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:
Notable announcements include Outlaws of Thunder Junction (release date: April 16, 2024) Preorder bundles (click for the leaked datamined contents) going live next Tuesday and the changes to MTG Arena’s Premier Play Structure announcement tomorrow. It also looks like the streamer event has been officially cancelled, as Hasbro layoffs affected the team that usually handles these events. See below for details!
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Then on Saturday, March 23, your invitation gets you into the big two-day Qualifier Weekend event. Both days feature Best-of-Three Alchemy matches. On Day One (Saturday), earn seven match wins, and you’ll score a Day Two token—and 20,000 gems!
Finally, on Sunday, March 24, take your token and enter the Day Two event. Reach seven match wins, and you’ll walk away with not only an Arena Championship 6 invitation, but also an invitation to the Pro Tour!
Updates Coming to MTG Arena Premier Play Structure
You’ll want to tune into tomorrow’s WeeklyMTG stream on Twitch at 10 a.m. PT, because we have some exciting announcements for our Premier Play structure to share. Join Billy Jensen and Kyle Knudson as they discuss what’s coming soon to MTG Arena‘s competitive scene!
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Preorders Start Next Tuesday
It’s outlaw versus outlaw in Thunder Junction, but Oko’s assembled a posse of some of the orneriest miscreants and rogues in the Multiverse to beat them all to the greatest heist this side of the law! Stake your own claim starting next Tuesday, March 26, by putting in your preorder for Outlaws of Thunder Junction.
In the meantime, learn more about Magic‘s first frontier fantasy set:
Starting with Outlaws of Thunder Junction preorders, we will begin expanding our currency support to include yen for players in Japan. As a result, players in that region may notice pricing adjustments to account for current exchange rates and taxes.
As with other non-USD prices, we will be adjusting these prices several times per year to account for currency exchange rates. Non-USD prices may fluctuate up and down based on the conversion rate between the USD and relative currency at the time of adjustment.
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).
March 19–22: Murders at Karlov Manor Phantom Sealed
March 26–29: Timeless Showcase
April 2–5: Omniscience Draft
April 9–12: Gladiator Community Spotlight (Best-of-One)
Quick Draft
March 12–26: Murders at Karlov Manor
March 26–April 9: Phyrexia: All Will Be One
Other Events
March 19–26: Premier Draft War of the Spark
March 26–April 2: Premier Chaos Draft Ravnica
March 29–April 1: Explorer Metagame Challenge
April 5–8: Timeless Metagame Challenge
March Qualifier Events – Alchemy
March 22: Best-of-Three Qualifier Play-In
March 23–24: 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).
Arena Open: Outlaws of Thunder Junction
May 4: Day One, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Sealed (Best-of-One and Best-of-Three)
May 5: Day Two, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Draft (Best-of-Three)
Arena Championship
The Arena Championship is an invitation-only, two-day virtual event for players who earn invitations through Qualifier Weekend events.
