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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: Can Faithbound Judge Break Standard?

Dawson Reynolds
November 12, 2021
Decklists, Into the Arena, Standard
Innistrad: Crimson Vow is nearly released now and I have been preparing by brewing some Standard decks with the spoiled cards. Today I'll be sharing two decklists that take advantage of Faithbound Judge, one of... Read More...

Into the Arena: The Crimson Vow Spoiler Bracket!

Dawson Reynolds
November 5, 2021
Into the Arena
With most of the cards from Innistrad: Crimson Vow now spoiled, its time to take a look at some of the most exciting cards from the new set! With a theme of “Vampire Wedding”, Crimson Vow is looking like a uniq... Read More...

Into the Arena: Top Historic Decks This Fall!

Dawson Reynolds
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Historic has been a volatile format in the past few months. With new sets releasing, bans and suspensions, and tournaments happening infrequently, it has been difficult to track the metagame. However, it seems ... Read More...

Into the Arena: Top Standard Decks This Fall!

Dawson Reynolds
October 22, 2021
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The Standard rotation in September brought a whole new format with it, and it has been great to try out whole new strategies without having to constantly face Bonecrusher Giants and Emergent Ultimatums. Now tha... Read More...

Into the Arena: World Championship XXVII In Review

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October 15, 2021
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This past weekend saw the final tournament of the 2020-2021 competitive season, the 27th Magic World Championship. The past year has been a dramatic one for professional MTG, with announcements about the future... Read More...

Into the Arena: Rem Karolus Beatdown in Brawl

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October 8, 2021
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Innistrad: Midnight Hunt has brought a wealth of new legendary creatures and planeswalkers to Arena, which is very exciting for Historic Brawl. These new cards represent characters old and new, from Teferi and ... Read More...

Into the Arena: I Got the Mono-Blues

Dawson Reynolds
October 1, 2021
Decklists, Historic, Into the Arena, MTG Arena
I typically try to jump between a variety of decks and formats when I play Magic. I always play some Limited, some Historic, and some Standard, and usually even other formats like Brawl, Commander, and special ... Read More...

Into the Arena: Top Cards of Midnight Hunt!

Dawson Reynolds
September 24, 2021
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Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is coming out in paper this weekend and has already been out on Arena for a week now, so it seems like the perfect time to take a look at the top cards from the new set! I will be going... Read More...

Into the Arena: Controlling a New Metagame

Dawson Reynolds
September 17, 2021
Decklists, Historic, Into the Arena
Historic is in an exciting place right now, and the effects of Jumpstart: Historic Horizons are very apparent. With so many new cards and archetypes it is still too soon to say what the format will look like on... Read More...

Into the Arena: Historic Horizons Primer

Dawson Reynolds
September 10, 2021
Into the Arena, MTG Arena
Magic the Gathering: Arena received a major new product recently with the release of the largest ever Historic-focused set. Jumpstart: Historic Horizons is essentially a “masters set” style product for Arena’s ... Read More...
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