Brawl Artisan
Brawl Artisan is an unofficial MTG Arena constructed format which can be encountered during specific events. It uses the same rules as Brawl format, but only common and uncommon cards are allowed. Thus this format is suitable for beginners who can easily create decks with their wildcards. Due to actual limitations of MTG Arena sets, Brawl Artisan hasn't the whole cards list of the MTG Artisan paper format. There's no way to play online Brawl Artisan games and there's no ladder for this format. However, nothing stops you from playing Brawl Artisan games with a friend by choosing "Brawl" and restricting yourself to non-banned common and uncommon cards.
Rules
Rules detailed here are specific to MTG Arena event. For official Artisan rules, see on MTG Wiki.
- Your deck must be composed of 1 commander and 99 cards (same as Brawl format).
- Your commander must be a common or uncommon legendary creature or vehicle.
- You must only use common and uncommon cards. If a card exists in a set as a common or uncommon on Arena, then this card is legal even if it's possible to find it in a higher rarity in another set of the game.
- Alchemy cards and rebalanced versions are not allowed.
- Cards are limited to 1 copie, except basic lands and specific cards like "Rat Colony" or "Hares Apparent".
- There's no sideboard in Brawl Artisan events.
Banned cards
As of 11/05/2025, the following cards are banned in Brawl Artisan on MTG Arena:
- Abiding Grace
- Cauldron Familiar
- Gates Ablaze
- Persistent Petitioners
- Sorcerous Spyglass
- Veil of Summer
- Wilderness Reclamation
- Zenith Flare
History
- 11/04/2025 : second MWM Brawl Artisan event
- 03/12/2024 : first MWM Brawl Artisan event