MTG Arena Announcements – February 16, 2026

In this edition:

• Magic: The Gathering® | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Preorder Bundles
• Introducing Challenge Lobbies
• Arena Championship 11
• Event Schedule

Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Preorder Bundles

There are still a few weeks until Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hits MTG Arena, but to tide you over, two brand-new preorder bundles will be available tomorrow in the MTG Arena Store!

Keep reading for more information on each bundle, and keep an eye on DailyMTG and the Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Card Image Gallery for the latest reveals.

MTG Arena Preorder Bundle Changes

As a reminder, with the release of Lorwyn Eclipsed, we made some changes to the composition of the Pack and Play Bundles, which we have carried over to this set. We are always listening to player feedback and considering it when evaluating MTG Arena's offerings and exploring potential updates and improvements. If you'd like to read more about the rationale behind this particular change, it's discussed in greater detail here.

Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Early Access Event

If you can't wait until March to see Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cards in action, you won't have to! We're holding an early access streaming event on February 25 with your favorite Magic streamers, competitive players, and MTG Arena luminaries. Tune in on YouTube and Twitch!

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Introducing Challenge Lobbies

Improving the suite of social features in MTG Arena has been a longstanding goal of ours. Connecting and playing with friends should be easy and fun, which is why we're thrilled to announce that the first of our major social improvements is right around the corner:

Challenge Lobbies arrive on MTG Arena tomorrow, February 17! This new feature upgrades MTG Arena's friend challenge and direct challenge features into one unified lobby system.

Players can create a Challenge Lobby in the new "Challenges" section of the social menu, or by tapping the "Challenge" button next to an online player in your friends list. The player who creates the Challenge Lobby will be made its host, which allows them to set match rules and control who is allowed in the lobby.

As long as a Challenge Lobby has at least one vacant slot, players can invite friends to their lobby. In fact, any MTG Arena player can be invited using that player's display name, which includes a number code. Once all players have chosen a valid deck and "readied up," the match will begin!

All players will be returned to the Challenge Lobby at the end of the match, allowing quick rematches as well as deck alterations.

Here's a video that walks through how to play using Challenge Lobbies:

We hope you have fun playing games with Challenge Lobbies, and we look forward to bringing you more social updates soon!

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Arena Championship 11
(February 21–22)

Arena Championship 11 is this weekend! February 21–22 will encompass two days of competitive MTG Arena at its highest level as top players from around the world vie for a piece of the $250,000 prize pool and invitations to Pro Tour Secrets of Strixhaven and the Magic World Championship.

The event will be streamed live on twitch.tv/magic with commentary from an expert broadcasting team, so you don't have to miss any of the action.

The Arena Championship 11 Viewer's Guide lays out all the details, including information regarding formats, scheduling, competitors, the broadcast team, and more.

The Return of Arena Powered Cube Continues, Incubitably

The latest iteration of Arena Powered Cube has entered its second week, but it's not too late to join the fun. This opportunity to wield a turbocharged deck featuring some of Magic's mightiest and most legendary cards will continue until March 2. If you're unfamiliar with Arena Powered Cube and its design tenets, we recently published an article that lays out all the details and explores what's been updated for this latest version here.

Arena Limited Championship

The first Arena Limited Championship Qualifier event is being held this weekend, February 20–22! The Qualifier event is a potential path to the Arena Limited Championship; and perhaps ultimately to the 2027 Magic Limited Championship.

This article breaks down all of the details, including format, timing, structure, prizing, and how the advancement path can take a player all the way to competitive Magic's highest level.

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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; UTC-07:00 after March 8) on the end 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; UTC-07:00 after March 8).

• February 17–19: Phantom Golden Pack Sealed
• February 24–26: Lorwyn Eclipsed Phantom Sealed
• March 3–5: Jump In!
• March 10–12: On the Edge

Quick Draft

• February 9–22: Through the Omenpaths
• February 23–March 11: Lorwyn Eclipsed
• March 12–March 22: Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Flashback Draft

• February 17–23: Tarkir: Dragonstorm
• February 24–March 2: Magic: The Gathering® | Avatar: The Last Airbender™

Other Events

• February 10–March 2: Arena Powered Cube
• February 20–22: Arena Limited Championship Qualifier

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Competitive Play Schedule

All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-08:00; UTC-07:00 after March 8).

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!

March Qualifier Format: Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sealed

• March 21: Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In
• March 27: Best-of-Three Qualifier Play-In
• March 28–29: Qualifier Weekend

February Season Rewards

Players will receive their rewards for the February 2026 season at the start of the March 2026 ranked season (12:05 p.m. PT on February 28).

You must have played at least one ranked game in the respective format to receive seasonal rewards.

• Bronze Reward: 1 Lorwyn Eclipsed pack
• Silver Reward: 1 Lorwyn Eclipsed pack + 500 gold
• Gold Reward: 2 Lorwyn Eclipsed packs + 1,000 gold + Spell Snare card style
• Platinum Reward: 3 Lorwyn Eclipsed packs + 1,000 gold + Spell Snare and Figure of Fable card styles
• Diamond Reward: 4 Lorwyn Eclipsed packs + 1,000 gold + Spell Snare and Figure of Fable card styles
• Mythic Reward: 5 Lorwyn Eclipsed packs + 1,000 gold + Spell Snare and Figure of Fable card styles

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