In Magic: The Gathering: Arena's latest State of the Game article, Wizards of the Coast announced that the Standard Brawl format will be a permanent fixture on the platform starting July 1st. Instead of the Brawler's Guildhall event, Brawl will now always be available as a play mode alongside Standard Ranked, Traditional Standard and more.
Magic: The Gathering is gearing up for the release of the latest Standard-legal booster set, Core 2021. The set drops on the game's two digital platforms, Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) and Magic: The Gathering Arena, on June 25th. You can find everything you need to know about the Arena release here, while below are the details on both Core 2021's MTGO release and how competitive players finally have a way to spend their leftover Qualifier Points from last season.
Magic: The Gathering Arena recently published its latest State of the Game article, and it's chock full of updates and brand new content set to be released over the next two months. There's a lot to cover from their announcement, so here's everything you need to know about what's coming to Arena in June and July.
After Magic: The Gathering artist Noah Bradley admitted to harassing women, Wizards of the Coast cut ties with him and condemned his sexual misconduct.
On June 1st, Magic: The Gathering banned the cards Agent of Treachery and Fires of Invention from the Standard format. The two cards combined with the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Planeswalker Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast and Companion Yorion, Sky Nomad to form an almost unbeatable combination that restricted Standard deck diversity and player enjoyment. Many were glad that the two problem cards got the axe. On the other hand, some pointed out that another four-mana Enchantment card, Wilderness Reclamation, wrongly escaped the ban announcement.
Earlier this year, Magic: The Gathering's publisher Wizards of the Coast (WotC) announced that they were moving all competitive events in 2020 to their digital platform Magic: The Gathering Arena. The global health crisis and uncertainty around travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic led to this huge adjustment.
