Boros Burn Shows Up Swinging!

After the recent rotation of Standard on MTGA, we finally said goodbye to Alrund’s Epiphany / Galvanic Iteration combo. Seeing every player either taking all the turns, or simply staring in disbelief as their life total slowly dwindled to the…

Introducing: Explorer, New MTGA Format (Pioneer Analogue)

Explorer is a Constructed, non-rotating, “true-to-tabletop” format using all the Pioneer-legal cards available on MTG Arena. Head over to our format hub for more information on Pioneer. It will feature the same Constructed queues and events available for Standard. It will begin…

MTG Arena Announcements: May 18, 2022

The quest to earn an invitation to Magic World Championship XXVIII culminates in the New Capenna Championship May 20–22! Top players face off in Standard and Historic competitions for $450,000 in prizes and to determine who gets the remaining invitations to Magic World Championship XXVIII later this…

MTG Arena: State of the Game – Streets of New Capenna

Welcome to Streets of New Capenna, where family means business. You’ve seen the cards, you’ve read the stories, and starting next week, you’ll be able to get your piece of the action when all the glamour and glitz arrives on MTG Arena. MECHANICS We…

MTG Arena Premier Play in 2022

When much of public gaming around the world closed down in early 2020, Magic: The Gathering Arena became one of the most practical ways for many players to engage with Magic, and especially with Magic‘s competitive system. With the return of the Pro Tour and…

MTG Arena Announcements, April 20, 2022

STREETS OF NEW CAPENNA ARRIVES IN MTG ARENA APRIL 28! The glitzy new Magic set, Streets of New Capenna, and its greedy five crime families muscle into MTG Arena on Thursday, April 28! If you want to get an early tabletop taste of the set, head down to your…

MTG Arena Announcements: April 6, 2022

STREETS OF NEW CAPENNA PREORDER BUNDLES AVAILABLE ON APRIL 7! Get a jump on collecting the new set with these bundles available for preorder beginning April 7: ELSPETH PACK BUNDLE $49.99 Elspeth Resplendent sleeve (available at purchase) 50x Streets of New…

April 2022 Arena Open – Historic

The Historic format returns to Arena Open for this two-day event kicking off on April 16! Best your opponents in seven Best-of-One or four Best-of-Three matches and receive an invitation to Day 2’s intense competition for prizes up to $2,500!…