AI's Astra designs an original Magic: The Gathering deck and beats a bot on Arena
emollick · x · 2026-09-08
Ethan Mollick reports another informal nerd benchmark passed: Astra designed an original Magic: The Gathering deck — green-based, with 4x Llanowar Elves, Mossborn Hydra, Bristly Bill and 24 Forests — and used it to defeat a bot on Arena. The deck may not be stunning, but it's original and it worked.
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