A Magic: The Gathering Podcast focused excusively on MTG Arena
The world championship... is already over! But before it was, Covertgoblue and Arjuna got together to discuss the decklists and the metagame for the tournament. A lot of these decklists will be templates for the meta moving forward, so even though it went a certain way, we expect to keep seeing these lists show up on the ladder and getting refined. Exciting times for Standard!
This week, we have an absolute legend of a content creator on the show – Michael J Flores! He is known for his prolific articles, including perhaps the most famous MTG article of all time, " Who's The Beatdown ?" Michael J still writes, currently for Coolstuffinc, and also hosts several podcasts, of which Top Level Podcast is a Crafty Host fave. This week, we're discussing the SCG Satellite Standard tournaments from the past week, and there is a clear 3-deck format trend emerging: Izzet Turns, M...
We have more games under our belts! Join Arjuna and Covertgoblue as we explore week 2 of Midnight Hunt Standard. Is Storm the Festival good after all? Will Izzet Turns be the next Dimir Rogues? Do Gruul and Selesnya decks have a chance? Lots to discuss and find out in Standard this week. If you love the show and want to support us, head over to our Patreon and check out our tiers: https://patreon.com/arenacraftpodcast . Your support means a lot to us and helps keep pushing the show forward. Find...
Midnight Hunt is here! It's time to talk new Standard. We've had a few days to get into this format, and it is sweet! Did werewolves get there? Are we Storming the Festival? Let's get into it and find out! If you love the show and want to support us, head over to our Patreon and check out our tiers: https://patreon.com/arenacraftpodcast . Your support means a lot to us and helps keep pushing the show forward. Find Arena Craft on: Patreon Discord Twitter Twitch YouTube Facebook Email Us This show...
It's here - Arjuna and Covertgoblue's complete set review for Innistrad: Midnight Hunt! This set looks powerful and tribal. Find out which tribes, cards, and decks we think are most likely to be immediate players in Standard. If you love the show and want to support us, head over to our Patreon and check out our tiers: https://patreon.com/arenacraftpodcast . Your support means a lot to us and helps keep pushing the show forward. Find Arena Craft on: Patreon Discord Twitter Twitch YouTube Faceboo...
Midnight Hunt spoilers return, and this set is looking powerful! Werewolves, vampires, zombies... and a new implementation of the day / night cycle. And now, introducing the Leisure Lands! Arjuna and Covertgoblue discuss a cross section of the cards and look forward to reviewing the whole set. If you love the show and want to support us, head over to our Patreon and check out our tiers: https://patreon.com/arenacraftpodcast . Your support means a lot to us and helps keep pushing the show forward...
This week CGB takes us through the MTG Showcase for next year! Upcoming sets include Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Streets of New Capenna, Dominaria United, and The Brothers' War. We're also looking at thematic crossovers with LOTR, Fortnite, Street Fighter and Warhammer 40K. Magic has decided to jump the next shark over the previous shark, and Arjuna and CGB are here to give our hot takes. Also, we take a moment to right a grave, grave error made by Covertgoblue. If you'd like to head over to our Pat...
The set that terrorized Standard... and basically every format, at some point... will be rotating in September! Covertgoblue and Arjuna wind up storytime and review all the disgusting stuff we had to deal with through the Many Eras of Eldraine Standard. We also revisit some Standard 2022 decks that we missed in our tierlist last time. If you love the show and want to support us, head over to our Patreon and check out our tiers: https://patreon.com/arenacraftpodcast . Your support means a lot to ...
This week Crafties, we're doing deep on Standard 2022. We come up with a tier list for the format, and go into detail about builds and matchups you need to be thinking about. Arjuna goes into detail about his Simic Summoner list that he is convinced is tier 1. Covertgoblue discusses the best build of his Blood Money deck. This episode is a must-listen for anyone wanting to have a competitive grasp of the format. Arjuna's updated Simic Summoner list Covertgoblue's original Blood Money Does our sh...
This week we do a (somewhat comprehensive) review of Jumpstart: Historic Horizons. These are the cards that we think are going to matter in new or existing archetypes. Unfortunately, the release has been DELAYED UNTIL AUGUST 24. So even more time to do your homework. We also may or may not discuss some other spoiled cards, to Arjuna's deep chagrin. Does our show bring value to you? Would you like to support Magic's fastest-growing podcast, and the only podcast dedicated exclusively to MTG Arena?...
Huge news this past week – Historic Horizons is on the, er, horizon, and we'll, be reviewing the best of what we've seen so far. Also, 100 Card Historic Brawl is coming to the Arena! Fun times to be playing things other than Standard (but we're still playing that format, too!). Does our show bring value to you? Would you like to support Magic's fastest-growing podcast, and the only podcast dedicated exclusively to MTG Arena? If so, head over to our Patreon and check out our tiers: https://patreo...
There's some exciting news announced this week – there will be a Historic Masters Jumpstart set coming to Arena August 12! That means a massive injection of powerful cards into the format, including (from WOTC themselves) cards from MH and MH2! We'll be looking out to see what busted stuff is coming down the pipe next for the Historic format. We also revisit the Standard 2022 queue to see what strategies are emerging and dominating. There have definitely been some metagame shifts, as midrange is...
It's here – the much anticipated update from Arjuna and Covertgoblue on the Standard 2022 Week 1 Metagame and how the new AFR cards are holding up! This week we discuss the pillars of this new format so far in the form of Mono Green, Izzet Dragons, the various builds of Mono White, Dimir Control, Rakdos Tresure lists, and some spicy other includes. This queue is AWESOME and very fresh at the moment, so be sure to get in on it before it becomes boring and stale. Arjuna's decklists: Simic Ramp Mon...
It's finally here – Covertgoblue and Arjuna's complete set review for DND: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms! This time we're trying something different, going into archetypes and splitting the cards into categories we think will be most relevant. We also wanted to shorten our typical 10-12 hour sprawling set review to just the cards we think are relevant or likely to show up. Let us know what you think! We now have a Patreon! Head right over to patreon.com/arenacraftpodcast to view the tiers a...
Alright, Crafties – the Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set is half previewed so far, and today Arjuna and Covertgoblue dive in to see what's standing out so far. We cover the new Class enchantment type, then go over a select handful of cards to see what we think might emerge as forefront archetypes for the new format. We now have a Patreon! Head right over to patreon.com/arenacraftpodcast to view the tiers and register your support. You get discord roles, goodies and more! Find Arena Craft o...
This past week, Arjuna and Covertgoblue set out to determine the parameters of – and the best decks in – 100 Card Historic Brawl. This took us on a journey down rabbit holes with some of Arena's wiliest legends. This show outlines our findings and some of what we believe to be the core axioms of the format. We also go into a new card type being introduced in the next set, D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms – Dungeons. We explain what this new card type is and how it works in-game. We no...
This week, we look at one of the hardest-to-play decks to hit Standard in a long time: Jeskai Mutate. This deck has so many combo pieces and requires so many game actions to get anywhere that it will test your time management and game action bandwidth. As such, we though it would be a good deck to encourage playing to hone your combo deck chops. ALSO, look out for our 100-card Historic Brawl Showdown this Thursday, June 24th at around 2pm Pacific Time / 5pm Eastern! Covertgoblue and Arjuna will ...
We all suspected it might happen, so many of us aren't that surprised to see Time Warp banned in Historic. Is it really the fall guy for Mizzix's Mastery though, or perhaps Brainstorm? Looks like the format still has a way to go before reaching stasis. This week we also discuss the Jeskai Mutate deck that has been taking Standard by storm, and then celebrate another Gas or Ass segment focused on some of the temporary formats coming to Arena! We now have a Patreon! Head right over to patreon.com/...
This week we host a Strixhaven Graduation Ceremony, where we review the set and see which cards got there, which cards didn't, and how it has impacted formats. We also dive into the results of our podcast listener survey (not too late to take it here! ) and see what your feedback has to contribute to the future of the show. We also cover some of the most popular deck trackers / softwares people use with Arena to share what you should be using and why. We now have a Patreon! Head right over to pa...
Today, we talk about a number of common pitfalls that players make when evaluating cards and plays. These are all things that gain you an advantage, but not as much of an advantage as you might think. Learning when to value these things and when to disregard them is yet another part of your arsenal for playing Magic. >>> TAKE OUR PODCAST SURVEY! <<< This will shape the future of the podcast, so weigh in, let your opinion be known, and get this podcast even closer to the product...
As if there weren't enough cards being spoiled already... HERE'S MOAR! Today we finish out Historic Anthology 5 (yes, Elesh Norn made it in), and talk about 3 new cards spoiled for Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. ALSO, hot off the presses in Historic, Thassa's Oracle has been banned for its meddlesome combo in the Tainted Pact deck. RIP to those who, like Covertgoblue, crafted 4 Pacts in the hopes they'd get their wild cards back. We now have a Patreon! Head right over to patreon.com/arenacr...
Crafties - it's here!!! We finally have a Patreon! Head right over to patreon.com/arenacraftpodcast to view the tiers and register your support. You get discord roles, goodies and more! We are deeply grateful to all of our Crafties and community members who have helped us to get as far as we have. Just your listening helps. And now, if you choose, you can support us monetarily as well. Onwards and upwards! Next, Wizards made an announcement on the future of organized play . The TLDR is that the ...
Covertgoblue returns to discuss the latest product announcement from Wizards, including our first previews for the next Standard-playable set, Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. New cards! It's all a bit much, but CGB and Arjuna go through D&D, the previews for the next Historic Anthology 5, take a peek at Modern Horizons 2, and even discuss how to "fix" some of Standard's most broken cards from the last year! Watch the video version of this podcast on Covertgoblue's...
CGB takes a vacation this week as Arjuna welcomes DanyTLaw back to the show! We talk both Standard and Historic metagames and how the new cards have been impacting the formats. Titan's Nest in Standard, Tainted Pact in Historic, and lots of other decks take the focus this week. Magic is fun right now! Find DanyTLaw on twitch.tv and on youtube . Watch the video version of this podcast on Covertgoblue's YouTube channel . >>> JOIN OUR DISCORD SERVER HERE! <<< Find Arena Craft on: ...
This week, we are fortunate to have special guest MTG Nerdgirl on the show! She helps us dive into why limited is the best format to play if you want to build your collection, and the best ways to go about it. We cover basic draft tips, and then go into some detail about Strixhaven and what to look out for in this format. If you've been wanting to get into draft or sealed on Arena but hesitant to do so, let this be your invitation! Watch the video version of this podcast on Covertgoblue's YouTub...
It's here – after all those spoilers, we (and probably you) have had a chance to get our hands on the new cards! Covertgoblue has been going hard in Standard BO1 to see what's happening there. Arjuna has been exclusively playing Historic BO3, so between the two of us, we can give an overview of Arena's two main formats and how the new set has impacted them. Spoiler alert: new cards are having more impact on Standard than we thought. Not spoiling anything alert: the Mystical Archive is just as bu...
We made it... all the cards are read, and and all the bile expended. We're not optimistic about the set's impact on Standard, but Historic is forever shaken by the introduction of this set. Thanks for sticking with us while we worked through all that reading. Now go return to your studies! ALSO, you can now WATCH US TALKING and see the card images in our new video incarnation of the podcast! This is an exciting new step forward for the podcast, and yet another way you can engage with the content...
Home stretch for Strixhaven spoilers – this podcast and one more to go! This episode's banger is another instant-speed, 2-mana interaction spell: Vanishing Verse. This card makes a strong argument for Silverquill and will definitely show up somewhere, and will probably become a staple in multiple formats. Thank god for cards like these being included in this set. We'll be releasing the final episode over the weekend, and then it's Arjuna and CGB discussing the new format once more! ALSO, you can...
Strixhaven returns for more spoilers, and lo and behold, we have some playable-ish Simic cards! (Who's surprised?) Decisive Denial is one of the better cards we've seen so far, and a very versatile answer / counterspell. Could it be that 2-mana instants with options are good cards? It's a ray of hope in the otherwise rather dense Memehaven. We'll have another 2 podcasts releasing this week with the remainder of the cards. Also, check us out on Wednesday as we'll both be streaming in the STX Earl...
Covertgoblue is struggling to stay awake during class as he and Arjuna continue to read through the cards. Does this set just... suck? Let's see if anything catches our interest this go round. Stay tuned, as we'll be releasing the remainder of the set review over the next week. ALSO, you can now WATCH US TALKING and see the card images in our new video incarnation of the podcast! This is an exciting new step forward for the podcast, and yet another way you can engage with the content on a platfo...
