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Rant of Valakut: Historic Vesperlark

Ben Iverach-Brereton
August 29, 2022
Rants of Valakut
I decided to dust off Arena recently. It was mostly because of the Gladiator queue, but while I had the game open I thought it might be interesting to try building my Vesperlark Reanimator deck for Historic. Ar... Read More...

Into the Arena: Bringing Gates Into the Battle

Dawson Reynolds
June 10, 2022
Decklists, Historic, Into the Arena
The release of Battle For Baldur's Gate is getting everyone excited for all the amazing commanders, multiplayer cards, and D&D themes of the new set! I, however, have been getting excited for one of the les... Read More...

Into the Arena: The Power Nine of MTGA

Dawson Reynolds
April 1, 2022
Into the Arena, MTG Arena
Thanks to Arena’s quickly growing card pool it can sometimes be easy to lose track of what cards are even on the platform. From old Standard sets like Kaladesh to auxiliary releases like Historic Horizons, ther... 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...

Rant of Valakut: Day and Taxes (Standard)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
October 25, 2021
Rants of Valakut
Shortly before rotation, I built a black/white Standard deck loosely inspired by old Modern and Legacy Death and Taxes lists. My plan was to use hand attack spells like Duress and Humiliate to remove key cards,... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Chasing Wins and the Downward Spiral

Ben Iverach-Brereton
October 11, 2021
Rants of Valakut
Content warning: This article discusses addiction, mental health and suicidal thoughts. When I was in university, I got into League of Legends. A lot. I would play every single night; if I won a match, I'd b... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: New Treasures

Ben Iverach-Brereton
September 13, 2021
Rants of Valakut
Jump/Start Historic Horizons is a lot of fun, and the additions to Historic are proving to be quite interesting. I'll admit, I'm not sure that I'm looking forward to playing against every new archetype (I'm loo... 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...

Into the Arena: Top Brawl Commanders

Dawson Reynolds
August 27, 2021
Into the Arena, MTG Arena
With Historic Brawl now in full swing, I think it's time to take a look at some of the most popular commanders and what their strengths and weaknesses are. Even though Brawl isn’t a competitive format at the mo... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Historic Treasures

Ben Iverach-Brereton
August 2, 2021
Rants of Valakut
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms introduced a whole slew of "treasures matter" cards, like Kalain, Reclusive Painter and Xorn. Kaldheim had a bunch of treasure producers, too, like Goldspan Dragon and Magda, ... Read More...
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