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• Improved notification on mobile when a new update is available
• Fixed an issue that caused Limited decks to use all drafted cards of the event as the decks color identity.
• Fixed multiple bugs that could cause the friends list to be empty or inaccessible
• Fixed a bug that could cause the "Confirm Pick" button on the Mastery Web to say "Play"
• Fixed a mobile best-of-three bug that could cause lingering UI elements to prevent progressing past sideboarding

• Fixed a bug that prevented completing the Color Challenges
• Fixed a bug that would allow players to improperly add 1 card to a Brawl sideboard

• Fixed single-click casting of spells from hand
• Angel of Light & Teyo's Lightshield display their proper art

Game Update Highlights

• Historic Anthology 5 is now available, with Praetors, Commands, and more!
• Jumpstart returns starting June 4!
• Extensive bugfixes and improvements throughout the game

Notable Bug Fixes

• Fixed multiple bugs around social and Friend Challenges, especially on iOS
• Improved several cases where login or app start could hang, leaving the player stuck at a black screen or loading spinner
• Fixed a bug on mobile that prevented users from targeting offscreen cards - sliding a row will no longer select anything
  • NOTE: As a result of this bugfix, on mobile you can no longer drag blockers to assign them. You need to tap the blocker, then tap the creature you want them to block.
• Fixed multiple bugs on mobile around permanents not unstacking when they should, especially around distribute damage and activating abilities
• Fixed a bug that was making companion...

• Fixed a bug that could cause social/friends list interactions to not work properly on iOS
• Fixed a bug with the French translation for Fracture. Nous sommes désolés!
• Fixed a bug that could cause the game to not be full screen on Google Pixel 5 when Gesture Navigation is enabled
• Fixed a bug that could cause Ecological Appreciation to fail to properly return the creatures to the battlefield
• Fixed a bug when putting multiple Snarls and basics onto the battlefield with Journey to the Oracle
• Fixed a bug that could make the cost reduction from Maelstrom Muse apply incorrectly
• Fixed a bug that could cause the daily & weekly win trackers to disappear after playing a Sparky match
• Fixed a bug that could occur with Grinning Ignus with Ashaya, Soul of the Wild on the battlefield

• Fixed issues with connecting to the game over cell service with certain carriers.
• Fixed a bug that could result in the quest bar & social menu disappearing.
• Fixed a bug that caused the "New" & "First" tags to be missing on cards in the deckbuilder.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the sideboard browser to display as empty when viewing it mid-game (by clicking on your library).
• Fixed a bug that caused the Strixhaven College sleeves to not display properly.

GAME UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS

• The new Strixhaven: School of Mages set is released! See our most-recentState of the Game for full details.
• You can now browse your sideboard mid-match

BUG FIXES

• Adjusted pet locations on mobile for better card visibility; they now count as part of the "creature row" and will slide with it
• Fixed a bug on mobile that could cause the "Pass Priority" button to be non-functional
• Fixed a bug where Planeswalkers exiled by Banishing Light returning to the b...

Game Update Highlights

• Historic Anthology 4 is now available!
• KHM Festivals - Earn KHM card styles
• Historic Shakeup Series - We're running 3 back-to-back Historic shakeups, with a starting ban list that will evolve based on what people are playing in these events

Notable Bug Fixes

• Multiple improvements around connecting to matches and detecting and handling disconnections
• Fixed an issue that could prevent targeting the opponent (this was caused by either player reconnecting mid-match)
• Fixed problems with moving Runed/enchanted equipment and targeting the enchantments on mobile.
• Fixed the quest bar sometimes not appearing on launch.
• Even more improvements to performance around animating huge stacks of stuff.
• Fixed an issue where the Demonic Pact checklist wasn't updating correctly.
• Lands with multiple Glittering Frosts now have consecutive mana wheels.
• ...

Gameplay

User Interface

• Exile animations, particularly when being done to pay a cost, have been sped up.
• Extremely large queues of abilities or spells on the stack should no longer cause draws.
  • Developer's Note: Should being the operative word. We've been unable to force a draw internally with this, but we know some of you will take this as a challenge.
• Floating mana now splits into distinct piles when being autotapped.

Bug Fixes

Cards

• Thriving Lands that enter the battlefield with a Blood Sun in play will now correctly tap for mana.
  • . . . We're guessing no one noticed, but still, glad we fixed it.
  • Edit: Okay, someone did notice.

• When Littjara Kinseekers enters the battlefield, its triggered ability no longer counts back-face creatu...

Bug Fixes

• Manually tapping lands enchanted with Glittering Frost should no longer cause the game to become unresponsive.
• Entering in an X value (e.g. Ugin, the Spirit Dragons -X Ability) while your opponent concedes should no longer cause a softlock.

Game Update Highlights

• Forge your legend! Kaldheim is now available on MTG Arena!
• Android Early Access is here! MTG Arena now fits into your pocket!
  • Search for "Magic: The Gathering Arena" on the Google Play store using a supported Android phone.
  • Please Note: It may take several hours for the game to appear on the Google Play store, and may appear in some regions before others.
  • More details here are available, here - MTG Arena Mobile FAQ.

Notable Bug Fixes

• The matches left number in best-of-three draft no...

General Q&A

When is MTG Arena launching on mobile?

The early access for MTG Arena on Android mobile devices is currently planned for January 28, 2020 with the release of Kaldheim. It will be available on iOS later this year.

When will it be available on the Google Play Store?

We will be releasing the app on January 28 as part of our scheduled maintenance. It may take some time (up to several hours) for it to appear on the Google Play store, and it may appear in some regions before others.

Early Access?

Early access, open testing—in other words, this isn't even our final form! Our initial release for Android mobile devices is aimed at players who can meet our planned "recommend specs," which will require players to have access to a newer/higher-end device.

Mobiles devices that exceed our recommend specs will work as well, and we're aiming to lower some of these requirements (e.g., "mi...

Bug Fixes

• The Extra Life 2020 Ajani sleeve now displays properly.
• Targeting one blocker in a stack should no longer cause the wrong one to be targeted.
• The names of the previous and next card set should display properly on the Mastery page (i.e. no more. {nextSet} and {previousSet} ).
• Various localization fixes

For more information on the upcoming Android Early Access, please refer to today's announcement article.

Kaldheim Pre-Orders

Prepare to journey to the icy realms of Kaldheim! From now until January 28, you can pre-order Kaldheim on MTG Arena! Grab both pre-orders and Bjorn the beautiful blue bear will be yours!

Kaya Pack Bundle

Contents:

• 50x Kaldheim Boosters
• 1x Kaya the Inexorable Card
• 1x Kaya the Inexorable Card Style
• Inexorable Sleeve

Niko Play Bundle

Contents:

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Bug Fixes

• Standard Shakeup rewards are now duplicate protected.

Events

• In order to implement the bug fix for the Standard Shakeup event rewards, the event has been restarted. Players who had previously entered this event can rejoin to earn a duplicate protected reward (this event has no entry fee).
• Traditional Arena Cube Draft dates have been extended. The event will now run until December 27.
• The Traditional Tinker's Cube Draft dates have been extended. The event will now run January 15 - 28.

Bug Fixes

• Players should no longer see grey boxes when navigating the packs scene on the store.
• Lead the Stampede now functions as intended.

Please Note: You may need to restart your client for these changes to take effect.

Game Update Highlights

• Winter Event Series! Stay safe, and stay warm with plenty of ways to play, including a week long Historic Brawl event more best-of-three options for drafting!
• There is now a limit of 250 tokens per player. Tokens you attempt to create beyond that just won't be created (and they won't trigger anything, either!

Key Bug Fixes

• Text and icons increased size (and disappearance) on cards is confirmed a thing of the past.
• Matches remaining count now displays correctly in best-of-three events
• Additional bug fixes below

General

Gameplay

• There is now a limit of 250 tokens per player. Tokens you attempt to create beyond that just won't be created (and they won't trigger anything, either! ...

Bug Fixes

• Addressed an issue where Ornithopters using the Kaladesh Inventions card style were not displaying correctly in decks.
  • ... Related, we'll be re-enabling the Kaladesh Inventions Style Bundle shortly.
• Fixed issues that prevented some players from being able to reach the in-game store.

Events

• Due to player interest, Kaladesh Remastered Traditional Draft has been extended an additional week.

We know many of our players are passionate about traditional play with best-of-three-game matches and matchmaking that isn't based on rank, and that's why we always leave a traditional draft option up for the latest Standard-legal set.

With Historic-only sets, we were unsure if the demand would be there to support traditional draft. We didn't run it for Amonkhet Remastered, but for Kaladesh Remastered decided as an experiment to run it for a week and see how much interest there was.

And fans of traditional draft for Kaladesh Remastered turned up! The interest was good enough that we've decided to extent the event roughly one week to close to new entries on Friday, November 27 at 8am Pacific time (1600 UTC) with the deadline to begin matches in outstanding courses 3 hours later. We're always looking at our data and figuring out how we can improve our schedule and offering for players, and this was another example of that happening.

We have scheduled the ...