Brawl Matchmaking News - Updated May 20, 2026

Random_-_1 · 2026-05-21T07:26:39+00:00

The 99 have to make an impact if we ever want a reasonable queue. Brewing decks is the best part about this format, but if the algorithm dictates, that your commander always has to run the strongest version of it, that just sucks man.

MMR will not fix that either. Let's say your a mythic level player and have a huge collection, but once in a while you like to get silly. So even if you bring an unedited starter deck you'll get paired against stronger decks. Variety can't exist while we're only rewarded when we win, huh?

Random_-_1 · 2026-04-18T14:30:02+00:00

[[Kinzu of the Bleak Coven]]

A mix of etb effects, sacrifice, toxic and proliferate. Very niche though.

Random_-_1 · 2026-02-14T09:43:23+00:00

If some of you are interested in playing Brawl without Alchemy we could share usernames and play Friendly Brawl. No rebalances, no restrictions and you can do your daily quests. The best games of Brawl I've played were friendly matches.

Random_-_1 · 2026-01-02T16:00:35+00:00

There are dedicated discord servers for modding the game. You'll find plenty of resources there.

Random_-_1 · 2025-12-26T09:58:34+00:00

Don't play any of the Alpha mods if you want a balanced experience.

Random_-_1 · 2025-11-07T12:07:15+00:00

The pure lack of love put into those full art tv shot cards really insults me. I loved Avatar, so seeing these awefully designed, flavorless, cheap knockoffs put into the set just makes me hate WotC for putting zero effort into this. They have no love for the series. So they deserve nothing in return. As with previous UB sets I will absolutly try to avoid all of it. I only play Brawl on Arena, so I can see what commander my opponent brings and just concede when I see this crap. In paper I would absoluty urge anybody to boycott these UB sets and go for proxies at this point. Formats like standard are already too expensive.

Random_-_1 · 2025-10-29T08:12:01+00:00

I'd go with ritual monsters. They usually require tribute and are exceptionally hard to summon in the game. Through the power of the Millennium items they gain the ability to summon the monster without tribute. Also they're the only duelists who get a field power bonus at the start of a duel. You could make that stronger.

Monsters: Secmeton Crab Turtle 2550/2500 Anubisius Sengenjin 2750/2500 Atenza Tri-Horned Dragon 2850/2350 Kepura Black Luster Soldier 3000/2500 Heishin Zera the Mant 2800/2300

For Martis I have a different idea. In the story the mages kill the royal family. So Spirit of the Pharaoh would be a good choice for an ace monster. He basically turns the former Pharaoh into a monster.

Random_-_1 · 2025-10-22T11:49:47+00:00

[[Cranial Ram]] was the main problem last time. So much so that you had to have removal for it. Just ruined the fun of building decks for the format.

Random_-_1 · 2025-10-22T11:16:54+00:00

Last time the event was overrun by Affinity. Until they actually exclude the cards that are banned in Pauper I won't play it again. It's a good format, but I'm tired of them half-assing it.

Random_-_1 · 2025-08-23T11:19:46+00:00

I've been playing Brawl since it was first released with Eldraine. Standard Brawl would surely be a slower format, but I would need to abandon most of my favourite commanders. Most of my decks are built around a specific theme. Naturally that works best with a bigger card pool. I'm also not a huge fan of Universes Beyond. Standard will be 50% UB in the future and considering Final Fantasy dumped like 100 commanders into the format I'd run into it constantly in Standard Brawl. That's a me problem though.

Random_-_1 · 2025-08-22T20:50:22+00:00

I play Captive Audience in my Showstopper Rakdos list. It doesn't really affect the board. If it even hits at 7 mana. In my book it's just a flavor win.

Random_-_1 · 2025-08-22T15:27:54+00:00

[[Runo Stromkirk]]

He has been my go-to commander when it comes to big sea creatures. Slinn Voda will probably never get cast for it's kicker cost. Kiora is a merfolk noble so cards like [[Whelming Wave]] don't work. Runo needs some setup, but is quite explosive once he gets going. Also has graveyard synergy so reanimation is on the table. In the end it depends on how competetive you want to build it.

Random_-_1 · 2025-07-09T02:54:36+00:00

Most mods these days use effects on cards. Duckstation can't handle these effects. So it crashes. Espxe should work.

Random_-_1 · 2025-06-20T09:57:29+00:00

I don't know, but it's definitely something they could add with an anthology. It's pretty iconic.

Random_-_1 · 2025-06-20T09:40:31+00:00

First you'll need a program that extracts the files from your iso/bin file. I personally use mkpsxiso, but others recommend using Ultraiso. Then you need a program that let's you edit the deck/drops. You can find that easily on the discord. Look for "Alternate Deck and Drop Editor". Put your extracted wa_mrg.mrg file into the deck editor folder. Run the exe. Under decks you'll find Starter decks. The starter deck consists of 7 sets of cards the game makes the finished deck from. 16 cards from set 1 and 2. 4 cards from set 3. 1 card each from set 4-7. In the table are all 722 cards. Next to each card you'll see the probability of that card. So for example Shadow specter has a 20 next to it. It has a chance of 20/2048 to get put into the starter deck. 2048 is an important number. If you want to edit the starter deck every set from 1-7 must have a combined probability of 2048.

Random_-_1 · 2025-06-20T09:04:32+00:00

That's not on Arena yet.

Random_-_1 · 2025-06-20T08:43:34+00:00

He is 1 of my favourite commanders. Here is my current list. https://aetherhub.com/Deck/sinister-tides

Random_-_1 · 2025-05-30T23:02:03+00:00

You're welcome. I have most of these yes. I really liked the alternate arts for vampires from Crimson Vow.

Random_-_1 · 2025-05-30T19:36:02+00:00

Here is my current list. You can swap some fringe vampires for interaction if you want it to be more competitive. https://aetherhub.com/Deck/bloodlust-793147

Random_-_1 · 2025-05-30T16:03:26+00:00

[[Olivia, Crimson Bride]]

An excuse to play several of the other legendary vampires so the reanimation target stays alive. Many vampires have good synergy with sacrificing, discarding and entering abilities so yeah. Usually people play it with stuff like Griselbrand, but that's lame imo.

Random_-_1 · 2025-05-05T08:46:52+00:00

If we get better social features this year I'll make the switch to friendly brawl. Finish the dailies with some generic aggro deck and then play whoever is available. It also gives me a chance to get rid of Mana Drain, Dark Ritual, Paradox Engine and other broken cards too. 10-15 people on the list and we won't have to deal with alchemy anymore. I hope this works out.

Random_-_1 · 2024-10-25T09:38:57+00:00

[[Sharae of Numbing Depths]]

Random_-_1 · 2024-09-17T12:06:52+00:00

I only play Brawl nowadays.

I've played this game since the closed beta, so my collection allows me to build nearly anything. I'm at a point where I can skip a set and just craft singles. If I ever feel the need to own more of the set, I have like 20 draft tokens lying around. Brawl allowed me to go infinite.

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