MTG Arena Announcements – March 17, 2025 (2025)

In this edition:

• Tarkir: Dragonstorm Debut
• Preorder Tarkir: Dragonstorm on MTG Arena
• Upcoming Maintainence on March 18
• Take On Standard with New Champion Decks
• Champion Brawl Decks Leave the MTG Arena Store Tomorrow
• Tarkir: Dragonstorm Content Recap
• More Details to Come on Arena Championship 8
• Event Schedule

Join Us for the Debut of Tarkir: Dragonstorm Tomorrow (March 18)

It's time for dragons! Join us for the debut of Tarkir: Dragonstorm tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. PT over on the official Magic: The Gathering YouTube channel or on twitch.tv/magic. We'll be revealing some of the cards, brand-new mechanics, and fancy Booster Fun treatments you'll find in the set. Once that wraps up, you can follow all the Tarkir: Dragonstorm previews from your favorite Magic content creators and dragon fans.

You can view all the cards we've revealed in the Tarkir: Dragonstorm Card Image Gallery and check out the Booster Fun treatments in the set's collecting article. Join us for the set's MTG Arena release on April 8, followed by the global tabletop release on April 11!

Tarkir: Dragonstorm Preorders Begin Tomorrow on MTG Arena

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But the fun doesn't stop there! Starting tomorrow, you can preorder Tarkir: Dragonstorm on MTG Arena and earn special cosmetics. We'll be showcasing the details of the set's mastery pass tomorrow, but for now, here are all the bundles we'll have available for you to preorder!

Upcoming Maintenance Downtime on March 18

In addition to the Tarkir: Dragonstorm preorder, tomorrow's maintenance will begin an hour earlier as it also includes important backend updates that require a short period of full game downtime. Please refer to the MTG ArenaStatus Page for additional updates and information.

Take On Standard with New Champion Decks

Did you watch the finals of Pro Tour Aetherdrift and wonder what it would be like to play Matt Nass's Domain Overlords deck? Or what about Zevin Faust's Golgari Graveyard deck? Now, you can live out those dreams on MTG Arena with five new champion Standard decks, coming to the MTG Arena Store tomorrow.

As with past Store decks, the prices are prorated: you only pay for the cards you don't have in your collection! You can check out each of the decklists below.

Champion Brawl Decks Leave the MTG Arena Store Tomorrow

There's one more day to grab these five champion Brawl decks from the MTG Arena Store! These are a great way to add a competitive Brawl deck to your collection, so be sure to check them out. You can find all the details in last week's announcements article.

The Dragonstorms Approach! Catch Up with Tarkir: Dragonstorm

The set's debut might not be until tomorrow, but there's already plenty of Tarkir: Dragonstorm content for you to enjoy. Last week, we shared a special worldbuilding videowith some of the designers who worked on the set. If you're looking for more lore-focused content, check out The Magic Story Podcast's episode on the five clans of Tarkir on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

Lastly, we released the final story from Tarkir: Dragonstorm earlier today. Discover how this epic saga ends and check out the stories right here on DailyMTG.

More Details to Come on Arena Championship 8

Listen up, Qualifier competitors and Pro Tour aspirants! Arena Championship 8 is approaching, and it's shaping up to be a showdown you won't want to miss. We'll be sharing more details in next week's article, including the dates and formats of the event.

Event Schedule

Events open at 8 a.m. PT on their starting dates (excluding Midweek Magic) and close to entries at 8 a.m. PT (UTC-08:00, after March 16 UTC-07:00) on the ending date shown unless otherwise noted.

Midweek Magic

Midweek Magic events open on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. PT and close to new entries on Thursdays at 2 p.m. PT (UTC-08:00, after March 16 UTC-07:00).

• March 18–20: Standard Cascade
• March 25–26: Brawl Builder Challenge
• April 1–2: No Joke! Aetherdrift Quick Draft

Quick Draft

• March 7–17: Magic: The Gathering Foundations
• March 18–31: Aetherdrift
• April 1–16: Murders at Karlov Manor

Other Events

• March 4–17: Premier Draft Alchemy: Aetherdrift
• March 21–23: Chimil Quick Draft Aetherdrift

March Qualifier Events

• March 21: Best-of-Three Play-In Standard
• March 22–23: Qualifier Weekend Standard

Competitive Play Schedule

All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-08:00, after March 16 UTC-07:00).

Premier Play

Qualifier Play-In events are single-day tournaments in which players compete to earn invitations to that month's Qualifier Weekend events.

Qualifier Weekend events are two-day events in which eligible players compete for invitations to upcoming Arena Championship events.

Qualifier tokens earned through Seasonal Rewards are delivered to your MTG Arena inbox. Remember to claim them before the event starts!

March (Qualifies for Arena Championship 9)

• Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-One)
  March 15, 6 a.m.–March 16, 3 a.m. PT
  • Format: Standard
• BONUS Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-One)
  March 16, 5 a.m.–March 17, 5 a.m. PT
  • Format: Aetherdrift Sealed
• Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-Three)
  March 21, 6 a.m. PT–March 22, 3 a.m. PT
  • Format: Standard
• Qualifier Weekend
  March 22, 6 a.m. PT–March 23, 4 p.m. PT
• Format: Standard