MTG Arena will be hosting a series of three events over three weeks called the College Cup, which is the festival equivalent for the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion. This guide will contain everything you need to know about this event including the schedule, rewards and our exclusive sample decklists.
Overview
Strixhaven University holds an annual competition between the five colleges – Lorehold, Prismari, Quandrix, Silverquill, and Witherbloom. It consists of three events that will challenge players to create decks unique Standard formats to test their mastery of magic within the halls of Strixhaven University.
Each event runs for four or five days spanning three weeks, from May 13, 2021 to May 31, 2021. The first four wins of each event rewards players with the Japanese Mystical Archive card styles, allowing you to collect twelve different ones in total.
Furthermore, players can represent a college (or colleges) of their choice by equipping a Strixhaven college-themed sleeve, avatar, and pet. The first win each day in each of the three College Cup events contribute towards the college leaderboard, depending on the event itself and the cosmetic used:
Event
Avatar
Pet
Sleeve
Test of Knowledge
2 Points
2 Points
3 Points
Test of Wit
3 Points
3 Points
5 Points
Test of Leadership
5 Points
5 Points
8 Points
Sleeve
Players can get their five free college sleeves by taking the Strixhaven Quiz and entering the code you receive in the emailed acceptance letter at myaccounts.wizards.com or in the Store tab in MTG Arena on PC or Mac. Below is the complete list if you wish to skip the quiz. You can also get the complete codes from our guide here for more free packs and cosmetics!
Code
Reward
DebateDuelists
Silverquill Sleeve
MathWhizzes
Quandrix Sleeve
SwampPunks
Witherbloom Sleeve
ArtClub
Prismari Sleeve
RockJocks
Lorehold Sleeve
Avatar
Each college’s avatar is available in the second position in the Strixhaven Mastery web.
The highest scoring college will earn a special card sleeve featuring their emblem given out to all players via code redemption, and a special college-themed celebration will take over all of MTG Arena after the events wrap up.
Standings
Updated: June 1, 2021
College
Points
Witherbloom
32%
Silverquill
24%
Prismari
17%
Quandrix
14%
Lorehold
13%
Test of Knowledge
The first event is Test of Knowledge and the format is Standard Singleton, which means you can have at most one copy of any card in your deck (excluding basic lands), but with a twist: Archmage Emeritus will be overseeing this test. Whenever a player casts or copies an instant or sorcery spell, that player will draw a card!
Event Details
Duration: May 13, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST – May 18, at 8:00 AM PST
The format for the second event, Test of Wit, is 100-Card Treasure Standard. Your minimum deck size is 100 cards and each player will create a treasure token during their upkeep.
The following cards will also be banned for this particular event:
The final challenge is to test your leadership skills in a Strixhaven Brawl. This means that all legendary creatures and planeswalkers not in the Strixhaven expansion cannot be used. That is, players are required to build Brawl decks that only contain legendary creatures and planeswalkers from Strixhaven, and of course, any non-legendary card from Standard.
Event Details
Duration: May 27, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST – May 31, at 8:00 AM PST
