MTG Arena Announcements – April 1, 2024

Editor's Note: The April 2024 Ranked Season rewards have been updated to reflect it awards Outlaws of Thunder Junction packs.

In this edition:

• Congratulations to the Arena Championship 5 Winner!
• Outlaws of Thunder Junction Preorders on Sale Now
• April 10 Streamer Event for Outlaws of Thunder Junction
• Announcing Remix Draft: Artifacts!
• Saturday: April Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In
• Event Schedule

It's April Fools' Day! What might be up in MTG Arena today …?

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Congratulations to Arena Championship 5 Winner

This past weekend featured the Arena Championship 5 event. The field of players was winnowed by the end of the first day, and Sunday hosted the 32 top players that cut to a Top 8 Explorer Constructed playoff.

The showdown is over, and a winner stepped into the champion's spotlight! Congratuations to Toni Ramis Pascual for taking home the Arena Championship 5 trophy!

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Outlaws of Thunder Junction Preorders on Sale Now

Preorder bundles for Outlaws of Thunder Junction are on sale right now in the MTG Arena Store. Check out what you get with each below, and then put in your preorder—each bundle has something you'll get immediately!

We've been previewing cards from the new set, so stop by the Outlaws of Thunder Junction Card Image Gallery to see what's be revealed so far. All cards in the set will appear after previews are complete on April 5.

For those looking for specific cards on MTG Arena, we've broken down where you can find them:

• 1 Breaking News card of any rarity appears in each Outlaws of Thunder Junction pack, replacing a common slot. Uncommons in this slot can upgrade to rares approximately 1:3 of the time. Rares in this slot upgrade to mythic rares at a rate of approximately 1:5.
• 1 mythic rare card from The Big Score may replace the mythic rare in Outlaws of Thunder Junction Store packs at a rate of approximately 1:5.
• 1 common in Outlaws of Thunder Junction Limited packs will upgrade to either a card from The Big Score or a Special Guests card at a rate of approximately 1:5. The Big Score cards in this slot are replaced with a Special Guests card at a rate of approximately 1:4.

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April 10 Streamer Event for Outlaws of Thunder Junction

Get your first look at the new set in action live during the Outlaws of Thunder Junction Streamer Event beginning next Wednesday, April 10, at 8 a.m. Join your favorite Magic streamers as they open packs, discuss cards and mechanics, and play in matches on Twitch and YouTube!

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Announcing Remix Draft: Artifacts!

MTG Arena is introducing a new Draft format for you to try starting tomorrow, April 2, in the new event, Remix Draft: Artifacts. Remix Draft is an experiment built around a central mechanical theme: artifacts across the Multiverse.

Get the all the details on how the format works, the complete card list, and rewards for the event in the Remix Draft: Artifacts on MTG Arena article!

Saturday: April Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In

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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-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-07:00).

• April 2–4: Omniscience Draft
• April 9–11: Gladiator Community Spotlight (Best-of-One)
• April 16–18: Jump Into Outlaws of Thunder Junction

Quick Draft

• March 26–April 9: Phyrexia: All Will Be One
• April 9–26: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan

Other Events

• April 2–16: Remix Draft: Artifacts
• April 5–8: Timeless Metagame Challenge

April Qualifier Events – Standard

• April 6: Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In
• April 12: Best-of-Three Play-In
• April 13–14: Qualifier Weekend

Competitive Play Schedule

All times listed are Pacific time (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 are delivered to your MTG Arena inbox. Remember to claim them before the event starts!

April

• Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-One)
  April 6, 6 a.m. PT
• Format: Standard
• Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-Three)
  April 12, 6 a.m. PT–April 13, 3 a.m. PT
• Format: Standard
• Qualifier Weekend
  April 13, 6 a.m. PT–April 14, 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-07:00). The Day Two entry window is 2 hours only, from 6 a.m. PT until 8 a.m. PT (UTC-07:00).

• Arena Open: Outlaws of Thunder Junction
  • May 4: Day One, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Sealed (Best-of-One and Best-of-Three)
  • May 5: Day Two, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Draft (Best-of-Three)

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