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1. MMR is overriding deck power too heavily in Brawl matchmaking

   I am also submitting feedback that MMR appears to be weighted too heavily compared to actual deck power in Brawl matchmaking.

   The current system seems to punish players for winning games with casual or fun decks. A deck may start out receiving appropriate matchups based on its actual power level, but after winning some games, the matchmaking appears to push that deck into queues against highly optimized lists, tutor-heavy decks, ramp shells, control shells, stax pieces, and combo engines that are far beyond the deck’s intended power level.

   This creates a frustrating experience because a casual deck that is capable of winning some games is not the same thing as an optimized high-power deck. Winning with a lower-powered or more casual deck should not cause the player to be repeatedly matched against decks with much higher consistency, stronger card quality, more tutors, more ramp, or more oppressive game plans.

   Brawl matchmaking should prioritize deck construction and actual deck power more heavily than player MMR. MMR may be useful as one factor, but it should not override deck-strength weighting to the point that a casual deck is effectively punished for performing well.

   Please review whether Brawl matchmaking is placing too much emphasis on MMR relative to deck power. The system should distinguish between a truly optimized deck and a casual deck that happens to win games through normal gameplay.

   I am also submitting feedback that MMR appears to be weighted too heavily compared to actual deck power in Brawl matchmaking.

   The current system seems to punish players for winning games with casual or fun decks. A deck may start out receiving appropriate matchups based on its actual power level, but after winning some games, the matchmaking appears to push that deck into queues against highly optimized lists, tutor-heavy decks, ramp shells, control shells, stax pieces, and combo engines that are far beyond the deck’s intended power level.

   This creates a frustrating experience because a casual deck that is capable… more

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2. Winter Orb should be banned from Brawl

   I am also submitting feedback that Winter Orb should be banned from Brawl.

   Winter Orb creates an extremely unhealthy play pattern in a casual singleton format. The card does not create interesting gameplay or meaningful back-and-forth interaction. Instead, it prevents players from actually playing the game by locking down mana development and dragging matches into repetitive, frustrating board states.

   This is especially problematic in Brawl because players always have access to a commander, and certain decks can build around Winter Orb far more effectively than the opponent can reasonably prepare for in best-of-one matchmaking. Decks that abuse Winter Orb can use mana rocks, cheap commanders, untap effects, or asymmetrical board states to continue progressing while the opposing player is effectively locked out.

   Even when Winter Orb does not immediately win the game, it creates the kind of non-game experience that should not be encouraged in Brawl. A card that primarily functions to deny resources and prevent normal gameplay is a poor fit for the format, especially when matchmaking can pair it against casual or lower-powered decks that are not built to handle prison/stax strategies.

   Please review Winter Orb’s legality in Brawl. I believe it should be banned because it promotes unfun, non-interactive gameplay and creates matchups where one player is prevented from meaningfully participating.

   I am also submitting feedback that Winter Orb should be banned from Brawl.

   Winter Orb creates an extremely unhealthy play pattern in a casual singleton format. The card does not create interesting gameplay or meaningful back-and-forth interaction. Instead, it prevents players from actually playing the game by locking down mana development and dragging matches into repetitive, frustrating board states.

   This is especially problematic in Brawl because players always have access to a commander, and certain decks can build around Winter Orb far more effectively than the opponent can reasonably prepare for in best-of-one matchmaking. Decks that abuse Winter Orb can… more

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3. Paradox Engine should be banned or heavily reweighted in Brawl matchmaking

   I am also submitting feedback that Paradox Engine should either be banned in Brawl or weighted much more heavily in matchmaking.

   Paradox Engine creates the exact type of gameplay that Brawl matchmaking should be trying to prevent: repetitive, non-interactive turns where one player chains mana rocks, spells, activated abilities, and commander synergies until the game effectively ends. Even when it does not win immediately, it often creates a board state where the opposing player is forced to sit through an extended sequence with little or no meaningful interaction.

   This card is especially problematic in Brawl because commander access and singleton deck construction make certain engines much easier to build around than they may appear from card weighting alone. In practice, Paradox Engine is not just a strong value card. It is a combo engine that can turn ordinary mana rocks and utility creatures into explosive, game-ending sequences.

   If Paradox Engine is going to remain legal, it should be treated as a major power-level indicator in matchmaking. Decks running Paradox Engine should be weighted significantly higher and matched primarily against other high-powered or combo-oriented decks. It should not be allowed to appear in matchups against casual, lower-consistency, or non-combo Brawl decks as if it were a normal artifact value card.

   Please review Paradox Engine’s legality and matchmaking weight in Brawl. I believe it is either ban-worthy or currently underweighted relative to its actual impact on games.

   I am also submitting feedback that Paradox Engine should either be banned in Brawl or weighted much more heavily in matchmaking.

   Paradox Engine creates the exact type of gameplay that Brawl matchmaking should be trying to prevent: repetitive, non-interactive turns where one player chains mana rocks, spells, activated abilities, and commander synergies until the game effectively ends. Even when it does not win immediately, it often creates a board state where the opposing player is forced to sit through an extended sequence with little or no meaningful interaction.

   This card is especially problematic in Brawl because commander access and singleton… more

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4. Optimized control shells are underweighted in Brawl matchmaking, especially Azorius

   I believe this issue may apply to multiple color combinations, but Azorius control appears to be one of the worst offenders.

   Many players are able to build highly optimized control shells around seemingly random or less threatening blue-white commanders. In these cases, the commander itself may not appear especially powerful, but the actual deck is still a best-version control list built around efficient counterspells, board wipes, premium removal, card draw, planeswalkers, and inevitability.

   This creates a serious matchmaking issue because the deck may be underweighted based on the commander, while the actual 99-card construction is far stronger than the commander suggests. In practice, the commander is often secondary. The real power comes from the density of control tools and the ability to prevent the opposing deck from meaningfully playing the game.

   Brawl matchmaking should account more heavily for optimized archetype density, not just commander identity. Decks running a high concentration of premium counterspells, sweepers, removal, and card advantage should be treated as high-powered control decks regardless of whether the commander appears casual, unusual, or low-priority.

   Please review how optimized control shells are weighted in Brawl matchmaking, especially Azorius decks using less obvious commanders to access the strongest blue-white control packages.

   I believe this issue may apply to multiple color combinations, but Azorius control appears to be one of the worst offenders.

   Many players are able to build highly optimized control shells around seemingly random or less threatening blue-white commanders. In these cases, the commander itself may not appear especially powerful, but the actual deck is still a best-version control list built around efficient counterspells, board wipes, premium removal, card draw, planeswalkers, and inevitability.

   This creates a serious matchmaking issue because the deck may be underweighted based on the commander, while the actual 99-card construction is far stronger than the commander… more

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5. Simic and green ramp decks appear underweighted in Brawl matchmaking

   Dear MTG Arena Support Team,

   I am writing to submit feedback regarding Brawl matchmaking and deck weighting, specifically concerning Simic and green-based ramp decks.

   In my experience, Simic and green ramp strategies appear to be significantly underweighted in Brawl matchmaking. These decks are often matched against much lower-powered or slower decks despite having access to explosive mana acceleration, consistent card advantage, oversized threats, and the ability to quickly outpace normal gameplay.

   Green ramp has an outsized impact in Brawl because the format is singleton and games often revolve around tempo, commander access, and resource development. A deck that can consistently accelerate ahead by multiple turns is not playing on the same axis as decks that are developing at a normal rate. This becomes especially problematic when those ramp decks also have access to blue interaction, card draw, bounce, counterspells, or value engines.

   Simic decks in particular can combine green’s mana acceleration with blue’s ability to protect threats, draw cards, and disrupt opponents. This creates matchups where the ramp deck is able to build an overwhelming board or cast high-impact spells far earlier than the opposing deck can reasonably respond.

   Please review how Brawl matchmaking weights green ramp decks, especially Simic commanders and decks running heavy mana acceleration. Ramp density, early-game mana production, land acceleration, and the ability to consistently jump ahead on mana should be weighted more heavily when determining deck strength.

   These decks should be matched more frequently against other high-powered Brawl decks rather than slower, casual, or lower-consistency decks that cannot realistically keep pace with repeated early ramp.

   Thank you for your time and consideration.

   Dear MTG Arena Support Team,

   I am writing to submit feedback regarding Brawl matchmaking and deck weighting, specifically concerning Simic and green-based ramp decks.

   In my experience, Simic and green ramp strategies appear to be significantly underweighted in Brawl matchmaking. These decks are often matched against much lower-powered or slower decks despite having access to explosive mana acceleration, consistent card advantage, oversized threats, and the ability to quickly outpace normal gameplay.

   Green ramp has an outsized impact in Brawl because the format is singleton and games often revolve around tempo, commander access, and resource development. A deck that can consistently… more

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6. Tutor-heavy Brawl decks appear incorrectly weighted in matchmaking

   Dear MTG Arena Support Team,

   I am writing to submit feedback regarding Brawl matchmaking and deck weighting, specifically concerning decks that run multiple tutor effects.

   In my experience, Brawl decks with access to repeated or highly efficient tutors appear to be under-weighted by the matchmaking system. These decks are often able to consistently find their strongest cards, combo pieces, removal, or win conditions, which makes them significantly more powerful and reliable than decks without similar access to tutors.

   Because Brawl is a singleton format, tutors have an outsized impact on gameplay. They reduce the natural variance of the format and allow certain decks to play much more consistently than their apparent commander or card pool strength would suggest. When these decks are matched against lower-powered or more casual Brawl decks, the games often feel lopsided and unfair.

   I believe the matchmaking system should place greater weight on decks that include multiple tutor effects, especially low-cost or repeatable tutors, and decks where tutors directly enable combos or highly consistent win conditions. These decks should be matched more frequently against other high-powered Brawl decks rather than lower-powered commanders.

   Please review how tutor-heavy Brawl decks are currently weighted in matchmaking and consider adjusting their matchmaking value to better reflect their actual in-game power level.

   Thank you for your time and consideration.

   Dear MTG Arena Support Team,

   I am writing to submit feedback regarding Brawl matchmaking and deck weighting, specifically concerning decks that run multiple tutor effects.

   In my experience, Brawl decks with access to repeated or highly efficient tutors appear to be under-weighted by the matchmaking system. These decks are often able to consistently find their strongest cards, combo pieces, removal, or win conditions, which makes them significantly more powerful and reliable than decks without similar access to tutors.

   Because Brawl is a singleton format, tutors have an outsized impact on gameplay. They reduce the natural variance of the format and… more

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7. Hei Bai appears incorrectly weighted in Brawl matchmaking

   Dear MTG Arena Support Team,

   I am writing to submit a formal complaint regarding the current matchmaking placement of Hei Bai in Brawl.

   Based on its power level, consistency, and impact on games, Hei Bai appears to be significantly stronger than the commanders it is currently being matched against. In my experience, it is frequently being paired into lower-powered Brawl queues where the matchup feels inappropriate and heavily unbalanced. This creates a frustrating play experience, as the deck’s strength seems much closer to commanders that are typically placed in the so-called “**** Queue.”

   I believe Hei Bai is currently being under-weighted by the matchmaking system and should be reviewed for placement into a higher matchmaking tier. At minimum, its matchmaking weight should be adjusted so that it is more consistently paired against commanders of comparable strength.

   Please review Hei Bai’s current Brawl matchmaking classification and consider whether it should be moved into **** Queue or otherwise weighted more heavily to prevent unfair matchups against lower-powered commanders.

   Thank you for your time and consideration.

   Dear MTG Arena Support Team,

   I am writing to submit a formal complaint regarding the current matchmaking placement of Hei Bai in Brawl.

   Based on its power level, consistency, and impact on games, Hei Bai appears to be significantly stronger than the commanders it is currently being matched against. In my experience, it is frequently being paired into lower-powered Brawl queues where the matchup feels inappropriate and heavily unbalanced. This creates a frustrating play experience, as the deck’s strength seems much closer to commanders that are typically placed in the so-called “**** Queue.”

   I believe Hei Bai is currently being… more

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8. Ошибка при разрешении комбинации победной

   При разрешении комбинации, должен выиграть, - игра зависла, затем передан ход оппоненту, и он бесконечно стал ходить. Я выигрывал этой атакой, а из-за ошибки проиграл. Исправьте тайминги и таймер когда разрешается комбинация. Я не виноват, что у вас десять миллионов токенов нельзя создать из-за плохих программистов.

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9. Would like to see some more 3d parallax cards

   Specifically the Marvel Spider Man set, Aunt May looks rather nice for a "Legend" that costs a whopping 1. Would love to see cards like Molten Man, Morlun Devourer of Spiders, and the Soul Stone being my three favorites from that set. Plenty of the cards looked rather nice. Please, the more art cards, the better.

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10. loading screen freeze

    I tried downloading the game but it always gets stuck on the loading screen I feel like I've tried everything but nothing works I always get back to the starting problem it loads the game and gets stuck on the loading screen with the mtg logo onI tried downloading the game, but it always gets stuck on the loading screen. I feel like I've tried everything, but nothing works. I always get back to the starting problem. It loads the game and gets stuck on the loading screen with the MTG logo on it.

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11. Modern 2015 Expansion/Anthology

    Wizards of the Coast,

    Please curate an expansion/anthology of cards that can allow me to build/play meta decks within the Modern 2015 format (8th edition to Magic Origins) on MTGA. Many cards have already been included/reprinted in MTGA; we just need a little bit more.

    https://www.2015modern.com

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12. Opposition agent and fetchland

    Playing in competitive brawl on an iPhone, end of turn my opponent cracks their fetchland and I cast opposition agent in response. Opposition agent resolves and I am able to look through my opponents deck but am unable to pick a land in order to resolve the fetch nor am I able to fail to find. This ends up timing me out during the resolution of the fetchland causing me to time out and be considered afk losing the game. I was busy trying anything too resolve the stack and didn’t take screenshots.

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13. Deadpool, Trading card

    With the release of Marvel superhero’s, as well as the release of spider and the marvel full art cards. I was wondering the complexity and process to release the Deadpool, trading card into MTG Arena.

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14. Badgermole cub deck

    Could someone please explain to me what to do in the following situation when im on the draw?
    Opponent turn 1
    Land, gene pollinator
    Turn 2
    Land, badgermole cub, mockingbird
    Turn 3
    Ouroboroid, ourobouroid.

    I have 2 lands. I shoot the sheriff the first ouroboroid then lose spectacularly. I struggle to imagine literally any combination of cards in standard that arent "gimp yourself agaisnt every other deck by playing 4x spell snare and pray" that realistically gets out of this situation.

    Its really absurd that BMC hasn't been banned yet.

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15. Add Double Feature Art to those cards

    Add the Innistrad Double Feature art style to the cards from those sets.

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16. Another Ban and Restricted announcement, another lost occasion

    With the new Ban Ban and Restricted announcement, we have seen another missed opportunity to improve Magic and address its problems.

    Magic: The Gathering is one of the most brilliant and complex games ever designed, and MTG Arena has made it more accessible than ever. However, I am increasingly frustrated by what feels like a lack of attention to the health of the formats and, more broadly, an inability to identify and address the root causes of the problems that are driving players away. I hope this feedback can be useful.

    Unfortunately, even with the ban of Scholar of the Lost Trove, the problem persists — and in fact, the problem IS Persist. Instead of reducing the dominance of reanimator strategies, the ban has unleashed a wave of similar decks that are now extremely common, especially in Bo1. Moreover, they no longer rely on a single key card to assemble their combo: they run a long series of redundant pieces, making disruption much harder. That is why Persist in particular is so deeply problematic, as are Life // Death, Necromancy, and similar cards: they enable consistent turn-2 wins, which makes for an unhealthy and frustrating gameplay experience.

    But the problems with the current Historic format go beyond Persist. There are now many other deeply problematic decks that consistently close games on turn 2, leaving me with no meaningful interaction unless I completely warp my deckbuilding around hate cards. On top of this, fast mana has ruined the format. Mono Red Storm plays essentially as a solitaire game, and the same is true for Balaustrade Spy and similar strategies. These decks do not play Magic — they execute a script, and the opponent is simply a spectator.

    It is a shame, because the format is otherwise healthy and interesting. However, this issue risks ruining it, and more importantly, it severely limits deckbuilding creativity: in Bo1, every deck is effectively forced to dedicate 4 slots to Surgical Extraction just to have a chance against these strategies, and even Force of Negation barely makes a difference. This kind of constraint stifles diversity and punishes players who want to explore other archetypes. To make things worse, neither Surgical Extraction nor Force of Negation is a reliable answer for the same reason outlined above: no single piece of disruption is enough when the opponent can always find another way to close the game.

    What makes this even more frustrating is a pattern I find impossible to ignore: to close on turn 2, these decks need two or three specific cards in their opening hand — and they consistently have them, far more often than probability would ever allow. I do not believe the shuffler is rigged, but it does appear to have an algorithmic issue. It was likely designed to ensure that any deck has a playable opening hand — a reasonable number of lands, creatures, and spells. The same logic appears to apply to matchmaking, which seems to systematically favour these strategies in order to keep games playable. The problem is that this now actively works against the health of the format: it effectively gifts combo decks their ideal setup, making their already unfair strategies even more consistent.

    The result is that the majority of games are not games at all — they are long, tedious solitaires. There is no gathering, no interaction, no Magic. The format has lost its identity entirely. When I queue into a match, my only thought is to get out of the application as quickly as possible. This directly damages the platform itself: it kills the desire to play, and I find myself logging off rather than queuing for another game. This is not what Magic is supposed to be, and it is driving players like me away from the format.

    My suggestions are twofold. First, ban more aggressively and more frequently than in paper Magic: Historic is a digital format and can afford faster intervention. The banlist should be reviewed at least every two weeks. Nerfs and buffs would also be welcome in this regard: they were an interesting and promising way to manage the format's balance without resorting to outright bans, but they seem to have been completely abandoned. It may also be worth considering whether Historic needs access to Daze: a free counterspell of this kind could provide a meaningful tool to interact with these strategies without requiring players to dedicate excessive deckbuilding resources to hate cards. Second, fix the shuffler and draw algorithm: as long as combo decks are gifted their ideal opening hands at an implausible frequency, no amount of banning will fully solve the problem.

    A further sign of this general neglect is the deteriorating social environment within the application itself. Emotes, which were presumably designed to make games more enjoyable and interactive, are now used almost exclusively to mock and taunt opponents. Similarly, it has become extremely common for players to abandon games they are about to lose without conceding, forcing their opponents to sit through the entire time rope just to claim a victory they have already earned. These are not minor issues: they speak to a broader failure to moderate and maintain a respectful playing environment, and they make the experience increasingly unpleasant even when the gameplay itself is not the problem.
    I believe that many of the format's issues could be significantly alleviated by a more responsive approach to balance: more frequent ban announcements, the reintroduction of nerfs and buffs, and a willingness to act quickly when certain strategies prove too dominant. Historic is a digital format, and that is precisely its strength — it can be updated and adjusted far faster than paper Magic. I hope that advantage will be used more actively going forward.

    With the new Ban Ban and Restricted announcement, we have seen another missed opportunity to improve Magic and address its problems.

    Magic: The Gathering is one of the most brilliant and complex games ever designed, and MTG Arena has made it more accessible than ever. However, I am increasingly frustrated by what feels like a lack of attention to the health of the formats and, more broadly, an inability to identify and address the root causes of the problems that are driving players away. I hope this feedback can be useful.

    Unfortunately, even with the ban of Scholar of the… more

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17. Partners Not Recognized in Brawl

    I am playing Arena on Windows PC. Was trying to create a Brawl deck using the partner commanders Tymna and Thrasios. I was able to set either one as my commander individually, but when I tried to add the other as the second commander, arena gave me an error saying "in order for this card to be your commander it must be a legendary creature or planeswalker with the partner ability". log file attached

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    Congratulations, you have officially made me uninstall MTGA due to your inability to come up with original ideas, instead choosing to ***** off of the Marvel Universe, like most every other corporation in America. I should have known this was the direction you were headed after you decided to be lazy with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Warhammer, and Final Fantasy.

    The game as it stands now exists in a rather broken state anyway. The idiots that created the Indestructible and Annihilator mechanics as well as the infinite +1/+1 lifegain spamshow that is now every single ******* Green/White deck in the game should have been fired when they made the suggestion during rule creation.

    It's time to throw away what was once the best part of my childhood.

    It just goes to show that corporate greed can and will ruin absolutely anything.

    What's next? Scooby Doo? Transformers? You might as well just start printing the Peppa Pig card set now.

    The enshittification of Magic The Gathering is now complete due to some ******* CEO's decision to maximize revenue stream over the health of the game.

    I will never touch this game ever again for the rest of my life, and I hope Wizards of the Coast becomes financially insolvent.

    Congratulations, you have officially made me uninstall MTGA due to your inability to come up with original ideas, instead choosing to ***** off of the Marvel Universe, like most every other corporation in America. I should have known this was the direction you were headed after you decided to be lazy with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Warhammer, and Final Fantasy.

    The game as it stands now exists in a rather broken state anyway. The idiots that created the Indestructible and Annihilator mechanics as well as the infinite +1/+1 lifegain spamshow that is now every single ******* Green/White deck in… more

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19. Arena mobile

    I don't know why I'd bother but I'm compelled by complete overwhelming anger, I've never been screwed in every direction so consistently in the entirety of 30 years playing this game, mana screwed, color screwed, flood just 17 lands screwed, 15 lands and I flood drawing 11 lands out of 18, I know this stuff happens but not like this, you can tell me whatever stats you want I know there's something wrong, I don't even care anymore I'm done playing limited on arena to any degree i do now, hundred of dollars a month mind you, I've already stopped buying sealed physical product because this super her **** is lame, but this game play is not even close to fun like this, I have zero doubt they do and zero faith that this company wouldn't design it this way

    I don't know why I'd bother but I'm compelled by complete overwhelming anger, I've never been screwed in every direction so consistently in the entirety of 30 years playing this game, mana screwed, color screwed, flood just 17 lands screwed, 15 lands and I flood drawing 11 lands out of 18, I know this stuff happens but not like this, you can tell me whatever stats you want I know there's something wrong, I don't even care anymore I'm done playing limited on arena to any degree i do now, hundred of dollars a month mind you, I've already stopped… more

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20. Can't Install MTG Arena After Windows 11 update

    After the latest Windows update (KD5095093) and AMD graphics driver update (26.6.2) I could no longer run MTG Arena. It would get stuck on a black screen and do nothing. I uninstall Arena and attempted to re-install, but again, MTGA.exe would get stuck on a black screen and do nothing. When this happens, it also causes issues with Windows itself (e.g. Task Manager freezing). I have tried installing with the firewall disabled and running the install as an administrator and still nothing happens. I am at a loss of what to do. Thank you for any help.

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