MTG Arena Announcements – August 26, 2024 (2024)

(8/28 Editor's Note: In the Event Schedule, the August 27–29 Midweek Magic event has been corrected from Momir to Golden Pack Phantom Sealed. Also, the start date for GNSHAAGHKKAPPHRIIBIT has been updated to September 2.)

In this edition:

• Banned and Restricted Announcements for August 26, 2024
• Duskmourn Debuts at PAX West—Preorders Start Next Tuesday!
• Arena Open: Bloomburrow Starts Saturday!
• Final Week to Play Standard at WPN Stores for MTG Arena Rewards
• Event Schedule

Banned and Restricted Announcements for August 26, 2024

Explorer

• Amalia Benavides Aguirre is banned.
• Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord is banned.

A new Banned and Restricted Announcement came out today with Amalia Benavides Aguirre and Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord banned in Explorer, reflecting the same bans in Pioneer. Explorer will continue to match Pioneer's bans as we work toward tournament Pioneer on MTG Arena.

Check out the Banned and Restricted Announcement for complete details, including bans and restrictions in other formats.

Duskmourn Debuts at PAX West—Preorders Start Next Tuesday!

Terrifying ghosts materialize and horrors come to life with Duskmourn: House of Horror! Previews start this Saturday, August 31, at PAX West, where the Duskmourn debut will usher in the "13 Days of Duskmourn." Those of you on site at PAX West can watch the panel live, or you can stream it on the official Magic: The Gathering YouTube channel and twitch.tv/Magic.

The full list of where to find Duskmourn previews is right here, so prepare for Magic's most fright-filled set before MTG Arena preorders start next Tuesday!

Arena Open: Bloomburrow Starts Saturday!

This weekend, August 31 through September 1, Arena Open returns to the land of Valley for another pastoral playoff in Bloomburrow. This two-day event could literally be your ticket to big-time competitive Magic with an invitation to the September Qualifier Weekend and up to $2,000 in prizes up for grabs!

Everyone who enters receives the Imagine: Courageous Critters avatar of Jace, the Mind Sculptor.

Find out details on how to participate in Arena Open: Bloomburrow, then bring your best Bloomburrow Limited skills to the field this Saturday.

There's still time to get in a Standard game or two at WPN stores and grab MTG Arena! Register with your Wizards Account (the one you use to play on MTG Arena) and play in Standard events at your local participating WPN Store by the August 31 deadline, and you can earn these rewards in MTG Arena:

• First event: 1 random rare card in Standard
• Second event: 1 random rare card in Standard
• Third event: 1 Bloomburrowpack and Ral, Crackling Wit card style
• Fourth event: 1 Bloomburrowmythic pack

Rewards will be sent to your MTG Arena player inbox on or after September 1, 2024. Find out all the promo details and start playing!

Event Schedule

Events open at 8 a.m. PT on their starting dates (excluding Midweek Magic) and close to entries at 8 a.m. PT (UTC-07:00) on the ending date shown unless otherwise noted.

Midweek Magic

Midweek Magic events open on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. PT and close to new entries on Thursdays at 2 p.m. PT (UTC-07:00).

• UPDATED: August 27–29: Golden Pack Phantom Sealed
  Build a 40-card deck from a pool of 12 Golden Packs, add basic lands and play as much as you want! This is a Phantom event, so cards aren't added to your collection.
• UPDATED: September 2–5: GNSHAAGHKKAPPHRIIBIT
  Yargle has consumed Midweek Magic, turning it into an all-access Brawl Frog free-for-all! Choose any legendary Frog (or Tatsunari, Toad Rider) and build a Brawl deck without needing the cards in your collection! Plus, Yargle's magic makes all of your Frogs better than ever: they're cheaper to play and hungry for power.
• September 10–12: Historic Pauper
• September 17–19: Bloomburrow Phantom Sealed

Quick Draft

• August 20–September 3: Wilds of Eldraine
• September 3–17: Bloomburow

Other Events

(Editor's Note: The starting date for the Remix Draft: Artifacts Flashback has been corrected to September 10.)

• August 20–27: Alchemy: Bloomburrow Premier Draft
• August 30–September 1: Timeless Metagame Challenge
• September 10–24: Remix Draft: Artifacts Flashback
• Summer Flashback Drafts
• August 27–September 3: Dominaria Premier Draft
• September 3–10: Dominaria United Premier Draft
• September 10–17: Amonkhet Remastered Premier Draft
• September 17–24: Zendikar Rising Premier Draft

September Qualifier Events – Timeless

• September 7: Best-of-One Play-In
• September 13: Best-of-Three Play-In
• September 14–15: Qualifier Weekend

Competitive Play Schedule

All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-07:00).

Premier Play

Qualifier Play-In events are single-day tournaments in which players compete to earn invitations to that month's Qualifier Weekend events.

Qualifier Weekend events are two-day events in which eligible players compete for invitations to upcoming Arena Championship events.

Qualifier tokens earned through Seasonal Rewards are delivered to your MTG Arena inbox. Remember to claim them before the event starts!

September

• Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-One)
  September 7, 6 a.m. PT–September 8, 3 a.m. PT
  • Format: Timeless
• Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-Three)
  September 13, 6 a.m. PT–September 14, 3 a.m. PT
  • Format: Timeless
• Qualifier Weekend
  September 14, 6 a.m. PT–September 15, 4 p.m. PT
• Format: Timeless (Best-of-Three)

Arena Open

The Arena Open Day One entry window begins at 6 a.m. PT and closes to new entries the following day at 3 a.m. PT (UTC-07:00). The Day Two entry window is 2 hours only, from 6 a.m. PT until 8 a.m. PT (UTC-07:00).

• Arena Open: Bloomburrow
  • August 31: Day One, Bloomburrow Sealed (Best-of-One and Best-of-Three)
  • September 1: Day Two, Bloomburrow Draft (Best-of-Three)

All entrants receive the Imagine: Courageous Critters Jace, the Mind Sculptor avatar!

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