Arena announcements, September 22, 2021 • News • MTG Arena Zone
It’s Wednesday again, which means Wizards of the Coast have provided us with an update on everything Magic: Arena through their MTG: Arena announcements bulletin. With the recent release of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt on the client, there isn’t a lot of new information that wasn’t already covered in last week’s announcements – mostly just another update on fixes from ongoing bugs as a result of recent content additions.
More bug fixes
Like last week, Wizards included a list of fixes in today’s announcement that will be rolled out in a customer update tomorrow, Thursday, September 23. Here is the list provided:
- Fixed a bug where the grafted identity has the wrong art
- Fixed bug where dragging a map while viewing the battlefield from a map prompt browser creates a soft lock
- Fixed a bug that prevented some limited decks from being edited after the initial deck submission
Upcoming standard metagame challenge
Now that the Midnight Hunt is upon us and the Standard Rotation has taken place, Wizards is hosting a new Standard Metagame Challenge on Arena that will take place this weekend from September 24-27.
The event will take the form of traditional best-of-three matches. It will be a single elimination event, which means you play until you hit the max of seven wins or a single loss. The entry fee will cost 2,000 gold or 4,000 gems, and the stakes are quite high. See the following table to see the structure of the event rewards:
| Victories | Awards |
|---|---|
| 7th victory | 5,000 gold coins + 30 packs |
| 6 wins | 4,000 gold coins + 20 packs |
| 5 wins | 3,000 gold coins + 10 packs |
| 4 wins | 2500 gold coins + 5 packs |
| 3 wins | 2,000 gold coins + 3 packs |
| 2 wins | 1,500 gold coins + 1 pack |
| 1 victory | 1,000 gold coins |
| 0 wins | 500 gold coins |
Wrap
Other than that, there isn’t much new to take from this week’s announcements. See below for the full text of the original Wizard announcement. In addition to what’s covered above, you’ll find a reminder on the new cosmetic packs for Midnight Hunt and an updated calendar of arena events.
The bugs are being eliminated as we continue to work on the issues you reported. Tomorrow’s release will have more fixes, including these:
- Fixed a bug where the grafted identity has the wrong art
- Fixed bug where dragging a map while viewing the battlefield from a map prompt browser creates a soft lock
- Fixed a bug that prevented some limited decks from being edited after the initial deck submission
If you are stuck in the construction status of the bridge, please follow this link to contact customer service and complete the form after selecting “Report a problem in your event†from the drop-down list.
We return to the dark plane of Innistrad with the release of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, and you can play it now in MTG Arena! New events are live, and packs and packs are available in the store.
If you haven’t already, check out the latest State of the Game article that covers the new set, along with details on the standard rotation and renewal rewards.
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt came out on MTG Arena, and you can get packs and packs right now in the store, including:
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Set of stickers
Eternal Night Basic Earth Package
- 5,000 gems or 25,000 gold
- 10 basic lands of Eternal Night
Double Land Pack Without Borders
- 1,000 gems or 5,000 gold
- 5 card styles
And much more !
Feed your hunger Innistrad: Midnight Hunt in these recently added events:
- First draft Innistrad: Midnight Hunt–Write cards and play singles matches until you reach seven wins or three losses to win prizes.
- Traditional Draw Innistrad: Midnight Hunt–Write cards and play best-of-three matches for prizes based on the number of matches you win.
- Sealed Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (until October 8): Receive six packs to build a 40-card deck and play single matches until you reach seven wins or three losses to win prizes.
- Traditional sealed Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (until October 8): Receive six packs to create a 40-card deck, and play best-of-three matches to earn prizes based on wins.
The norm has changed, Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is out, and it’s time to take those new Standard decks off the table and score some gold and Innistrad: Midnight Hunt packs: the Standard Metagame Challenge returns this weekend, September 24-27!
Event details
Format: Traditional standard
Structure: Best-of-Three, up to seven single elimination wins
Entrance: 2,000 gold or 400 gems
Awards:
| Victories | Awards |
|---|---|
| 7th victory | 5,000 gold coins + 30 packs |
| 6 wins | 4,000 gold coins + 20 packs |
| 5 wins | 3,000 gold coins + 10 packs |
| 4 wins | 2500 gold coins + 5 packs |
| 3 wins | 2,000 gold coins + 3 packs |
| 2 wins | 1,500 gold coins + 1 pack |
| 1 victory | 1,000 gold coins |
| 0 wins | 500 gold coins |
Middle of the week Magic
Quick draft
- From September 17 to October 1: Strixhaven: School of the Magi
- From October 1 to 15: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- From October 15 to 29: Adventures in Forgotten Realms
Other events
Ranked season of September 2021
The September 2021 ranked season begins August 24 after a service disruption and ends September 30 at 12:00 p.m. PT (1900 UTC).
- Bronze Award: 1 Adventures in Forgotten Realms pack
- Money reward: 1 Adventures in Forgotten Realms pack + 500 gold coins
- Gold reward: 2 Adventures in Forgotten Realms packs + 1000 gold + Power Word Kill card style
- Platinum Reward: 3 Adventures in Forgotten Realms packs + 1000 gold + Power Word Kill card style + Adult Gold Dragon card style
- Diamond Reward: 4 Adventures in Forgotten Realms packs + 1000 gold + Power Word Kill card style + Adult Gold Dragon card style
- Mythic reward: 5 Adventures in Forgotten Realms packs + 1000 gold + Power Word Kill card style + Adult Gold Dragon card style
