Arena Craft Podcast

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Meet RichG, the Unluckiest MTG Player in the Universe Dec 28, 2021

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Do you flood often? Do you always get your worst matchup? Do your Collected Companies always feel lackluster? Welcome to the life of RichG, the self-proclaimed "Unluckiest MTG Player in the Universe". He's here today to discuss with Arjuna the many myriad ways Arena feels like it's intentionally designed to ruin your sanity.

We are happy to announce our new partnership with untapped.gg! This deck / stats tracker is what CBG and Arjuna use daily to track our progress and evaluate metagame positioning. If you want to support both our podcast and untapped.gg, get your free download of the software here: untapped.gg

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The 2021 Arjuna Awards Dec 21, 2021

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The end of 2021 is upon us. What a year. Arjuna and CGB cover the good, the bad and the Arena of it all. We've had new formats, old problems, and more cards than anyone cares to count. See who wins in our highly-anticipated year-end recap!

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Alchemy Craft Podcast Presents: Week 1 Reflections Dec 14, 2021

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Alchemy is here, and it is SPICY. Cards be draftin, seekin and spellbookin. Covergoblue and Arjuna are here to give you the scoop on what's gas and what's... well, listen for yourself.

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Alchemy - Lead or Gold? Dec 07, 2021

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Wizards dropped the hottest of announcements last week - a new digital-only format, mirroring Standard, called Alchemy. How will Magic transition into a digital-only space? How will the changes affect player engagement? And as a lot of people have brought up, how will the economy accommodate the changes? We discuss this and more - it's a full topic!

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What Happens In Vegas Gets Shared With The Crafties Nov 26, 2021

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CGB and Arjuna are back from Vegas! Find out what we spent our time up to, including wild commander games and karaoke!

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Crimson Vow Standard Week 1 Reflections Nov 17, 2021

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It's another week 1 metagame reflection from CGB and Arjuna! To nobody's surprise, the format is dominated by monowhite, Izzet, and monogreen (especially the first 2). We discuss some alternate approaches for a look at how to possibly beat the big 3!

Arjuna's Dimir Zombie Control list

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Crimson Vow Constructed Set Review Nov 09, 2021

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The full spoiler is here! The set drops in a couple days. Get the hot knowledge before the ladder is overrun with... more monogreen, monowhite and Izzet. Whoops, did I say that?

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Crimson Vow First Spoilers Nov 02, 2021

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Innistrad: Crimson Vow spoilers are here! Get the hot takes from Arjuna and Covertgoblue about what looks gas, what looks ass, and why you should care about this set.

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MTGNerdgirl on MID Standard and Limited Oct 26, 2021

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Friend of the podcast and Degen Gaming founder MTGNerdgirl joins us this week! We discuss what makes a good format, both in limited and Standard, and then speculate about what could make it better.

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The Post-Worlds Meta Oct 20, 2021

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Worlds came and went, so where do we go from here? Covertgoblue and Arjuna discuss the world's decks and the current options. We also cover the B&R announcement for Historic - will the Memory Lapse ban change everything for control? And what precedent is being set with the rebalancing of digital-only cards?

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