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:
Big news is that Alchemy: Karlov Manor will be released in the new patch tomorrow, along with nerfs to Fragment Reality and Geological Appraiser. This will significantly change the Alchemy, Historic, and Timeless meta! See below for details!
Alchemy: Karlov Manor Arrives Tomorrow!
We have 30 new cards coming to MTG Arena tomorrow, March 5, with the release of Alchemy: Karlov Manor. These cards are legal in Alchemy, Historic, Timeless, and Brawl formats, and the set includes the new mechanic incorporate.
Fragment Reality has created an unfun early game combo with multiple Leyline cards that works even when taking a mulligan to four or three cards. This has resulted in a powerful and consistent deck that is taking up too much space in Historic and Timeless metagames.
Geological Appraiser has proven it’s a bit too aggressive for our current Alchemy and Historic formats. By slowing down this card, discover-based decks will be better balanced across the formats.
Fragment Reality
Changed: “Exile target nontoken artifact, creature, or enchantment.” To: “Exile target nontoken artifact, creature, or enchantment an opponent controls.”
Geological Appraiser
Cost: {3}{R}{R} (was {2}{R}{R})
Magic: The Gathering® – Fallout® Cosmetics
Magic: The Gathering® – Fallout® cosmetics are available tomorrow in the MTG Arena Store. Get the Bobblehead Sleeve Bundle, Full-Art Lands Bundle, and the cutest companion—Dogmeat!
One way to prepare your Standard deck is by checking out Frank Karsten’s latest Metagame Mentor article that dives into the Standard metagame from the $75K Standard Open and the Standard Cup events held during the recent MagicCon: Chicago.
Then, once you’ve assembled your Standard deck, put it through its paces on MTG Arena for some fine tuning before heading out to your local WPN game store for the Murders at Karlov Manor Store Championship event! While supplies last, everyone who participates gets a Mortify promo card. Make it to the Top 8, and you can get an Angel of Despair. Take the top winner spot, and a textless Dauthi Voidwalker is the prize!
Mortify (Store Championship Promo)
Angel of Despair (Promo)
Dauthi Voidwalker (Promo)
Daylight Saving Time Change on Sunday, March 10
On Sunday, March 10, the US will begin daylight saving time when clocks are set ahead one hour. Please remember to account for this shift when considering the start and end times of events and MTG Arena Store deals!
Premier Draft Alchemy: Karlov Manor Is Ranked
The Premier Draft Alchemy: Karlov Manor event begins on March 5. This is a ranked event despite an issue causing the event to appear without the ranked emblem on the billboard. Be assured that this is only a visual issue, and your games will count toward your ranking.
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-08:00; after March 10 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-08:00; after March 10 UTC-07:00).
March 5–7: Into the Future
March 12–15: Artisan Brawl
March 19–22: Murders at Karlov Manor Phantom Sealed
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-08:00). The Day Two entry window is 2 hours only, from 6 a.m. PT until 8 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00; after March 10 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.
