We’re a few hours into the September 2026 Arena season, and we’ve gained some tiers, quickly.
You’ll see that we went from Plat 4 to Plat 1, with two decks.
Deck one is that disruptive blue/white deck that I went 16-4 with, about two weeks ago. A deck that Adam pilots a version of too, to Adam’s most recent 4-0 tourney win. I piloted deck one from Plat 4 into Plat 3, with a 68% win rate.
Deck two is based on our beloved and much played Shuffle framework. I piloted that deck from roughly Plat 3 into Plat 1, with a 72% win rate.
Closing out this report will be an embedded Isengard Shuffle playlist, currently showing two over-the-shoulder videos, alongside some commentary about decisions I made.
Platinum 4 to Platinum 3 deck can be seen below as a screenshot from MTG Arena:
Platinum 4 to Platinum 3 results can be seen below as a screenshot from MTGA Assistant:
Platinum 3 tier can be seen below as a screenshot from MTG Arena:
After piloting that disruptive blue/white deck into Plat 3, Mike higlighted that he was testing Isengard Shuffle in Magic Secrets whatsapp:
If Mike pays some attention to something, it doesn’t seem unreasonable to try pay some attention to it too. That’s when I started piloting Isengard Shuffle. Results can be seen below.
Platinum 3 – Platinum 1 Isengard Shuffle results can be seen below as a screenshot from MTGA Assistant:
Platinum 1 tier can be seen below as a screenshot from MTG Arena:
Mike’s celebration to Isengard Shuffle testing can be seen below as a screenshot from Magic Secrets whatsapp:
Thanks Mike! Yeah we’ve been doing extremely well with this type of deck for about a year now, I’d say ever since you and Smitty started putting Shuffle decks together!
Isengard Shuffle can be seen below as a screenshot from MTG Arena:
Isengard Shuffle can be seen below as a text export from MTG Arena:
Deck
4 Breeding Pool (EOE) 251
1 Forest (NEO) 301
4 Botanical Sanctum (OTJ) 267
4 Ouroboroid (EOE) 201
4 Tishana’s Tidebinder (LCI) 81
1 Spider-Sense (SPM) 46
4 Multiversal Passage (SPM) 180
4 Quandrix Charm (SOS) 217
4 Llanowar Elves (M19) 314
4 Gene Pollinator (EOE) 186
2 Cenote Scout (LCI) 178
4 Pawpatch Recruit (BLB) 187
4 Mockingbird (BLB) 61
4 Deep-Cavern Bat (LCI) 102
4 Starting Town (FIN) 289
4 Jackal, Genius Geneticist (SPM) 131
4 Floodpits Drowner (DSK) 59
I put together some Isengard Shuffle replays with commentary. They can be seen below:
