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Today is that day that Wizards of the Coast publishes their once-weekly MTG Arena Announcements, where they give us an update on everything that’s coming up for the client. As always, we’re going to give you a quick summary of the major points in the announcements. Let’s get into it!
October Qualifier Weekends
Before each Set Championship, Wizards offers players who are highly ranked in Mythic on MTGA a chance to earn an invitation to compete. The upcoming Innistrad Championship takes place on December 3-5. Two qualifiers for the event will be taking place in October: the first on October 9-10 and the second on October 30-31.
The format for the first qualifier weekend will be Phantom Sealed Deck, while the second will feature Historic Constructed. For interested players, make sure you check out the official Qualifier Weekend page on Wizards’ website to ensure your eligibility for the event.
Midnight Hunt Quick Draft Arriving October 1st
Although Midnight Hunt regular drafts have been live for a while now, the Quick Draft format will be added this Friday. In Quick Draft, players draft against bots and then compete against other players – much like how all drafts used to work on Arena.
Fun and Games Based on World Championship XXVII
The MTG World Championship is right around the corner, set for October 8-10. This year, Wizards is running some special events for Arena players to take part in the festivities.
The first of these is the #FindYourChampion event, where you can select the player you think will win the Championship and receive prizes based on how well your chosen player performs. Check out the Magic.gg page for the Championship to register your choice. Below are the prizes you can win if your chosen player places in:
- 1st place: Magic World Championship trophy pet and sleeve, plus six rare individual card rewards (ICRs)
- 2nd place: Magic World Championship sleeve and four rare ICRs
- 3rd–4th place: Magic World Championship sleeve and two rare ICRs
- 5th–16th place: Magic Championship sleeve and one rare ICR
Next, the Champion Showcase event will run from October 8-11, and will allow players to compete against each other in best-of-one matches using the decklists submitted by the Championship competitors. You can play as many times as you like and switch decks at any time. You will win 1,000 XP each from your first and second wins, and the third win will earn you an exclusive Trophy sleeve:
Upcoming Midnight Hunt Constructed Event
Coming this weekend, October 1-4, the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Constructed Event will be available on MTG Arena. Decks must be built using only cards from Midnight Hunt and will be played against each other in the best-of-one format. The entry fee is 500 Gold or 100 Gems, and you play until four wins or two losses. See below for the reward structure:
- 4 wins: 600 gold + 1 rare ICR + 2 uncommon ICRs (5% to upgrade)
- 3 wins: 450 gold + 1 uncommon ICR (35% to upgrade) + 2 uncommon ICRs (5% to upgrade)
- 2 wins: 300 gold + 1 uncommon ICR (25% to upgrade) + 2 uncommon ICRs (5% to upgrade)
- 1 win: 150 gold + 1 uncommon ICR (15% to upgrade) + 2 uncommon ICRs (5% to upgrade)
- 0 wins: 3 uncommon ICRs (5% to upgrade)
Wrapping Up
That covers just about everything from this week’s announcements bulletin! As usual, Wizards has also included a fully updated schedule of upcoming events for MTG Arena; see the bottom of the page for details. The full text of Wizards’ post can be found below.
MTG Arena Announcements, September 29, 2021
Two Qualifier Weekends in October
We have two Qualifier Weekends coming up in October:
- October 9–10
- October 30–31*
The entry window for Day 1 and Day 2 of events is from 6–8 a.m. PT.
*Note: for those in Europe, the October 31 Day 2 event will start one hour earlier, 14:00–16:00 CEST, because of the end of Daylight Savings (this only applies to Europe).
September Ranked Season badges will update after the October 9–10 Qualifier Weekend—if you qualified for the October 30-31 Qualifier Weekends, you will not see your badge for this event until after the October 9–10 qualifier weekend.
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Quick Draft Starts Friday!
Quick Drafts let you draft at your own pace, fast or slow. Like to draft without the pressure of timers—particularly with a new set that you may not be completely familiar with yet? Or maybe you know the set backwards and forwards and want to blast through drafting without waiting for others?
Whichever is your preference, queue up this Friday for the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Quick Draft and draft against MTG Arena bots who don’t mind either way!
When you’re done, take your deck and play games against real-life Quick Draft players!
#FindYourChampion, Play Their Decks, Win Prizes!
The epic Magic World Championship XXVII showdown is coming next weekend, October 8–10, on MTG Arena, and you can join in to win prizes by picking one of the 16 top players from across the 2020–21 season as your champion, and then following live coverage on https://twitch.tv/magic.
Here’s how it works:
- Go to https://magic.gg/events/magic-world-championship-xxvii.
- Select your champion from among the top 16 players and register your choice.
- Follow the competition to see how your champion performs.
- Play in Best-of-One matches with the champions’ Standard decks!
Depending on how your chosen champion places, you could win these prizes:
- 1st place: Magic World Championship trophy pet and sleeve, plus six rare individual card rewards (ICRs)
- 2nd place: Magic World Championship sleeve and four rare ICRs
- 3rd–4th place: Magic World Championship sleeve and two rare ICRs
- 5th–16th place: Magic Championship sleeve and one rare ICR
Compete with Champion Standard Decks
The fun doesn’t end there—October 8–11 brings the Magic World Championship XXVII Showcase event, where you can play Best-of-One matches in MTG Arena against other players using a Standard deck of one of the champions—and even be represented by their avatar!
Play as much as you like and change decks as often as you like. Your first and second wins each earn you 1,000 XP, and your third win scores you a Trophy sleeve!
Head over to the Magic World Championship XXVII viewers guide, read more about each of the players in their profiles, and select your champion! Then, tune in to watch your champion October 8–10, and log into MTG Arena October 8–11 to experience what it’s like to play as a champion using their Standard decks!
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Constructed, October 1–4
This weekend, get the pure experience of playing with the latest set to MTG Arena by playing in the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Constructed event. Build decks using only cards from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and play for prizes!
Dates: October 1–4
Format: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Constructed
Entry: 500 gold or 100 gems
Structure: Best-of-One, play until four wins or two losses
Rewards:
- 4 wins: 600 gold + 1 rare ICR + 2 uncommon ICRs (5% to upgrade)
- 3 wins: 450 gold + 1 uncommon ICR (35% to upgrade) + 2 uncommon ICRs (5% to upgrade)
- 2 wins: 300 gold + 1 uncommon ICR (25% to upgrade) + 2 uncommon ICRs (5% to upgrade)
- 1 win: 150 gold + 1 uncommon ICR (15% to upgrade) + 2 uncommon ICRs (5% to upgrade)
- 0 wins: 3 uncommon ICRs (5% to upgrade)
Events Schedule
Midweek Magic
- September 28–30: Standard Artisan
- October 5–7: Momir
- October 12–14: Historic Shakeup
Quick Draft
- September 17–October 1: Strixhaven: School of Mages
- October 1–15: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- October 15–29: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
Other Events
- August 26–October 14: Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
- October 1–4: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Constructed
- October 8–11: World Championship XXVII Showcase
- October 9: Qualifier Weekend Day 1 (must have Qualifier Badge earned through previous play)
- Phantom Traditional Sealed Innistrad: Midnight Hunt. Phantom events do not add cards to players’ collections.
- October 10: Qualifier Weekend Day 2 (must qualify through Day 1 event)
- Phantom Traditional Sealed Innistrad: Midnight Hunt. Phantom events do not add cards to players’ collections.
- October 16: Arena Open Day 1
- Open to all players
- Format: Standard (Best-of-One) or Traditional Standard (Best-of-Three)
- October 17: Arena Open Day 2
- Must have qualifier token from Day 1
- Format: Traditional Standard (Best-of-Three)
September 2021 Ranked Season
The September 2021 Ranked Season begins August 24 following downtime and ends on September 30 at 12 p.m. PT (1900 UTC).
- Bronze reward: 1 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms pack
- Silver reward: 1 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms pack + 500 gold
- Gold reward: 2 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms packs + 1,000 gold + Power Word Kill card style
- Platinum reward: 3 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms packs + 1,000 gold + Power Word Kill card style + Adult Gold Dragon card style
- Diamond reward: 4 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms packs + 1,000 gold + Power Word Kill card style + Adult Gold Dragon card style
- Mythic reward: 5 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms packs + 1,000 gold + Power Word Kill card style + Adult Gold Dragon card style
October 2021 Ranked Season
The October 2021 Ranked Season begins September 30 at 12:05 p.m. PT (19:05 UTC) and ends on October 31 at 12 p.m. PT (1900 UTC).
- Bronze reward: 1 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt pack
- Silver reward: 1 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt pack + 500 gold
- Gold reward: 2 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt packs + 1,000 gold + Chaplain of Alms card style
- Platinum reward: 3 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt packs + 1,000 gold + Chaplain of Alms card style + Burn Down the House card style
- Diamond reward: 4 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt packs + 1,000 gold + Chaplain of Alms card style + Burn Down the House card style
- Mythic reward: 5 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt packs + 1,000 gold + Chaplain of Alms card style + Burn Down the House card style
