Magic Presents: Open the Archive
Magic Presents: Open the Archive invites players to draft Secrets of Strixhaven, but with a twist: Mystical Archive cards can be played in any deck, regardless of color!
We will run $20 Two-Round drafts on Fridays at 6:15pm from May 22 – June 12, with extra rules and a blind-pack Mystical Archives challenge coin for players who win both rounds!
- Players begin each game with an emblem that states:
Mana of any type can be spent to cast Mystical Archive cards.
Special drafting rule: With each player’s first pick from each pack, they also take the Mystical Archive card from that pack.
- Drafting Procedure
- Players first take and keep the Mystical Archive card from the pack when they open it, then select one card before passing the rest and repeating.
- Pack-1: pass left; Pack-2: pass right; Pack-3: pass left.
- Deck Construction
- After drafting, players build a 40-card deck using their drafted cards plus basic lands.
- Match Structure
- Play two rounds: first round with initial pairings, then winners pair off and others play each other.
- Players who go 2-0 receive a blind-pack challenge coin featuring one of five Mystical Archive art designs
Digital Reward Added:
MTG Arena will be promoting the in-store Magic Presents: Open the Archive event and will reward players who participate in at least one of these events with a Ral Zarek avatar in the game. To receive the avatar, players must register for the event using the same Wizards Account they use to log into MTG Arena. The avatar will be delivered to their in-game player inbox within one week of the event.
