

Just click on your library, and you will find a button to switch to viewing your sideboard. First, you can now view your sideboard mid-match to check which lessons (or other cards) you have available there. This new mechanic has prompted two important changes in MTG Arena. Lesson is a new card type in Strixhaven, and they provide a wide variety of effects that you can call on when you need to. Learn is a new keyword action that lets you discard a card to draw a card or, more interestingly, reveal a Lesson card from your sideboard and put it into your hand.

It means the exact same thing that "converted mana cost" always has, and in fact, all the cards that used to say converted mana cost (like Elspeth Conquers Death, Drown in the Loch, or Fatal Push) now say mana value. "Mana value" is a new term but a familiar mechanic. You can study up on all the new card mechanics in detail, but read on for some notes on how these will play out on MTG Arena. Campus GuideĪs one of the most prestigious schools of magical thought in the Multiverse, Strixhaven has several new things to teach us. Whichever mode you prefer, you will have the right events available to give you the practice and experience to go into the Arena Open with confidence. We saw a promising response to Best-of-Three Sealed with Kaldheim, and we are interested in offering it for longer to see if that holds up. Expanding on what we did in Kaldheim, we will be starting Best-of-Three Sealed right alongside Best-of-One, and it will also run until the Open.

Similar to Kaldheim, we will be running our normal Best-of-One Sealed event a bit longer, right up until the Arena Open, so players have a good venue to practice.
#School of magic games archive#
We saw an incredible response to Kaldheim's Sealed Arena Open, and we think Strixhaven: School of Mages and its Mystical Archive will make for an even more exciting Sealed environment. The College Cup isn't the only competition coming with the release of Strixhaven-we'll also be running another Arena Open on May 8–9, and just like last time, this one will be using the Sealed format. The more items you bring, the more points your college will score.Īt the end of the competition, all players will receive a reward commemorating the victorious college: make sure to compete, represent your classmates well, and push your college to victory. There will be three ways to score points for your favorite college during these events: adding sleeves on your deck (college sleeves are available from the quiz above), using an avatar from your college (available from the Mastery Web), and bringing the tome from your college (the pet available through the Mastery Pass).
#School of magic games series#
A series of events will challenge players to compete in various formats and represent their college of choice. The colleges of Strixhaven have always competed fiercely, and a few weeks after the set launches, this competition will come to MTG Arena. You can read more about them in this introduction, take a quiz to find out which one matches you best, or just learn the style of each college as you see them on the battlefield.Ĭhoose whatever method you prefer, but you will want to pick your favorite college in the first few weeks because The College Cup is coming! Make Your Mark The College Cup Strixhaven is known for its five colleges: Silverquill, Witherbloom, Quandrix, Prismari, and Lorehold. Like every new set, it also brings new packs to the store, new Draft and Sealed formats, and exciting new events.

#School of magic games full#
Get ready for a new plane, several new mechanics, and a library full of ancient and powerful spells. The new Strixhaven: School of Mages set releases on April 15, so school will soon be in session.
