Like every week, the Arena announcements are here! This week we have preorders for Shadows Over Innistrad, confirmation on Explorer Anthology 2 coming back, a Hot Pockets partnership, and the dates for two more Metagame challenges!
Explorer Anthology 2 Store Issue
We are aware of an issue that caused the Explorer Anthology 2 to leave the Store early. Unfortunately, we’re unable to fix this issue in the short term; however, we will bring back the Explorer Anthology 2 in mid-2023.
Preorder Shadows over Innistrad Remastered Tomorrow!
Prepare to return to the dark horrors of Innistrad when Shadows over Innistrad Remastered comes to MTG Arena! You can grab the preorder bundle for the set starting tomorrow, March 7.
This Weekend: Play-In and Qualifier Weekend Events
Ready for some Traditional Standard competition on a path toward Arena Championship 3? This is the weekend for you, because we have the Best-of-Three Qualifier Play-In and then the Qualifier Weekend on deck, and both feature Standard format matches.
If you don’t have a Qualifier Weekend invitation yet, you’ll need to get one, and that’s what the Qualifier Play-In is for. Starting Friday, March 10, at 6 a.m. PT, rack up four Best-of-Three match wins in the Standard format, and you’ll earn 6,000 gems plus your invitation to this month’s Qualifier Weekend.
The Qualifier Weekend event starts at 6 a.m. PT on Saturday, March 11—just a few hours after the closing of the Play-In event. You’ll have an entry window of two hours to register for the Qualifier Weekend, from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. PT. (UTC-08:00), and then two days of some of the best Magic gaming you can find.
Arena Championship 2 Is Nearly Here!
Top MTG Arena players converge March 18–19 for an epic showdown in Arena Championship 2 to claim their piece of a total prize pool of $200,000—and invitations to the Magic: The Gathering World Championship for the finalist and the winner!
You can earn MTG Arena rewards when you purchase specially marked Hot Pockets products! Take a picture of your qualifying receipts and submit them through HotPockets.com/MTG to receive codes—up to five—you may then redeem to unlock awesome in-game rewards* in this order:
First code: Vivien’s Hunt preconstructed deck (featuring Vivien on the Hunt ) Second code: New Vivien on the Hunt avatar Third code: New Vivien, Arkbow Ranger sleeve Fourth code: +2,000 XP Mastery Pass bonus Fifth code: +2,000 XP Mastery Pass bonus
*You can redeem up to five codes until July 30, 2023. This offer is available in the US only. Ages 16+. Terms available at hotpockets.com/mtg.
Event Schedule
Events open on the starting date at 8 a.m. PT (excluding Midweek Magic) and close to new entries at 8 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00) on the ending date shown unless otherwise noted.
Daylight saving time begins in the US on March 12, 2023, when clocks move forward one hour in the Pacific time zone. UTC offset will change to -07:00 on this date. Please be aware of the shift when determining event times for other time zones.
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).
March 7–9: On the Edge
March 14–16: Strixhaven: School of Mages Bot Draft
March 21–23: Historic Pauper
March 28–30: Shadows over Innistrad Remastered Phantom Sealed
Quick Draft
March 3–17: Innistrad: Crimson Vow
March 17–31: Phyrexia: All Will Be One
March 31–April 14: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
Other Events
February 28–March 10: Alchemy: Phyrexia Premier Draft
March 10–21: Strixhaven: School of Mages Premier Draft
March 17–20: Historic Metagame Challenge
March 21–April 18: Shadows over Innistrad Remastered Premier Draft
March 24–27: Explorer Metagame Challenge
Premier Play Schedule
All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-08:00)*.
Qualifier Events
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 will be delivered through the MTG Arena player inbox. Remember to claim them before the event starts!
Robert "DoggertQBones" Lee is the content manager of MTGAZone and a high ranked Arena player. He has one GP Top 8 and pioneered popular archetypes like UB 8 Shark, UB Yorion, and GW Company in Historic. Beyond Magic, his passions are writing and coaching! Join our community on Twitch and Discord.
