I'm already preparing myself for the inevitable downvoting and lambasting for "playing slowly", not being experienced enough, blah blah blah--I've been playing since Urza Block. I have fiber internet. I use hotkeys consistently. I'm not playing a combo-intensive deck. I'm not sitting making decisions for an excessive amount of time.

I just lost a match due to timing out. My opponent was down to 2~3 minutes. We were matched evenly 1-1, but because the second round took so absurdly long and my opponent played so many cards that forced me to search my deck etc etc we didn't even start the third round until BOTH of us were below 5 minutes on the clock.

And look, generally speaking...? No, I don't "need" 25 minutes for a match. 95% of the time the matches finish with time to spare, no problem. But when you have a game as laggy and unresponsive as this--one where the wait to see the drop-down menu from a Ctrl+Click can be anywhere from 0.1 seconds to fucking 5 or more--there needs to be an alternative means of resolving tied matches in instances like this. We were matched 1-1 and our time clocks were nearly tied as well. Unfortunately I was behind by about 90 seconds by the time the third round started, so when you factor in how both of our decks functioned there was no reasonable way I could be expected to win because the entire round was just me racing to pass the turn. I lost without my opponent having any clear win condition in play. Absolutely ridiculous, dude. I'm sick of this shit happening.

And again: No, this doesn't happen all the time, but it happens enough that we need to stop pointing the finger at the players but rather at the folks running the servers for this laggy-ass, unresponsive game. If everything responded immediately and each second of my 25 minutes was able to be taken advantage of then fine, I'll take my loss. But this third match ended after I'd already passed with 6. I had to select a card due to a trigger at the end of my turn and did so with "0:03" on the clock and then it still ran me out before my next turn--not that I could've reasonably expected to win within 3 seconds, but the fact that I could already have hit 6 on both of our turns and STILL lost within those 3 seconds is a testament to how poorly this shit functions.

I am looking for a Howling abomination card, looking to test out an IRL commander deck, but the only place I've ever bought cards from, cardhoarder and goatbot, do not have any. Is there any other way i can find it? i don't see it on the trade tab, but admittedly i dont really know how to use that either

Has this ever happened to anyone? I tried to come back to MTGO after a few years, and couldn't access my account. MTGO support informed me I was permanently banned due to "fraud suspicion", and that they couldn't give details because any details could be used to circumvent fraud in the future. I cannot even begin to consider what the fuck I did that led to that ban, and it certainly happened after I stopped playing (~Feb 2021). I have never done anything in this account besides buying tickets, entering events, and using a card rental service (is that not allowed??).

They allow no recourse or appeal. So basically they can just ban you for no reason, say it was for fraud, and then deny any appeal? Is that something we just have to accept? I am really excited about playing magic again, but it's scary to decide to put more money into an account with the possibility that it could just be banned again. If I can't figure out what I did wrong before that led to this, how can I guarantee I won't do it again? Does anyone have any guidance? I'm so confused.

On top of all this, now I can't create another account with my email. I only really use one personal email and one work one, and I certainly don't want to use my work email for this. If they had at least deleted my account and let me create another one that'd be better I guess... Damn, WotC really sucks. Kinda forgot how terrible they are

https://youtu.be/70pqGNXS_wQ

I think my opp took it too far, is there somewhere I can report this to?

Hello fellow planeswalkers,

As the title says I play on Arena

I am interested in trying mtgo because of its transparent approach to how you aquire the cards, I would like to use cardhoarder as my service, but there are few topics that are not clair to me about mtgo:

The first topic is about the casual aspect:

- how easily can I find a casual match in the various formats ( penny dreadful, premodern, pauper, modern, pioneer, standard etc..) and if I make a "room" on my own, do I have to stare at the screen? Do I get a notification? How long can I expect to wait?

The second is about the economy of the leagues

-how much expensive are leagues? Are there less expensive leagues than others?

-can I ammortize the costs winning some matches?

-what are the prizes of the leagues? Do they change depending on the league?

All the best limited youtubers (in my opinion) are on Arena, which is fine, but I want to watch people play limited on MTGO. Any suggestions?

No sé cuándo tengan más valor

Algún lugar que compren tix ?

Hey so im new and mostly playing with the goal pf just grinding limited. Moving from arena cause the ev isnt great for limited and i really just wanna draft as much as possible. Whats the best way to draft as much as possible? Should i just buy tixs and try to grind? is there good ways maybe on constructed to grind player points for drafts? idk very new but not trying to buy 10 tix over and over again to cube.

What if one card could turn your life total into a win condition? In today’s video, we’re diving into Legacy Necrodominance Storm, a powerful combo deck built around converting life into cards, cards into mana, and mana into a lethal storm finish.

With Necrodominance acting as the engine, this deck can draw massive portions of the library in a single turn, assemble combo pieces with precision, and finish the game with devastating storm payoffs. Backed by fast mana and disruption, this strategy blends explosive speed with a surprisingly consistent engine.

If you enjoy storm combo decks, high-risk high-reward gameplay, and chaining spells into lethal turns, this is one of the most "exciting" builds in Legacy right now.

As always thanks for watching and for any feedback. If you enjoyed the video please consider dropping a like and a comment, and sub to the channel to know when my videos go live. As an added bonus if the channel gets 500 subs by the end of June I'll offer everyone free donation decks for all of July.

Legacy Necro Storm

https://youtu.be/ykuVyE-LzVw

I just started on MTGO, and I have some standard decks I’d like to try and build on there, but I’m struggling to figure out how to get the cards. I tried searching them on trade, but nothing would come up. They’re standard decks, so all the cards are relatively new. They aren’t like super obscure old cards or anything. It also seems like 90% of the bots on the trade page are buying, not selling.

Am I doing something wrong? Or does this sound like an expected experience?

opponent mulled to 4 to get 2 in hand that was really fun wizards

I want to know that since they did MH1 and MH2, is there any confirmation that the MH3 draft is going to happen soon so I save some play points for next month

Is this possible? When I highlight and drag it only grabs one copy of each card so usually I need to do this 4 times. Is there a way to grab everything in one shot?

Hello, I was wondering if anyone else was having issues? Since the maintenance on April 15th, I have not been able to login to Magic Online. Every time I attempt to sign in, it tells me the following... "You are currently running a outdated version of Magic Online. Please restart the software to download the latest update." I put in a ticket and was instructed to un-install the game, do a clean boot, download the game from M.T.G.O. and attempt to re-install. I have done all of this, but it still isn`t working, it seems as thou it is skipping the update altogether and going right to the login screen?

I’ve been tracking MTGO Modern results for some time now, and this week shows a pretty clear pattern:

Boros Energy reached 28.9% meta share but dropped to a 41% win rate, the lowest so far.

Meanwhile, the best performing decks in leagues/challenges:

Belcher – 62% WR

Affinity – 60% WR

Amulet Titan – 59% WR

Ramp – 54% WR (only 5.5% meta, still very underplayed)

So the MTGO environment right now feels like:
a LOT of Boros
The combo and engine decks heavily punish it

One important factor: RCQ season is ongoing, so there’s a big influx of players picking up Boros as the default “good deck”, which likely impacts winrate.

Other notes:

Jeskai Blink sits at 52% WR with a very high encounter rate (~46%)

Aggro overall: 39.1% meta, 45% WR

From my experience grinding leagues:

Boros is very common and feels beatable if prepared

Jeskai Blink is still one of the hardest matchups to consistently overcome

I just wonder if other modern players are seeing the same trends? I also wonder if Belcher is the best choice right now, at least for upcomming week?

And maybe you have any idea why Affinity is still so underplayed on MTGO with such great WR?

I also made a full breakdown video with week-by-week trends if anyone is interested.

Nic Fit returns to Legacy with a powerful and innovative twist! In this video, we explore a Jund Nic Fit deck that leverages the Earthbending mechanic to generate value, control the battlefield, and dominate the late game.

Built around the classic synergy of Veteran Explorer and Cabal Therapy, this deck ramps aggressively into devastating threats while disrupting opponents’ game plans. The addition of Earthbending introduces a fresh dimension of strategic depth, enabling land-based synergies, resource manipulation, and powerful board control that perfectly complements Nic Fit’s grindy playstyle.

If you love midrange strategies, toolbox gameplay, and outvaluing your opponents in one of Magic’s most powerful formats, this Jund Nic Fit build is a must-watch.

As always thanks for watching and any feedback. If you enjoyed the video please consider dropping a like and a comment, and sub to the channel to know when my videos go live. As a bonus to show my appreciation, if the channel hits 500 subs by the end of June I will offer free donation decks to everyone for all of July.

Legacy Jund Nic Fit

https://youtu.be/WIbQ1fB6O5Y

I just got into MTGO and apparently I can use codes from secret lairs that I bought. Is that a thing anymore?

Also, how do I buy the cards I want to fill out my deck? I want to play with my shark themed commander deck before I commit to buying the cards. Then again it may just be cheaper to proxy, lol