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In this edition:

• Tarkir: Dragonstorm Releases Tomorrow
• Play Clan Sealed Events with Tarkir: Dragonstorm
• State of the Game on WeeklyMTG
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Watch the Tarkir: Dragonstorm Streamer Even
• Tarkir: Dragonstorm Prepatch and Release
• Banned and Restricted Announcement – March 31, 2025
• Get Dastardly with Dastardly Dwayne!
• Upcoming Qualifier Weekend and Qualifier Play-In
• Congratulations to the Winner of Arena Championship 8
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Watch Arena Championship 8 This Weekend
• Tarkir: Dragonstorm Preview Season
• Win Physical Aetherdrift Cards with Arena Direct
• Upcoming Flashback Draft Events
• Timeless Metagame Challenge
• Standard Champion Decks in the MTG Arena Store
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Tarkir: Dragonstorm Debut
• Preorder Tarkir: Dragonstorm on MTG Arena
• Upcoming Maintainence on March 18
• Take On Standard with New Champion Decks
• Champion Brawl Decks Leave the MTG Arena Store Tomorrow
• Tarkir: Dragonstorm Content Recap
• More Details to Come on Arena Championship 8
• Event Schedule

Daily deals

In this edition:

• March 15–16 Qualifier Play-Ins
• Alchemy: Aetherdrift Discord Office Hours
• Alchemy: Aetherdrift is Available
• Champion Brawl Decks are Available Until March 18
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Alchemy: Aetherdrift Rolls into MTG Arena Tomorrow!
• The House Is Getting Drafty for the Next Arena Direct
• Celebrate Sparky's Birthday on March 6
• We Spring Ahead One Hour for Daylight Saving Time on March 9
• Find Fast and Furious Offerings in the MTG Arena Store
• Battle Your Buddies with New Brawl Decks
• Alchemy Rebalances for March 4, 2025
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Aetherdrift Quick Draft Begins Tomorrow
• Alchemy: Aetherdrift Previews Begin
• Racers to the Starting Line! Arena Open: Aetherdrift Is This Weekend
• New Brawl Decks in the MTG Arena Store Tomorrow
• Arena Direct: Duskmourn: House of Horror Draft Coming March 7–10
• ICYMI: Behind the Scenes of Achievements
• MagicCon: Chicago Recap
• Event Schedule

I was just playing a game where my opponent was on mono W tokens and had a Mondrak out. The triggers took so long to resolve (with no player input needed) that it ran down two of MY timers... and subsequently skipped through my following turn. I didn't end up drawing the combo piece I needed, but if I had, this UI behaviour would have been the reason I lost. I was getting ready to cast something (even though it wouldn't have saved me) but the UI just jumped straight from my draw step to my opponent's turn.

Whose idea was it to have automated triggers count against a player's timer?

Anyway, I'm posting this here since the WotC feedback channel requires a login to post.

So Arena introduced an achievement system recently. A lot of the achievements are the sort of thing that will just happen sooner or later, but there's an "Advanced Achievements" category and one of the things in it is "Win 10 Historic Ranked matches with a deck containing no Rare or Mythic Rare cards."

What do we think about this one? Given enough patience, anyone can catch enough lucky breaks eventually, but are there any known decks that could accomplish this goal in a relatively short timeframe? My first thought was to build a cheapo burn deck, and my second thought was to play Zombie Hunt. But we're talking about ranked Historic, and I don't know if either of those ideas can even approach a 50% win rate there.

Edit: if you're going the burn route, here's a 0-rare burn deck that was featured on MTGGoldfish a couple of years ago.

In this edition:

• Aetherdrift Is Out Now!
• Win an Aetherdrift Collector Booster Box with Arena Direct
• Bring the Bling with Aetherdrift Cosmetics
• Aetherdrift Fast Follow
• A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Achievements Development
• Compete in the Bo3 Historic Qualifier Play-In February 21
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Aetherdrift Careens into MTG Arena Tomorrow!
• A Closer Look at MTG Arena Achievements
• February Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In This Saturday
• Win a Collector Booster Box in Arena Direct: Aetherdrift
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Only One Week Left to Preorder Aetherdrift
• Magic Streamers Take Aetherdrift Out for a Test Drive
• Introducing Achievements on MTG Arena
• Pre-Banning Chrome Mox in Historic
• Crafting Aetherdrift's Special Guests with Wildcards
• Event Schedule

(Ignore me being bad at Limited; I did at least get to Platinum before the end of the month.)

Daily Deals

In this edition:

• Preorder Aetherdrift Now!
• Catch Aetherdrift Previews
• A New Chromatic Cube Returns January 28
• Outlaws of Thunder Junction Premier and Traditional Drafts this Week
• Event Schedule

Bloomburrow packs are 10% off today, in daily deals

In this edition:

• Ready, Set, Go! Read the Story and Watch the Debut of Aetherdrift Tomorrow!
• Aetherdrift Preorders Start Tomorrow!
• Earn Your Spot in January's Qualifier Weekend in the Best-of-Three Play-In
• Don't Miss Out: Arena Direct Duskmourn Starts This Friday!
• Event Schedule

I was hoping to complete the commons for a set by opening packs, but it looks like I keep getting duplicates instead? Is using wildcards going to be the best way to complete the commons for that set?

Seems like they could either A. have common slots fill with missing cards first, or B. have duplicates be some small number of gems instead, like they do for rares and mythics (or ideally, both A and B).

What's the point of opening my 5th, 6th, 7th etc of a common?

In this edition:

• January Qualifier Play-In This Saturday
• Win Two Duskmourn: House of Horror Play Booster Boxes January 24–27
• Last Call! Bonus Sheet Pioneer Masters Draft Events End January 20
• Step Back in Time for the Standard Flashback Premier Drafts
• Creator Vs Finals Today—Watch All Four Episodes Now!
• Event Schedule

I don't understand why anyone would want a card style with random ugly dark pixels floating around characters' heads. Is my phone doing something weird here?