DEEP DIVES
How to Build Historic UW Control with Teferi – Deep Dive
Wondering how master brew Martin Juza makes his decks? Get the inside scoop with his take on Historic UW Control in his latest Deep Dive!
The Top 30 Best Cards in Historic – Deep Dive
Historic is almost as powerful as Modern, so what are the best cards in Historic? Martin’s counting them down in his latest Deep Dive!
Historic Tainted Pact Combo – Deep Dive
LSV’s diving into all things Tainted Pact with his Deep Dive on one of Historic’s best and most popular decks, Tainted Pact Combo.
DECK GUIDES
Historic Affinity with New Capenna – Deck Guide
Affinity was one of the best decks from the Neon Dynasty Championship, and it helped bring Frank to a cash finish in the Arena Open too!
New Capenna Brews – Standard/Historic Esperone with Obscura
A new Esper set means a new look at Esperone! Andrea’s brewing his signature archetype once more with the help of some new Obscura cards!
Looking to Grind Best-of-One Historic? Try a Reanimator Deck!
The best way to tackle the Best-of-One format is with a fast, proactive deck, and Martin Juza has three Reanimator lists that fit the bill.
New Capenna Brews – Standard and Historic Angels with Giada
Giada, Font of Hope is exactly the card Angel tribal needed, and Andrea’s putting her to work in both Standard and Historic brews!
What Build of Historic UW Auras is the Best? – Deck Guide Update
With Esper Sentinel or without? Should you add Light-Paws? Martin Juza’s looking at three builds of UW Auras to see which you should play!
Historic Izzet Phoenix with Hidetsugu Consumes All – Deck Guide
LSV and his team managed to make Golgari Food a winnable matchup with the sideboard tech of Hidetsugu Consumes All in Izzet Phoenix!
Historic Jeskai Control After the Set Championship – Deck Guide
Arne chose Jeskai Control for Historic at the Set Championship, with March of Otherworldly Light and other cards shoring up its matchups!
Historic Gruul Aggro Post-Neon Dynasty – Deck Guide Update
Want to climb the Historic ladder quickly on Arena? Gruul Aggro is perfect for smashing the format’s top decks with hasty speed!
Historic Jeskai Control with Teferi – Deck Guide Update
Between the Teferi rebalance and some new Neon Dynasty inclusions, Jeskai Control is Martin Juza’s choice for the Historic metagame!
Post-Nerf Historic UW Auras – Deck Guide
Looking for a deck for this weekend’s Historic Arena Qualifier? UW Auras seems well positioned to take on the current metagame!
Historic Paradox Engine Combo with Reality Heist – Deck Guide
What’s the perfect place for Neon Dynasty’s new artifact-based Dig Through Time, Reality Heist? Paradox Engine combo of course!
Historic Jeskai Creativity – Deck Guide Update
Despite bans and changes to the format, Historic Jeskai Creativity is still great, and particularly well positioned right now.
Historic UR Phoenix – Deck Guide Update
UR Phoenix is still one of the best decks in Historic, bringing some of the old power that Modern had before the Faithless Looting ban!
Historic Bant Humans with Inquisitor Captain – Deck Guide
The Humans archetype in Historic has evolved past Selesnya into Bant Humans, with Inquisitor Captain comboing perfectly with Glasspool Mimic.
Historic RG Shamans – Deck Guide
Historic RG Shamans is one of the most popular decks on the Arena Ladder currently, and Martin’s happy to report that it’s quite good too!
Bring Alchemy to Historic with Historic Dragons! – Deck Guide
Want to get into Historic but don’t want to break the wildcard bank? Convert your Alchemy Dragons for cheap with Martin’s Historic Dragons!
Historic Bant Inquisitor Captain Blink – Deck Guide
A completely singleton sideboard? Neoform? Martin Juza’s got a spicy brew in Historic with the new Alchemy addition of Inquisitor Captain!
Historic Rakdos Arcanist with Lurrus – Deck Guide
While his teammates choose a new version of Rakdos Arcanist, Martin went with a traditional version, opting for the power of Lurrus instead.
Historic Rakdos Arcanist at the Set Championship – Deck Guide
Huey packed a new build of Rakdos Arcanist for the Set Championship, skipping the sacrifice synergies for more discard and grind capability.
Set Championship-Winning Historic Golgari Food – Deck Guide Update
Historic Golgari Food managed to lead Yuuki Ichikawa to a first place finish at the Innistrad Set Championship, thanks to some sweet synergy!
Historic Hullbreaker – Historic Lotus Field Hullbreaker – Deck Guide
Hullbreaker is a huge hit in Standard, but can a Lotus Field Hullbreaker deck make a splash in a higher power level format like Historic?
Goblins is Back! – Historic Gruul Goblins – Deck Guide
They may have been gone for a while, but Goblins is back, with a touch of green for some ramp power with the new Goblin Anarchomancer!
Historic Selesnya Humans (and Dogs!) – Deck Guide
Mengu’s ditching Dauntless Bodyguard in favor of Selfless Savior in Historic Humans to sure up some sideboard hate and main deck powerhouses!
Ditch the Red – Historic Golgari Food – Deck Guide
Who needs Korvold and Mayhem Devil? Historic Golgari Food ditches the red for more sacrifice synergies and better ways to grind out opponents!
Historic Rakdos Arcanist – Deck Guide Update
With some metagame changes from the recent banning of Memory Lapse, Rakdos Arcanist may be perfectly positioned to tackle the top decks!
DECK HIGHLIGHTS
What Does the Winota Ban Mean for Explorer?
With the Winota ban in effect, what will change in Explorer? Make sure to pack your graveyard hate and get ready for Greasefang!
Don’t Sleep on Ledger Shredder! UR Phoenix in Explorer
Explorer UR Phoenix may lose out on DRC, Unholy Heat and Faithless Looting from Historic, but Ledger Shredder and more make up for it!
Historic UR Wizards is Making Waves!
UR Wizard, Harry! Historic’s newest tribal deck, UR Wizards, is capable of some lightning-fast starts and even turn four kills!
Is This Explorer’s Best Deck? Explorer Winota
Winota is banned in Historic and one of the best decks in Pioneer, and she’s ready to take over the Explorer format too with Explorer Winota!
Greasefang Combo Comes to Explorer!
Greasefang Combo has been making waves in Historic and Pioneer, and it may also be the perfect fit for MTG Arena’s newest format, Explorer!
Combo Kill with Mono-Black Devotion in Pioneer!
Monocolor decks are taking over Pioneer, and this take on Mono-Black Devotion includes a combo kill with Peer into the Abyss!
Go Fast in Historic with Mono-Red Aggro!
Mono-Red Aggro in Historic managed to grab a sweet $1,000 cash prize, maximizing on fast starts with Kumano Faces Kakkazan and more!
Top 5 Streets of New Capenna Historic Cards
What staples should you grab for Historic? Martin Juza’s breaking down his top five picks of the best New Capenna Historic cards!
Best New Capenna Commander Cards – Green, Multicolor, Artifact and Land
Eric’s wrapping up his look at the main set of the best New Capenna Commander cards with green, multicolor, artifact and land cards!
Best New Capenna Commander Cards – Red and Black
Eric’s got more of the best New Capenna Commander cards, this time sacrificing for profit (or in this case, Treasure) with red and black!