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This week’s MTG Arena announcements will be the last one of the year! The team will be taking a break until January 9th so they made sure to let us know of all the cool things happening within the next few weeks!
Arena Decathlon Returns January 1–16!
The huge, multievent Arena Decathlon returns to usher in 2023 with play and prizes January 1–16, capped by a finals competition on January 21 in which you can win one of every card in the forthcoming Phyrexia: All Will Be One set!
For more information, be sure to check out the Arena announcement page!
January 7, 2023: Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In
The first Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In of 2023 happens on January 7! If you are looking to compete, this is the perfect chance to do it!
MTG Arena End-of-Year Stats
If you are interested in account statistics such as the top Mythic Rare crafted by the community for each color or the total number of packs opened opened by every player on Arena for the year, you can join the MTG Arena email list here!
Play Arena Cube until January 1
Arena Cube will be live until January 1st, 2023. Make sure to get all the games you want in before it’s gone!
Check if You’re Qualified for Arena Championship 2!
The December Qualifier Weekend has concluded, marking the end of qualifiers for the Arena Championship 2 that will be held this coming March. See who qualified in the latest standings!
Wastes Fixed!
All the bugs concerning Wastes have been fixed!
EVENT SCHEDULE
Events open at 8 a.m. PT and close to new entries at 8 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00) on the dates shown unless otherwise noted.
MIDWEEK MAGIC
Midweek Magic events open on Tuesdays at 8 a.m. PT and close to new entries on Thursdays at 8 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00).
- December 20–22: Explorer
- December 27–29: Happy Brawlidays All-Access Brawl
- January 3–5: Historic Artisan
- January 10–12: Alchemy All Access
QUICK DRAFT
- December 9–23: Streets of New Capenna
- December 23–January 7: The Brothers’ War
- January 7–20: Dominaria United
OTHER EVENTS
- December 13–20: Alchemy: The Brothers’ War Player Draft
- December 13–January 1: Arena Cube
- December 23–26: Explorer Metagame Challenge
- January 1–16: Arena Decathlon Preliminaries
- January 21: Arena Decathlon Finals
PREMIER PLAY SCHEDULE
All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-08:00).
QUALIFIER PLAY-INS
Qualifier Play-In events are single-day tournaments in which players compete to earn invitations to that month’s Qualifier Weekend events.
JANUARY
- Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In
January 7, 6 a.m. PT–January 8, 6 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00)- Format: Alchemy
- Best-of-Three Qualifier Play-In
January 13, 6 a.m. PT–January 14, 3 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00)- Format: Alchemy
QUALIFIER WEEKENDS
Qualifier Weekend events are two-day events in which eligible players compete for invitations to the Arena Championship 1 held in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Qualifier Weekend Day One and Day Two events open to entries at 6 a.m. PT and close to new entries at 8 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00) each day. You must enter within this two-hour window—late entries cannot be accommodated.
JANUARY
- Qualifier Weekend
January 14, 6 a.m. PT–January 16, 4 p.m. PT (UTC-08:00)- Format: Alchemy (Best-of-Three)
ARENA OPEN
The Arena Open Day 1 entry window begins at 6 a.m. PT and closes to new entries the following day at 3 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00). Day 2 entry window is two hours only, from 6 a.m. PT until 8 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00).
- Arena Open December 17–18
- Day 1, January 21: Kaldheim Sealed Bo1
All participants will receive the Memory Lapse card sleeve. - Day 2, January 22: Kaldheim Player Draft
There are two Player Draft events on Day 2.
- Day 1, January 21: Kaldheim Sealed Bo1
ARENA CHAMPIONSHIP 2
The Arena Championship is an invitation-only, two-day virtual event for players who earn invitations through Qualifier Weekend events.
- Arena Championship 2 March 18–19, 2023
- Format:
Swiss: ONE Draft + Historic
Top 8: Historic
- Format:
JANUARY 2023 RANKED SEASON
The January 2023 Ranked Season begins December 31 at 12:05 p.m. PT and ends on January 31 at 12 p.m. PT (UTC-08:00)
- Bronze Reward: 1 The Brothers’ War pack
- Silver Reward: 1 The Brothers’ War pack + 500 gold
- Gold Reward: 2 The Brothers’ War packs + 1,000 gold + Recruitment Officer card style
- Platinum Reward: 3 The Brothers’ War packs + 1,000 Gold + Recruitment Officer card style + Brotherhood's End card style
- Diamond Reward: 4 The Brothers’ War Packs + 1,000 Gold + Recruitment Officer card style + Brotherhood's End card style
- Mythic Reward: 5 The Brothers’ War Packs + 1,000 Gold + Recruitment Officer card style + Brotherhood's End card style
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- Twitter @MTG_Arena
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