Posted on Sep 08, 2026
Save the Date – 2026 Season 2 MOCS Showcase – Sunday, September 20 at 9 a.m. PT on YouTube
Eight of Magic On-line’s prime gamers have earned the precise to battle for his or her share of $50,000 & two invites to the 2027 Magic World Championship within the 2026 MOCS Season 2 Showcase which takes place in a pair weeks. That is the top of competitors on MTGO, so make sure to tune in!
Search for the Viewers Information article subsequent Monday right here on MTGO.com.
Catch all of the motion in Classic Dice and Fashionable with the powerhouse casting crew of Marshall Sutcliffe, Eli Kassis, and YungDIngo! Protection begins Sunday, September 20 at 9 a.m. PT (16:00 UTC) solely on the MTGO channel on YouTube.
Actuality Fracture Beta Begins September 18 – Signal Up Immediately!
Wish to assist us squish bugs and check card performance whereas getting a primary have a look at the latest set? MTGO’s Closed Beta Program is simply the place! Our regular Cardset betas contain enjoying a collection of difficult playing cards towards a curated set of wordy and bizarre playing cards from MTGO’s historical past. A Sealed Deck League shall be accessible, and Commander video games are inspired.
To use for this system, submit a ticket at help.mtgo.com – select Apply to Beta Program as the topic, fill out the shape, and comply with the Phrases. In the event you’re admitted to the Program, you can be invited to hitch us for the Actuality Fracture Beta spherical beginning subsequent Friday, September 18.
Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™ Draft League Prolonged
By standard demand, the present set’s Draft League is being prolonged by two weeks – it’s now slated to finish on Wednesday, September 16 at 10 a.m. PT (17:00 UTC).
The validity of the Draft Entry Tokens discovered inside the HOB Draft Bundle have additionally been prolonged to September 16!
Classic Dice League Continues
Take a look at Chris Wolf’s article for the most recent record and archetype shake-ups with Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™.
The Classic Dice League is on now with the same old entry choices of 10 Occasion Tickets or 100 Play Factors. The League has been prolonged to a fifth week, now ending with the September 23 downtime!
Single-elimination play can be accessible. You may at all times view the present Classic Dice record on this page.
As normal, now we have a Classic Dice Bundle for $27 USD. The Bundle consists of 3 Classic Dice Draft Tokens plus this set’s two unique Bundle avatars that includes premium foil therapies – Gandalf, Goblins’ Bane and Smaug, Depraved Wurm! 
Keep in mind to make use of the Tokens within the League by downtime on September 23 – they are going to be cleared from accounts at the moment and are non-refundable.
WARHAMMER 40,000 Commander Decks Out there Now!
The WARHAMMER 40,000 Commander Decks are again! For a restricted time, they’re once more on provide within the Magic On-line Retailer. They’re:
- Forces of the Imperium (white-blue-black)
- The Ruinous Powers (blue-red-black)
- Tyranid Swarm (blue-red-green)
- Necron Dynasties (mono-black)
Every deck sells for $39.99 USD. As soon as bought, the playing cards turn into a part of your Magic On-line assortment to be used in Legacy (#poxwalkers), Classic, Commander, and Freeform codecs.
Playing cards in these decks is not going to be made accessible in Treasure Chests. The decks are solely accessible once more till the tip of 2026 – make sure you don’t miss out!
WARHAMMER 40,000 and its emblems used with permission from Video games Workshop. WARHAMMER 40,000 © Copyright Video games Workshop Restricted 2026.
Pioneer RC Qualifier This Sunday
Your subsequent probability to succeed in the following accessible Regional Championship spherical comes up at a particular time this Saturday!
A Pioneer RC Qualifier begins at midnight PT on September 13 (7:00 Sunday UTC).
RC Qualifier occasions solely settle for 40 Season 3 Qualifier Factors as an entry choice, pay out prizes to Prime 64, and ship the Prime 2 finishers to the January-February RC of their residence areas.
For extra data on these occasions, click on the Premier Play Data hyperlink on the prime of the Weblog.
Pauper Legality Replace September 23
As described in this article from Wizards of the Coast, Pauper legality will replace with our September 23 downtime to incorporate the playing cards from Secret Lair Zeta which might be getting into the format for the primary time. The playing cards are:
- An Supply You Can’t Refuse
Pack Wars Alara Block Continues
Pack Wars – the Magic On-line house for Mini-Grasp – rolls on. Our meandering journey throughout the multiverse continues with a visit to the unique sharded airplane of Alara.
The concept is straightforward – crack a pack, add 2 of every fundamental land, and play a sport. Within the Keeper League, you then crack one other pack, edit your deck, play a sport … and preserve going till you have got opened 4 packs and performed 4 video games!
This Keeper League is simple – 4 packs + 4 video games (plus prizes in the event you do properly) for simply 4 Occasion Tickets or 40 Play Factors! The pack order for this occasion is Shards of Alara, then Conflux, adopted by Alara Reborn, and ending with one other booster from Shards of Alara.
Alara Block continues till September 16, after which Core Set 2020 will take over. Fringe of Eternities will seem in Pack Wars later this 12 months – apologies for the confusion there.
Alternate Play Schedule
Right here’s a have a look at the schedule of occasions developing. Every description mentions if the Draft is Phantom – playing cards received’t be added to gamers’ collections in Phantom occasions. All transitions happen at 10:00 a.m. PT except in any other case famous.
- Now by means of September 16 – Fringe of Eternities Aggressive Sealed League
- September 16-29 – Sealed League to be introduced in subsequent week’s Weblog
- Now by means of September 23 – Classic Dice draft league returns for a summer time run that helps the MOCS Showcase broadcast on September 20. (Phantom)
- September 23-29 – To complete off HOB season, we’re persevering with our mash-up sequence by combining LTR and HOB – it’s The Lord of the Rings™ “Block” Sealed. (4 LTR & 2 HOB packs – Keeper)
When Do Classic Dice Leagues Return?
- Via September 23 – HOB Replace to help MOCS Showcase
Combo Enhancements Now Stay
We’re excited to debut some quality-of-life enhancements for combo gamers. Modifications have been made with rushing up each CEDH play and properly as long-standing combos in 60-card decks!
With a little bit setup utilizing current yields/auto-choices and new menu choices, you may obtain max effectivity:
- Making Treasure again and again and don’t care what coloration mana it produces? Get it all the way down to 1 click on per Treasure.
- Splinter Twin and Pestermite? 1 click on per loop (2 for Deceiver Exarch).
- Two creatures that may blink one another and a creature that drains when a creature enters/leaves play? 1 click on per loop.
- Melira Combo? 2 clicks per loop.
- Legacy Bomberman (Auriok Salvagers/Lion’s Eye Diamond)? A bit higher – 6 clicks per loop.
What method of digital sorcery is that this? Discover out in this article on MTGO.com for all the main points.
Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™ Out there Now!
Probably the most timeless sagas within the fantasy style brings its opening act to the Magic multiverse! Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™ debuts on Magic On-line in the present day at 10 a.m. PT (17:00 UTC). Make sure you take a look at our traditional set article with the entire particulars:
- The Premium Booster – 11 playing cards, 5+ uncommon/mythics, 9+ foils – simply $6.99 USD
- Draft Bundle for our Choose-1 format occasions – 3 drafts plus 2 Bundle-exclusive avatars for $32 USD
- Data on Booster Enjoyable, Avatars, Occasions, and extra …
Redemption Nook
All Secrets and techniques of Strixhaven redemption tokens and all Lorwyn Eclipsed tokens have offered out.
Magic: The Gathering® | Marvel Tremendous Heroes and Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™ will not be redeemable.
Yow will discover particulars on the redemption program here.
Card Fixes
- All the time Sure and All the time No have been added as choices on giant swaths of playing cards that say “you could” take this motion:
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- Create tokens (#GolemFoundry)
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- Exile from a zone apart from the battlefield
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- Take away or place counters
- Braids, Conjurer Adept will accurately put chosen playing cards onto their proprietor’s battlefield, not simply Braids’ controller’s aspect.
Duel Scene
- Left-clicking a capability on the stack will not routinely create a Yield for that capability.
- Actions with a number of cost-paying choices (Crystal Shard; Bullseye, Demise Seller; and so forth) will higher show Save Goal choices.
- Save Goal actions and different Auto-Yields can now seem as a nested sub-menu after hovering over the precise arrow. See instance beneath:
The subsequent scheduled upkeep will happen on Wednesday, September 23 from 9 a.m. to 12 midday PT to help the Actuality Fracture launch.