Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has released their weekly MTG Arena update that includes details on Alchemy rebalances, the next Arena Open, and more.
Alchemy Rebalances Arrive Tomorrow
A new set of Alchemy card rebalances come to the client tomorrow, headlined by a buff to Omnath, Locus of Creation. Check out all the updates below:
The rest of the changes are minor power/toughness changes for build-around creatures.
Full details on the Alchemy changes can be found here.
Next Arena Open Set For May 14-15
The next Arena Open will feature Streets of New Capenna limited on May 14-15. Day 1 will be Sealed and will offer Best-Of-One and Best-Of-Three play options. Players receive a Urabrask, Heretic Praetor card style for entering and can enter Day 1 as many times as they wish.
Day 2 will feature Streets of New Capenna draft. Entry fee costs 25,000 gold or 5,000 gems. Get full details on the Arena Open here.
Rise of the Five Families Festival Starts Soon
Five special events celebrating each family from Streets of New Capenna will start on May 12 and run through June 2, allowing players to earn golden age showcase card styles and other prizes. Each event will use Best-Of-One Alchemy Singleton with a twist via a new emblem for each event. Entry fee for each event is 2,500 gold or 500 gems. The first two events have been previewed so far.
Rise of the Maestros, May 12-15
Players will have an emblem that reads, “Once during each of your turns, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your graveyard by sacrificing a creature in addition to paying its other costs. If a spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.”
Card styles available to earn include:
- Glamorous Outlaw
- Corpse Appraiser
- Cormela, Glamour Thief
- Hostile Takeover
- Maestros Ascendancy
Rise of the Obscura, May 15-18
Players will have an emblem that reads, “Whenever you attack, target attacking creature connives.”
Card styles available to earn include:
- Shattered Seraph
- Nimble Larcenist
- Queza, Augur of Agonies
- Void Rend
- Obscura Ascendancy
Event Schedule
Midweek Magic
- May 3-5: Streets of New Capenna Quick Draft
- May 10-12: Standard
- May 17-19: Artisan
- May 24-26: On the Edge
- May 31-June 2: Historic Pauper
Quick Draft
- April 29 – May 13: Kaldheim
- May 13-27: Streets of New Capenna
- May 27-June 10: Strixhaven: School of Mages
- June 10-June 24: Streets of New Capenna
- June 24-July 8: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
Other Events
- April 28 – May 20: Sealed Streets of New Capenna
- May 6-9: Explorer Metagame Challenge
- May 12-June 2: Rise of the Five Families Festival
- May 14-15: Limited (Streets of New Capenna) Arena Open
- May 20-23: Streets of New Capenna Constructed
- May 21-22: Streets of New Capenna Phantom Sealed Event
- May 27-30: Standard Metagame Challenge
Read the original article from WotC.