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Aetherdrift is out—pick up packs in the MTG Arena Store and play in Aetherdrift events right now!

Aetherdrift Quick Draft Begins Tomorrow

Want a casual drafting experience without the pressure of timers? Or maybe you know exactly what to draft, and you want to get to playing fast? Aetherdrift Quick Draft lets you draft the newest set at your pace starting February 25!

You'll draft against bots, so whether you want a full-throttle draft, or you'd prefer to leisurely read each card and consider your strategies, Aetherdrift Quick Draft is your event starting tomorrow!

Alchemy: Aetherdrift Previews Begin!

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The latest Alchemy set is coming March 4, and this week we'll be offering peeks at some of the cards you'll find in the new 30-card set, so keep an eye out for those on our socials and in the Gladiator community. The complete Alchemy: Aetherdrift Card Image Gallery is coming March 3, including spellbook details, but to whet your appetite in the meantime, we offer these three previews above from the set!

Racers to the Starting Line! Arena Open: Aetherdrift Is This Weekend

Start revving your engines, because Arena Open returns March 1–2 with an opportunity for you to win an invitation to the March Qualifier Weekend and as much as $2,000 cash. Compete across two days of events in both Sealed and Draft Aetherdrift matches and cross the finish line ahead of the pack!

Everyone who enters will receive the Chrome Mox sleeve:

Entry reward Chrome Mox sleeve with art by Princess Hadir

New Brawl Decks in the MTG Arena Store Tomorrow

We have five new champion Brawl decks coming to the MTG Arena Store starting tomorrow, February 25! These will get you playing Brawl quickly, easily, and competitively. Plus, as with past Store decks, the prices are prorated: you only pay for the cards you don't have in your collection!

Champion Deck: Brawl | Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
Five-color deck? No: six-color deck! Ulalek, Fused Atrocity brings all the colors and everything Eldrazi. Feel no remorse for your opponents as your deck annihilates the competition. The Ulalek, Fused Atrocity Brawl deck will be available in the MTG Arena Store February 25 for a limited time and features these cards:

(Please note: Card images displayed in the decklist below may be of versions not present in this product. This decklist is not a card-for-card product display but is representative of the cards found in the deck.)

Champion Deck: Brawl | Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
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Champion Deck: Brawl | Bristly Bill
Ramp into giant creatures. Creatures aren't giant? Make them massive with +1/+1 counters and doublers. It's easy being this green. The Bristly Bill Brawl deck will be available in the MTG Arena Store February 25 for a limited time and features these cards:

(Please note: Card images displayed in the decklist below may be of versions not present in this product. This decklist is not a card-for-card product display but is representative of the cards found in the deck.)

Champion Deck: Brawl | Bristly Bill
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Champion Deck: Brawl | Prosper, Tome-Bound
Gather treasures and sacrifice them to play cards from exile. Meanwhile, destroy any threats your opponents might manage to bring out. The Prosper, Tome-Bound Brawl deck will be available in the MTG Arena Store February 25 for a limited time and features these cards:

(Please note: Card images displayed in the decklist below may be of versions not present in this product. This decklist is not a card-for-card product display but is representative of the cards found in the deck.)

Champion Deck: Brawl | Prosper, Tome-Bound
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Champion Deck: Brawl | Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Your cards enter the battlefield to fight alongside their favorite four-legged companion. Recur their effects with Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd for even more value and fun flicker effects! The Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd Brawl deck will be available in the MTG Arena Store February 25 for a limited time and features these cards:

(Please note: Card images displayed in the decklist below may be of versions not present in this product. This decklist is not a card-for-card product display but is representative of the cards found in the deck.)

Champion Deck: Brawl | Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
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Champion Deck: Brawl | Kastral, the Windcrested
Birds, birbs, and bird wizards. Fly high above your opponents with your flocks of birds. Reanimate, grow, and attack with your army of winged warriors! The Kastral, the Windcrested Brawl deck will be available in the MTG Arena Store February 25 for a limited time and features these cards:

(Please note: Card images displayed in the decklist below may be of versions not present in this product. This decklist is not a card-for-card product display but is representative of the cards found in the deck.)

Champion Deck: Brawl | Kastral, the Windcrested
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Arena Direct: Duskmourn: House of Horror Draft Coming March 7–9

This is an Arena Direct first: draft Duskmourn: House of Horror and compete to win two physical Play Booster boxes, March 7­–9. Arena Direct events have been Best-of-One Sealed events in the past, but we're changing it up for this one to feature Best-of-One Draft matches. Take six wins before getting two losses, and you'll earn the top prize of two Duskmourn: House of Horror Play Booster boxes (while supplies last).

ICYMI: Behind the Scenes of Achievements

Card art for Whirler Virtuoso, showing a blue-skinned mechanic revealing their latest thopter.

Achievements are now on MTG Arena, and you may have already notched a couple as you've played. Bringing achievements to the game is a story all its own, and Senior Software Development Engineer Ben Elliott takes us back through the journey to introduce this popular feature. In case you missed this rare look behind the scenes, check out his article, The Achievement of Shipping Achievements.

MagicCon: Chicago Recap

Last weekend was MagicCon: Chicago, and attendees got to experience everything amazing about in-person Magic. We showed off an early look at Tarkir: Dragonstorm and Edge of Eternities, swapped stories and signatures at the Art of Magic, and even revealed our final Magic set of 2025.

The Pro Tour Aetherdrift trophy on the main stage. Text: Pro Tour Aetherdrift, Congratulations to our champion!

MagicCon: Chicago also hosted Pro Tour Aetherdrift, the first of three Pro Tours that we'll be holding this year! With Standard Constructed and Aetherdrift Draft as the formats on display, it was a tense showdown of some of Magic's best and brightest (even if the weather wasn't very bright).

You can read up on the event and watch the feature matches over on Magic.gg. The players are already fervently preparing for the Pro Tour at MagicCon: Las Vegas. Until then, join us in celebrating our new Pro Tour champion: Matt Nass!

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, after March 9 UTC-07:00) 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, after March 9 UTC-07:00).

  • March 4–6: Into the Future
  • March 11–13: Slow Start
  • March 18–20: Standard Cascade

Quick Draft

  • February 25–March 7: Aetherdrift
  • March 7–18: Magic: The Gathering Foundations

Other Events

  • March 4–9: Premier Draft Duskmourn: House of Horror
  • March 4–18: Premier Draft Alchemy: Aetherdrift

March Qualifier Events

  • March 15: Best-of-One Play-In Standard
  • March 16: BONUS Best-of-One Play-In Aetherdrift Sealed
  • March 21: Best-of-Three Play-In Standard
  • March 22–23: Qualifier Weekend Standard

Competitive Play Schedule

All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-08:00, after March 9 UTC-07:00).

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!

March

  • Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-One)
    March 15, 6 a.m.–March 16, 3 a.m. PT
    • Format: Standard
  • BONUS Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-One)
    March 16, 5 a.m.–March 17, 5 a.m. PT
    • Format: Aetherdrift Sealed
  • Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-Three)
    March 21, 6 a.m. PT–March 22, 3 a.m. PT
    • Format: Standard
  • Qualifier Weekend
    March 22, 6 a.m. PT–March 23, 4 p.m. PT
    • Format: Standard

Arena Open

The Arena Open Day One entry window begins at 6 a.m. PT and closes to new entries the following day at 3 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00, after March 9 UTC-07:00). The Day Two entry window is 2 hours only, from 6 a.m. PT until 8 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00, after March 9 UTC-07:00).

  • Arena Open: Aetherdrift
    • March 1: Day One, Aetherdrift Sealed (Best-of-One and Best-of-Three)
    • March 2: Day Two, Aetherdrift Draft (Best-of-Three)
    • Entry reward: Chrome Mox sleeve

February 2025 Ranked Season

The February 2025 Ranked Season begins January 31, 2025, at 12:05 p.m. PT (UTC-08:00) and ends February 28, 2025, at 12 p.m. PT (UTC-08:00).

  • Bronze Reward: 1 Aetherdrift pack
  • Silver Reward: 1 Aetherdrift pack + 500 gold
  • Gold Reward: 2 Aetherdrift packs + 1,000 gold + Spell Pierce card style
  • Platinum Reward: 3 Aetherdrift packs + 1,000 gold + Spell Pierce card style + District Mascot card style
  • Diamond Reward: 4 Aetherdrift packs + 1,000 gold + Spell Pierce card style + District Mascot card style
  • Mythic Reward: 5 Aetherdrift packs + 1,000 gold + Spell Pierce card style + District Mascot card style
February Ranked Season Aetherdrift Spell Pierce card style reward
February Ranked Season Aetherdrift District Mascot card style reward

March 2025 Ranked Season

The March 2025 Ranked Season begins February 28, 2025, at 12:05 p.m. PT (UTC-08:00) and ends March 31, 2025, at 12 p.m. PT (UTC-08:00).

  • Bronze Reward: 1 Aetherdrift pack
  • Silver Reward: 1 Aetherdrift pack + 500 gold
  • Gold Reward: 2 Aetherdrift packs + 1,000 gold + Locust Spray card style
  • Platinum Reward: 3 Aetherdrift packs + 1,000 gold + Locust Spray card style + Skyseer's Chariot card style
  • Diamond Reward: 4 Aetherdrift packs + 1,000 gold + Locust Spray card style + Skyseer's Chariot card style
  • Mythic Reward: 5 Aetherdrift packs + 1,000 gold + Locust Spray card style + Skyseer's Chariot card style
March Ranked Season Aetherdrift Locust Spray card style reward
March Ranked Season Aetherdrift Skyseer's Chariot card style reward