MTG Arena Announcements – February 10, 2025

Editor's Note: Added the section on rarity shifts for some Special Guests cards.

In this edition:

• Aetherdrift Careens into MTG Arena Tomorrow!
• A Closer Look at MTG Arena Achievements
• February Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In This Saturday
• Win a Collector Booster Box in Arena Direct: Aetherdrift
• Rarities for Crafting Special Guests Cards in Aetherdrift
• Event Schedule

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Aetherdrift Careens into MTG Arena Tomorrow!

Racers! Ignite your engines! Tomorrow, February 11, the biggest and wildest race you've ever seen tears out across the Multiverse and into MTG Arena!

Have you grabbed a preorder bundle yet? Don't get left idling at the starting line: you still have time to purchase your preorder before the update starts Tuesday morning, February 11. Once the update starts, they're gone forever!

Also kicking off is whole fleet of Aetherdrift events you can start playing after release on February 11:

• Traditional Sealed Aetherdrift
• Traditional Draft Aetherdrift
• Premier Draft Aetherdrift
• Sealed Aetherdrift

Plus, be sure to catch this week's Midweek Magic event, Jump into Aetherdrift. Select packets of Aetherdrift cards to make a deck and play! Entry is free for a fun taste of the new set. Midweek Magic begins on Tuesday, February 11, at 2 p.m. PT and runs until Thursday, February 13 at 2 p.m. PT.

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A Closer Look at MTG Arena Achievements

We have more details on achievements and titles for you this week! Senior Designer Max Manco takes you through the system to show you what you can earn through achievements, including titles.

Check out more details in Grant Reid's updated achievements article, where you will also find lists of achievements, titles, as well as other rewards like stickers, sleeves, and more.

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February Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In This Saturday

Your first shot at scoring a quick pass into the February Qualifier Weekend event happens this Saturday, February 15. Bring your Historic deck to the Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In event and play against some of the best players in MTG Arena, all vying for that invitation to the Qualifier Weekend and that next step toward Arena Championship 9!

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Win a Collector Booster Box in Arena Direct: Aetherdrift

The stakes have been raised for Arena Direct: Aetherdrift, coming February 21–23: this time you can win a Collector Booster box in Aetherdrift Sealed Best-of-One matches!

Each Collector Booster box contains 12 Collector Boosters, which can have some of the sweetest collectible pulls around, plus a first-place Box Topper pack. Arena Direct: Aetherdrift kicks off Friday, February 21, at 8 a.m. PT (16:00 UTC) and then closes to entries at 6 a.m. PT (14:00 UTC) on February 24, so don't miss it!

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Rarities for Crafting Special Guests Cards in Aetherdrift

As we mentioned last week, some of the Special Guests cards in Aetherdrift will have their rarities adjusted to facilitate crafting them with wildcards for your collections (for those cards with rarity changes, this will not affect how often they appear in packs):

Cardname	Rarity
Cavalier of Dawn	Mythic Rare*
Chrome Mox	Mythic Rare*
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship	Mythic Rare*
Bone Miser	Rare
Chandra's Ignition	Rare
Lord of the Undead	Rare
Pathbreaker Ibex	Rare
Whir of Invention	Rare
Galvanic Blast	Common
Thoughtcast	Common

^*Indicates no change in rarity.

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Event Schedule

Events open at 8 a.m. PT on their starting dates (excluding Midweek Magic) and close to entries at 8 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00) on the ending date shown unless otherwise noted.

Midweek Magic

Midweek Magic events open on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. PT and close to new entries on Thursdays at 2 p.m. PT (UTC-08:00).

• February 11–13: Jump into Aetherdrift
• February 18–20: Aetherdrift Constructed
• February 25–27: Standard Pauper
• March 4–6: Into the Future

Quick Draft

• February 1–15: Bloomburrow
• February 16–25: Outlaws of Thunder Junction

Other Events

• February 21–23: Historic Metagame Challenge
• March 4–18: Alchemy: Aetherdrift Premier Draft

February Qualifier Events – Historic

• February 15: Best-of-One Play-In
• February 21: Best-of-Three Play-In
• February 22–23: Qualifier Weekend

Competitive Play Schedule

All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-08:00).

Premier Play

Qualifier Play-In events are single-day tournaments in which players compete to earn invitations to that month's Qualifier Weekend events.

Qualifier Weekend events are two-day events in which eligible players compete for invitations to upcoming Arena Championship events.

Qualifier tokens earned through Seasonal Rewards are delivered to your MTG Arena inbox. Remember to claim them before the event starts!

February

• Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-One)
  February 15, 6 a.m. PT–February 16, 3 a.m. PT
  • Format: Historic
• Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-Three)
  February 21, 6 a.m. PT–February 22, 3 a.m. PT
  • Format: Historic
• Qualifier Weekend
  February 22, 6 a.m. PT–February 23, 4 p.m. PT
• Format: Historic

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