Arena Craft – A Magic: The Gathering (MTG) Arena Podcast

Ep. 9 - Winning THB Draft with Card Clusters

This week, we'll be exploring how to navigate Theros Beyond Death draft by looking out for "card clusters," key sets of cards that synergize well and which can be dropped into many different successful decks in the format. Recognizing and memorizing card clusters can help take some of the work out of building optimal limited decks, letting you put more of your focus into the key picks that really matter. This episode shows you some of the key heuristics for recognizing card clusters, and then outlines some of the most prominent examples I've identified in the format. We'll also go over how to build around some of the most powerful rares in the format, as well as identifying a card draw combo only limited by the size of your graveyard!
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Ep. 8 - Theros Draft: Hidden Gems and Lipsticked Pigs

I've been fixated on one thing this past week, and that's Theros Beyond Death draft! This format is fantastic, an instant favorite of mine, and in this episode I bring you my thoughts on what's working and what's not. Instead of discussing each individual card or touching upon cards that have already been well-covered, I focus on the cards that I think people are sleeping on, or which I've found to be overrated. I'm looking for cards where I think my evaluation might be different from the average, and using that as a basis for discussion. You'll get to hear about the card I think is the most underrated card selection engine in Theros draft, my power ranking of the 5 Omens, my color preferences (hint: I like red a lot!) and lots more...
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Ep. 7 - Theros Beyond Death (THB) Standard Week 1 with Covertgoblue

We've had Theros Beyond Death in Standard now for just over a week, and the format has been cooking! Today, I'm joined by special guest YouTuber and streamer Covertgoblue as we examine what's been good so far, and what looks like it still needs more work. Some of the deck archetypes we touch on are Mono Black, Blue White Control, Esper Hero, Blue Green Ramp, Temur Elementals, and then we do a deep dive on my personal favorite, Mono Blue Devotion. We share thoughts on the new planeswalkers and a handful of other impactful cards, and then dip into where we think the meta is headed.
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Covertgoblue's Blue Devo video
Arjuna's current Blue Devo list (B03)
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This show features the track 'Real Virtuality' from Eero Johannes released on the Sound Pellegrino label and is used with permission.