Strixhaven: School of Mages will be officially coming to MTG Arena on April 15th, 2021 at around 8 AM PST (3 PM UTC)! Below we have compiled all the resources to get you prepared for patch day, so you don’t miss out on anything – especially all the content that we have posted over the past week.
Scheduled Maintenance
As per the course for major patches, Wizards of the Coast will be releasing the patch at around 8 AM PST and begin server maintenance. Kaldheim’s release was a little bit hectic, so we advice caution to players that want to play as soon as the game updates. Be sure to track the maintenance progress on the official MTG Arena Status Page for the latest update.
⚠️ Scheduled (Apr 15, 2021, 15:00 UTC): A @MTG_Arena update will be deployed to apply the Strixhaven game update.
🛠️ No downtime is expected. ⏲️ Maintenance is projected to last ~3 hours. 📝 Patch notes will be available upon completi… https://t.co/i86GNBGn3r
— Wizards Customer Support (@Wizards_Help) April 14, 2021
Events
Wizards of the Coast just released this week’s announcements, though there wasn’t anything particularly new, you can glance at the events that will starting running from the rest of April. The most important event of them all – the Strixhaven Quick Draft – begins April 30th and runs for two weeks, rotating with the older sets. We will also update our Event Calendar accordingly.
With every new set we should be getting a new promo code for 3 free packs. You won’t be able claim it until the patch drops, but remember to claim your five college-themed sleeves that were given out during the spoiler season! For more codes, check out our guide in the link below.
PlayStrixhaven – 3 Strixhaven: School of Mages packs
We don’t know about Standard, but Historic is sure to be receiving a big shakeup due to the impact of the Mystical Archive cards! Check out our theorycraft deck dumps below and try them out when the set releases:
Our quality limited guides are here to help you win your drafts, ahead of the curve from everybody else! The limited set reviews and corresponding tier list by Drifter:
New set, new Set Mastery! The contents are shown in the link below, and the full track will be updated once they are revealed. We will also update our Mastery Calculator accordingly as soon as the update drops. Be sure to finish off your Kaldheim Mastery as much as you can – note that Daily Quests and Daily Wins reset at 2 AM PST before the maintenance time, so be sure to complete those as well!
Elspeth’s Devotee Art by Caroline Gariba via Wizards of the Coast
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