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Looks like they banned Fable in Alchemy ahead of rotation and Nerfed Crucias to a 3/1. Seems like a big change for both formats. Crucias now dies to Bowmasters. Will we continue to see rakdos dominate both formats?

In this edition:

• Tomorrow: Historic Anthology 7 and Explorer Anthology 3
• Explorer Anthology 2 Returns for a Limited Time!
• Historic and Explorer Metagame Challenge
• 2023 Rotation and Renewal Is Coming
• Special Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Premier Draft Happening Now!
• Event Schedule

With [[Tooth and Nail]] in HA7 I'm excited to slam some bombs on the board. What do we think are the best couple creatures to grab with it? There's always good old [[Craterhoof Behemoth]] but it saddens me that [[Avenger of Zendikar]] isn't on Arena to pair with it.

Greetings from the XMage Draft Historical Society! Our mission is to provide a welcoming community for Limited Magic players of all skill levels to experience each set released throughout the history of the game. We do this by organizing drafts on a regular schedule using the completely free software XMage. There's a draft every day, with events at different starting times to accommodate players from around the world.

We're on our third progression through the historical formats and this week is an all-time classic: Time Spiral. There's a format guide on our Discord server which gives a nice thorough overview, especially if you weren't playing Magic back in 2006. The following week we'll draft the full block TSP/PLC/FUT, then on to Tenth Edition, Lorwyn, and so on (until we reach the present again and start over with 3x Beta in 2025). In addition to our chronological progression, we have bonus formats including crossover drafts, chaos drafts, and remastered sets designed by members of our community.

Join our Discord server to learn more and to sign up for an upcoming event! Hope to see you draft with us!

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It's been a while since I read the books, but I gather from the conversation over on Reddit that this is the password that got the Fellowship into Moria, and not a reference to a New York-based financial institution.

Creddit

In this edition:

• Historic Anthology 7 and Explorer Anthology 3 Arrive July 18!
• Play The Two (Command) Towers Brawl Now through July 14
• July Best-of-Three Qualifier Play-In and Qualifier Weekend
• Event Schedule

!Bloodbraid Elf Source: https://twitter.com/VoxyTwitch/status/1677719736421961728

!Primeval Titan Source: https://twitter.com/MTGNerdGirl/status/1677724727450939395 Yoo Prime Time is a great card! Gonna shove this into a bunch of HBrawl decks.

!Sun Titan Source https://twitter.com/Haunter\_XX/status/1677731130298990593

!Frost Titan Source: https://twitter.com/bustedsleeves/status/1677738065916497922?t=JNh7Np0mzKGoThc7k_nY3Q&s=19 Looks like we're getting the whole Titan cycle.

Greetings!

The Brawl Hub's Season 8 begins in a couple days. Come check out the discord to sign up!

https://discord.gg/brawl-hub-724663163194441769

Based on feedback from both inside and outside the league changes have been made to the league's banlist. We hope that these new bans will cultivate a more creative, interesting, and fun format for people to compete in.

Commander only bans:

• Rusko, Clockmaker,
• Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• Raffine, Scheming Seer

In the 99 bans:

• Wash Away

The Season 7 tournament just wrapped up with Atraxa, Grand Unifier taking down Kethis, the Hidden Hand in the finals. With Rusko, Teferi, and Raffine out as commanders (these cards are still legal in the 99) we have our eye on Atraxa for a future ban if this phyrexian value bomb takes over the format. With the two best control decks out of the format this could time for aggressive decks like Adeline and Ragavan to shine, though. Or will there be a new commander from LoTR that emerges as a top contender?

https://www.youtube.com/live/jAHrGx\_NXNw?feature=share

Come join us and compete to be crowned the next historic brawl champion!

I like this! I love my Gruul creature decks. He's going straight into my Nikya HBrawl deck, and I might build a deck around him too. Update: Oh, [[Worldspine Wurm]] just got confirmed too, so there's that deck set.

!Chord of Calling Nice for Elf decks!

!Voice of Resurgence Source: https://twitter.com/FilthyNetDeckrs/status/1677672230342344705

!Abbott of Keral Keep Source: https://twitter.com/AGirlNamedRon/status/1677724480699809792

And some parallax styles

In this edition:

• Arena Open: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth™ Limited, July 1–2
• Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In, July 8
• Quick Draft: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
• The Two (Command) Towers Brawl July 7–14
• July 7–9 Celebrate Magic at Your Local WPN Store
• Correction: June Ranked Season Pack Rewards
• Two New Anthologies Are Coming July 18!
• August Qualifier Weekend Format Change
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth™ Is Here!
• June 30–July 11: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Quick Draft
• Arena Open This Weekend
• July 7–9 Celebrate Magic at Your Local WPN Store
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth™ Release Tomorrow on MTG Arena!
• The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Release Notes
• Get Ready for the Next Arena Open
• Event Schedule

Make sure to finish your quests* as you will get a 3 brand new ones after the update. Your weekly wins will also reset, so if you need or want the XP for your Mastery Pass, finish them up before then as it won't carry over.

*Worth noting that there is occasionally a glitch where the quests will get "stuck" right before the update, but still award gold. So they can be "completed" over and over again for extra gold. It's happened at least twice so far, afaik (most recently with MOM). Up to you if that's worth saving a quest or two and playing right before the update just in case.

I was planning to set up a bot to post the Arena daily deals screenshot each day, and I was curious if it would be better to put that in a dedicated Arena room or just leave it here.