Into the Arena: Grixis Vampires – My New Pet Deck Dawson Reynolds June 3, 2022 Decklists, Into the Arena, Standard As you may recall from my New Capenna Championship recap from last week, there are a lot of new decks making the rounds in Standard. One in particular has caught my attention and is quickly becoming my favorite... Read More...
Into the Arena: Naya Runes Dawson Reynolds March 4, 2022 Decklists, Into the Arena, Standard Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty has given Standard a breath of life, creating a number of new archetypes. This week I have been playing a deck that seems like it might be the cream of this new crop, which it has been pr... Read More...
Into the Arena: Brewing with Neon Dynasty! Dawson Reynolds February 11, 2022 Decklists, Into the Arena, Standard Are you looking to play Standard with Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty decks but don’t know where to start? Today I’ll be looking at two brand new decks for Standard that are heavily inspired by the recently-released set... Read More...
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: 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: 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: Top Standard Decks This Fall! Dawson Reynolds October 22, 2021 Decklists, Into the Arena, Standard 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 Dawson Reynolds October 15, 2021 Into the Arena, Standard 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: Top Cards of Midnight Hunt! Dawson Reynolds September 24, 2021 Historic, Into the Arena, MTG Arena, Standard 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: Stomping Down in Standard Dawson Reynolds August 6, 2021 Decklists, Into the Arena, Standard 1 Many people had low expectations for Adventures in the Forgotten Realms in the Standard format since it is the eighth set being printed into an incredibly powerful card pool. However, the Dungeons & Dragons... Read More...