Last 11th of November, we saw some bans/nerfs/buffs concerning the Alchemy format whose aim was definitely to nerf decks like Mono Red Aggro, Boros Aggro, and Grixis Heist. While these tweaks have had the desired effect, as in the case of the two Aggro decks just mentioned, in the case of Grixis Heist, things did not go quite like this. In fact, some of the buffs have had a much greater relevance than the single nerf of Grenzo, Crooked Jailer. Alchemy has therefore undergone a major change that has given the opportunity for new archetypes to emerge. In the last period, there were no control decks and the meta was dominated by Aggro or Midrange decks. Now the aggro decks are struggling more than before and from here I had the idea to build a control list that had the goal of surviving against any other types of aggro. The archetype we will talk about today is, in fact, Esper Control.

Smuggler's Surprise has completely disappeared from the radar of the Standard format for many months now. The card has not been played at all since the rotation. The strength of aggressive decks like Mono Red or Boros Aggro has definitely contributed to pushing this archetype out of the metagame. Today, however, we are not talking about Standard but about Alchemy and the reasons are many: In the format the card pool is small compared to the standard one and strategies of this type (almost comparable to an otk) could benefit greatly from this;

State of Standard Standard currently is experiencing one of the healthiest and brightest moments of the latest years as well as being definitely (and by detachment) the most intriguing and diversified format available on MTG Arena at the moment. The diversity of decks we are seeing in recent months (and more markedly from the release of Duskmourn onwards) is making the format appealing and very balanced.

Magic: The Gathering Foundations will be released on MTG Arena on November 12, 2024, while the paper release date is November 15, 2024. In the previous article we took a look at some of the revealed cards. If you have missed it, you must absolutely retrieve it as it contains general information about the Foundations set as well. In today’s article's article we will evaluate other revealed cards. Now the set is fully revealed so we have a clearer idea of what its impact on Standard will be.

Magic: The Gathering Foundations will be released on MTG Arena on November 12, 2024, while the paper release date is November 15, 2024. The spoilers of the set have already started a while ago, and now most of the cards of the set have been revealed. In today's article, we will talk about some of the revealed cards already available on Arena and try to understand if they fit well into the current standard or if their time is now past. In essence, will there be room for these cards in standard in the coming months? What is Foundations? Before we start talking about cards, I think it's worth mentioning what Foundations represents and will represent for Magic players.

On October 22, 2024 Wizards of the Coast has anticipated its ban list (which was actually due to arrive on December 16) to announce that: Leyline of Resonance is banned in MTG Arena Standard Best-of-One Constructed formats. It is not banned in Traditional Standard (Best-of-Three), Limited formats (Draft/Sealed), or special formats; Leyline of Resonance is suspended in MTG Arena Alchemy Best-of-One and Best-of-Three Constructed formats, pending a rebalance.

Duskmourn: House of Horror was released on September 27th and since then Standard metagame seems to be completely overturned. Many things have changed in these few weeks and the metagame we were used to play after the rotation is now all water under the bridge. In today's article we'll take a look at the very first events held on MTGO after the release of the set to understand how players adapt to the release of a set in the early days.   MTGO Challenge 32 on 27/09/2024

In the last period, the rotation has brought a breath of fresh air into Al, allowing the meta to find viable alternatives to Grixis Heist. The deck we will talk about today has some cards that use the heist mechanics, but unlike many other lists, the mechanics are not fundamental to win matches. The deck is a classic Midrange that makes special use of the possibility to revive creatures from the graveyard.