Magic: The Gathering Arena News

IT'S ONLY A DEATH RACE IF YOU DIE - PLAY NOW!

[h3]LET THE RACE BEGIN[/h3]
Leave your competition in the dust! Get behind the wheel in Aetherdrift, available now on MTG Arena!

Crew your ride and ignite your engines to start earning achievements and experience new mechanics like Max Speed and Exhaust today. Log in now to get 3 packs in your inbox!

[h3]COLLECT YOUR FIRST ACHIEVEMENT[/h3]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUo1HOkE4L0
With the release of Aetherdrift, we are launching Achievements in MTG Arena!

At launch, we will have 113 individual achievements, offering fun and novel challenges for all types of players. Whether you're learning the basics or playing competitively, Achievements offer unique rewards (including Titles!) to encourage play and exploration.

[h3]FULL-THROTTLE MECHANICS[/h3]

[h2]START YOUR ENGINES[/h2]
The first time you control a permanent with Start Your Engines!, your speed becomes 1. Increase your speed to unlock additional abilities!

[h2]EXHAUST[/h2]
Exhaust abilities are activated abilities that can give you a potent punch, but only once. Use them wisely!

[h2]CREW VEHICLES[/h2]
You can't have a death race without vehicles! Crew these artifacts by tapping creatures to turn them into artifact creatures until end of turn.

[h2]SADDLE MOUNTS[/h2]
Mounts are a returning creature type that you can tap to Saddle for additional abilities. Saddle only as a sorcery.

[h3]GET BEHIND THE WHEEL[/h3]
Buckle up for a death race across the multiverse full of high-octane action and adrenaline-fueled Magic gameplay. Join the race with new Aetherdrift events!

[h2]PREMIER DRAFT[/h2]
Draft your racing team on MTG Arena! Pick from rotating Aetherdrift packs with 7 other players.

[h2]SEALED[/h2]
Open 6 packs & explore new mechanics and draft archetypes as you speed to victory.

[h2]JUMP IN[/h2]
Select two different half-decks from a variety of Aetherdrift themes and play instantly!

[h3]WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS[/h3]
Learn about all the updates for MTG Arena including the full upcoming events schedule in the Weekly Announcements.

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IGNITE YOUR ENGINES! PREORDER AETHERDRIFT NOW.

[h3]Too fast and dangerous for just one plane…the Ghirapur Grand Prix spans three. And the winner gets the Aetherspark—a Planeswalker spark, the ultimate trophy.

Buckle up for a death race across the multiverse full of high-octane action and adrenaline-fueled Magic gameplay. Preorder Aetherdrift now and ignite your engines!

AETHERDRIFT PREORDER BUNDLES[/h3]

[h2]CHANDRA PACK BUNDLE[/h2]
50x DFT Packs, 5x Golden Packs, Chandra, Spark Hunter card, and more!

[h2]LOOT PLAY BUNDLE[/h2]
Contains 3x event tokens, 1x Loot, the Pathfinder card, Spikeshell Servo Companion, and more!

[h2]MASKED RACER PASS BUNDLE[/h2]
Contains a Aetherdrift Set Mastery Pass, Sita Varma, Masked Racer Card, and more!

[h3]WATCH THE DEBUT[/h3]
Get up to speed on Aetherdrift and watch the debut to see the new mechanics, cards, an inside look into the set, and more!

Watch out for more card previews in the coming weeks and get ready to race across the multiverse!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy7XvJXBuQA

[h3]WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS[/h3]
Learn about all the updates for MTG Arena including the full upcoming events schedule in the MTG Arena Weekly Announcements.

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WATCH THE ARENA CHAMPIONSHIP 7 THIS WEEKEND

[h3]ARENA CHAMPIONSHIP 7[/h3]

[h3]WHAT TO EXPECT AT AC7 [/h3]
Standard is MTG Arena's most popular format. Keep up with the best of the best decks in all of Magic's Standard format by checking out the metagame breakdown for Arena Championship 7! Watch this weekend (Dec 14-15) to see how to get the most from the decks - rushing down opponents, holding onto mid-game value, controlling the pace to late-game, or obtaining wins with their incredible combos.

Watch this weekend, December 14-15, and see some of the best MTG Arena players battle for the title in Arena Championship 7 on https://twitch.tv/magic.

https://youtu.be/mG_Iw9c9JbE

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EXPLORER 🤝 PIONEER

[h3]A NEW ERA FOR EXPLORER[/h3]

The best of Pioneer is on MTG Arena! Log in to claim 3 packs and play with 398 new-to-Arena cards to use in Explorer, Timeless, Historic, and Brawl. See the full Pioneer Masters Card Image Gallery here!

[h3]WHAT IS EXPLORER?[/h3]
https://youtu.be/gCdJVy7gyD8
Explorer is a non-rotating, true-to-paper format featuring all cards legal in the Pioneer format that appear on Arena. Learn more in this new video from LegenVD.

Or, for more information on what card sets are fully included in Explorer, plus banned cards, visit the formats page.

[h3]HISTORY IN EVERY DRAFT[/h3]

[h2]PIONEER MASTERS PREMIER DRAFT[/h2]
Returning mechanics, iconic cards, and a new bonus sheet every 2 weeks– Draft Pioneer Masters NOW!

[h3]NEW EXPLORER DECKS[/h3]

Dive into Explorer with six new preconstructed decks, featuring Pioneer favorites like Izzet Phoenix and Rakdos Aggro. Available now in the MTG Arena store!

[h3]WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS[/h3]
Learn about all the updates for MTG Arena including the Arena Championship 7 coming this weekend and all other upcoming events in the Weekly Announcements.

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Nominate MTG Arena for a Steam Award

Hey Planeswalkers!

Steam has a Labor of Love award category for games that have been out for a while but continue to deliver new content. The MTG Arena dev team would be thrilled if you could nominate MTG Arena for the 'Labor of Love' category for the Steam Awards 2024.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnPkrVn4J90

For a look back at the hard work the MTG Arena dev team has been doing this year, Chris Kiritz and Ian Adams discuss the state of MTG Arena in the video above. You can check out more in-depth articles about the State of the Game by Chris Kiritz and State of the Formats by Jay Parker below. For a quick recap: the future is bright! With tons of new Standard-legal sets coming in 2025 alongside the six major sets released this year, and the upcoming Pioneer Masters set coming on December 10th, there's never been a better time to dive in.

State of the Game State of the Formats

Thank you for all your support!