MTG Arena Announcements - April 20, 2026
Magic: The Gathering • • technology
Key Points:
- Secrets of Strixhaven launches on MTG Arena on April 21, featuring new Limited events including Premier Draft, Traditional Draft, Pick-Two Draft, and Sealed formats such as Best-of-Three and Factionalized Best-of-One.
- Five cards—Armageddon, Daze, Force of Will, Vampiric Tutor, and Library of Alexandria—are pre-banned in the Historic format to maintain balance and prevent overly powerful or disruptive gameplay ahead of Arena Championship 12 in May.
- Buy-a-Box promotions return to MTG Arena with Secrets of Strixhaven, offering rare cards as bonuses with purchases of 45-pack and 90-pack bundles, responding to community feedback.
- The Secrets of Strixhaven storyline is available through six main episodes and five side stories, providing rich narrative content accessible via DailyMTG and The Magic Story Podcast.
- The competitive event schedule starts April 21, with May featuring Secrets of Strixhaven Sealed qualifiers and qualifier weekends, while April season rewards will be distributed at the end of the month to players who participated in ranked games.
