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Wizards of the Coast Announces Magic: The Gathering Arena Timeless Format

A brand new format is coming to Magic: The Gathering Arena. This digital free-to-play version of Hasbro's wildly popular card game has received parallel support to its tabletop counterpart, including…

December 15, 2023 | 07:18 EST

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Exploring Wilds of Eldraine Limited Best Archetypes and Commons

Commander Masters released a few weeks ago, so in the world of modern Magic: The Gathering that means it is time for another set release. Wilds of Eldraine is here to take that spot, with the pre-…

September 5, 2023 | 09:37 EDT

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Must-Pick Sleeper Agents in MTG Brother's War Limited

Magic's last premium expansion of 2022 brings players back in time to the legendary Brother's War. Originally depicted in the game's second-ever expansion back in 1994, the tale of Urza and Mishra…

November 11, 2022 | 04:19 EST

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Magic: The Gathering Arena Bug is Preventing Progress, Players Say

Several players have reported that a pretty serious Magic: The Gathering Arena bug has been impeding their ability to progress in the game -- and it doesn't look like it's been fixed yet. Magic: The…

September 13, 2021 | 03:05 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering Historic Anthology 5 Cards Revealed

The 25 cards found in Historic Anthology 5 have been revealed, which means cards like Phyrexian Preators, Stifle, Commands from Dragons of Tarkir, and more will now be usable in Magic: The Gathering…

May 17, 2021 | 11:48 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering Arena Giveaway Features $50K in Prizes

A new Magic: The Gathering Arena giveaway is happening later this week and it has some pretty cool prizes: two players will win $25,000 each — and they'll get the chance to battle YouTuber MrBeast.…

April 19, 2021 | 02:44 EDT

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MTG Arena is Coming to Android in January 2021

An MTG Arena Android Early Access release and it's coming much sooner than you'd think — it's all set to arrive on most modern Android phones later this month. Magic: The Gathering Arena is the…

January 7, 2021 | 03:19 EST

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MTG Arena Historic Anthology 3 Update Adds 27 Cards to Historic Play

The MTG Arena Historic Anthology 3 Update has arrived, bringing with it 27 new cards for Historic Play! In addition, the MTG Arena 1.08.00.00 update patch notes have arrived, detailing a bunch of bug…

May 22, 2020 | 01:24 EDT

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MTG Arena Data Breach Reportedly Didn't Reveal Sensitive Data

An MTG Arena data breach reportedly took place on Thursday, November 14, 2019, also affecting users of Magic: The Gathering Online. Thankfully, it seems that the data breach hasn't revealed much in…

November 18, 2019 | 12:30 EST

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MTG Arena Historic Play Will Bring Back Old Cards (At a Price)

A new format called MTG Arena Historic Play is going to be added to the newest digital version of Magic: The Gathering, but it comes with a catch: the cards are going to cost twice as much in this…

September 3, 2019 | 04:20 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering Arena hosts exclusive War of the Spark Chronicles series

Wizards of the Coast have revealed details behind an exclusive multi-week event for Magic: The Gathering Arena players. War of the Spark Chronicles is a free event where players can earn cosmetic…

May 17, 2019 | 11:28 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering Arena Rolls Out Million Dollar Mythic Invitational

This weekend, Magic: The Gathering creators Wizards of the Coast will be holding a Mythic Invitational event. In order to qualify for the event, players must have achieved mythic status by playing…

March 27, 2019 | 06:26 EDT

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Magic The Gathering Drop MSRP From Their Products

Wizards of the Coast, makers of the popular card game Magic The Gathering, have announced their intention to drop MSRP from all of their future MTG products. The move is part of an apparent attempt…

February 20, 2019 | 11:40 EST

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Free Magic: The Gathering Novella by Brandon Sanderson Available Today

Magic: The Gathering's deep lore expands with a new novella by fantasy author Brandon Sanderson. Best of all, this novella is free and available now. Children of the Nameless is this new work, which…

December 12, 2018 | 02:16 EST

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Magic: The Gathering Arena Announces Streamer Events And Direct Multiplayer

Magic: The Gathering Arena entered open beta on September 27. The game has since enjoyed a great influx of new players that didn't manage to get a closed beta key--100 million matches played since…

October 26, 2018 | 01:37 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering Arena Enters Open Beta

Following a three-day downtime as part of its release out of closed beta, Magic: The Gathering Arena is now available as an open beta, though it's still due to roll out in some regions. At least for…

September 27, 2018 | 08:50 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering Arena Open Beta Announced

Wizards of the Coast has announced the open beta phase of Magic: The Gathering Arena. The closed beta phase started on November 3, 2017, and it has gone through many updates, both in terms of…

September 19, 2018 | 08:14 EDT

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Magic: The Gathering Arena

Magic: The Gathering Arena is a free-to-play digital collectible card game being developed by Wizards of the Coast's internal development studio, Magic Digital Studio. It's the newest digital…

July 18, 2018 | 02:07 EDT

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Losin' and Lovin' It – My Time With Magic: The Gathering Arena

I remember the first time I played Magic: The Gathering in 1997. My school friends and I heard about a small shop in town that was authorized to sell it, set up in the entrance hall of an old house.…

July 18, 2018 | 02:00 EDT

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Wizards and Tencent Partner For Magic: The Gathering Arena

Wizards of the Coast and Tencent have announced today that they are partnering to bring the new Magic: The Gathering Arena digitally to China and other Asian regions. Tencent, a Chinese media…

April 23, 2018 | 11:45 EDT

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ChannelFireball to Exclusively Host Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix

Today, Wizards of the Coast has announced that beginning in 2018, Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix will be organized and run by one company - ChannelFireball Events, a new company formed by…

March 9, 2017 | 03:53 EST

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Magic: The Gathering Deck Tech - Modern Skred Red

Every now and then an unusual Magic: The Gathering deck rises above the crowd to claim a competitive tournament. Sometimes it's a deck in an unfavorable meta environment, sometimes it's a new brew…

December 2, 2016 | 11:00 EST

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Magic: The Gathering Set Review - Eldritch Moon

Eldritch Moon is the second set in the Shadows Over Innistrad block, Wizards of the Coast’s return to the much-beloved world of Innistrad. Released on July 22, 2016, this set ended the second block…

October 28, 2016 | 11:00 EDT