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Pioneer Masters Will Come to MTG Arena by the End of 2020

Pioneer Masters will take cards from the various Pioneer-legal sets and combine them into one, cohesive, draftable set.

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Amonkhet Remastered Arrives on MTG Arena on August 13

The set will combine Amonkhet and Hour Devastation into a 340-card, draftable set, that will also support Historic and Pioneer.

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2020-21 Magic Pro League and Rivals League Structure Revealed

Two-thirds of the current MPL will not be back for the 2021-22 season, and Rivals will have access to up to 16 of the 24 roster slots.

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Wizards Provides the First Details of This Fall’s Zendikar Rising Split

The split will have three Ranked Seasons and Qualifier Weekends that lead to a $250,000 Championship.

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Arcum’s Astrolabe Banned in Modern

The card provided too much consistency to decks at too little cost, resulting in “unhealthy and unsustainable” win rates.

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Nexus of Fate Banned in Historic, Burning-Tree Emissary Suspended

Bant Nexus and Gruul Aggro make up 35% of the Historic metagame and are played more than three times as much as their closest competition.

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Expedition Map and Mystic Sanctuary Banned in Pauper

Both cards contributed to repetitive loops that locked opponents out of the game.

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Oath of Nissa Unbanned in Pioneer

It was one of the first cards banned in Pioneer when the format was less than two weeks old—but Pioneer has changed dramatically since then.

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In-Store Play in the US and Latin America Re-Suspended Until September

While Europe has continued to recover from COVID-19, infection rates in the US and LATAM are getting worse.

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The Arena Open Will Return August 1 Using the Historic Format

The event will have the same eligibility requirements, structure, and prize payouts as the first Arena Open.

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Core Set 2021’s Early Access Event Collides with the Twitch Blackout

The Twitch Blackout is a day-long boycott to raise awareness about accusations of sexual harassment and abuse by streamers on the platform.