The weekly MTG Arena Announcement post has been published by Wizards of the Coast! Here’s the roundup of everything that is happening and upcoming on MTG Arena! In this edition:
The big news of note is that Alchemy: Thunder Junction has also officially been announced.
See below for details!
Yoshihiko Ikawa Wins Pro Tour Thunder Junction
Yuta Takahashi and Yoshihiko Ikawa—two Pro Tour veterans, long-time friends, and teammates on the Moriyama Japan team—faced off in Seattle this past weekend during the final showdown of Pro Tour Thunder Junction. In the end, Yoshihiko Ikawa emerged as the winner with his powerful Domain Ramp deck, claiming the Pro Tour title!
The Big Score Alchemy Preconstructed Festival April 30–May 7
No need to bring your deck for this festival, because we’ve got you covered! The vault is open from April 30 until May 7 for The Big Score festival event, and you’ll have five Alchemy preconstructed decks to play with. Rack up some wins and claim some showcase vault frame card styles!
This May, we’re running a special promotion that lets you get your own big score in the form of sweet rewards on MTG Arena for drafting at a WPN retailer. All you have to do is use your Wizards Account that is connected to MTG Arena to enter and play in a Booster Draft event at your local WPN store.
The May Qualifier Weekend series of events kicks off on May 4 with the Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In. Compete in Outlaws of Thunder Junction Limited matches to secure an invitation to the Qualifier Weekend event happening later in the month where you could earn yourself a spot in Arena Championship 6!
Arena Open: Outlaws of Thunder Junction May 4–5
Arena Open is back May 4–5! Great rewards abound in Thunder Junction for those with the spurs to charge in and take them. The frontier can be yours with prizes up to $2,000 and an invitation to the Qualifier Weekend—if you’ve got the sand to claim them!
Plus, everyone who enters will receive the Outlaws of Thunder Junction sleeve!
The next Alchemy set is coming to MTG Arena next Tuesday, May 7, and today we have two cards to preview: Grenzo, Crooked Jailer and Sapphire Collector!
Sapphire Collector can conjure a card named Mox Sapphire into your hand:
Heist is a new keyword ability that lets you target an opponent and look at three random nonland cards in their library and exile one face down. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast it.
The Alchemy: Thunder Junction haul of 30 new cards are playable in the Alchemy, Historic, Timeless, and Brawl formats.
Look for more previews from the set as we approach next Tuesday’s release!
Event Schedule
Events open at 8 a.m. PT on their starting dates (excluding Midweek Magic) and close to entries at 8 a.m. PT (UTC-07:00) on the ending date shown unless otherwise noted.
Midweek Magic
Midweek Magic events open on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. PT and close to new entries on Thursdays at 2 p.m. PT (UTC-07:00).
April 30–May 2: On the Edge
May 7–9: Into the Future
May 14–16: Brawl Builder Challenge
May 21–23: Outlaws of Thunder Junction Omniscience Draft (with updated 3-card starting hand size)
Quick Draft
April 26–May 7: Outlaws of Thunder Junction
May 7–21: Dominaria United
Other Events
April 30–May 7: Festival: The Big Score Preconstructed Decks
May 7–14: Alchemy: Thunder Junction Premier Draft
May Qualifier Events – Outlaws of Thunder Junction Limited
May 4: Best-of-One Play-In
May 10: Best-of-Three Play-In
May 11–12: Qualifier Weekend
Competitive Play Schedule
All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-07:00).
Premier Play
Qualifier Play-In events are single-day tournaments in which players compete to earn invitations to that month’s Qualifier Weekend events.
Qualifier Weekend events are two-day events in which eligible players compete for invitations to upcoming Arena Championship events.
Qualifier tokens are delivered to your MTG Arena inbox. Remember to claim them before the event starts!
The Arena Open Day One entry window begins at 6 a.m. PT and closes to new entries the following day at 3 a.m. PT (UTC-07:00). The Day Two entry window is 2 hours only, from 6 a.m. PT until 8 a.m. PT (UTC-07:00).
