The set is live in Arena today, paper cards are out next week
With the advent ofMagic: Arena, the release ofMagicsets isn’t as easy to keep up with.
Ravnica Allegiance is out inArenatoday
Wizards pushed an update this morning that added Ravnica Allegiance toArena(which is now in open beta) a full week ahead of the paper version. you may now use the code “PlayAllegiance” in the in-game store and net several free packs.
Allegiance hassome pretty wild cardsand completes theShocklandmana base for every deck combination. If you want to start brewing some decks now you can check outevery card in the set here on the official spoiler page. We also hadan exclusive card reveal!
Everything in this set (and the previous set, Guilds of Ravnica) will remain standard inArenaand in the paper format throughout the fourth quarter of 2020. The current sets of Ixalan, Rivals of Ixalan, Dominaria and Core 2019 are cycling out later this year.
Wizards is hosting pre-release sealed events this weekend
If you haven’t played a sealed game ofMagicbefore, you might want to give it a shot. The gist is that gaming stores around the country will run limited events where players are given six booster packs and are tasked with creating a deck. you’re able to swap out whatever cards you want between rounds but your job is win as many games as possible.
We have a full breakdown of how pre-release events workhere. As a note, you may want to call your local gaming store and “reserve a guild.” I picked Orzhov, but there’s also Azorius, Rakdos, Gruul and Simic on offer.
PaperMagiccards are on sale on January 25
As always there is the option to crack open booster packs (or boxes of 36 packs) and try your luck when cards go on sale. Some people dig the thrill of cracking.
Alternatively, you can also buy singles and build the decks you want. Either way, have fun and maybe I’ll see you inArenawith my modified vampire Orzhov deck.
