https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/ Magic: The Gathering format guides, banlists that keep themselves current, Commander references and quizzes from ArcaneMetriX. en Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/commander-banlist https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/commander-banlist The current MTG Commander banlist and full Game Changers list, updated automatically from Scryfall, plus the format rules and how brackets fit in. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Commander Banlist Game Changers Formats https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/legacy-banlist https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/legacy-banlist The current Magic: The Gathering Legacy banlist, updated automatically from Scryfall, plus how Legacy's card pool works and how it differs from Vintage. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Legacy Banlist Formats https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/modern-banlist https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/modern-banlist The current Magic: The Gathering Modern banlist, updated automatically from Scryfall, with how Modern's card pool works and why cards get banned. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Modern Banlist Formats https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/pauper-banlist https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/pauper-banlist The current MTG Pauper banlist, updated automatically from Scryfall, plus what makes a card Pauper legal and how commons-only deckbuilding works. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Pauper Banlist Formats https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/pioneer-banlist https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/pioneer-banlist The current MTG Pioneer banlist, updated automatically from Scryfall, plus what Pioneer is, which sets it uses, and why the fetchlands are banned. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Pioneer Banlist Formats https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/standard-banlist https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/standard-banlist The current MTG Standard banlist and every set legal in Standard right now, both updated automatically from Scryfall, plus how rotation works. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Standard Banlist Rotation Formats https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/vintage-banlist https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/vintage-banlist The current MTG Vintage banned and restricted lists, updated automatically from Scryfall, plus what the difference between banned and restricted is. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Vintage Banlist Restricted Formats https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/what-is-your-commander-color-identity https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/what-is-your-commander-color-identity A ten-question Magic: The Gathering quiz that works out which two-color pair suits how you play Commander, with real deckbuilding advice for the result. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Quiz Commander Color identity https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/which-planeswalker-are-you https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/which-planeswalker-are-you A ten-question Magic: The Gathering personality quiz that matches how you actually play to a planeswalker, with a shareable result and a deck to build from it. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Quiz Planeswalkers Fun https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/commander-brackets https://arcanemetrix.com/articles/commander-brackets A Commander Brackets guide for Magic: The Gathering: what each bracket expects, Rule Zero talking points, Game Changers, and deck tuning signals. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Commander Brackets Rule Zero