We've got news out of Weekly MTG that we'll be seeing MTG Arena's mobile launch this month! Launching in Early Access on January 28, you'll be able to play Kaldheim and all the usual fun on MTGA.
- iOS is coming later this year.
- Initially only available on newer Android phones (past 2ish years). 4 GB of RAM and certain chipsets are a requirement.
- They are looking to reduce the requirements during early access to allow more players to join.
- Completely cross-platform. Your account works on both PC and Mobile.
- You can only be logged in to one device at a time.
- They are keeping an eye on how tokens are working in the game for mobile.
- More information on their next mobile plans arriving in the January State of the Game.
If you have an Android device, you can signup under Google Play's open beta program. Search for "MTG Arena" on Google Play after maintenance on January 28 to opt-in and download the client.
Supported Devices
Your phone must be newer to play the Early Access version of MTG Arena on mobile. Having a Kirin 970, Snapdragon 845, or Exynos 9810 is within the minimum requirements. These requirements will be lowered as the game gets tested and optimized.
Important Note: Due to the wide variety and variability of Android devices, we are unable to provide a comprehensive list of supported devices. Below is a sample list of known supported devices, assuming standard configuration. Please refer to your phone's software and system information when checking for compatibility.
Asus ROG Phone 3 | LG G7 ThinQ | Samsung Galaxy A71 5G |
Asus ROG Phone II | Motorola One 5G | Samsung Galaxy Note 9 |
Galaxy Note 10+ | OnePlus 6T | Samsung Galaxy S10 |
Google Pixel 3 | OnePlus 7 Pro | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra |
Honor Play 4 | OnePlus 8 | Samsung Galaxy S9 |
Huawei Mate 20 Pro | Oppo Reno 3 Vitality | Sony Xperia XZ2 |
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 4G | Oppo Reno3 5G | Sony Xperia XZ3 |
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G | Realme v3 | Vivo Y70s |
Huawei P20 Pro | Redmi 10X Pro 5G | Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra |
Huawei P30 Pro | Redmi K30 5G Racing |
Comments
It was about damn time! Awesome news!
Very cool!
Now if they would only do something to make it more F2P friendly...
I think that adding a free Mastery token for a starting account would be the best way to do this. If you fill out the mastery levels before the next expansion drops you will often have enough gems for the next expansion's. This does take dedicated play, but that's the trade off for F2P. Only trick to this would be newer players may waste this free token at the end of a mastery cycle and get nothing for it.
Yeah, I got one (fortunately near the beginning of the expansion) using the gems from one of the promotional starter packages, and since then with the draft token, the gems, and stonks it has been pretty much self-perpetuating. But I am a pretty skinflinty mostly F2Per (I have over 200 wildcards accumulated in about 7 months of play).