In this edition:

Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Debut and Preorders
(October 20)

Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek will debut on YouTube.com/@mtg tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT, followed shortly by the WeeklyMTG Aftershow on twitch.tv/magic! Tune in to join us for a look at the set, tons of new features on DailyMTG, and new cards in the card image gallery!

Starting tomorrow, the MTG Arena Store will be refreshed to feature three Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek preorder bundles. The Pack, Pass, and Play Bundles are each packed with different items and goodies oriented around general goals on MTG Arena. The Pack Bundle is full of Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek packs to help you get a head start on building your collection. The Pass Bundle includes and enhances Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek's Mastery Pass, adding ten bonus levels to it, in addition to packs and a Sealed token. And the Play Bundle comes with event tokens and Play-In Points so competitive players can jump into the action right away.

And, of course, each bundle comes with a unique card, card style, and sleeve! Keep reading for a look at what comes in each preorder bundle.

Pack Bundle

$49.99 USD

Preorder the Pack Bundle

Available at purchase:
  • Captain Kirk sleeve
Available at release (November 2):
  • 45 Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek packs
  • 5 Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek mythic packs
  • 5 Golden packs
  • Captain James T. Kirk card
  • Captain James T. Kirk depth art card style

Pass Bundle

$49.99 USD

Preorder the Pass Bundle

Available at purchase:
  • Captain Picard sleeve
Available at release (November 2):
  • Set Mastery Pass + 10 bonus levels
  • 1 Sealed token
  • 20 Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek packs
  • 2 Golden packs
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard card
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard depth art card style

Play Bundle

$49.99 USD

Preorder the Play Bundle

Available at purchase:
  • Captain Janeway sleeve
  • Exocomp companion
Available at release (November 2):
  • 4 Draft tokens
  • 2 Sealed tokens
  • 20 Play-In Points
  • Captain Kathryn Janeway card
  • Captain Kathryn Janeway depth art card style

Arena Powered Cube Returns!
(October 20–November 9)

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A new edition of Arena Powered Cube will hit MTG Arena tomorrow! From October 20–November 9, the massive mega-draft event returns, allowing you to build and battle with some of the most legendary cards in Magic's history!

Zach Barash has returned to write another detailed update article. Check it out for an insightful overview of the changes to this edition of Arena Powered Cube and some of the creative processes behind them, a changelog, and a complete list of the cards available in this edition. If you're new to the Cube format or just curious, the article includes a general primer on how the format works, too!

Arena Direct for Reality Fracture Sealed
(October 23–November 1)

The next Arena Direct for Reality Fracture begins this week! From October 23–November 1, you can take on other players in Best-of-One matches of Reality Fracture Sealed, with the chance of winning some physical Magic product! Digital prizes of gems and MTG Arena packs await players who claim three to five wins, and players who can amass six wins or more will earn Reality Fracture Play Booster boxes, while supplies last!

More details are available from the event page and the full Arena Direct terms and conditions.

Update on Reality Fracture Achievements

By Max Manco

Perfected Theory | Art by: Marta Nael

You may have noticed that the Reality Fracture achievements countdown indicated that the end date was November 3, 2026, instead of the previously announced date of November 10. This was an error on our end.

While we were in the middle of addressing this issue, we made the decision to extend these achievements until February 2, 2027.

As a reminder, Reality Fracture Premier Draft will also be available a bit longer than normal, until December 1. If you're looking for a good place to empower (or destroy) Jace, give it a spin!

You should see this change reflected in the countdown timer this week.

Arena Championship 13
(October 24–25)

The next Arena Championship is being held this weekend from October 24–25! Arena Championships are the highest echelon of competitive MTG Arena play, so they're a great opportunity to see the game's top players in action as they vie for a piece of the $250,000 prize pool and the opportunity to play on the Magic Pro Tour!

Players can earn their way into Arena Championships through sets of qualifiers that are held every month, and October's are starting up this weekend! On October 24, the Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In is taking place, followed by a bonus Reality Fracture Sealed Best-of-One Play-In on October 25, then the Best-of-Three Play-In on October 30, and culminating in the Qualifier Weekend from October 31–November 1. Besides the bonus event, Standard is the format for all other October qualifiers.

Champion Decks: Standard

Five new Standard decks are available in the MTG Arena Store until November 9! Check out each decklist below to see which ones best suit your playstyle!

Champion Deck: Standard | Planeswalker Control

13,050 gems

0043_MTGFRA_MainUP: The Theorist, Jace Beleren 0212_MTGFRA_MainPair: Chandra, Chill of Compliance 0140_MTGFDN_MainRep: Day of Judgment 0032_MTGFRA_MainUP: Jace's Machinations 0216_MTGFRA_MainPair: Jace, Reality Sculptor

▲ Click to Reveal Decklist

1 Theorist's Sanctum 2 Chandra, Chill of Compliance 4 Countersculpt 2 Plains 3 Day of Judgment 1 Demolition Field 4 Fatehold Charm 4 Floodfarm Verge 1 Fountainport 4 Get Lost 4 Hallowed Fountain 3 Island 3 Jace, Reality Sculptor 4 Jace's Machinations 2 Meticulous Archive 2 Plains 3 Island 2 Split Up 3 The Theorist, Jace Beleren 2 Theorist's Proxy 1 Restless Anchorage 2 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian 1 Final Showdown 2 Fabled Passage

Champion Deck: Standard | Cleric Life Gain

13,820 gems

0200_MTGFRA_MainPair: Liliana the Faultless 0221_MTGLCI_Main: Amalia Benavides Aguirre 0019_MTGEOE_Main: Haliya, Guided by Light 0091_MTGSOS_Main: Moseo, Vein's New Dean 0214_MTGSOS_Main: Professor Dellian Fel

▲ Click to Reveal Decklist

4 Godless Shrine 4 Temple Garden 4 Amalia Benavides Aguirre 4 Case of the Uneaten Feast 4 Essence Channeler 4 Starscape Cleric 4 Lunar Convocation 4 Hinterland Sanctifier 4 Starting Town 4 Haliya, Guided by Light 3 Plains 4 Virulent Emissary 3 Liliana the Faultless 2 Professor Dellian Fel 3 Moseo, Vein's New Dean 2 Plains 2 Overgrown Tomb 1 Swamp

Champion Deck: Standard | Lizard Aggro

9,870 gems

0214_MTGBLB_Main: Gev, Scaled Scorch 0137_MTGFRA_MainUP: Ingris Stingerquill 0140_MTGBLB_Main: Hired Claw 0088_MTGFRA_MainUP: Master of Barbs 0099_MTGBLB_Main: Iridescent Vinelasher

▲ Click to Reveal Decklist

3 Swamp 3 Mountain 4 Blood Crypt 2 Swamp 3 Burst Lightning 4 Iridescent Vinelasher 2 Ravine Raider 4 Flamecache Gecko 4 Hired Claw 1 Valley Flamecaller 4 Fireglass Mentor 4 Gev, Scaled Scorch 2 Rockface Village 4 Blazemire Verge 2 Gastal Thrillseeker 4 Master of Barbs 3 Ingris Stingerquill 3 Stingerquill Charm 4 Mountain

Champion Deck: Standard | Kona Combo

17,450 gems

0187_MTGDSK_Main: Kona, Rescue Beastie 0161_MTGFDN_MainRep: Omniscience 0051_MTGTDM_Main: Marang River Regent 0149_MTGOTJ_Main: Terror of the Peaks 0176_MTGECL_Main: Formidable Speaker

▲ Click to Reveal Decklist

1 Terror of the Peaks 4 Kona, Rescue Beastie 4 Marang River Regent 3 Formidable Speaker 3 Spell Snare 3 Dispelling Exhale 3 Consult the Star Charts 4 Stock Up 4 Omniscience 3 Lost in the Maze 4 Roiling Dragonstorm 2 Island 4 Cavern of Souls 4 Breeding Pool 4 Willowrush Verge 4 Evendo, Waking Haven 4 Uthros, Titanic Godcore 2 Island

Champion Deck: Standard | Eerie Aggro

2,570 gems

0031_MTGWOE_Main: Spellbook Vendor 0021_MTGDSK_Main: Optimistic Scavenger 0040_MTGDSK_Main: Veteran Survivor 0030_MTGDSK_Main: Sheltered by Ghosts 0007_MTGDSK_Main: Ethereal Armor

▲ Click to Reveal Decklist

9 Plains 4 Ethereal Armor 3 Spellbook Vendor 4 Feather of Flight 4 Optimistic Scavenger 4 Shardmage's Rescue 4 Sheltered by Ghosts 4 Veteran Survivor 3 Seam Rip 4 Skyward Spider 3 Origin of Spider-Man 1 Lavaspur Boots 1 Dalkovan Encampment 1 Divine Resilience 1 Cavern of Souls 10 Plains

Event Schedule

The full Reality Fracture event schedule runs into November and is available here.

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!

October Qualifier Format: Standard

  • October 24: Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In
  • October 25 (Bonus Event): Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In (Reality Fracture Sealed)
  • October 30: Best-of-Three Qualifier Play-In
  • October 31–November 1: Qualifier Weekend

November Qualifier Format: Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Sealed

  • November 14: Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In
  • November 20: Best-of-Three Qualifier Play-In
  • November 21–22: Qualifier Weekend

October Season Rewards

Players will receive their rewards for the October 2026 season at the start of the November 2026 ranked season (12:05 p.m. PT on October 31).

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

  • Bronze Reward: 1 Reality Fracture pack
  • Silver Reward: 1 Reality Fracture pack + 500 gold
  • Gold Reward: 2 Reality Fracture packs + 1,000 gold + Break Under Pressure card style
  • Platinum Reward: 3 Reality Fracture packs + 1,000 gold + Break Under Pressure and Simulacrum Shaper card styles
  • Diamond Reward: 4 Reality Fracture packs + 1,000 gold + Break Under Pressure and Simulacrum Shaper card styles
  • Mythic Reward: 5 Reality Fracture packs + 1,000 gold + Break Under Pressure and Simulacrum Shaper card styles
Break Under Pressure (Depth Art) Simulacrum Shaper (Depth Art)