Announcing TFT Guides – Teamfight Tactics Set 8: Monsters Attack! Tier List and Guides
With the release of Teamfight Tactics Set 8: Monsters Attack! the team here at DotGG would like to formally introduce everybody to TFT Guides, a … Read more
Welcome to Playing MTG!
It’s been over 6 months since we welcomed the team over at Playing Pioneer to our network. Since then, we’ve launched two other formats, Standard … Read more
Introducing Prometa to the DotGG Network for Meta Stats, Data, Analytics, and Tools!
Just in a blink of an eye, 2022 is almost over! We update everybody on the introduction of a new division called Prometa, as well as general updates to MTG Meta.
Recent Innovations in Top Modern Decks
by Islandsinfront, editing from NathanLipetz Modern is known for its diversity but also power of top decks. While any of 20-ish decks could win the … Read more
Pioneer Izzet Prowess Deck Guide
A fully updated version of this guide is now available at our sister site, Playing Pioneer: With the banning of and , there was murmurs … Read more
Pioneer Deck Guide: Abzan Greasefang
A fully updated version of this guide is now available at our sister site, Playing Pioneer: The rat is back! From the printing of in … Read more
Pioneer Deck Guide: Mono White Humans
A fully updated version of this guide is now available at our sister site, Playing Pioneer: What’s this? In a game filled with demons, shades, … Read more
The Riddler: Legacy Deck Primer and Sideboard Guide
Written by Killabee, editing and writing help from NathanLipetz About the Author My name is Benedikt, but most of you may know me by my … Read more
Modern Metagame Breakdown: Best decks of August 2022
Join me in exploring the best Modern decks of August 2022!
Top Pioneer Trophy Brews of the Week
With the Magic Online Showcase coming up along with local paper Regional Championship Qualifiers, we have seen a stark increase the number of players in … Read more
Legacy Turbo Smog: Primer & Sideboard Guide
Written by Jax, edited by NathanLipetz About the Author Jax is an Italian Legacy combo mastermind. He began playing MTG in 1995, and joined Legacy … Read more
Modern Metagame Breakdown: Top decks of July 2022
Join me as we explore the top performing Modern decks of the month! Events On Magic Online, there are 2 challenges for each format, each … Read more
Pioneer Deck Guide: Metalwork Colossus
We’ve seen various decks in the past, but with Streets of New Capenna and the release of , these decks started showing up in the … Read more
Pioneer Metagame Breakdown: Top Decks for the Week of July 28, 2022
This week, the Pioneer Metagame has a special importance. Starting next Monday there will be the Last-Chance Qualifiers for the Magic Online Championship Series for … Read more
Top 5 Pioneer Trophy Brews of the Week – July 23, 2022
With the Magic Online Showcase Challenge coming up along with local paper Regional Championship Qualifiers, we have seen a stark increase the number of players … Read more
Pioneer Metagame Breakdown: Top Decks for the Week of July 21, 2022
With weekly Regional Championship Qualifiers every weekend and the upcoming Magic Online Championship Showcase Challenge this weekend in Pioneer, it’s time to take stock of … Read more
Top 5 Pioneer Trophy Brews of the Week – July 15, 2022
One of my favorite parts of Pioneer is looking through the 5-0 League decklists each week that Wizards of the Coast publishes and finding some … Read more
Magic Online Format Challenge Breakdown – July 12, 2022
How’s it going everyone? Today we’re looking at the various format challenges from this past weekend on Magic Online. These events are six to nine … Read more
Modern Ad Nauseam Deck Guide
Written by Phobos1869, edited by Nathan Lipetz About the Author Stuart (Phobos1869) began playing Modern in 2013 and picked up Ad Nauseam around 2017. It … Read more
Legacy Oops All Spells Deck Primer
People frequently assume Legacy is an overly expensive format but many do not realize there is a competitive deck that can be purchased for under … Read more
Announcement: Playing Pioneer Joins the DotGG Network
Valued readers, it is our pleasure to welcome PlayingPioneer.com and PlayingExplorer.com to the DotGG gaming network! Playing Pioneer (and Playing Explorer) is a community-built project, … Read more
Pioneer Metagame Breakdown: Top Decks for the Week of April 20, 2022
After the excitement of the Magic Online Championship Showcase last weekend, this week we return to our more regularly scheduled events on Magic Online. We’ve … Read more
Pioneer Metagame Breakdown: Top Decks for the Week of April 13, 2022
This week we continue to see the increase in Pioneer’s popularity. The Magic Online leagues are holding strong over 700 players, prices of Pioneer staples … Read more
Pioneer Metagame Breakdown: Top Decks for the Week of April 6, 2022
Pioneer has been around since before the pandemic, debuting in October of 2019. Until recently, Pioneer appeared primarily online, with a few large paper events … Read more
MTG Meta April 2022 Update: User Profiles, Deck Clean-up
Welcome to the April 2022 edition of MTG Meta updates! This month, we will be looking at our big deck clean-up project and rolling out … Read more
Deck Primer: Legacy Azorius Omnitell
Deck Style Legacy Omnitell is a Blue based combo deck that typically splashes White or Green for protection. Azorius Omnitell is better than Simic because … Read more
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Week 4 – Neon Dynasty Championship Breakdown
Tournament It’s now week four week of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, and this week we’re taking a break from standard to look at the biggest magic … Read more
Standard Metagame Analysis – Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Week 3
Tournaments It’s the third week of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty standard, and while there’s still a good few tournaments, they’re starting to slow down and get … Read more
March 7, 2022 Banned and Restricted Announcement
Pioneer, Modern, and Pauper have all received changes to their banned card list today: Below is the official announcement along with the explanation: Announcement Date: … Read more
Standard Metagame Analysis – Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Week 2
Tournaments We’re now into the second week of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty standard, and there’s been plenty of tournaments this week. Between the 21st and the … Read more
MTG Meta February 2022 Update: More Decklists!
Welcome to MTG Meta’s monthly update article! Every month, we will aim to provide our community with a log of all the noteworthy changes to … Read more
Standard Metagame Analysis – Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Week 1
Tournaments Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is out, and with it a bunch of cool new cards. The set brings a bunch of new Ninjas, Artifacts, and … Read more
Alchemy Metagame Analysis – Post-Rebalance Week 1
Tournaments Earlier this week I wrote an article about the Alchemy changes and how they would affect the format. This week, we get to see … Read more
Alchemy Rebalance Changes – February 2022 Metagame Predictions
Overview Wizards promised changes to Alchemy, and today’s announcement has given us a slew of them. While there’s been a handful of changes to key … Read more
January 27, 2022 Alchemy Rebalance Changes
18 cards have been adjusted for Alchemy and 1 for Historic, which will be effective with the MTG Arena update on January 27. Below are … Read more
January 25, 2022 Banned and Restricted Announcement
Standard, Legacy, Historic, and Alchemy have all received changes to their banned card list today. For the Alchemy rebalancing notes, click here. Below is the … Read more
January 20, 2022 Banned and Restricted Announcement
We have our first ban announcement for Pauper since the introduction of the Pauper Format Panel! , , and are now banned – targeting Affinity … Read more
Alchemy Metagame Analysis – Innistrad: Crimson Vow Week 10
Tournaments Alchemy has been out for a while, and this week there were over half a dozen tournaments, each with a fairly diverse metagame. While … Read more
Deck Archetype Names in Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering is known as a complex game that can often be difficult for new players to fully learn. This reputation has been earned … Read more
Color Naming Conventions in Magic: The Gathering
One of the ways in which Magic: The Gathering (a.k.a. MTG or simply “Magic”) can be a hard game for new players to learn are … Read more
Modern: Weekend in Review – January 2022 Week 2
Hello everyone, and welcome to Weekend in Review, where we take a look at the results from Magic Online Challenges and tournaments played during the … Read more
Historic Metagame Analysis – Top Decks of January 2022
Overview Over the past week there’s only been half a dozen Historic tournaments, with most of them being around 15 players. In the smaller tournaments, … Read more
Pauper Format Panel
Senior Magic: The Gathering Designer at Wizards of the Coast Gavin Verhey announced that Pauper will have members of the community assist curate the format, … Read more
Modern: What’s Hot and What’s Not – January 2022 Week 1
Hello everyone and welcome to the first episode of What’s Hot and What’s Not! We’ll go for a quick dive into the broad and complex … Read more
Alchemy Metagame Analysis – Emerging Decks
Overview In the past week or so, there’s been five Alchemy tournaments hosted, with a reasonably diverse set of decks. It seems like the format … Read more
Alchemy: Innistrad Cards to Look Out For
Hello, everyone. While normally I take a look at tournament data, this week didn’t have very many tournaments at all. Part of this is likely … Read more
Innistrad Championship Overview and Analysis
Tournament Details This weekend saw one of the highest-profile tournaments in quite some time, hosted by Magic Esports itself, the Innistrad Championship. This tournament had … Read more
Standard Metagame Analysis – Innistrad: Crimson Vow Week 3
Tournaments We’re now into week 3 of VOW standard, and this weekend had some larger tournaments to take a look at. Out of the 5 … Read more
Unfinity: The First Un-Set to Contain Eternal Legal Cards
Wizards of the Coast has unveiled the first sneak peek on the upcoming fourth Un-Set, to be released April 1, 2022. These fun sets typically … Read more
Standard Metagame Analysis – Innistrad: Crimson Vow Week 2
Tournaments Crimson Vow Standard is in its second week, and this time around, there were barely any tournaments. This weekend there were no large scale … Read more
Magic: The Gathering – Las Vegas Top 8 Modern Decklists
This weekend, ChannelFireball held a special Grand Prix-like (or lastly known as the MagicFest), large scale paper Magic: The Gathering event at Las Vegas, after … Read more
Standard Metagame Analysis – Innistrad: Crimson Vow Week 1
Tournaments Crimson Vow is out, and with it came a slew of new cards. Despite all the new cards though, tournaments have been slower to … Read more
MTG Meta November 2021 Update: Article and Card Sections Live
Welcome to MTG Meta’s first update article! Every month, we will aim to provide our community with a log of all the noteworthy changes to … Read more
Standard Metagame Analysis – Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Final Week
Tournaments With Crimson Vow coming out in a few days, this week’s tournaments were both small and few. With tournaments ranging from 8 to 72 … Read more