Another Wednesday, another MTG Arena Announcements bulletin from Wizards of the Coast. This week, Wizards has revealed the preorder bundles for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty in anticipation of the beginning of preview season tomorrow, Thursday, January 27. There are a couple of other important news bits this week, not the least of which being the bannings that were announced yesterday:
Similar to the last few set releases, there are three preorder bundles that will be arriving with the start of preview season tomorrow: a pack bundle with 50 packs, a play bundle focused on the draft experience, and a cosmetics bundle with Neon Dynasty-themed cosmetics for your client. Each features at least one cosmetic featuring art from different Kamigawa characters. Let’s quickly break down the contents of the three bundles:
The Wanderer Play Bundle:
“The Wandering Emperor” sleeve (pictured above, unlocked on purchase)
For those who may have missed it: yesterday, Wizards of the Coast announced sweeping changes to multiple formats including Standard, Historic and Alchemy. Here’s a quick summary of the changes to Arena formats:
Reminders: Mad Science, Double Feature, and The Arena Open Schedule
The remainder of this week’s announcements is made up of reminders from last week. Firstly, the Mad Science event is live now on the Arena client and will be continuing until February 1. You’ll find everything you need to know about Mad Science in our event guide:
Starting this Friday, January 28, the Double Feature draft event will combine Crimson Vow and Midnight Hunt into one limited play experience. The event will run until February 10, and you can find more information about it on the January 12 Announcements where the event was first revealed.
Finally, the schedule for the next two Arena Open tournaments was revealed last week, and is as follows:
February 26–27: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Limited (Day 1: Sealed, Day 2: Draft)
April 16–17: Historic
That just about does it for this week’s announcements – don’t forget that official previews for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty will begin tomorrow! We’ll be following the launch stream and providing you with updates of everything from spoilers to information about the set, so be sure to check back and keep an eye on our spoilers page to find all the cards that have been officially revealed so far. You can also follow this link to see the series of cards from the set that have leaked early.
As always, we’ve included the full text of Wizards’ original announcements post below, which includes a schedule of upcoming events on Arena and the full details of the ranked seasons for this month and next.
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Preorder Bundles Available January 27!
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is about to light up MTG Arena! These preorder bundles arrive in the Store on Thursday, January 27, and they’ll have you ready to go when the set is released on February 10:
Don’t miss your chance to fill out your collection of Innistrad: Crimson Vow Eternal Night card styles by playing in the Mad Science event going on right now until February 1!
This Alchemy event features the Zombies! special emblem with the text: “Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, amass X, where X is that spell’s mana value.”
From January 28 through February 10, join in a monster of a draft event, featuring a special blend of both Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and Innistrad: Crimson Vow cards. You can also score a Dracula card style you don’t already own each time you enter!
