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'''Events''' are competitive [[Magic: The Gathering Arena]] formats with an entry fee in gold and some exclusives to gems. These formats end after an amount of wins or losses with a reward based on results.
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==Regular events==
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===Constructed Event===
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Entry fee: 500 gold or 95 gems. Best-of-one matches; run ends after seven wins or three losses.
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Rewards based on total wins are:
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* No wins — 100 gold and three [[uncommon]] or higher cards
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* One win — 200 gold and three uncommon or higher cards
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* Two wins — 300 gold and three uncommon or higher cards
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* Three wins — 400 gold and three uncommon or higher cards
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* Four wins — 500 gold, and three uncommon or higher cards
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* Five wins — 600 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one [[rare]] or higher card
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* Six wins — 800 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards
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* Seven wins — 1,000 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards
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===Traditional Constructed===
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Entry fee: 1,000 gold or 190 gems. Best-of-three matches with [[sideboard]]ing; run ends after five wins or two losses.
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Rewards based on total wins are:
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* No wins — Three uncommon or higher cards
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* One win — 500 gold and three [[uncommon]] or higher cards
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* Two wins — 1,000 gold and three uncommon or higher cards
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* Three wins — 1,500 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one [[rare]] or higher card
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* Four wins — 1,700 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
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* Five wins — 2,100 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards
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===Ranked Draft===
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====Quick Draft====
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[[File:Limited rank.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Limited rank seasonal rewards]]
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Entry fee: 5,000 gold or 750 gems. Best-of-one matches; run ends after seven wins or three losses. Events alternate through previous Draft formats and the current format every fortnight. Match results affect Limited rank.
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Players pick cards from three Draft packs (of 14 cards each) over 14 rounds each. All drafted cards are added to the player's collection. Players then proceed to construct a deck with a minimum of 40 cards using their drafted cards. Deck construction and drafting times aren't limited, and players draft against robot opponents whose picks are influenced by ''MTGO'' data. After the Draft match window closes, players get rewards according to their win record.<ref name="May">[https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/24665 State of the Beta for May ... - Magic the Gathering: Arena]</ref> Draft has its own ranking system.
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Rewards based on total wins are:
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* No wins — 50 gems and one pack (20% chance of two instead)
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* One win — 100 gems and one pack (22% chance of two instead)
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* Two wins — 200 gems and one pack (24% chance of two instead)
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* Three wins — 300 gems and one pack (26% chance of two instead)
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* Four wins — 450 gems and one pack (30% chance of two instead)
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* Five wins — 650 gems and one pack (35% chance of two instead)
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* Six wins — 850 gems and one pack (40% chance of two instead)
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* Seven wins — 950 gems and two packs [NOTE: 70%-100% effective win rate required]
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A similar game mode in ''[[Magic Online]]'' is called Friendly Single-Game Draft League.
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====Premier Draft====
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Entry fee: 10,000 gold or 1,500 gems. Best-of-one matches; run ends after seven wins or three losses. One queue runs with the latest draft format; beginning with July 2020, a second queue with a previous format or a [[remastered]] format is also run. Match results affect Limited rank. This queue runs with human drafters.
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Rewards based on total wins are:
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* No wins — 50 gems and one pack
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* One win — 100 gems and one pack
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* Two wins — 250 gems and two packs
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* Three wins — 1000 gems and two packs
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* Four wins — 1400 gems and three packs
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* Five wins — 1600 gems and four packs
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* Six wins — 1800 gems and five packs
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* Seven wins — 2200 gems and six packs [NOTE: 70%-100% effective win rate required]
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===Sealed Deck===
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Entry fee: 2.000 gems. Best-of-one matches; run ends after seven wins or three losses. Events run during the first month of a new set; it returns irregularly with any format. All sealed pool cards are added to the player's collection. Players then proceed to construct a deck with a minimum of 40 cards using their sealed pool. Deck construction times aren't limited. After the match window closes, players get rewards according to their win record.<ref name="May" />
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Rewards based on total wins are:
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* No wins — 200 gems and 3 booster packs
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* One win — 400 gems and 3 booster packs
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* Two wins — 600 gems and 3 booster packs
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* Three wins — 1200 gems and 3 booster packs
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* Four wins — 1400 gems and 3 booster packs
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* Five wins — 1600 gems and 3 booster packs
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* Six wins — 2000 gems and 3 booster packs
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* Seven wins — 2200 gems and 3 booster packs [NOTE: 70%-100% effective win rate required]
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====Traditional Sealed====
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For the February 2021 Arena Open using Kaldheim Sealed, a Traditional Sealed queue was opened to practice. Run ends after four wins or two losses. Entry fee and gameplay rules as above.
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* No wins — 200 gems and 1 booster pack
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* One win — 500 gems and 2 booster packs
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* Two wins — 1200 gems and 3 booster packs
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* Three wins — 1800 gems and 4 booster packs
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* Four wins — 2200 gems and 5 booster packs
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===Traditional Draft===
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Entry fee: 10,000 gold or 1,500 gems. Best-of-three matches with [[sideboard]]ing; run ends after five wins or two losses. The latest-released Standard-legal set is always available. [[Kaladesh Remastered]] was the first nonstandard release set to have a Traditional offering.
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Rewards based on total wins are:
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* No wins — One pack
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* One win — Two packs
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* Two wins — 800 gems and three packs
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* Three wins — 1,500 gems and four packs
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* Four wins — 1,800 gems and five packs
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* Five wins — 2,100 gems and six packs
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With human drafting in the Ikoria update, the play structure was changed closer to that of MTGO Draft leagues - all players can play three matches, but only two or three wins pay out. Gold payment was opened at 10,000 gold a run.
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* No wins - One pack
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* One win - One pack
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* Two wins - 1,000 gems and four packs
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* Three wins - 3,000 gems and six packs
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===Cube Draft===
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Entry fee: 600 gems or 4000 gold. Best-of-one matches; event is [[Phantom events|phantom]]. Two card pools ("Arena Cube" and "Artisan's Cube") have been curated so far; events returning some weeks before each new expansion. All card rewards are from non-Standard sets.
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Rewards based on total wins are:
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* No wins — Two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
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* One win — 500 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
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* Two wins — 1,000 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
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* Three wins — 2,000 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
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* Four wins — 3,000 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
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* Five wins — 4,000 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards
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* Six wins — 5,000 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards
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* Seven wins — 6,000 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards
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In December 2020, a Traditional queue was also opened for the same price:
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* No wins — Two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
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* One win — Two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
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* Two wins — 4,000 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
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* Three wins — 6,000 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards
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==Limited-time events==
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===Brewer's Delight===
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Entry fee: 250 gold or 50 gems. Best-of-three matches. Rewards are cards selected by designers to help build fun, non-meta decks.
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===Singleton===
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Entry fee: 250 gold or 50 gems. Run ends after seven wins or three losses. The deck can only contain up to one copy of any card, excluding the basic lands and cards like <c>Rat Colony</c>, which allow the player to include any number of copies.
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===Pauper===
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Free-to-play mode. Best-of-one matches; run ends after five wins or two losses. Constructed format limited to only common cards.
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===Momir's Madness===
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Entry fee: 250 gold or 50 gems. Best-of-one matches; run ends after five wins or two losses. Format uses [[Momir]] rules with a 60-card deck with 12 of each basic land, except with 20 life and a card pool limited to the current Standard format.
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===Feldon's Workshop===
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Free-to-play event with preconstructed decks, no limit to matches. First win grants either 500 gold, 500 experience points, or a rare individual card reward. Format of play varies largely, from sample limited decks, recognised formats like [[Brawl]] or [[Artisan]], unusual formats such as "Mastermind" or "No-limit", or [[Historic Anthology]] showcases.
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Retired as of 15th July 2020.
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===Eldraine Courtside Brawl===
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Event Dates: September 4–9, 2019. Entry Fee: None. Event Format: [[Preconstructed]] [[Brawl]] (One-on-One, Best-of-One).<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/playing-brawl-arena-2019-09-04|Playing Brawl on Arena|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|September 4, 2019}}</ref>
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Rewards:
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* 1 Win: 4x ([[playset]]) of <c>Heraldic Banner</c> and 1,000 XP
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* 2 Wins: 4x of <c>Syr Konrad, the Grim</c>
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* 3 Wins: 4x of <c>Faerie Vandal</c>
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* 4 Wins: 4x of <c>Savvy Hunter</c>
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* 5 Wins: 4x of <c>Inspiring Veteran</c>
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* 6 Wins: 4x of <c>Order of Midnight</c>
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=== Launch Celebration ===
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Two events: "Play Any Deck" and "Win Any Card".<ref>{{DailyRef|win-every-card-mtg-arena-launch-celebration-2019-10-02|Win Every Card - MTG Arena Launch celebration|MTG Arena Development Team| October 2, 2019}}</ref>
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Play Any Deck Event Dates: 9/26 - 10/1/2019
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* No Entry Fee
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* Access to 4 Copies of every card in standard
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* Play up to 12 Best-of-one games or 2 losses
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* No prizes
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Win Every Card Event Dates: 10/5-10/7/2019
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* No Entry Fee
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* Access to 4 Copies of every card in standard
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* Play up to 12 Best-of-one games or 2 losses
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Win Every Card Prizes:
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* 12 Wins: 1 Copy of ''every'' card in Standard + 1 Sealed Event Token + Golden Egg Sleeve
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* 11 Wins: 1 Copy of ''every'' card in ''Throne of Eldraine'' + 1 Sealed Event Token + Golden Egg Sleeve
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* 9–10 Wins: 1 Sealed Event Token + 5 ''Throne of Eldraine'' Rare ICRs + Golden Egg Sleeve
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* 8 Wins: 5''Throne of Eldraine'' rare ICRs + Golden Egg Sleeve
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* 6–7 Wins: 4''Throne of Eldraine'' rare ICRs + Golden Egg Sleeve
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* 4–5 Wins: 3''Throne of Eldraine'' rare ICRs + Golden Egg Sleeve
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* 2–3 Wins: 2''Throne of Eldraine'' rare ICRs + Golden Egg Sleeve
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* 0–1 Wins: 1''Throne of Eldraine'' rare Individual Card Reward (ICR) + Golden Egg Sleeve
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=== Jumpstart===
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Introduction of ''[[Jumpstart]]'' on MTG Arena. Pick two themed packets and play.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/jump-jumpstart-mtg-arena-2020-07-15|Jump into Jumpstart on MTG Arena|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|July 15, 2020}}</ref>
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* Available: July 16 – August 16
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* Entry Fee: 2,000 gold or 400 Gems
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* Event Record: Play as much as you like!
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*Rewards:
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** 2nd Win: 1 Jumpstart rare individual card reward (ICR)
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** 1st Win: 1 Jumpstart rare ICR
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===Historic Shakeup===
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A [[Historic (format)|Historic]] event with a changing [[banned]] card list, you'll have to stay on your toes and think fast to find the right deck each week. Week 1 of Historic Shakeup started March 19, 2021.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/mtg-arena-announcements-march-17-2021|MTG Arena Announcements, March 17, 2021|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 17, 2021}}</ref>
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==Event prizes==
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In [[Magic: The Gathering Arena]], some [[card]]s and [[card style]]s have only been awarded as event prizes and promotions.
   
 
The cards are:
  
The cards are:
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* Duress (M19 card frame with Urza Saga artwork): Prize for one win in the Singleton Weekend event (Feb 14-18, 2019)<ref name=":1">https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/trejo-day9-singleton-weekend-2019-02-12</ref>
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* Duress (M19 card frame with Urza Saga artwork): Prize for one win in the Singleton Weekend event (Feb 14–18, 2019)<ref name=":1">https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/trejo-day9-singleton-weekend-2019-02-12</ref>
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* Ghalta, Primal Hunger (Ixalan Store Championship participation promo): Prize for five wins in the Singleton Weekend event (Feb 14-18, 2019)<ref name=":1" />
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* Ghalta, Primal Hunger (Ixalan Store Championship participation promo): Prize for five wins in the Singleton Weekend event (Feb 14–18, 2019)<ref name=":1" />
 
* Llanowar Elves (Full art promo): Prize for one win in the Holiday Pauper event (Dec 24, 2018 to Jan 4, 2019)<ref name=":2">https://twitter.com/MTG_Arena/status/1077233944226160643</ref>
  
* Llanowar Elves (Full art promo): Prize for one win in the Holiday Pauper event (Dec 24, 2018 to Jan 4, 2019)<ref name=":2">https://twitter.com/MTG_Arena/status/1077233944226160643</ref>
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* Firemind’s Research (Alt art promo by Robbie Trevino): Prize for five wins in the Holiday Pauper event (Dec 24, 2018 to Jan 4, 2019)<ref name=":2" />
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* Firemind's Research (Alt art promo by Robbie Trevino): Prize for five wins in the Holiday Pauper event (Dec 24, 2018 to Jan 4, 2019)<ref name=":2" />
 
* Teferi, Hero of Dominaria (''Guilds of Ravnica: Mythic Edition''): Reward for participating in the MTG Arena Closed Beta<ref name=":3">{{DailyRef|magic-digital/mtg-arena-open-all-starting-september-27-2018-09-19|MTG Arena Open to All Starting September 27|Chris Cao|September 19, 2018}}</ref>
  
* Teferi, Hero of Dominaria (''Guilds of Ravnica: Mythic Edition''): Reward for participating in the MTG Arena Closed Beta<ref name=":3">{{DailyRef|magic-digital/mtg-arena-open-all-starting-september-27-2018-09-19|MTG Arena Open to All Starting September 27|Chris Cao|September 19, 2018}}</ref>
 
* Ral, Izzet Viceroy (''Guilds of Ravnica: Mythic Edition''): Reward for participating in the MTG Arena Closed Beta<ref name=":3" />
  
* Ral, Izzet Viceroy (''Guilds of Ravnica: Mythic Edition''): Reward for participating in the MTG Arena Closed Beta<ref name=":3" />
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The card styles are:
  
The card styles are:
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* Skewer the Critics: Prize for one win in the Treasure Constructed event (March 29-31, 2019)<ref name=":0">[https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/53769 March 2019 State of the Beta: In like a Leonin]</ref>
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* Skewer the Critics: Prize for one win in the Treasure Constructed event (March 29–31, 2019)<ref name=":0">[https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/53769 March 2019 State of the Beta: In like a Leonin]</ref>
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* Chemister's Insight: Prize for five wins in the Treasure Constructed event (March 29-31, 2019)<ref name=":0" />
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* Chemister's Insight: Prize for five wins in the Treasure Constructed event (March 29–31, 2019)<ref name=":0" />
 
*Liliana, Dreadhorde General: Preorder War of the Spark packs<ref>https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/54323</ref>
  
*Liliana, Dreadhorde General: Preorder War of the Spark packs<ref>https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/54323</ref>
 
*Wizard's Lightning: Prize for reaching gold rank in Limited or Constructed during RNA Season 2<ref name=":4">https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/54115</ref>
  
*Wizard's Lightning: Prize for reaching gold rank in Limited or Constructed during RNA Season 2<ref name=":4">https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/54115</ref>
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*Rally of Wings: Prize for reaching gold rank in Limited or Constructed during WAR Season 2<ref name=":6">https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/56382</ref>
  
*Rally of Wings: Prize for reaching gold rank in Limited or Constructed during WAR Season 2<ref name=":6">https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/56382</ref>
 
*Risk Factor: Prize for reaching platinum rank in Limited or Constructed during WAR Season 2<ref name=":6" />
  
*Risk Factor: Prize for reaching platinum rank in Limited or Constructed during WAR Season 2<ref name=":6" />
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==Ranked season==
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Each month's season qualifies the top 1,200 Mythic-ranked competitors for a future qualifier event.
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==Prank events==
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[[File:Googly Eyes.png|alt=April Fools 2019 Googly Eyes|thumb|April Fools 2019 Googly Eyes]]
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The April Fools' Day prank for April 1, 2019 was adding googly eyes to all of the deckboxes in the Decks screen. The select/deselect animations caused the eyes to jiggle and gave the box a smile.
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April Fools' Day for 2021 was a new format known as "New Historic", which removed the 4-card limit, dropped the minimum deck size to 40 cards, and had no ban list. The prize was 100 Experience on the first win.
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
 
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Revision as of 22:29, 1 April 2021

Magic: The Gathering Arena
 
Card styles
 
Changelog
 
Events
 
How to play
 
Preconstructed decks
 
Promotional codes
 
Tracker Apps
 

Events are competitive Magic: The Gathering Arena formats with an entry fee in gold and some exclusives to gems. These formats end after an amount of wins or losses with a reward based on results.

Regular events

Constructed Event

Entry fee: 500 gold or 95 gems. Best-of-one matches; run ends after seven wins or three losses.

Rewards based on total wins are:

  • No wins — 100 gold and three uncommon or higher cards
  • One win — 200 gold and three uncommon or higher cards
  • Two wins — 300 gold and three uncommon or higher cards
  • Three wins — 400 gold and three uncommon or higher cards
  • Four wins — 500 gold, and three uncommon or higher cards
  • Five wins — 600 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
  • Six wins — 800 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards
  • Seven wins — 1,000 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards

Traditional Constructed

Entry fee: 1,000 gold or 190 gems. Best-of-three matches with sideboarding; run ends after five wins or two losses.

Rewards based on total wins are:

  • No wins — Three uncommon or higher cards
  • One win — 500 gold and three uncommon or higher cards
  • Two wins — 1,000 gold and three uncommon or higher cards
  • Three wins — 1,500 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
  • Four wins — 1,700 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
  • Five wins — 2,100 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards

Ranked Draft

Quick Draft

Limited rank

Limited rank seasonal rewards

Entry fee: 5,000 gold or 750 gems. Best-of-one matches; run ends after seven wins or three losses. Events alternate through previous Draft formats and the current format every fortnight. Match results affect Limited rank.

Players pick cards from three Draft packs (of 14 cards each) over 14 rounds each. All drafted cards are added to the player's collection. Players then proceed to construct a deck with a minimum of 40 cards using their drafted cards. Deck construction and drafting times aren't limited, and players draft against robot opponents whose picks are influenced by MTGO data. After the Draft match window closes, players get rewards according to their win record.[1] Draft has its own ranking system.

Rewards based on total wins are:

  • No wins — 50 gems and one pack (20% chance of two instead)
  • One win — 100 gems and one pack (22% chance of two instead)
  • Two wins — 200 gems and one pack (24% chance of two instead)
  • Three wins — 300 gems and one pack (26% chance of two instead)
  • Four wins — 450 gems and one pack (30% chance of two instead)
  • Five wins — 650 gems and one pack (35% chance of two instead)
  • Six wins — 850 gems and one pack (40% chance of two instead)
  • Seven wins — 950 gems and two packs [NOTE: 70%-100% effective win rate required]

A similar game mode in Magic Online is called Friendly Single-Game Draft League.

Premier Draft

Entry fee: 10,000 gold or 1,500 gems. Best-of-one matches; run ends after seven wins or three losses. One queue runs with the latest draft format; beginning with July 2020, a second queue with a previous format or a remastered format is also run. Match results affect Limited rank. This queue runs with human drafters.

Rewards based on total wins are:

  • No wins — 50 gems and one pack
  • One win — 100 gems and one pack
  • Two wins — 250 gems and two packs
  • Three wins — 1000 gems and two packs
  • Four wins — 1400 gems and three packs
  • Five wins — 1600 gems and four packs
  • Six wins — 1800 gems and five packs
  • Seven wins — 2200 gems and six packs [NOTE: 70%-100% effective win rate required]

Sealed Deck

Entry fee: 2.000 gems. Best-of-one matches; run ends after seven wins or three losses. Events run during the first month of a new set; it returns irregularly with any format. All sealed pool cards are added to the player's collection. Players then proceed to construct a deck with a minimum of 40 cards using their sealed pool. Deck construction times aren't limited. After the match window closes, players get rewards according to their win record.[1]

Rewards based on total wins are:

  • No wins — 200 gems and 3 booster packs
  • One win — 400 gems and 3 booster packs
  • Two wins — 600 gems and 3 booster packs
  • Three wins — 1200 gems and 3 booster packs
  • Four wins — 1400 gems and 3 booster packs
  • Five wins — 1600 gems and 3 booster packs
  • Six wins — 2000 gems and 3 booster packs
  • Seven wins — 2200 gems and 3 booster packs [NOTE: 70%-100% effective win rate required]

Traditional Sealed

For the February 2021 Arena Open using Kaldheim Sealed, a Traditional Sealed queue was opened to practice. Run ends after four wins or two losses. Entry fee and gameplay rules as above.

  • No wins — 200 gems and 1 booster pack
  • One win — 500 gems and 2 booster packs
  • Two wins — 1200 gems and 3 booster packs
  • Three wins — 1800 gems and 4 booster packs
  • Four wins — 2200 gems and 5 booster packs

Traditional Draft

Entry fee: 10,000 gold or 1,500 gems. Best-of-three matches with sideboarding; run ends after five wins or two losses. The latest-released Standard-legal set is always available. Kaladesh Remastered was the first nonstandard release set to have a Traditional offering.

Rewards based on total wins are:

  • No wins — One pack
  • One win — Two packs
  • Two wins — 800 gems and three packs
  • Three wins — 1,500 gems and four packs
  • Four wins — 1,800 gems and five packs
  • Five wins — 2,100 gems and six packs

With human drafting in the Ikoria update, the play structure was changed closer to that of MTGO Draft leagues - all players can play three matches, but only two or three wins pay out. Gold payment was opened at 10,000 gold a run.

  • No wins - One pack
  • One win - One pack
  • Two wins - 1,000 gems and four packs
  • Three wins - 3,000 gems and six packs

Cube Draft

Entry fee: 600 gems or 4000 gold. Best-of-one matches; event is phantom. Two card pools ("Arena Cube" and "Artisan's Cube") have been curated so far; events returning some weeks before each new expansion. All card rewards are from non-Standard sets.

Rewards based on total wins are:

  • No wins — Two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
  • One win — 500 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
  • Two wins — 1,000 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
  • Three wins — 2,000 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
  • Four wins — 3,000 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
  • Five wins — 4,000 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards
  • Six wins — 5,000 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards
  • Seven wins — 6,000 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards

In December 2020, a Traditional queue was also opened for the same price:

  • No wins — Two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
  • One win — Two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
  • Two wins — 4,000 gold and two uncommon or higher cards, and one rare or higher card
  • Three wins — 6,000 gold and one uncommon or higher card, and two rare or higher cards

Limited-time events

Brewer's Delight

Entry fee: 250 gold or 50 gems. Best-of-three matches. Rewards are cards selected by designers to help build fun, non-meta decks.

Singleton

Entry fee: 250 gold or 50 gems. Run ends after seven wins or three losses. The deck can only contain up to one copy of any card, excluding the basic lands and cards like Rat Colony, which allow the player to include any number of copies.

Pauper

Free-to-play mode. Best-of-one matches; run ends after five wins or two losses. Constructed format limited to only common cards.

Momir's Madness

Entry fee: 250 gold or 50 gems. Best-of-one matches; run ends after five wins or two losses. Format uses Momir rules with a 60-card deck with 12 of each basic land, except with 20 life and a card pool limited to the current Standard format.

Feldon's Workshop

Free-to-play event with preconstructed decks, no limit to matches. First win grants either 500 gold, 500 experience points, or a rare individual card reward. Format of play varies largely, from sample limited decks, recognised formats like Brawl or Artisan, unusual formats such as "Mastermind" or "No-limit", or Historic Anthology showcases.

Retired as of 15th July 2020.

Eldraine Courtside Brawl

Event Dates: September 4–9, 2019. Entry Fee: None. Event Format: Preconstructed Brawl (One-on-One, Best-of-One).[2] Rewards:

Launch Celebration

Two events: "Play Any Deck" and "Win Any Card".[3] Play Any Deck Event Dates: 9/26 - 10/1/2019

  • No Entry Fee
  • Access to 4 Copies of every card in standard
  • Play up to 12 Best-of-one games or 2 losses
  • No prizes

Win Every Card Event Dates: 10/5-10/7/2019

  • No Entry Fee
  • Access to 4 Copies of every card in standard
  • Play up to 12 Best-of-one games or 2 losses

Win Every Card Prizes:

  • 12 Wins: 1 Copy of every card in Standard + 1 Sealed Event Token + Golden Egg Sleeve
  • 11 Wins: 1 Copy of every card in Throne of Eldraine + 1 Sealed Event Token + Golden Egg Sleeve
  • 9–10 Wins: 1 Sealed Event Token + 5 Throne of Eldraine Rare ICRs + Golden Egg Sleeve
  • 8 Wins: 5Throne of Eldraine rare ICRs + Golden Egg Sleeve
  • 6–7 Wins: 4Throne of Eldraine rare ICRs + Golden Egg Sleeve
  • 4–5 Wins: 3Throne of Eldraine rare ICRs + Golden Egg Sleeve
  • 2–3 Wins: 2Throne of Eldraine rare ICRs + Golden Egg Sleeve
  • 0–1 Wins: 1Throne of Eldraine rare Individual Card Reward (ICR) + Golden Egg Sleeve

Jumpstart

Introduction of Jumpstart on MTG Arena. Pick two themed packets and play.[4]

  • Available: July 16 – August 16
  • Entry Fee: 2,000 gold or 400 Gems
  • Event Record: Play as much as you like!
  • Rewards:
    • 2nd Win: 1 Jumpstart rare individual card reward (ICR)
    • 1st Win: 1 Jumpstart rare ICR

Historic Shakeup

A Historic event with a changing banned card list, you'll have to stay on your toes and think fast to find the right deck each week. Week 1 of Historic Shakeup started March 19, 2021.[5]

Event prizes

In Magic: The Gathering Arena, some cards and card styles have only been awarded as event prizes and promotions.

The cards are:

  • Duress (M19 card frame with Urza Saga artwork): Prize for one win in the Singleton Weekend event (Feb 14–18, 2019)[6]
  • Ghalta, Primal Hunger (Ixalan Store Championship participation promo): Prize for five wins in the Singleton Weekend event (Feb 14–18, 2019)[6]
  • Llanowar Elves (Full art promo): Prize for one win in the Holiday Pauper event (Dec 24, 2018 to Jan 4, 2019)[7]
  • Firemind's Research (Alt art promo by Robbie Trevino): Prize for five wins in the Holiday Pauper event (Dec 24, 2018 to Jan 4, 2019)[7]
  • Teferi, Hero of Dominaria (Guilds of Ravnica: Mythic Edition): Reward for participating in the MTG Arena Closed Beta[8]
  • Ral, Izzet Viceroy (Guilds of Ravnica: Mythic Edition): Reward for participating in the MTG Arena Closed Beta[8]
  • Vraska, Golgari Queen (Guilds of Ravnica: Mythic Edition): Reward for participating in the MTG Arena Closed Beta[8]

The card styles are:

  • Skewer the Critics: Prize for one win in the Treasure Constructed event (March 29–31, 2019)[9]
  • Chemister's Insight: Prize for five wins in the Treasure Constructed event (March 29–31, 2019)[9]
  • Liliana, Dreadhorde General: Preorder War of the Spark packs[10]
  • Wizard's Lightning: Prize for reaching gold rank in Limited or Constructed during RNA Season 2[11]
  • Vraska's Contempt: Prize for reaching platinum rank in Limited or Constructed during RNA Season 2[11]
  • Pteramander: Prize for reaching gold rank in Limited or Constructed during WAR Season 1[12]
  • Incubation Druid: Prize for reaching platinum rank in Limited or Constructed during WAR Season 1[12]
  • Rally of Wings: Prize for reaching gold rank in Limited or Constructed during WAR Season 2[13]
  • Risk Factor: Prize for reaching platinum rank in Limited or Constructed during WAR Season 2[13]

Ranked season

Each month's season qualifies the top 1,200 Mythic-ranked competitors for a future qualifier event.

Prank events

April Fools 2019 Googly Eyes

April Fools 2019 Googly Eyes

The April Fools' Day prank for April 1, 2019 was adding googly eyes to all of the deckboxes in the Decks screen. The select/deselect animations caused the eyes to jiggle and gave the box a smile.

April Fools' Day for 2021 was a new format known as "New Historic", which removed the 4-card limit, dropped the minimum deck size to 40 cards, and had no ban list. The prize was 100 Experience on the first win.

References

  1. ↑ a b State of the Beta for May ... - Magic the Gathering: Arena
  2. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (September 4, 2019). "Playing Brawl on Arena". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ MTG Arena Development Team (October 2, 2019). "Win Every Card - MTG Arena Launch celebration". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 15, 2020). "Jump into Jumpstart on MTG Arena". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 17, 2021). "MTG Arena Announcements, March 17, 2021". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ a b https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/trejo-day9-singleton-weekend-2019-02-12
  7. ↑ a b https://twitter.com/MTG_Arena/status/1077233944226160643
  8. ↑ a b c Chris Cao (September 19, 2018). "MTG Arena Open to All Starting September 27". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ a b March 2019 State of the Beta: In like a Leonin
  10. ↑ https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/54323
  11. ↑ a b https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/54115
  12. ↑ a b https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/55325
  13. ↑ a b https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/56382
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