MTG Arena Announcements – July 8, 2024 (2024)

In this edition:

  • Bloomburrow Debut and Preorders: Tuesday, July 9!
  • Magic: The Gathering® – Assassin's Creed® Bundles
  • See What's Been Previewed in Bloomburrow So Far
  • Arena Championship 6 This Weekend
  • Take Your First Steps in the Best-of-Three Qualifier Play-In
  • This Weekend: Win Physical Magic Cards in the Arena Direct Event
  • Have You Earned Your WPN MTG Arena Rewards Yet?
  • Event Schedule

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Bloomburrow Debut and Preorders: Tuesday, July 9!

Bloomburrow debuts tomorrow, July 9, 2024, marking the start of previews for Magic's animal-filled plane! You'll also be able to preorder Bloomburrow bundles for MTG Arena, which include Bloomburrow packs, cards, sleeves, event tokens, and more once the set debuts.

Tune in to the official Magic: The Gathering YouTube channel and twitch.tv/Magic for the Debut at 9 a.m. PT, followed by the aftershow on WeeklyMTG at 10 a.m. PT!

Bloomburrow Preorder Bundles

Ral Pack Bundle

$49.99 USD

Preorder the Ral Pack Bundle

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Ral, Crackling Wit Sleeve

Ral, Crackling Wit

Available at purchase:

  • Ral, Crackling Wit sleeve

Available at release (July 30):

  • 50x Bloomburrow packs
  • 5x Golden Packs
  • Ral, Crackling Wit card
  • Ral, Crackling Wit depth art card style

Mabel Play Bundle

$24.99 USD

Preorder the Mabel Play Bundle

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Mabel, Heir to Cragflame Sleeve

Mabel, Heir to Cragflame

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Mabel Companion

Available at purchase:

  • Mabel, Heir to Cragflame sleeve
  • Mabel companion

Available at release (July 30):

  • 2x Player Draft tokens
  • 1x Sealed token
  • 5x Play-In Points
  • Mabel, Heir to Cragflame card
  • Mabel, Heir to Cragflame depth art card style

Hugs Pass Bundle

$14.99 USD

Preorder the Hugs Pass Bundle

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Hugs, Grisly Guardian Sleeve

Hugs, Grisly Guardian

Available at purchase:

  • Hugs, Grisly Guardian sleeve

Available at release (July 30):

  • Bloomburrow Mastery Pass
  • Hugs, Grisly Guardian card
  • Hugs, Grisly Guardian depth art card style

See What's Been Previewed in Bloomburrow So Far

We've seen a few new cards from Bloomburrow leading up to tomorrow's big reveal in the Bloomburrow Debut! You can check all the cards previewed so far by visiting the Bloomburrow Card Image Gallery, and then keep watching that space for lots more reveals leading up to release on MTG Arena on July 30.

Magic: The Gathering® – Assassin's Creed® Bundles

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Magic: The Gathering® – Assassin's Creed® released in stores this last weekend! Enter the Animus on MTG Arena with ten full-art basic lands inspired by the world of Assassin's Creed®.

Join the Brotherhood and collect the Ezio avatar and Assassin sleeves.

Sleeves: Altair Ibn-La'Ahad, Aveline de Grandpre, Bayek of Siwa, Edward Kenway, Evie Frye

Sleeves: Ezio Auditore da Firenze; Kassandra, Eagle Bearer; Ratonhnhaké:ton; Shay Cormac

© 2024 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. ™ & © 2024 Wizards of the Coast LLC.

Arena Championship 6 This Weekend

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The best-of-the-best MTG Arena players will compete in the Arena Championship 6 this weekend. Players have been working hard at Qualifier Weekends, Arena Opens, and rising through the ranks for their shot at Magic: The Gathering glory.

The formats on display this weekend will be Historic Constructed and Modern Horizons 3 Draft. Bringing together one of MTG Arena's most popular formats alongside a powerful draft environment is the perfect way to celebrate why people love Magic.

Tune into the coverage over on twitch.tv/Magic and watch the fun unfold! There's an Arena Championship 6 Viewer's Guide to help ensure you don't miss any of the high-octane gameplay that this event promises.

Curious about Modern Horizons 3 draft? Marshall Sutcliffe wrote a primer ahead of last week's Pro Tour Modern Horizons 3 that will give you a brief on this energized draft environment.

Take Your First Steps in the Best-of-Three Qualifier Play-In

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Think you can take on the pros at the next Qualifier Weekend? The first step on your journey to becoming an MTG Arena legend is the Qualifier Play-In on July 12, 2024. You’ll face off against skilled Magic players in Best-of-Three Historic Constructed. If you get four match wins, you’ll earn yourself a ticket to the Qualifier Weekend! For more information, check out the Qualifier Play-In guide.

What's the Qualifier Weekend? We're glad you asked!

Compete in July’s Qualifier Weekend!

July 13–14 is the July Qualifier Weekend. Players who have earned an invitation will compete in Best-of-Three Historic Constructed, vying for the chance to qualify for the Arena Championship or the next Qualifier Weekend. Get all the Qualifier Weekend details, and then get ready for a weekend of competitive Magic.

This Weekend: Win Physical Magic Cards in the Arena Direct Event

Physical Magic cards? From an MTG Arena event? It's even better than you may think.

From July 13–14, we'll be hosting another Arena Direct event, the exciting competitive event series where players compete to win, not just a physical card, but an entire Modern Horizons 3 Play Booster box! After seeing how much you all loved the Festival in a Box event, we thought we'd bring back that fun alongside one of our most anticipated releases of the year.

The format is Best-of-One Modern Horizons 3 Sealed. With your entry, you'll be provided six Modern Horizons 3 Packs to construct your deck, so get ready to jam Writhing Chrysalis, Conduit Goblin, and more for your chance to win physical cards. Check out our introduction to Arena Direct for complete details.

Like to play Limited events with physical cards, too? Then head down to your local game store for an opportunity to merge your physical and digital Magic worlds and win a Draft token, plus MTG Arena cosmetics along the way!

There are only a few days left to join in Sealed and Draft events at your local game store and score yourself prizes in MTG Arena! The promo ends July 14, so if you want to grab a Kozilek, the Broken Reality card style, a Wurmcoil Engine sleeve, and a Draft token, you'll need to get cracking!

Head over to the WPN MTG Arena promo details page for more info!

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).

  • July 9–11: Historic Chimil
  • July 16–18: Explorer Showcase
  • July 23–25: Modern Horizon 3 Bot Draft
  • July 30–August 1: Jump Into Bloomburrow

Quick Draft

  • July 2–16: Murders at Karlov Manor
  • July 16–30: Outlaws of Thunder Junction
  • July 30–August 9: March of the Machines

Other Events

  • July 12–14: Arena Direct Event 2 – Sealed Modern Horizons 3
  • July 16–30: Arena Cube Draft
  • July Flashback Drafts!
    • July 9–16: Wilds of Eldraine Premier Draft
    • July 16–22: The Brothers' War Premier Draft
    • July 22–30: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Premier Draft

July Qualifier Events – Historic

  • July 12: Best-of-Three Play-In
  • July 13–14: 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 earned through Seasonal Rewards are delivered to yourMTG Arena inbox. Remember to claim them before the event starts!

July

  • Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-Three)
    July 12, 6 a.m. PT–July 13, 3 a.m. PT
    • Format: Historic
  • Qualifier Weekend
    July 13, 6 a.m. PT–July 14, 4 p.m. PT
    • Format: Historic

Arena Open

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: Modern Horizons 3
    • July 20: Day One, Modern Horizons 3 Sealed (Best-of-One and Best-of-Three)
    • July 21: Day Two, Modern Horizons 3 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.

July 2024 Ranked Season

The July 2024 Ranked Season begins June 30 at 12:05 p.m. PT (UTC-07:00) and ends July 31 at 12 p.m. PT (UTC-07:00).

  • Bronze Reward: 1 Bloomburrow pack
  • Silver Reward: 1 Bloomburrow pack + 500 gold
  • Gold Reward: Bloomburrow packs + 1,000 gold + Harnesser of Storms card style
  • Platinum Reward: 3 Bloomburrow packs + 1,000 gold + Harnesser of Storms card style + Three Tree City card style
  • Diamond Reward: 4 Bloomburrow packs + 1,000 gold + Harnesser of Storms card style + Three Tree City card style
  • Mythic Reward: 5 Bloomburrow packs + 1,000 gold + Harnesser of Storms card style + Three Tree City card style

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FAQs

Is Modern Horizons 3 coming to Arena? ›

Modern Horizons 3 Hub

Powerful cards to MTG Arena releases on June 11, 2024 for Timeless and Historic formats!

Is MTG Arena still popular? ›

Their number keeps growing because there are obviously many fans of such video games across the globe. However, several titles have stood the test of time and the pressure of new games, and Magic: The Gathering Arena is undoubtedly among them.

When was Magic the Gathering created? ›

Magic: The Gathering was unlike any previous card game when it was introduced in 1993. Inventor Richard Garfield loved games. A PhD candidate in mathematics, he brought games into his courses for undergraduates and even demonstrated “condiment games” when dining with colleagues.

Is Modern Horizons 3 legal? ›

Card Legality

Modern Horizons 3 cards with the MH3 set code are permitted in the Modern format, as well as Commander, Legacy, and Vintage. Cards printed in this set do not become legal for play in Standard or Pioneer.

Will Modern Horizons 3 have serialized cards? ›

Lastly, serialized cards return in Modern Horizons 3 and will feature on the Eldrazi Titans for this release.

What is Bloomburrow based on? ›

Bloomburrow is a set that represents forest critters, combining old mechanics and support for new Typals. Each Limited color pair represents a dedicated creature type. Offspring is a new mechanic that can double up on a creature when casting it.

Can you play modern in arena? ›

Modern is, arguably, Magic's most popular 60-card format, at least in paper. In the digital world, Magic Arena is without a doubt Magic's most popular digital client (sorry, MTGO fans!). However, Modern isn't able to be played on Arena. (You do get to draft Modern cards from Modern Horizons 3 on MTGA.)

Does Arena have matchmaking? ›

Let's talk about it. Keeping track of how the system picks your opponent can get a little tricky, but once you break it down and take a closer look, things start to make sense. MTG Arena's matchmaking relies on the ranking system to decide your opponents, and then breaks down a little more from there .

What is the most played format in the MTG Arena? ›

Standard. MTG Arena framing: tabletop analog that rotates to keep three years of cards for gradual metagame shifts. Standard is the most popular format on MTG Arena, accounting for the largest share of games played in the various queues (Ranked, Play, and so on).

Is MTGO or MTGA better? ›

MTG Online Has More Choice & MTG Arena Is More Polished

For those looking to play formats like Commander or other modes using MTG's extensive card library, MTG Online is the better option. It features almost every MTG format ever released and almost every card ever printed.

Why is MTG Arena so slow? ›

Try shutting down other programs while playing the game - particularly ones that use the internet or take up significant system memory. Software like video streaming services can impair performance due bandwidth consumption or memory utilization. Try using a wired network if you're having problems on wireless.

How old is the average Magic player? ›

The average tabletop player is ~30 years; players range from 13 years old to 45 years old. One-third of players have been playing less than 3 years; one-third have been playing for up to ten years; one-third have ten + years' experience playing the game.

Is Richard Garfield still involved with Magic? ›

He still sporadically contributes to Magic: The Gathering.

Is Magic the oldest card game? ›

The first collectible card game created was Magic: The Gathering, invented by Richard Garfield, and patented by Wizards of the Coast in 1993.

Will Modern Horizons 3 have a prerelease? ›

The newest Magic: the Gathering set, Modern Horizons III is almost here! Prerelease week starts June 7, 2024!

Is Modern Horizons 2 on Arena? ›

Modern Horizons II is also released on Magic Online. While the set was not released on MTG Arena, 128 cards included in Jumpstart: Historic Horizons were reprints from Modern Horizons II. In may 2024, the fetch lands of the set were released on MTG Arena through the Enemy Fetch Lands Anthology.

Is Modern Horizons 3 draftable? ›

Modern Horizons 3 keeps that high standard going, with a Draft format that can support a range of nuanced playstyles! Last week, I discussed how Modern Horizons approach to card and set design fundamentally changed the Limited play experience in the first two sets.

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