Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has released its weekly update article for MTG Arena, highlighting tomorrow’s release of The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, the next Arena Open, upcoming events, and more.
The Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth Arrives Tomorrow
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth comes to MTG Arena tomorrow. Prepare for the launch by checking out how the mechanics in the set work on the client.
The Ring Tempts You
Food
Amass Orcs
Players can check the release notes of the set and view the card image gallery to prepare for the new set’s arrival. The usual suite of Limited events will accompany the release of the set. Practice Sealed and Draft in prep for the Arena Open on July 1-2.
Next Arena Open Scheduled For July 1-2
The next Arena Open is set for July 1-2 and will feature The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Sealed and Draft. Day 1 is Sealed and players can choose to play in Best-Of-One or Best-Of-Three. Reach max wins on Day 1 to make Day 2, which includes two Drafts. Hit eight wins on Day 2 to win $2,000. Entry fee is 25,000 gold or 5,000 gems. Players can enter Day 1 as many times as they want. The entry award for the event is the Dragon Hoard card sleeve.
Full details on the Arena Open can be found here.
Event Schedule
Midweek Magic
- June 20–22: Starter Deck Test Drive
- June 27–29: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Phantom Sealed
- July 4–6: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Constructed
- July 11–13: Historic Brawl
- July 18–20: Standard
Quick Draft
- June 16–29: Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- June 30–July 11: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- July 11–18: The Brothers’ War
- July 18–August 1: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- August 1–5: Dominaria United
Other Events
- June 12–20: Chromatic Cube
- June 20–July 18: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Sealed
- July 7–14: The Two (Command) Towers
- July 17–25: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Premier Draft
Premier Play
July
- Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-One)
- July 8, 6 AM PT–July 9, 3 AM PT
- Format: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Limited
- Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-Three)
- July 14, 6 AM PT–July 15, 3 AM PT
- Format: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Limited
- Qualifier Weekend
- July 15, 6 AM PT–July 16, 4 AM PT
- Format: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Limited
Arena Open
- Format: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Limited
- July 1-2
- Day One, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Sealed (Best-of-One and Best-of-Three)
- Day Two, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Player Draft (Best-of-Three)There are two Player Draft events on Day Two
- July 1-2
June 2023 Ranked Season Rewards
The June 2023 Ranked Season begins May 31 at 12:05 p.m. PT and ends on June 30 at 12 p.m. PT (UTC-07:00)
- Bronze Reward: 1 March of the Machine pack
- Silver Reward: 1 March of the Machinepack + 500 gold
- Gold Reward: 2 March of the Machine packs + 1,000 gold + Council’s Deliberation
- Platinum Reward: 3 March of the Machine packs + 1,000 gold + Council’s Deliberation + Orcish Bowmasters card style
- Diamond Reward: 4 March of the Machine packs + 1,000 gold + Council’s Deliberation + Orcish Bowmasters card style
- Mythic Reward: 5 March of the Machine packs + 1,000 gold + Council’s Deliberation + Orcish Bowmasters card style
Read the original article from WotC.