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Instant Deck Tech: Zirda Combos (Standard)

Thanks to Ikoria we can now make infinite mana in Standard with one of our combo pieces essentially starting in our hand each game as our companion. Let's talk about the shenanigans Zirda, the Dawnwaker enables!

Apr 23 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: Mono-White Lifegain Angels (Pioneer)

Mono-White Lifegain Angels sounds more like a casual kitchen table deck than a competitive Pioneer list, but apparently the pile of big Angels and lifegain synergies can actually compete in the format!

Nov 6 | by SaffronOlive
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Getting Started on Magic Online (in 2022) | MTG Tutorial

Thinking of making the jump to Magic Online but intimated by the process? Today, we'll talk you through everything you could possibly need to know to get started playing Magic Online in 2022!

Feb 25 | by SaffronOlive
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Much Abrew: Acrobatics Combo (Historic)

Lae'zel's Acrobatics is an absurd card, potentially double-blinking a board full of enters-the-battlefield creatures. And it gets even more absurd once Timeless Witness lets us do it twice each turn!

Sep 30 | by SaffronOlive
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Single Scoop: The Mindskinner Mill

The Mindskinner is a huge mill piece if you can keep it around and its also an enchantment so We're going to use Scrabbling Skullcrab as well as a bunch of other enchantments!

Sep 28 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Budget Magic: Four-Rare ($40) Mono-Red Leyline (Pioneer)

Pioneer Masters is finally on Magic Arena. Looking to check out the format? Well here's a deck that costs just four rares and can pick up a ton of wins: Mono-Red Leyline!

Dec 16 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: Persist Combo (Modern)

A year ago right after Modern Horizons released we played a persist combo deck on Budget Magic. With a year's worth of upgrades is the deck becoming a legitimate threat in Modern?

Aug 12 | by SaffronOlive
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Budget Magic: $58 (11-Rare) Mono-Red Plot Prowess (Standard)

Do the new plot mechanic and Slickshot Show-Off mean we can kill our opponent on Turn 3 in Outlaws of Thunder Junction Standard on just a $58 budget? Let's find out!

Apr 15 | by SaffronOlive
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Much Abrew: Prison Breach (Modern)

Are Trinisphere and Chalice of the Void back in Modern thanks to Ugin's Labyrinth, backed by the ability to cheat Ulamog or Emrakul into play with Through the Breach? Let's find out!

Jul 13 | by SaffronOlive
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Single Scoop: Esper Dragons IS SO BACK

Dragonlords Ojutai & Silumgar are back for the first time on Arena. You know we had to play one of our favorite All-Star decks again. We even got Jace and Ojutai's Command!

Dec 10 | by TheAsianAvenger
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This Week in Legacy: SCG Baltimore Open and Classic

Sean runs through the SCG Baltimore Team Constructed event - featuring Legacy! - along with the Legacy Classic.

Feb 22 | by Sean Brown
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Much Abrew: Martyr's Grace, or "Good in Soul Sisters" (Modern)

Every set there's a card Seth says might be good in Modern Soul Sisters. Every set he is wrong...until now! Can Abiding Grace and its synergy with Martyr of Sands revitalize the Modern lifegain archetype? Let's see!

Jun 11 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: 36 Wraths (Standard)

Thanks to Wizards canceling rotation and their love of printing unique wraths for Commander it's possible, for the first time I'm Magic's history, to build an all-wrath deck! What are the odds it wins? Let's see!

Jan 25 | by SaffronOlive
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Eldrazi Winter vs 12-Post

12 Post made the top eight of the first ever Modern Pro Tour only to be banned shortly after. Years later the same thing happened during Eldrazi Winter. Which deck is best? Richard and Seth find out!

Aug 12 | by SaffronOlive
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Commander Clash S11 E2: Historic Brawl Commander

In celebration of Wizard adding a permanent Historic Brawl queue to Magic Arena the crew tries their hand at porting the format over to Commander proper, building decks with the Historic Brawl card pool!

Aug 20 | by SaffronOlive
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Single Scoop: How Bad is Red Without Monstrous Rage?

Its kind of a hot topic about if red can go on without Monstrous Rage or not. Lets take a look at how the aggro deck would fair without their absurdly busted combat trick.

Mar 15 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Against the Odds: Warped Aurora (Modern)

We've got an Against the Odds two-for-one this week! What are the odds of winning with a deck built around both The Great Aurora and Warp World in Modern? Let's see!

Apr 14 | by SaffronOlive
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Much Abrew: Teaching Greedy Pioneer Players about Basic Lands

Land destruction in Pioneer sounds like a silly plan—Wizards stopped printing good land destruction way before Pioneer came to be. But can the greed of Arena players running almost no basic lands make it possible? Let's see!

Mar 1 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: Awakening Ascendancy (Pioneer)

It's Pioneer week here in Instant Deck Tech land! Today we look at the the storm-style combo deck of the format, Awakening Ascendancy which looks to go infinite with Jeskai Ascendancy and Sylvan Awakening!

Nov 5 | by SaffronOlive
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Meme or Dream? "Oops, I'm Playing My Jeskai Brawl Deck in Standard"

Two Griffin Aeries with a single one-of that gains life. Two Ruin Crabs with no mill synergies. A million seemingly random one-ofs. Sounds like it's Meme or Dream (formerly Jank or Dank) time!

Nov 29 | by SaffronOlive
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Budget Magic: 18 Rare Zada Pop Off (Brawl)

Brawl is one of my favorite formats to play on Arena as I wait for a new set to release, so today we're going to combo off with Zada on just an 18 rare budget!

Mar 17 | by SaffronOlive
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#GoldfishChallenge 1: Hundred Dwarves Challenge Wrap Up

A few weeks ago we challenged you to make as many Seven Dwarves as possible in Historic on Magic Arena. Today we take a look at some of our favorite solutions to the problem!

Apr 29 | by SaffronOlive
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Instant Deck Tech: Mono-Black Devotion (Standard)

The full set is Theros: Beyond Death is out, which means it's time to start looking a decks featuring cards from Magic's newest set. Today we look at one of the decks I'm most excited for in Standard: Mono-Black Devotion!

Jan 14 | by SaffronOlive
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Much Abrew: Oops, All Chandras (Modern)

Mono-Red Prison has been in a bad spot in Modern ever since Simian Spirit Guide was banned. Is playing as many Chandras as possible the way to bring Blood Moon, Chalice of the Void, and friends back to prominence?

Jan 7 | by SaffronOlive
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Single Scoop: Is Elfball A Meme Now?

Elves were once feared in what feels like a millennia ago. But Tarkir Dragonstorm brought us Craterhoof Behemoth. For the most part, we've got a good chunk of the pieces to assemble the elfball, let's see if it's still playable!

Apr 24 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Budget Magic: Blistering Rage 2020 (Modern)

Can the plan of killing opponents on Turn 2 or 3 with Kiln Fiend, pump spells, and Temur Battle Rage work in 2020 Modern as well as it did back in 2015 when we first played the deck? Let's find out!

Jun 23 | by SaffronOlive
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Every "You Win The Game" Card Ranked (from Hardest to Easiest) | Magic: the Gathering (MTG)

"You win the game" are the four sweetest words that can be found on a Magic card, but not all "win the game" cards are created equal, so today we're going to rank all 30 of them from hardest to easiest!

Mar 12 | by SaffronOlive
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Top 10 Magic: the Gathering Creatures You Won't Believe Were Actually Good

Creatures keep getting better and better. Some of the creatures that used to Top 8 Pro Tours and Worlds in the 1990s look laughable today. Here are the top 10 you probably won't believe actually used to be good!

Mar 21 | by SaffronOlive
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This Week in Legacy: I'm a Superstar Online

Joe Dyer dives into Legacy on Magic Online as he talks about how to play the format in a digital space!

Feb 26 | by Joe Dyer
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Single Scoop: Red Deck Loses

Tired of all those darn Red decks on the ladder? Looking for an absurdly narrow and specific way to fight them that will lose to pretty much every other deck? This is the deck for you!

Oct 22 | by TheAsianAvenger
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Instant Deck Tech: Unexpected Urza (Modern)

Normally Urza, Lord High Artificer is used for its mana generating ability, but what if we build around his five mana "play the top card of your deck" ability and hope for some Unexpected Results?

Jul 8 | by SaffronOlive
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Against the Odds: The Saltiest Deck Possible (Historic Brawl)

People usually play Historic Brawl for fun. What happens if you instead try to build the saltiest deck possible, full of hard locks, stax, and taxes? Will anyone even play with you? Let's find out!

Jun 1 | by SaffronOlive

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