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New Blog Name!

Hello everyone, just as a notice I now have a new blog name. Magic The Muffins! As I call myself Mr. Muffin the blog name makes a little more sense. That's all for now. I'll be posting tomorrow

MTG Arena or Tabletop?

MTG Arena, a digital version of Magic the Gathering, is growing in popularity right now. Drawing in new players who wouldn't play on paper but would on digital, MTG is now getting more popular digitally and on tabletop. But which should you play? Well, MTG Arena is actually pretty thrilling. The gameplay in MTG Arena is really smooth, just like Tabletop magic it plays just the same, but with a lot of style. Artwork pops out on some of the cards and can be seen on screen. The sound effects and the battlefield keep you engaged in the game. The one thing that I find bad about it is that you don't get the same experience as tabletop. You can't go to your local game store and play FNM with the community. Magic tabletop is, well, tabletop. It's what magic has been for over twenty five years. Going to FNM (Friday Night Magic) and playing with other MTG players, it's an experience you cannot beat. The cards might not come to life, but it is, in my opinion, funner and...

Orzhov deck!

Today I'm doing something different. I've decided to show you all a deck that I've brewed at home. I'm not sure if other MTG players have made decks like this, but here is mine. Mainboard 4 Spawn of Mayhem 2 Cast Down 1 Gideon Blackblade 3 Prison Realm 4 Seraph of the Scales 2 God-Eternal Oketra 3 Mortify 2 Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord 4 Vampire of the Dire Moon 2 Oath of Kaya 4 Tithe Taker 4 Adanto Vanguard 4 Temple of Silence 1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty 8 Plains 8 Swamp 4 Orzhov Guildgate Sideboard 1 The Wanderer 3 Shield Mare 1 Cast Down 2 The Elderspell 4 Duress 1 Cry of the Carnarium 2 Despark 1 Massacre Girl So the card Vampire of the Dire Moon is from a set that isn't coming out for a few weeks. The card Vicious Conquistador can sub out for Vampire of the Dire Moon while it's still not out yet.  Okay so the game plan here is somewhat basic. We start out with smaller creatures but get benefi...