July 2020 Ranked Season • MTG Arena Zone

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Season Details
Season Dates
July 2020 Season Reward
Seasonal Reset

The July 2020 Ranked Season starts June 30, 12:05 PT (20:05 UTC), ends July 31 at 12:00 PT (19:00 UTC). Finishing in the top 1,200 Mythic Ranked players in Constructed (remember, we now have a permanent Historic queue!) or Limited at the end of this season will be eligible to compete in an upcoming qualifier event during the Zendikar Season of Magic Esports (click here for more information).

The results of the June 2020 season with your final ranking should be emailed out by Wizards in the next few days.

Season Details

Card Style Rewards

The card style rewards for July 2020 Ranked Season are Valiant Rescuer and Yidaro, Wandering Monster for reaching Gold and Platinum rank, respectively.

Formats

Constructed:
- Standard Ranked (BO1) Ladder
- Traditional Standard Ranked (BO3) Ladder
- Historic Ranked (BO1) Ladder
- Traditional Historic Ranked (BO3) Ladder
Limited:
- Quick Draft – rotating sets (see below)
- Premier Draft: Core Set 2021

Standard Constructed Legal Sets

Be sure to check out our Standard Rotation Guide for 2020!

Guilds of Ravnica
Ravnica Allegiance
War of the Spark
Core Set 2020

Throne of Eldraine
Theros Beyond Death
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
Core Set 2021

Standard Constructed Banned Cards

As of November 18, 2019 (read announcement):
As of October 21, 2019 (read announcement):
- Field of the Dead
As of June 1, 2020 (read announcement):
- Fires of Invention
- Agent of Treachery

Historic Constructed Legal Sets

Ixalan Rivals of Ixalan Dominaria Core Set 2019	Guilds of Ravnica Ravnica Allegiance War of the Spark Core Set 2020
Throne of Eldraine Theros: Beyond Death Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Core Set 2021	Historic Anthology 1 Historic Anthology 2 Historic Anthology 3

Historic Constructed Banned Cards

As of February 14, 2019 (read announcement)
- Nexus of Fate (BO1 only)
As of March 9, 2020 (read announcement):
- Oko, Thief of Crowns
- Once Upon a Time
- Veil of Summer

Historic Constructed Suspended Cards

As of June 1, 2020 (read announcement):
- Fires of Invention
- Agent of Treachery
As of June 8, 2020 (read announcement):
- Winota, Joiner of Forces

Season Dates

July 2020 Ranked Season starts June 30, 12:05 PT (20:05 UTC), ends July 31 at 12:00 PT (19:00 UTC).

Top 1,200 Mythic Ranked players in Constructed or Limited at the end of this season will be eligible to compete in an upcoming qualifier event during the Zendikar Season of Magic Esports. (Learn more about the future of qualifiers here.)

Ranked EventsName	Format	Start	End
Standard Ranked	Bo1 Standard Constructed	∞	∞
Traditional Standard Ranked	Bo3 Standard Constructed	∞	∞
Historic Ranked	Bo1 Historic Constructed	∞	∞
Traditional Historic Ranked	Bo3 Historic Constructed	∞	∞
Quick Draft: Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths	Draft	6/26/2020	7/10/2020
Quick Draft: Core Set 2021	Draft	7/10/2020	7/24/2020
Premier Draft: Core Set 2021	Player Draft	6/25/2020	August 2020

July 2020 Season Reward

Players will receive their rewards for July 2020 season at the start of the next ranked season (July 31, 12:05 PT/19:05 UTC). You must have played at least one ranked game in the respective format to receive seasonal rewards.

Bronze: 1 Core Set 2021 booster pack
Silver: 1 Core Set 2021 booster pack + 500 gold
Gold: 2 Core Set 2021 booster packs + 1000 gold + Valiant Rescuer Card Style
Platinum: 3 Core Set 2021 booster packs + 1000 gold + Yidaro, Wandering Monster Card Style
Diamond: 4 Core Set 2021 booster packs + 1000 gold
Mythic: 5 Core Set 2021 booster packs + 1000 gold

As a general reminder, card styles are a cosmetic option only and does not add any cards to a player’s collection. There is no benefit to acquiring a card style more than once; if you achieve Gold Rank or higher in both Limited and Constructed, you will only receive one copy of the card style.

Seasonal Reset

Constructed and Limited Ranks will be reset. Your new rank will be based on your end of season rank from the previous season:

Previous Rank	New Rank
Bronze Tier 4	Bronze Tier 4
Bronze Tier 3	Bronze Tier 4
Bronze Tier 2	Bronze Tier 4
Bronze Tier 1	Bronze Tier 3
Silver Tier 4	Bronze Tier 3
Silver Tier 3	Bronze Tier 3
Silver Tier 2	Bronze Tier 2
Silver Tier 1	Bronze Tier 2
Gold Tier 4	Bronze Tier 1
Gold Tier 3	Silver Tier 4
Gold Tier 2	Silver Tier 3
Gold Tier 1	Silver Tier 2
Platinum Tier 4	Silver Tier 1
Platinum Tier 3	Gold Tier 4
Platinum Tier 2	Gold Tier 4
Platinum Tier 1	Gold Tier 3
Diamond Tier 4	Gold Tier 3
Diamond Tier 3	Gold Tier 2
Diamond Tier 2	Gold Tier 2
Diamond Tier 1	Gold Tier 1
Mythic	Platinum 4