Game Update Highlights

• Alchemy: Brothers' War is here! New Alchemy packs, events, and cosmetics are now available!
• Purchases of Alchemy: Brothers' War packs move the Golden Pack meter just like purchases of Brothers' War packs do 
• Explorer Anthology 2 arrives! A collection of 24 powerful Explorer cards and cosmetics, including the introduction of Devoid cards and Wastes
• Player Inbox: A new system to allow us to send messages to all players with information and rewards 
• Check in the top right of the menus (next to the settings gear) to access your inbox
• All players have an inbox message granting them Wastes
• New TRANSFORMERS Animating sleeves available in the Store

Notable Bug Fixes

• Fixed a collation bug that could result in Retro Artifacts cards from Brothers' War packs not respecting duplicate protection
• We will be sending Inbox Messages next week to all players who lost out on Retro Artifacts cards due to this bug with replacement rares/mythics
• Fixed a collation bug that could result in players getting only one card from Brothers' War in their Golden Packs (they would still receive another duplicate-protected rare from Standard)
• We were registering gameplay loops in some scenarios where players could absolutely take different actions. We've made the loop detector a little better at recognizing those situations.

Upcoming MTG Arena Events

Additional events added to MTG Arena. Read the MTG Arena Weekly Announcements to learn more!

General

• Country Specific Flag Sleeves
• Several years ago, as part of a limited-time promotion, players were able to obtain card sleeves depicting certain country-specific flags for use in MTG Arena. We feel that this has impacted some players’ ability to enjoy the game. As such, we will soon be restricting how the country-specific cards sleeves appear in game
• Players who previously acquired these sleeves will still see them in their collection and may still apply them to decks.
• During matches, only the player who has these card sleeves applied will see them on their deck; it will appear as the default card back to opponents.
• Players already have or soon will receive 300 gems per flag card sleeve in their collection when this change goes live, regardless of how they originally obtained the sleeve/s.
• Furthermore, we currently have no plans to make these sleeves available again in-game or through regional promotions.
• The Play Blade icons have given birth to little text labels for your reading enjoyment.
• The post match happy/sad survey returns! The quick survey is back and sometimes appears after a match to let you tell us how you felt about it. And remember, this is for science, so please, be honest.
• We have solved the problems preventing the Matt Jukes lands from working properly. The bundle is now back, and we have performed a mass grant to deliver the lands to prior purchasers.

Gameplay

• We added Devoid frames and they look sick

Store

Now Available

Bundles

TRANSFORMERS Animating Sleeves

• Optimus Prime Animating Sleeve 
• Blaster Animating Sleeve 
• Arcee Animating Sleeve 
• Ultra Magnus Animating Sleeve
• Ratchet Animating Sleeve 
• Megatron Animating Sleeve 
• Starscream Animating Sleeve 
• Soundwave Animating Sleeve 
• Blitzwing Animating Sleeve 
• Cyclonus Animating Sleeve 

Cost: 3,000 gems or 15,000 gold

Alchemist Bundle

• 20 x BRO Alchemy Boosters

Cost: 3,000 gems or 15,000 gold

Explorer Anthology 2

• 4x of each card: 
• Courser of Kruphix
• Mutavault 
• Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• Mana Confluence 
• Eidolon of the Great Revel 
• Matter Reshaper
• Thought-Knot Seer
• Kozilek, the Great Distortion 
• World Breaker 
• Eldrazi Displacer 
• Satyr Wayfinder
• Brave the Elements 
• Soldier of the Pantheon
• Reflector Mage
• Fiery Impulse
• Dispel
• Eerie Interlude
• Sliver Hivelord 
• Clever Impersonator 
• Rending Volley 
• Nylea's Presence 
• Shaman of the Pack
• Zulaport Cutthroat 
• Ethereal Armor

Cost: 4,000 gems or 25,000 gold

Full Art Wastes Basic Land

• Full Art Basic Land Wastes

Cost: 500 Gems or 2,500 Gold

Secret Lair: KOZYNDAN Basic Lands

• KOZYNDAN Full Art Plains
• KOZYNDAN Full Art Island
• KOZYNDAN Full Art Swamp
• KOZYNDAN Full Art Mountain
• KOZYNDAN Full Art Forest

Cost: 2,500 Gems or 12,500 Gold

Secret Lair: Just Add Milk Sleeves

• Etali, Primal Storm Sleeve 
• Ghalta, Primal Hunger Sleeve 
• Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Sleeve 

Cost: 900 Gems or 4,500 Gold

Secret Lair: Time Trouble Two Sleeves

• Narset, Parter of Veils Sleeve
• Nissa, Who Shakes the World Sleeve 
• Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas Sleeve

Cost: 900 Gems or 4,500 Gold

Secret Lair: Wizards of the Street Sleeves

• Baral, Chief of Compliance Sleeve
• Spellseeker Sleeve 
• Magus of the Wheel Sleeve
• Kess, Dissident Mage Sleeve 

Cost: 1,200 Gems or 6,000 Gold

Secret Lair: Meaning of Life Sleeves

• Forced Fruition Sleeve 
• Future Sight Sleeve 
• Mental Misstep Sleeve 
• Mind's Dilation Sleeve 
• Well of Lost Dreams Sleeve 

Cost: 1,500 Gems or 7,500 Gold

Urzan Sentinel Pet Bundle

• Urzan Sentinel Pet 
• Spectrum Sentinel Sleeve 

Cost: 3,000 Gems or 15,000 Gold

Oracle of the Alpha Avatar Bundle

• Oracle of the Alpha Avatar 
• Oracle of the Alpha Card Style

Cost: 650 Gems or 3,250 Gold

Special Guest: Matt Jukes

• Glacial Fortress Card Style
• Drowned Catacomb Card Style
• Dragonskull Summit Card Style
• Rootbound Crag Card Style
• Sunpetal Grove Card Style

Cost: 750 Gems or 3,750 Gold

Alchemy Styles: Armed and Dangerous

• Argivian Welcome Depth Art Card Style 
• Forgefire Automaton Depth Art Card Style
• Gixian Recycler Depth Art Card Style 
• Legion of Clay Depth Art Card Style 
• Melt Through Depth Art Card Style 
• Patchplate Resolute Depth Art Card Style 
• Penregon Besieged Depth Art Card Style
• Perilous Iteration Depth Art Card Style 
• Urza’s Construction Drone Depth Art Card Style 
• Warzone Duplicator Depth Art Card Style 

Cost: 4,300 Gems or 21,500 Gold

Alchemy Styles: Legendary Heroes

• Assemble the Team Depth Art Card Style
• By Elspeth’s Command Depth Art Card Style
• Crucias, Titan of the Waves Depth Art Card Style 
• Hurkyl’s Prodigy Depth Art Card Style 
• Jarsyl, Dark Age Scion Depth Art Card Style
• Kayla’s Kindling Depth Art Card Style 
• Raddic, Tal Zealot Depth Art Card Style 
• Richlau, Headmaster Depth Art Card Style 
• Rusko, Clockmaker Depth Art Card Style 
• Tawnos Endures Depth Art Card Style 

Cost: 4,800 Gems or 24,000 Gold

Alchemy Styles: Struggle for Survival

• Argothian Uprooting Depth Art Card Style 
• Fallaji Antiquarian Depth Art Card Style
• Foundry Groundbreaker Depth Art Card Style 
• Great Desert Hellion Depth Art Card Style
• Lonely End Depth Art Card Style
• Norn’s Disassembly Depth Art Card Style
• Piece It Together Depth Art Card Style 
• Sylvan Smite Depth Art Card Style 
• Tomakul Phoenix Depth Art Card Style
• Yotian Courier Depth Art Card Style

Cost: 4,400 Gems or 22,000 Gold

Explorer Styles: Into Adventure

• Brave the Elements Depth Art Card Style 
• Clever Impersonator Depth Art Card Style 
• Dispel Depth Art Card Style 
• Fiery Impulse Depth Art Card Style 
• Reflector Mage Depth Art Card Style 
• Rending Volley Depth Art Card Style 
• Shaman of the Pack Depth Art Card Style 
• Soldier of the Pantheon Depth Art Card Style 
• Zulaport Cutthroat Depth Art Card Style 

Cost: 3,000 Gems or 15,000 Gold

Explorer Styles: Creeping Encounter

• Eerie Interlude Depth Art Card Style 
• Eldrazi Displacer Depth Art Card Style 
• Kozilek, the Great Distortion Depth Art Card Style 
• Matter Reshaper Depth Art Card Style 
• Sliver Hivelord Depth Art Card Style 
• Thought-Knot Seer Depth Art Card Style 
• World Breaker Depth Art Card Style

Cost: 3,800 Gems or 19,000 Gold

Explorer Styles: Enchanting Journey

• Courser of Kruphix Depth Art Card Style 
• Eidolon of the Great Revel Depth Art Card Style
• Ethereal Armor Depth Art Card Style
• Mana Confluence Depth Art Card Style 
• Mutavault Depth Art Card Style 
• Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx Depth Art Card Style
• Nylea's Presence Depth Art Card Style
• Satyr Wayfinder Depth Art Card Style

Cost: 3,100 Gems or 15,500 Gold

Card Styles

Now available for purchase through the Deckbuilder:

Depth Art:

Kayla’s Kindling
Jarsyl, Dark Age Scion
Crucias, Titan of the Waves
Richlau, Headmaster
Forgefire Automaton
Norn’s Disassembly
By Elspeth’s Command
Penregon Besieged
Fallaji Antiquarian
Tomakul Phoenix
Foundry Groundbreaker
Argothian Uprooting
Legion of Clay
Raddic, Tal Zealot
Yotian Courier
Rusko, Clockmaker
Great Desert Hellion
Urza’s Construction Drone
Gixian Recycler
Warzone Duplicator
Tawnos Endures
Hurkyl’s Prodigy
Piece It Together
Lonely End
Melt Through
Sylvan Smite
Assemble the Team
Argivian Welcome
Perilous Iteration
Patchplate Resolute

Clever Impersonator
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
Sliver Hivelord
World Breaker
Courser of Kruphix
Eerie Interlude
Eidolon of the Great Revel
Eldrazi Displacer
Mana Confluence
Matter Reshaper
Mutavault
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Soldier of the Pantheon
Thought-Knot Seer
Dispel
Ethereal Armor
Fiery Impulse
Nylea's Presence
Satyr Wayfinder
Brave the Elements
Reflector Mage
Rending Volley
Shaman of the Pack
Zulaport Cutthroat 

 

Bug Fixes

General

• Fixed a bug that made the Schemtic Style for Quietus Spike not show up properly
• Fixed a deckbuilder bug where adding some artifacts from Brothers' War could make suggest lands add some Plains (regardless of deck color)

Gameplay

• Using Tamiyo Compleated Sage's -X on a Saga with Read Ahead was showing missing art in the browser. This has been fixed.
• Creeping Inn was missing its count badge in the icon tray. This has been fixed.
• Tibalt, Cosmic Imposter's rules text got little. It's big again, thank goodness.
• Fixed a bug that caused Mask of the Jadecrafter to show an improper mana cost for Unearth in Portuguese.
• RoboQA found a crash where removing all of Torgaar's abilities perpetually, then bouncing it, then playing it again caused a crash. Thanks RoboQA, you've done it again.