Reynolds

Dawson Reynolds

Dawson Reynolds has been playing Magic since he first laid eyes on those shiny booster packs back at the LGS. Since then he's taken a competitive approach to the game, enamoured by the appeal of pro play and the most powerful decks. Today he's working towards his dream of a Mythic Championship, while also enjoying those simpler things in life, like Cube and Brawl.

Into the Arena: The Return of Temur Aggro?

Dawson Reynolds
January 28, 2022
Decklists, Into the Arena, Standard
Earlier this week Wizards of the Coast announced a major shake-up to the Standard format, in the form of three huge bannings! As of January 27th, Faceless Haven, Alrund’s Epiphany, and Divide by Zero will be re... Read More...

Into the Arena: Mastering the Arena Cube

Dawson Reynolds
January 14, 2022
Cube, Into the Arena
The Arena Cube is back! If you haven’t had the chance to play it yet, I highly recommend you log on and give it a try this week. The Arena Cube is the best limited experience on Arena, and it is unique to Arena... Read More...

Into the Arena: Golgari Aggro in Historic

Dawson Reynolds
January 7, 2022
Decklists, Historic, Into the Arena, MTG Arena
Since last week I have continued to enjoy Historic, and have experimented with a few different decks. It turns out that Historic is in a good place right now, and that all of the changes from last fall have res... Read More...

Into the Arena: Heliod Company

Dawson Reynolds
December 31, 2021
Historic, Into the Arena, MTG Arena
Collected Company is one of my all time favourite cards, and when new decks using it do well I take notice. Although I haven’t been playing Historic as much as I used to, when I heard that Heliod Company is one... Read More...

Into the Arena: Taking on the Arena Decathlon

Dawson Reynolds
December 24, 2021
Into the Arena, MTG Arena
One of the most exciting Arena events of the year is upon us! Closing off 2021 in exciting fashion, the Arena Decathlon is a brand new tournament that is taking place from December 18th to January 1st. As the n... Read More...

Into the Arena: A First Look at Alchemy

Dawson Reynolds
December 17, 2021
Into the Arena, MTG Arena
This last week an entirely new format was introduced to Arena. It’s called Alchemy and it is a digital-only format that can only be played on Arena, similar to Historic. However, unlike Historic which is an “et... Read More...

Into the Arena: A Look Back at 2021’s Drafts

Dawson Reynolds
December 10, 2021
Into the Arena, MTG Arena
With 2021 quickly coming to a close, it's the perfect time to take a look back on the year. This week I’ll be specifically looking back on the draft experiences of each set that was released for Arena! Taking s... Read More...

Into the Arena: Mono-White’s Time to Shine

Dawson Reynolds
December 3, 2021
Decklists, Into the Arena, Standard
Blue decks using Alrund’s Epiphany may have dominated Standard in recent months, but it looks like a new deck has taken its spot since the release of Crimson Vow. Although it has only been a few weeks, Mono-Whi... Read More...

Into the Arena: Torens, Fist of the Angels in Brawl!

Dawson Reynolds
November 25, 2021
Decklists, Into the Arena
In what is quickly becoming my tradition for each new set, I have decided to brew a Historic Brawl deck with my favourite new commander from Crimson Vow! There are many exciting new legendary creatures and plan... Read More...

Into the Arena: Happy Marriages in Crimson Vow

Dawson Reynolds
November 19, 2021
Into the Arena
With Innistrad: Crimson Vow now released on Arena, and with the prerelease in the rearview mirror, people are starting to come to some conclusions about the set. The Limited environment and its impact on Standa... Read More...
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