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! The other big news is that Magic: The Gathering is collaborating with Marvel for Universes Beyond – which you can check the news out in a separate article here.
The countdown to the release of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan on MTG Arena has begun!
JOIN US FOR THE LOST CAVERNS OF IXALAN DEBUT
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan launches on MTG Arena November 14, but previews kickoff tomorrow, October 24, with The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Debut. Watch it on our Twitch and YouTube channels beginning at 9 a.m. PT!
We’ll be talking about the new set, showing a hoard of new cards, discussing mechanics, and more. Don’t miss it!
THE LOST CAVERNS OF IXALAN PREORDERS BEGIN TOMORROW!
Preorders open tomorrow, October 23, following the update. Pick from three bundles that fit the way you play.
SAHEELI PACK BUNDLE
$49.99/€53.99
Available at purchase:
Saheeli sleeve
Debut reveal on October 24
Available at release (November 14):
50 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan packs
5 Golden Packs
Saheeli depth art card style
Saheeli card
Debut reveal on October 24
VITO PLAY BUNDLE
$24.99/€26.99
Available at purchase:
Vito sleeve
Debut reveal on October 24
Available at release (November 14):
2x Player Draft tokens
1x Sealed token
5x Play-In Points
Vito depth art card style
Vito card
Debut reveal on October 24
QUINTORIUS PASS BUNDLE
$14.99/€16.49
Available at purchase:
Quintorius Kand sleeve
Debut reveal on October 24
Available at release (November 14):
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Mastery Pass
Quintorius Kand depth art card style
Quintorius Kand card
Debut reveal on October 24
THE LOST CAVERNS OF IXALAN STREAMER EVENT, NOVEMBER 9–10
Tune in to watch your favorite Magic streamers on Twitch and YouTube as they dive into The Lost Caverns of Ixalan beginning at 10 a.m. PT on November 9. They’ll be opening packs, discussing new cards, and playing matches with the new set.
CALLING MAGIC CONTENT CREATORS
If you’re a Magic content creator interested in the Streamer Event, you may be able to join in the fun! If you’re interested, reach out to us using the contact info for your location below to let them know.
(Please note, not all applicants will receive a response. Thank you for your patience and understanding.)
North America: If you’ve participated in an Early Access/Streamer Event in the past, you’ll automatically receive an invitation to this Streamer Event. If you haven’t yet but would like to, email MTGAEarlyAccess@Wizards.com with links to your content to apply.
As part of our ongoing efforts to unify card printings and card styles, we’ve made updates to our Preferred Printing feature as part of tomorrow’s release. Card styles will appear alongside printings in the Preferred Printing menu, meaning all visualizations of a card are all found in the same place.
Not only does this make it easier to find the visualization you want, but it also means that you can finally favorite card styles themselves. Favoriting any visualization can be done the same way as before: by selecting the favorite heart icon on the printing or style you prefer.
Your decks will now default to the printing or style you’ve chosen. You can do this for any style in your collection!
Here are some additional notes about this feature:
Just as with card printings, you’ll need to have a style in your collection order to be able to favorite it.
Card styles abide by the “Collected” and “Not Collected” filters in the deck builder’s Advanced Filters menu just like printings do. Switching to “Not Collected” will allow you to see styles for the card that are not in your collection.
As part of this change, the “Styles” button has been removed from the deck builder. To apply a style to the cards in your deck, either favorite it or add to your deck; that style will then be applied to all its base printings.
ARENA OPEN WILDS OF ELDRAINE LIMITED, OCTOBER 28–29
The Arena Open returns October 28–29! Compete on Day 1 in Wilds of Eldraine Sealed matches for your invitation to Day 2 events—and claim the Mak Fawa sleeve just for participating!
Entry Reward: Mak Fawa Sleeve
Perform well on Day 1, get your invitation, and return on Day 2 for the high-stakes showdown where you could win $2,000 and an invitation to the November Qualifier Weekend—if you can overcome your challengers!
SHADOWS OVER INNISTRAD REMASTERED FATAL FLASHBACK RETURNS
Shadows over Innistrad Remastered Limited events are open right now until November 1!
Earlier this year we had four different flavors of Shadows over Innistrad Remastered events that aimed to mix up the Limited formats, and with this return we’re using the most popular of those Shadows of the Past themes, Fatal Flashback!
You’ll find these Shadows over Innistrad Remastered events:
Best-of-One Sealed Deck
Premier Draft
Best-of-Three Draft
These events include a dash of sinister spice: Fatal Flashback! Shadows of the Past theme cards. Each Shadows over Innistrad Remastered pack will contain a card from the Fatal Flashback! Shadows of the Past card list.Check out all the cards in the digital-only Shadows over Innistrad Remastered set, which brings together select cards from the original Innistradblock: Innistrad, Dark Ascension, and Avacyn Restored.
ALCHEMY LADDER DECK SHOWCASE
Take preconstructed Alchemy decks out for a spin in this week’s Midweek Magic event! Running from Tuesday, October 24, at 2 p.m. PT, until Thursday, October 26, at 2 p.m. (UTC-7:00), select from five different competitive Alchemy decks and test them out on the Alchemy Ladder. Change decks as often as you want to find the one you like best!
OCTOBER SPOOKY COSMETICS
If you haven’t visited the MTG Arena Store, be sure to stop by to see the new cosmetics from two of your favorite movies: The Evil Dead and The Princess Bride!
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).
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).
