Part 19

Complete walkthrough for Magic: The Gathering Arena Part 19, covering Duel 4-1 'Storm the Castle' and Duel 4-2 'Sliver Hive' with creature and spell breakdowns.

This section covers two duels from Part 19 of the Magic: The Gathering Arena walkthrough: Duel 4-1 "Storm the Castle" and Duel 4-2 "Sliver Hive". It details the creatures, instants, and lands available in each duel, along with strategic notes for deck building and gameplay.

Duel 4-1: Storm the Castle

This duel features a White Weenie deck focused on stat-improving abilities. Key creatures include Armored Warhorse, Captain of the Watch, Elite Vanguard, Infantry Veteran, Palace Guard, Veteran Armorsmith, and Veteran Swordsmith. Instants like Divine Verdict, Glorious Charge, and Raise the Alarm are also present. The deck aims to buff creatures for aggressive combat. On higher difficulties, incorporating enchantment-destroying cards like Reclamation Sage is recommended. Cards with first strike and noncombat damage are effective counters.

Duel 4-2: Sliver Hive

This duel focuses on Sliver creatures and hive-themed mechanics. The creature base includes Belligerent Sliver, Blur Sliver, Constricting Sliver, Groundshaker Sliver, Megantic Sliver, Predatory Sliver, and Sentinel Sliver. The primary sorcery is Hive Stirrings, which generates Sliver tokens. The land base consists of Evolving Wilds and Forests.

General Card Overviews by Color:

• Black: Features Rune-Scarred Demon for tutoring, Shadowborn Demon for removal, and smaller creatures like Child of Night and Drudge Skeletons.
• Blue: Includes utility cards like Void Snare, Tome Scour, Archaeologist, and the unique Quickling for combat tricks. Jalira offers a way to cheat creatures into play.
• Green: Offers card draw with Elvish Visionary, creature buffs with Advocate of the Beast, powerful threats like Genesis Hydra, and a resilient Phytotitan.
• Red: Highlights Ogre Battledriver for haste and power boosts, and Shivan Dragon for scalable damage.
• White: Showcases powerful angels like Baneslayer Angel and Aegis Angel, token generation with Angelic Accord and Raise the Alarm, and defensive instants like Safe Passage.