Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has released its weekly update article for MTG Arena, highlighting an upcoming reward for playing in-person at WPN stores, future events, and more.
Earn XP From Playing In-Person
Starting in September, players can earn MTG Arena Mastery Pass XP for playing at WPN stores. Players can get 1,000 XP for playing in-store events like the Wilds of Eldraine prerelease, FNM, Open House events, and more. Earn up to 4,000 XP each month. Players must have an active MTG Arena account that uses the same email address as the Wizards account they use to register in the sanctioned WPN event. The XP will be delivered via the MTG Arena inbox periodically throughout the month.
More details can be found here.
Wilds of Eldraine Bundle Preorders On Sale Now
As usual with a new Standard set coming to MTG Arena, players can preorder one of three bundles in anticipation of Wilds of Eldraine. The bundles vary from a Pack Bundle, Play Bundle, and the Mastery Pass Bundle. The contents include:
Agatha Pack Bundle — $49.99
- 50x Wilds of Eldraine packs
- 5x Golden Packs
- Agatha depth art card style
- Agatha card
- Agatha sleeve (available at purchase)
Hylda Play Bundle — $24.99
- 2x Player Draft tokens
- 1x Sealed token
- 5x Play-In Points
- Hylda depth art card style
- Hylda card
- The Goose Mother companion (available at purchase)
- Hylda sleeve (available at purchase)
Eriette Pass Bundle — $14.99
- Wilds of Eldraine Mastery Pass
- Eriette depth art card style
- Eriette card
- Eriette sleeve (available at purchase)
Players will get all the contents when Wilds of Eldraine comes to MTG Arena on September 5.
Upcoming Format Rotation And Renewal Rewards
While Standard is not going to rotate any sets this year after the announcement earlier this year that the format would only rotate every three years, Alchemy will have a rotation. With the release of Wilds of Eldraine on September 8, Alchemy will lose four Standard sets and four Alchemy-only expansions.
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Alchemy: Innistrad
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Alchemy: Kamigawa
- Streets of New Capenna
- Alchemy: New Capenna
- Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate
After the rotation, Alchemy will consist of the following sets:
- Dominaria United
- Alchemy: Dominaria
- The Brothers’ War
- Alchemy: The Brothers’ War
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Alchemy: Phyrexia
- March of the Machine
- March of the Machine: The Aftermath
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth™
- Wilds of Eldraine
Renewal rewards will still be awarded to players with the Renewal Egg that will appear in the MTG Arena client soon. The Renewal Egg will show how much time remains for set rotation for Alchemy. It will also contain awards for players, which in the past have been packs and Individual Card Rewards (ICRs) from sets still legal in Standard.
Full details on rotation and renewal season can be found here.
Event Schedule
Midweek Magic
- August 22–24: Brawl
- August 29–31: Momir
- September 5–7: Alchemy
Quick Draft
- August 15–29: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- August 29–September 15: March of the Machine
- September 15–26: Wilds of Eldraine
- September 26–October 10: The Brothers’ War
Other Events
- August 21–September 5: Arena Cube Draft
- August 26-27: Arena Open (Arena Cube Draft)
- August 21–September 15: Historic All Access
- September 5–29: Wilds of Eldraine Sealed
Premier Play
September
- Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-One)
- September 13, 6 AM PT
- Format: Wilds of Eldraine Limited
- Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-Three)
- September 29, 6 AM – September 30, 3 AM PT
- Format: Wilds of Eldraine Limited
- Qualifier Weekend
- September 30, 6 AM PT – October 1, 4 PM PT
- Format: Wilds of Eldraine Limited
Arena Open
- August 26-27
- Format: Arena Cube Draft
Arena Championship 4
- October 7-8
- Format: Historic and Wilds of Eldraine Draft
August 2023 Ranked Season Rewards
The August 2023 Ranked Season begins July 31 at 12:05 p.m. PT and ends on August 31 at 12 p.m. PT (UTC-07:00)
- Bronze Reward: 1 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth pack
- Silver Reward: 1 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth pack + 500 gold
- Gold Reward: 2 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth packs + 1,000 gold + Reprieve card style
- Platinum Reward: 3 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth packs + 1,000 gold + Reprieve card style + Display of Power card style
- Diamond Reward: 4 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth packs + 1,000 gold + Reprieve card style + Display of Power card style
- Mythic Reward: 5 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth packs + 1,000 gold + Reprieve card style + Display of Power card style
Read the original article from WotC.