Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has released their weekly MTG Arena update article including details on the ability to favorite basic lands, the next Arena Open, all the cards coming in Alchemy: Phyrexia, and more!
Preferred Printing Feature Finally Here
Years after releasing, MTG Arena finally has the technology to allow players to favorite certain versions of cards to be used when building decks. Not only can players select a favorite basic land, but any card with multiple printings can have a favorite variant.
Cards with multiple printings can be expanded to view them all, then a favorite can be selected. Drafters rejoice for not having to swap basic lands!
Other tips for navigating and picking favorite versions:
- The glowing highlight around cards identifies them as part of a its printings.
- If you don’t have a preferred printing of a card set, your decks will default to the latest printing available in your collection.
- If you have fewer copies of a card’s preferred printing available than the number you use in a deck, the remaining copies in the deck will default to the most recent printing.
- Limited game modes will use printings from their specific card set, but preferred printings of basic lands will be used. For example, if the Limited mode’s set includes Opt, you’ll see that set’s printing of Opt rather than your chosen preferred printing, while your basic land preferred printings will appear in your deck.
Alchemy: Phyrexia Card Gallery
The next 30-card MTG Arena-exclusive set, Alchemy: Phyrexia, releases today. These cards are not legal in Standard or Explorer, but will be legal in Alchemy, Historic, and Historic Brawl. They will also be available in Alchemy: Phyrexia Premier Drafts starting this afternoon. Check out all 30 cards below:
Arena Open This Weekend
Compete for $2,000 and Qualifier Weekend invitations in the next Arena Open, March 4-5. Featuring Phyrexia: All Will Be One Limited, the Arena Open will award each participant with a Phyrexian-language Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines card style.
More information on the Arena Open is available here.
Event Schedule
Midweek Magic
- February 28–March 2: Into the Future
- March 7–9: On the Edge
- March 14–16: Strixhaven: School of Mages Bot Draft
- March 21–23: Historic Pauper
Quick Draft
- February 17–March 2: Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- March 3–17: Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- March 17–31: Phyrexia: All Will Be One
Other Events
- February 25–28: The Fair Basilica
- February 28–March 10: Alchemy: Phyrexia Premier Draft
- March 10–21: Strixhaven: School of Mages Premier Draft
- March 17–20: Historic Metagame Challenge
Premier Play
Qualifier Play-Ins
- Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In
- March 4, 6 AM PT–March 5, 3 AM PT
- Format: Standard
- March 4, 6 AM PT–March 5, 3 AM PT
- Best-of-Three Qualifier Play-In
- March 10, 6 AM PT–March 11, 3 AM PT
- Format: Standard
- March 10, 6 AM PT–March 11, 3 AM PT
Qualifier Weekends
- March 11, 6 AM PT–March 12, 4 PM PT
- Format: Standard
The Arena Open
- Arena Open March 4–5
- Day 1, March 4: Phyrexia: All Will Be One Sealed (Best-of-One and Best-of-Three)
- Day 2, March 5: Phyrexia: All Will Be One Player DraftThere are two Player Draft events on Day 2.
Arena Championship 2
- March 18–19, 2023
- Format: Swiss: Phyrexia: All Will Be One Draft + Historic , Top 8: Historic
February 2023 Ranked Season
The February 2023 Ranked Season begins January 31 at 12:05 PM PT and ends on February 28 at 12 PM PT (UTC-08:00)
- Bronze Reward: 1 Phyrexia: All Will Be One pack
- Silver Reward: 1 Phyrexia: All Will Be One pack + 500 gold
- Gold Reward: 2 Phyrexia: All Will Be One packs + 1,000 gold + Drown in Ichor card style
- Platinum Reward: 3 Phyrexia: All Will Be One packs + 1,000 gold + Drown in Ichor card style + Skrelv, Defector Mite card style
- Diamond Reward: 4 Phyrexia: All Will Be One packs + 1,000 gold + Drown in Ichor card style + Skrelv, Defector Mite card style
- Mythic Reward: 5 Phyrexia: All Will Be One packs + 1,000 gold + Drown in Ichor card style + Skrelv, Defector Mite card style
Read the original article from WotC.