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MTG Arena Announcements, October 20, 2021

Last Friday's Hotfix

We released a hotfix this past Friday that took care of two bugs:

• Wins and losses for Mythic players in Limited will no longer fail to register in their drafts.
• Jump In! will no longer lock the course after a packet is selected.

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Draft Challenge

This is the high-level Best-of-Three Limited competition you've been looking for! The Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Draft Challenge starts on October 22 and runs through October 25.

Format: Traditional Draft (Best-of-Three) Innistrad: Midnight Hunt

Entry: 3,000 gems or 20,000 gold

Structure: Play until 6 wins or 2 losses

Rewards:

Wins	Rewards
6 wins	4 Player Draft tokens + 20 packs
5 wins	3 Player Draft tokens + 15 packs
4 wins	3 Player Draft tokens + 10 packs
3 wins	2 Player Draft tokens + 6 packs
2 wins	1 Player Draft token + 3 packs
1 win	1 Player Draft token
0 wins	No rewards

Discounted Halloween Bundle!

Celebrate the season of frosty pumpkins and other chilling things by picking up a Halloween pet and sleeve—and save on gems in the MTG Arena Store! The gem price is now just 3,000 gems, discounted from the regular 3,600 gems.

Happy Halloween!

Jump In! Happening Now

If you enjoyed Jumpstart, you'll love Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Jump In! that's happening right now. Select two themed packets of Standard-legal cards, and then try out playstyles in the Standard format without a heavy focus on deckbuilding—just jump in and play!

New players, Jump In! is a fun next step as you build your play experience, card knowledge, and your collection of cards. Add Standard-legal cards to your collection while mastering them in live matches.

Plan your packet picking: check out the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Jump In! packet lists to see what you can get.

Play as many matches as you like and resign when you're done. Want to try more packets and add more cards to your collection? Pay the entry and rejoin Jump In! to pick fresh packets for a totally different experience!

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Jump In! Event Details

• Entry: 1,000 gold or 200 gems
• Format: Jump In! Standard—pick two packets and play a combined deck with added basic lands.
• Structure: Play as many games as you wish, resign when you're done. You may pay the entry and rejoin to select new packets and play again.
• Rewards: First win awards an uncommon individual card reward (ICR), with a 5% upgrade chance to rare or mythic rare.

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Harvest Bash

The fall festivities continue October 22–26 with Harvest Bash, which means you have another chance to grab some awesome equinox card styles!

Build a Singleton deck to make the best use of the Gift Bag emblem:

At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one that hasn't been chosen—

• Create a Treasure token
• Create a Clue token
• Create a Food token

Format: Singleton w/emblem

Entry: 2,500 gold or 500 gems

Structure: Play as much as you want until the event ends

Rewards:
Earn equinox card styles for these cards:

• Bird Admirer
• Village Watch
• Kessig Naturalist
• Graveyard Trespasser
• Tovolar's Huntmaster

Banned cards:

• Galazeth Prismari
• Omnath, Locus of Creation
• Yasharn, Implacable Earth

Get all the details in the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Harvest Festival event article.

Events Schedule

Midweek Magic

• October 19–21: On the Edge
• October 26–28: Historic Brawl Showcase
• November 2–4: Omniscience

Quick Draft

• October 15–29: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
• October 29–November 12: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt

Qualifier Weekends

• October 30: Day 1 Qualifier Weekend (must have Qualifier Badge earned through previous play)
  • Traditional Historic format
• November 1: Day 2 Qualifier Weekend (must qualify through Day 1 event)
  • Traditional Historic format
     
• November 6: Day 1 Qualifier Weekend (must have Qualifier Badge earned through previous play)
  • Traditional Historic format
• November 7: Day 2 Qualifier Weekend (must qualify through Day 1 event)
  • Traditional Historic format

Other Events

• October 22–25: Draft Challenge Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
• October 22–26: Harvest Bash
• October 29–November 5: Premier Draft: Ravnica Mixer—draft one pack each of Guilds of Ravnica, Ravnica Allegience, and War of the Spark
• November 5–12: Premier Draft: Core Sets—draft one pack each of Core Set 2019, Core Set 2020, and Core Set 2021.

October 2021 Ranked Season

The October 2021 Ranked Season begins September 30 at 12:05 p.m. PT (19:05 UTC) and ends on October 31 at 12 p.m. PT (1900 UTC).

• Bronze reward: 1 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt pack
• Silver reward: 1 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt pack + 500 gold
• Gold reward: 2 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt packs + 1,000 gold + Chaplain of Alms card style
• Platinum reward: 3 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt packs + 1,000 gold + Chaplain of Alms card style + Burn Down the House card style
• Diamond reward: 4 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt packs + 1,000 gold + Chaplain of Alms card style + Burn Down the House card style
• Mythic reward: 5 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt packs + 1,000 gold + Chaplain of Alms card style + Burn Down the House card style

November 2021 Ranked Season

The November 2021 Ranked Season begins October 31 at 12:05 p.m. PT (19:05 UTC) and ends on November 30 at 12 p.m. PT (1900 UTC).

• Bronze reward: 1 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt pack
• Silver reward: 1 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt pack + 500 gold
• Gold reward: 2 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt packs + 1,000 gold + Dissipate card style
• Platinum reward: 3 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt packs + 1,000 gold + Dissipate card style + Fateful Absence card style
• Diamond reward: 4 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt packs + 1,000 gold + Dissipate card style + Fateful Absence card style
• Mythic reward: 5 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt packs + 1,000 gold + Dissipate card style + Fateful Absence card style

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