Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has provided a series of important details for the upcoming Strixhaven College Cup and other updates.
Strixhaven College Cup Continues
The second test in the Arena-wide competition starts tomorrow with the Test of Wit, which features 100-card Standard play with an emblem that creates treasure tokens for each player every turn. The Japanese Mystical Archive cards styles available in this event include: Strategic Planning, Shock, Defiant Strike, and Eliminate. Entry for the event that runs from May 20-25 is 2,500 gold or 500 gems.
The third and final test is set for May 27-31 and is called Test of Leadership. This event will be Strixhaven Brawl, which is Standard Brawl but players can only use legendary creatures and planeswalkers from Strixhaven: School of Mages as their commanders. Japanese Mystical Archive styles available will include: Adventurous Impulse, Village Rites, Divine Gambit, and Claim the Firstborn.
Witherbloom currently holds the lead in the College Cup. The school that wins the event will change the look of MTG Arena and award all players special sleeves of the winning school.
Historic Anthology 5 Available on May 27
The fifth anthology will provide 25 more cards to the Historic format and will cost 25,000 gold or 4,000 gems. Card styles for all cards will also be available on the release date.
You can view the full list of all 25 cards included in Historic Anthology V below:
Strixhaven Draft Challenge Starts This Weekend
The Strixhaven Draft Challenge is a high-level Limited event set for May 22-25 featuring player drafts in best-of-three matches. Entry fee is 20,000 gold or 3,000 gems with players playing until they reach six wins or two losses. Updated prizes for the Draft Challenge listed below.
| Wins | Reward |
|---|---|
| 0 Wins | No Rewards |
| 1 Win | 1 Player Draft Token |
| 2 Wins | 1 Player Draft Token and 3 Strixhaven Packs |
| 3 Wins | 2 Player Draft Tokens and 6 Strixhaven Packs |
| 4 Wins | 3 Player Draft Tokens and 10 Strixhaven Packs |
| 5 Wins | 3 Player Draft Tokens and 15 Strixhaven Packs |
| 6 Wins | 4 Player Draft Tokens and 20 Strixhaven Packs |
Unsanctioned And Unstable Basic Lands Return To Store
The Unsanctioned and Unstable full-art basic lands will return to the MTG Arena store on May 27. Each bundle of five will cost 12,500 gold or 2,500 gems.
Schedule of Events
FNM @ Home
- May 21: Artisan
- May 28: Omniscience
- June 4: Pauper
Quick Drafts
- May 14–28: Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- May 28 – June 10: Strixhaven: School of Mages
Special Events
- May 20-25: College Cup: Test of Wit
- May 27 – June 1: College Cup: Test of Leadership
- May 27: Historic Anthology 5 on sale
May Ranked Season Rewards
The May Ranked Season runs until 12 pm PT on May 31. Rewards are listed below:
| Rank | Rewards |
| Bronze | 1 Strixhaven Pack |
| Silver | 1 Strixhaven Pack, 500 Gold |
| Gold | 2 Strixhaven Packs, 1,000 Gold, and Clever Luminancer Card Style |
| Platinum | 3 Strixhaven Packs, 1,000 Gold, and Clever Luminancer and Rushed Rebirth Card Styles |
| Diamond | 4 Strixhaven Packs, 1,000 Gold, and Clever Luminancer and Rushed Rebirth Card Styles |
| Mythic | 5 Strixhaven Packs, 1,000 Gold, and Clever Luminancer and Rushed Rebirth Card Styles |
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