MTGA: Alchemy...
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Posted on July 5, 2025, 11:21 a.m. by AjMcGamer
Not sure if this is already a thread but does anyone else feel like MTGA needs to make alchemy it's own format?
I hate these 'Hearthstone' style mechanics in MTG. If I wanted to play Hearthstone I would. Conjuring cards, spellbooks, perpetual, none of these belong in a regular game of MTG.
Just my thoughts, would love to hear other opinions on it, maybe im the outlier here.
plakjekaas says... #2
I do wish brawl queues could be split in including and excluding the arena-only cards. I'm fine about Standard and Pioneer not using them, while Alchemy (which already is a format on Arena) and Historic do use them. I'm not sure about Timeless, I don't think I've played that.
I don't think it's wrong for the cards and effects to exist on the digital way of playing magic, it can be a fun way to test card designs and explore possibilities, and actually have the power to fix them if you break something without needing to wait 6 months for a new ban announcement. I just would like for the only commander- like format that I enjoy playing most, to be able to toggle the option of playing with or without digital-only cards and rebalances, because if you are mostly used to play paper magic, the effects can appear extremely silly or overpowered, and make you go "Wait, WHAT does that card do?" And I can't opt out. In every other aspect of the game client, I think it's being dealt with just fine.
July 5, 2025 12:15 p.m.