MTG Arena Best Alchemy Decks – August 2024
Just like Standard, the Alchemy metagame has seen a huge shake-up recently. This is thanks to rotation, which has occurred alongside the release of Bloomburrow. With nine sets rotating out of Alchemy, it’s safe to say there’s been a colossal shift in the best decks hierarchy. Even now, the meta is still in a state […]
Overlooked Bloomburrow Legend Is Up The Beanstalk On A Frog
As a general rule, most of the three-color legendary creatures printed in recent Magic sets are written off as Commander fodder right away. The more colors a card has, the tougher it is to cast in Standard, after all. Some cards do buck this trend, however, becoming staples in competitive constructed as well as Commander. […]
Lovable Bloomburrow Mole And Phyrexian Terror Join Forces In New Insta-Kill Combo
Every new Magic set is exciting for two reasons. Firstly, because of all the new cards you get to try out in different formats. Secondly, because of the powerful interactions between said new cards and those that already exist. Many a bulk rare has become a chase card after a new piece suddenly enabled a […]
New 50th Anniversary Dungeons & Dragons MTG Secret Lair Series Announced!
At the end of this month, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Dungeons & Dragons franchise, five Dungeons & Dragons-inspired Secret Lairs will be coming to Magic: The Gathering. Scheduled to debut on August 27th, these will be limited edition drops. Here’s everything we know so far. Five New Secret Lair Drops So far, […]
5 New Devastating Two-Card Combos Appear Thanks to MTG Bloomburrow
A new MTG set means more opportunities for players to pull off disgusting combos that end the game in short order. Every new set introduces infinite combos for players to explore, and Bloomburrow is no different. A lot of these combos, as far as function goes, already existed. We just have new cards that can […]
Bloomburrow Squirrel Support Causes Spikes Of Nearly 200%
Bloomburrow is a set all about creature types. In fact, it may be the most creature type-focused set in Magic’s history. Ten adorable animal factions get stacks of synergy pieces here, making decks built around them a real possibility. Most of these are effectively newcomers, like Raccoons, Otters, and Rabbits. Others, however, have been around […]
Budget MTG Mouse Aggro Deck is an Elite Post-Rotation Option
With Bloomburrow’s arrival to Standard alongside the departure of four powerful sets via rotation, the format is sure to see some major changes. In some ways, this is exciting. The format had grown a bit stale, and a metagame shift can help spice things up. Unfortunately, this does mean that players may be forced to […]
Rakdos Lizards May Be the Best New Deck in Standard
With last weekend’s Prerelease events out of the way, Bloomburrow is now officially upon us. Well, it is on MTG Arena, at least. With the new cards in their digital collections pros and casual players alike are furiously experimenting with the set’s new strategies. In particular, players are testing myriad animal typal decks that Bloomburrow […]
Multi-Format MTG Bloomburrow Threat has Been Found
Bloomburrow cards have only been available on Magic Online for just over 24 hours, and we’re already starting to see a bunch of new cards show up in various archetypes. Interestingly, one card in particular that has shined across multiple formats is Thundertrap Trainer. When we made our predictions for the best cards in the […]
MTG Arena Suffers Major Outage Following Bloomburrow Release
At long last, Bloomburrow was released yesterday on MTG Arena. Ushering in the long-awaited Standard rotation, alongside a set of new cards, this was an incredibly exciting time. Unfortunately, enjoying the new cards and rotated formats isn’t as you would hope. Thanks to overwhelming demand and new bugs, MTG Arena has been plagued by a […]