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Wizards of the Coast announces Alchemy: Lorwyn for MTG Arena, a digital-only release adding 30 Lorwyn-themed cards due Feb 3, 2026, including two spellbooks that let players draft extra cards during play; full card previews are available in the Lorwyn Eclipsed Card Image Gallery.
MTG Arena unveils Lorwyn Eclipsed with the Feb 3 Alchemy release and a packed competitive calendar: Arena Direct events (Jan 30–Feb 1), Best-of-One/Three Qualifier Play-Ins leading to a Feb 7–8 Qualifier Weekend, Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed (Jan 30–Feb 1) with $500k prize, a Brawl Modified Metagame Challenge (Jan 26–Feb 9), and an Arena Limited Championship Qualifier (Feb 20–22). The schedule also includes ongoing Lorwyn Eclipsed drafts/sealed, new Brawl decks and cosmetics, and a Feb 3 maintenance window. Seasonal rewards are issued with the start of each ranked-season window: Jan rewards on Jan 31 and Feb rewards on Feb 28, per the article. Follow official MTG Arena channels for updates.
With Lorwyn Eclipsed now in Historic, this MTG Arena Zone piece previews Week One brews: Sapling Greenshell, a ramp deck using Sapling Nursery and Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth to flood the board with 3/4 Treefolk and leverage Fecund Greenshell, supported by key ramp and recast tools; and Mono-U Loch Mare, a blue combo/control shell leveraging Omen Hawker, The Enigma Jewel, Trackhand Trainer, and Wizard Class to fuel Loch Mare’s card draw and stalling power. The article emphasizes early meta experimentation, potential splashes, and invites readers to watch streams for live testing and more Fun & Jank.
MTG Arena previews Lorwyn Eclipsed with a full card gallery and an early-access event on January 14, offers two preorder bundles, and debuts Arena Powered Cube 2.0; Historic gets pre-banned to curb non-interactive combos (Devoted Druid and Painter's Servant), with detailed event schedules and rewards outlined.
MTG Arena announces the return of Lorwyn Eclipsed set with previews starting, updates to preorder bundles, the return of Arena Powered Cube, and details on upcoming competitive events and schedules, including qualifiers and seasonal rewards.
MTG Arena's Brawl format, which has grown in popularity, is evolving with new bans and a special competitive event to balance casual and competitive play, featuring a new ban list, rewards, and a focus on diverse deck strategies.
Players participating in tabletop Magic: The Gathering events at local stores will automatically receive three wins on their MTG Arena win tracks, earning rewards like gold, ICRs, and XP, to encourage cross-play between physical and digital formats.
The article details the development process of creating the Powered Cube for MTG Arena, including the challenges of implementing powerful and complex cards, the collaborative effort across multiple teams, and the iterative testing and bug fixing involved in bringing this new format to life.
MTG Arena introduces the Arena Powered Cube, a high-powered, singleton, phantom draft format featuring many of Magic's strongest cards, including the Power Nine, designed for fast, strategic gameplay with various archetypes. The cube is curated with restrictions to differentiate from Magic Online's Vintage Cube, focusing on a curated list of 540 cards to provide a fun and balanced experience. Players can explore archetypes like aggro, ramp, cheat, artifacts, control, and hybrid strategies, with ongoing adjustments based on player feedback.
MTG Arena announced the upcoming release of Arena Powered Cube on October 28, along with upcoming qualifier events for November 2025, the game's availability on Steam for Mac starting October 21, and the Tarkir: Dragonstorm Flashback Drafts running until October 27. The article also details event schedules and season rewards.
MTG Arena announces the release of Through the Omenpaths, along with new Arena Anthologies 3 and 4, and a special Fleem promotion. The update includes lore content via The Magic Story Podcast, new event schedules, and competitive play opportunities, with rewards for participating in ranked seasons.
MTG Arena Zone is gearing up for the release of the new Foundations set and its accompanying Jumpstart, which will introduce new cards and reprints to the Historic and Timeless formats. The site offers exclusive content for Premium members, including ad-free browsing, exclusive articles, and access to a Discord community. A special offer is available for a limited time, providing a 50% discount on the annual Premium plan.
The Outlaws of Thunder Junction limited set for Magic: The Gathering is reviewed for artifacts and lands, with ratings and analysis provided for each card. The artifacts offer a mix of colorless filler, while the lands are mostly great, with the ping deserts being particularly amazing. The review provides a grading scale for each card and offers insights into their potential use in limited formats.
Outlaws of Thunder Junction is set to release on MTG Arena, and the article discusses the evaluation philosophy for new cards, highlighting potential impactful cards for Standard and Alchemy. It covers cards that could be added to existing decks, create new decks, or revive abandoned ones, as well as impactful sideboard options. The article provides examples of cards like Duelist of the Mind and The Gitrog for Standard, and Lively Dirge and Honest Rutstein for Alchemy, while also mentioning Legion Extruder and Loot, the Key to Everything. It concludes with a discussion on impactful sideboard options like Rest in Peace and Requisition Raid, and expresses excitement for trying out new brews in both formats.
This week's Midweek Magic event on MTG Arena features the Murders at Karlov Manor Constructed format, where players can bring a 60-card deck with only cards from the latest set. The event runs from February 13th to February 15th, 2024, with free entry and best-of-one matches. Decklists for Boros, Dimir Control, White Aggro, Detectives, Budget Red, and Ultra Budget Slime Against Humanity are provided, along with event rewards. Additionally, a comprehensive Draft guide for the Murders at Karlov Manor is teased for later in the week.