Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has released their weekly MTG Arena update that includes details on Arena Championship 1, Dominaria United early access, and more.
Dominaria United Early Access
Beginning Tuesday, August 30 at 10 AM PT, the Dominaria United early access live stream event will be available for select streamers and content creators for 24 hours.
Dominaria United Preorders
Card sleeves available at purchase, bundles available at release (September 1, 2022)
Liliana of the Veil Bundle
- Liliana of the Veil card sleeve
- 50x Dominaria United packs
- 5x Dominaria United Mythic Boosters (bonus!)
- Liliana of the Veil card
- 1x Liliana of the Veil depth art card style
- $49.99
Jaya Play Bundle
- Dominaria United Mastery Pass
- +10 Mastery levels
- 3x Player Draft tokens
- 1x Sealed token
- 1x Jaya, Fiery Negotiator card
- Squee (Goblin) pet
- $49.99
Arena Championship 1 Set For Late September
The first Arena Championship is coming on September 24-25. The two-day, invitation-only event will feature a prize pool of $200,000 and the winner qualifies for the 2023 Magic World Championship. More details are still to come, but you can check out the players who have qualified so far here.
MTG Arena Cube
The MTG Arena Cube are phantom drafts that will run through September 1. For more information including a card list, click here.
Event Schedule
Events open at 8 a.m. PT (UTC -7) and close at 8 a.m. PT (UTC-7) on the dates shown unless otherwise noted.
- August 12-September 1: Arena Cube
- August 22-27: Kaladesh Remastered Premier Draft
- August 27-September 1: Amonkhet Remastered Premier Draft
- September 9-12: Standard Metagame Challenge
Quick Draft
- August 5–19: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- August 19–September 2: Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate
- August 27–September 1: Amonkhet Remastered Premier Draft
- September 2-15: Streets of New Capenna
- September 16-30: Dominaria United
- September 30-October 14: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
Midweek Magic
Midweek Magic events open on Tuesdays at 8 AM PT and close on Thursdays at 8 AM PT.
- August 23-25: Future Alchemy (All Access)
- August 30-September 1: Last Call (All Access)
- September 6-8: Dominaria United Phantom Sealed
- September 13-15: Artisan
- September 20–22: Brawl Showcase
Premier Play Schedule
All times listed are Pacific time (UTC -7).
Note: The format for the August Qualifier Play-In and Qualifier Weekend events has been updated to Alchemy. For full details, see the event pages linked below.
Qualifier Weekend Events
Day One and Day Two events close to new entries at 8 AM PT (UTC 15:00) each day.
Qualifier Weekend events are two-day events in which eligible players compete for invitations to the Arena Championship held in the fourth quarter of 2022.
September
- Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In
September 9, 6 AM–September 10, 6 AM- Format: Dominaria United Phantom Sealed (Best-of-One)
- Best-of-Three Qualifier Play-In
September 16, 6 AM–September 17, 6 AM- Format: Dominaria United Phantom Sealed (Best-of-Three)
- Qualifier Weekend
September 17, 6 AM–September 18, 4 PM- Format: Dominaria United Phantom Sealed (Best-of-Three)
- The first Qualifier Weekend for Arena Championship 2 in early 2023
- The first Qualifier Weekend for the Tabletop Pro Tour.
October
Arena Open
October 1–2
- Day 1, October 1: Dominaria United Sealed
Best-of-One and Best-of-Three
All participants will receive the Sheoldred, the Apocalypse card style. - Day 2, October 2, Draft One and Draft Two: Dominaria United Player Draft
Best-of-Three only
Note: There are two drafts for the Day 2 Arena Open, with three wins or one loss.
Read the original article from WotC.