The Phyrexian invasion is here. Are you ready for March of the Machine on MTG Arena?

Nahiri's Warcrafting | Art by: Zara Alfonso

Magic's latest release arrived in MTG Arena, bringing with it legendary team-ups across the Multiverse, the return of familiar legends from Magic's past, and new mechanics—like battle cards, backup, and incubate—to play.

All the coolest details about March of the Machine on MTG Arena are available in our Release Notes. But if you want a peek into even more info about the set, we've gathered it from our March of the Machine Early Access event last week, where creators and Magic fans got their first look at everything available.

Let's get into the numbers.

March of the Machine Draft and Sealed Data

Fans of Limited—those who play Sealed Deck or Draft events—enjoy the unique challenge each event offers while getting to add to their collection quickly. Between Premier Play events (such as the upcoming Arena Open, April 29–30) and drafts to rank up with, getting started with a new set puts everyone on an even battlefield.

Looking at decks that contain each color, we can see the performance for Sealed and Premier Draft across hundreds of matches.

March of the Machine
Premier Draft Win Rates
Color Win Rate
Blue 52.30%
Red 51.40%
Black 50.30%
Green 49.30%
White 47.80%
March of the Machine
Sealed Deck Win Rates
Color Win Rate
Red 51.50%
White 49.40%
Green 49.10%
Black 48.70%
Blue 48.20%

Red is looking solid right out of the gates overall, but it's early in the season for Limited yet. Digging deeper, these were the top five common cards by pick order for each color during Premier Drafts.

White

  1. Realmbreaker's Grasp
  2. Alabaster Host Intercessor
  3. Knight of the New Coalition
  4. Sigiled Sentinel
  5. Alabaster Host Sanctifier
Realmbreaker's Grasp Alabaster Host Intercessor Knight of the New Coalition
Sigiled Sentinel Alabaster Host Sanctifier

Blue

  1. Preening Champion
  2. Meeting of Minds
  3. Order of the Mirror //
    Order of the Alabaster Host
  4. Ephara's Dispersal
  5. Temporal Cleansing
Preening Champion
Meeting of Minds
Order of the Mirror
Order of the Alabaster Host
Ephara's Dispersal   Temporal Cleansing

Black

  1. Deadly Derision
  2. Final Flourish
  3. Vanquish the Weak
  4. Aetherblade Agent //
    Gitaxian Mindstringer
  5. Nezumi Informant
Deadly Derision Final Flourish Vanquish the Weak
Aetherblade Agent
Gitaxian Mindstinger
 
Nezumi Informant

Red

  1. Volcanic Spite
  2. Ral's Reinforcements
  3. Pyretic Prankster //
    Glistening Goremonger
  4. Shatter the Source
  5. Thrashing Frontliner
Volcanic Spite
 
Ral's Reinforcements
 
Pyretic Prankster
Glistening Goremonger
Shatter the Source   Thrashing Frontliner

Green

  1. Cosmic Hunger
  2. Overgrown Pest
  3. Portent Tracker
  4. War Historian
  5. Timberland Ancient
Cosmic Hunger   Overgrown Pest   Portent Tracker
War Historian   Timberland Ancient

If you're not sure which card to choose in a draft, how other players started filling their decks can be a good way to test out how everyone else is learning the latest tricks.

March of the Machine Standard's Most Played Cards

With a new card type and powerful legendary team-ups to shake the format, March of the Machine is going to make a splash in Standard. There's plenty of innovation on the table to explore, but here were the most played cards from the set that players tried first during Early Access.

Uncommons

  1. Invasion of Regatha //
    Disciples of the Inferno
  2. Stoke the Flames
  3. Invasion of Ergamon //
    Truga Cliffcharger
  4. Norn's Inquisitor
  5. Khenra Spellspear //
    Gitaxian Spellstalker
Invasion of Regatha
Disciples of the Inferno
Stoke the Flames
Invasion of Ergamon
Truga Cliffcharger
Norn's Inquisitor
Khenra Spellspear
Gitaxian Spellstalker