Arena Craft Podcast

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Historic Horizons AND 100 Card Brawl Queue! Aug 03, 2021

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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!).

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S2022 Week 2, Historic Masters Jul 26, 2021

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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 starting to find its footing in the arena. This week we focus on two decklists, one brew by each of us, that have both beeing seeing meta play on the list: Arjuna with Simic Ramp, and CGB with Orzhov Kaya. This is an evolving metagame, so keep up on with with our review.

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Standard 2022 Week 1 Metagame Review Jul 19, 2021

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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

Mono Green

Mono White

Covertgoblue's decklists:

Mono White

Mono Green

Dimir Control

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The AFR Complete Set Review! Jul 13, 2021

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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!

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Adventures in the Forgotten Realms - Set Review Pt. 1 Jul 05, 2021

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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.

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100 Card Historic Brawl Recap Jun 28, 2021

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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.

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Arjuna's lists:

Codie, Vociferous Codex

Golos, Tireless Pilgrim

Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

Covertgoblue's lists:

Galazeth Prismari

Baral, Chief of Compliance

Golos, Tireless Pilgrim

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Jeskai Mutate Standard Deep Dive Jun 21, 2021

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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 both be streaming the showdown as we find out who will take the crown next in the ongoing battle of the co-hosts!

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BANNED: Time Warp's Time Has Come Jun 14, 2021

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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!

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Strixhaven Graduation Ceremony Jun 07, 2021

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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.

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SCAMS aka Plays That Aren't As Good As They Seem May 31, 2021

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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.

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