Into the Arena: An Early Look at Neon Dynasty Dawson Reynolds February 4, 2022 Into the Arena Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is almost in our hands, and a lot of sweet cards from the new set have already been spoiled! Today I’ll be providing a rundown of the most interesting new card we’ve seen so far from each... 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: 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...
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...
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: Let’s Brew for 2022 Dawson Reynolds July 16, 2021 Decklists, Into the Arena, MTG Arena, Standard With the new set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms now on Arena, Wizards of the Coast has created a new format that is allowing players to get a sneak peek at what Standard will look like post-rotation. It's c... Read More...
Into the Arena: Top Spoilers of The Forgotten Realms Dawson Reynolds July 9, 2021 Historic, Into the Arena, MTG Arena, Spoilers, Standard It’s finally here! The Forgotten Realms are upon us, and Arena players are getting their first taste of the new set. This marriage of Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering has a ton of flavourful and ... Read More...