
r/MagicArena

Untapped.gg allows to cheat
If the opponent plays [[Siphon Insight]], you are not supposed to know what cards are exiled face down. Untapped, instead, shows what cards are missing in the real-time decklist.
This is cheating.
EDIT:
- As someone correctly said in the comments, if the problem is real, it is with WotC, because the info would be public and readable from the logs. Even if Untapped adds a filter, anyone else could develop another layer to cheat the same way. Thank you for pointing it out.
- According to many, this does not happen. So I will check more accurately next time someone plays a similar card and I'll let you know.
Off Topic. What is the worst Starter Deck in the Starter Deck duel?
For me, it's wondrous wizardry. It's complete and utter shit.
Anytime I get a quest for Red and Blue, I cringe because I know this deck is so god-awful. Its minions sucks and it's got no early/mid/late game pressure to it.
I never won a game with it. It gets creamed by every starter deck.
Curious about what everyone's thoughts are on the worst deck in there.
Pioneer Metagame Update (6 jul)
Pioneer metagame update.
source: magic4ever.com/pioneer
Does Ancient Vendetta shows my deck list to opponent?
I suppose I could find out for myself by playing this card in a deck, but when this card gets played, does it show a list of card names in the opponents deck before listing every card in the game? That seems a bit unfair. In real life, if you were playing a stranger, you wouldn't have this knowledge.
Whenever I play against this card, they always exile my main wincon card, even if I haven't played it yet. How else would they know if the game doesn't show them a list of my cards?
Deck lists. I didn’t realize until I looked it up
Call me a fool for not realizing earlier, but I had absolutely no awareness of public deck lists until I recently found a website with the latest meta decks ranked by win rate. (In my defense I’m very new to magic as a whole.)
Ever since I looked at a couple of the top rated decks, it’s ALL I see being played against me. It’s like when you buy a new car and then all of a sudden you see it everywhere and think everyone’s driving the same car. Same experience lately.
I’m almost sad I found out as I thought everyone was kicking my ass with their own unique decks lol. The magics gone 🤣
How do graveyard decks play Bo3?
Seems like every sideboard has a way to hate on the Graveyard. Mostly Exile the whole thing, but sometimes it's just spot Exile.
Maybe they don't care because they can just Mill more?
For Pioneer I like Torrential Gearhulk, but even in Bo1 I've had someone snatch my target (Magma Opus) from the yard at Instant speed (and make a Zombie?!). In Bo3, if I think they have Yard Hate, I just take them out (or reduce them) for a more a traditional wincon.
I'm not super concerned about my situation - just wandering what all these reanimator decks are doing about it.
Opponent forcing me to rope
I just had a game where the opponent was forcing ME to rope while they were going through game actions? I had an ability I could activate and was just trying to pass priority because the game was basically a wrap. The opponent was playing a scapeshift deck with tireless provisioner in play on full control. Every time they would cast a spell with treasures it would count it as me having priority instead of them while they were slowly cracking the treasures to pay for spells. Luckily I had multiple rope resets, but I think they realized and intentionally started trying to have me time out. Has anybody run into this before?
Counters to white/artifact decks
Im a very new player (literally started yesterday) and am getting insanely annoyed with getting bodied by the same type of team. Almost everyone im playing against is running white and artifact specifically final fantasy decks centered around Ultima Weapon. Not sure if its just meta so thats why its so common but im on a 4 lose streak against the same type of team and need help! My current deck is a green/blue Loot the Explorer/landfall deck.
Issue 1: White. Specifically im not sure what to do against decks with alot of removal. I run a few removal cards myself but the sheer amount of removal in meta white decks is overwhelming. Im losing 3-5 creatures to removal per match and with my deck relying on ramping up power im neutered if a key player gets removed.
Issue 2: Artifact. As a green deck the majority of my removal is damage (chocobo kick my beloved). Due to this I really struggle to get rid of artifacts since obviously killing the creature its attached to doesnt really do much. Any hard counters to artifact decks would be GREATLY appreciated since besides the final fantasy decks, avengers decks are also popular rn and run artifacts alot as well.
Issue 3: Just Ultima Weapon as a whole. Im clueless as to what im supposed to do against it. Any creature that is equipped with it is immediately a huge threat thats hard to take down and on top of that it constantly pressures me with removal. The only real option in my deck to deal with it is to counter it when its played but the odds of me having my counterspells and enough mana for them by then is low. My green removal is useless against artifacts and my other blue removal is temporary so it feels like i can only delay the inevitable.
Any blue/green card recs are very welcome. Im also open to changing decks if blue and green just gets hard countered by the current meta.
Saw a bunch of you talking smack about how Simulacrum Synthesizer can't hang above platinum, so I ran it to mythic over the weekend. Ask me anything.
So... where the HECK can I buy the Arena soundtrack? Take my money!!
One of the very best things about Arena, without a doubt, is the soundtrack and how well it matches to the battlefields. And yet, I can't find a single place to actually get this music besides crummy YT rips. Additionally, I was unsuccessful in ripping the files from the installation folder. The last information on this on Reddit was seven years ago and the software does not seem capable of ripping the files any longer (and I believe discussion of this now would not be allowed on the sub.)
I am willing to pay for a high quality digital download of the OST, but this does not seem like an option. Can someone please point me in the right direction?
Any advice for a good Marvel deck? New player!
Coming from yugioh, actually pretty impressed so far I’m liking this game. Working on the color challenge now, but I had gotten a 10 pack of marvel packs (huge fan of that collab) so I’m wondering, how do I go about building a decent standard or brawl deck from the marvel cards? Any help appreciated and if this sounds like I’m not very knowledgeable, it is cause I am. lol but it’s fun so far!
Starter Deck spotted in Standard BO1 Mythic. What is your excuse?
Avengers Assemble! Achievements will end in 16 days
Just as a For Your Information, for those who haven't seen it yet.
I know some people took it a bit more easy with the achievements, but now you know how much time you have left.
Get to it!
Building a goof brawl deck using Sauron, Dino Devotee as the commander. What would you add to increase the ramp and triggering of his abilities?
My approach so far is to fill the deck with cheap Mana dorks, as much death touch as I can. And adding artifacts that cause abilities to trigger twice. Or abilities that would exile and return Sauron to the battlefield again.
What other cards would you say are must haves?
Commander
1 Sauron, Dino Devotee (MSC) 731
Deck
30 Forest (WOE) 276
1 Hulking Raptor (LCI) 191
1 Burgeoning (SPG) 0
1 Ankle Biter (OTJ) 153
1 Dragon Sniper (TDM) 139
1 Ixalli's Lorekeeper (LCI) 194
1 Cenote Scout (LCI) 178
1 Edge Rover (EOE) 179
1 Elvish Mystic (M14) 169
1 Gene Pollinator (EOE) 186
1 Giant Growth (MSH) 167
1 Jungle Delver (ANB) 99
1 Llanowar Elves (FDN) 227
1 Mild-Mannered Librarian (FDN) 228
1 Sazh's Chocobo (FIN) 200
1 Serpent Specialist (MSH) 186
1 Mirrorpool (EOS) 27
1 Trash the Town (OTJ) 186
1 Virulent Emissary (ECL) 202
1 Bear Cub (FDN) 552
1 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower (OTJ) 157
1 Blooming Stinger (EOE) 174
1 Cherished Hatchling (RIX) 124
1 Eumidian Terrabotanist (EOE) 180
1 Farseek (FCA) 45
1 Frog Butler (TMT) 114
1 Follow the Lumarets (SOS) 148
1 Frenzied Baloth (EOE) 183
1 Gaea's Gift (BRO) 182
1 Fynn, the Fangbearer (FDN) 637
1 Ground Seal (WOT) 54
1 Hardbristle Bandit (OTJ) 168
1 Golden Argosy (DMU) 230
1 Sami's Curiosity (EOE) 203
1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic (DSK) 253
1 Dwynen's Elite (FDN) 218
1 Druid of the Cowl (FDN) 554
1 Fanatical Strength (MKM) 159
1 Intrepid Stablemaster (OTJ) 169
1 Innkeeper's Talent (BLB) 180
1 Gran Pulse Ochu (FIN) 189
1 Ride the Shoopuf (FIN) 197
1 Poison Dart Frog (LCI) 207
1 Rampant Growth (J25) 704
1 Redtooth Vanguard (WOE) 180
1 Rootrider Faun (WOE) 182
1 Scavenging Ooze (FDN) 232
1 Scythecat Cub (J25) 24
1 Thornweald Archer (FDN) 559
1 Venomsac Lagac (DFT) 185
1 Webstrike Elite (DFT) 186
1 Wildborn Preserver (FDN) 650
1 Zoo Escapees (TMT) 138
1 Clifftop Lookout (BLB) 168
1 Cultivate (M21) 177
1 Mossborn Hydra (FDN) 107
1 Meltstrider Eulogist (EOE) 197
1 Ornery Tumblewagg (OTJ) 171
1 Long List of the Ents (LTR) 174
1 Ranging Raptors (XLN) 201
1 Devil Dinosaur (MSC) 719
1 Genji Glove (FIN) 258
1 Roaming Throne (LCI) 258
1 Panharmonicon (KLR) 258
1 Helm of the Host (BRR) 19
1 Evendo, Waking Haven (EOE) 253
1 Radioactive Spider (SPM) 111
1 Ornery Dilophosaur (M21) 194
1 Verdant Sun's Avatar (XLN) 213
1 Ghalta, Primal Hunger (FDN) 222
When gems are on the line and it is supposedly ranked it is not fair to get matched constantly with Mythic players when you just got to Platnium 4
I guess that is the post. I am just salty but only been playing a month or so had a good couple of draft games and got out of gold, constantly getting matched with Diamond and Mythic players including a top 200 one.
Wouldn't care if the games didn't literally cost.
Daily Deals - July 5, 2026: Foundations Alt-Art Card Styles
Universes Beyond to normal Magic art conversion
Hi guys, is there any way to convert a universes beyond card, for example with a Spider Man, a Ninja Turtle, or a superhero art to normal, fantasy-themed card? Are there equivalents of those cards maybe? I don't like Universes Beyond because they spoil the flavour for me.
Brewing a Grixis Standard deck 🔵⚫🔴
I like playing top tier/competitive decks but I am kind of tired of the current standard and no hope of they fixing it soon.
I like brewing decks too, so it is a good moment for that. After playing Sultai, I am into UBR, What are good Grixis standard deck ideas you could provide?
Edit: To be more precise, adding I am asking for "ideas"