Wizards of the Coast has released their latest weekly announcement for MTG Arena, packed with exciting news and upcoming events for players. Here’s a quick roundup of what’s happening:
- Alchemy: Ixalan Arrives Tomorrow (December 5): The Lost Caverns of Ixalan is bringing 30 new cards to MTG Arena, enhancing the Alchemy and Historic formats. Players can view all the cards in the Alchemy: Ixalan Card Image Gallery.
- Festival in a Box Chaos Sealed Event (December 8): U.S. players can win a physical Festival in a Box: Las Vegas 2023 this Friday by achieving six wins in the event. The box includes a plethora of items like Mystery Booster, Secret Lair drops, and a variety of Draft Boosters. Note: Participants must be 18 or older and U.S. residents.
- Twitch Rivals Announcement (December 4 at Noon PT): Tune in to Twitch Rivals for a showdown between sixteen streamers, including pro Magic the Gathering players and newcomers, with an exciting announcement scheduled during the event.
- Khans of Tarkir Coming Next Week: Historic and Explorer fans will soon enjoy over 200 new-to-MTG Arena cards from the popular draft set Khans of Tarkir.
- Introducing Timeless, a New MTG Arena Format: A new Constructed format called Timeless is launching, featuring every card on MTG Arena, including fetch lands from Khans of Tarkir.
- December 4, 2023, Banned and Restricted Announcement: No changes to Standard, but some updates in Pioneer, affecting the Explorer format on MTG Arena. Cards banned in Pioneer available on MTG Arena are also banned in Explorer.
- Last Qualifier Weekend for Arena Championship 5 (December 8-10): The final Qualifier Weekend of 2023, featuring The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Sealed Deck format, offers the last chance to qualify for Arena Championship 5.
- Event Schedule:
- Midweek Magic (December 5–7, 12–14, 19–21): Various formats including Alchemy Cascade, Timeless, and Historic Artisan.
- Quick Draft (November 23–December 22): The Lost Caverns of Ixalan and Wilds of Eldraine.
- Other Events: Festival: The Immortal Sun Historic (November 29–December 5), Premier Draft – Alchemy: Ixalan (December 5–22).
- Qualifier Events: Best-of-Three Qualifier Play-In (December 8), Qualifier Weekend (December 9–10).
- Arena Open: Khans of Tarkir Limited (December 16-17).
- December 2023 Ranked Season Rewards: Ranging from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan packs to gold and exclusive card styles for different ranks.
