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Player Draft Coming To Magic: The Gathering Arena

For about as long as Magic: The Gathering Arena has been in the public's grasp, there has been an outpouring of feedback about interactivity. This is true namely regarding the ability for players to draft together. Thankfully, Magic: The Gathering: Arena is getting this long-awaited feature on April 16th.

During a live conference with Magic: The Gathering's Communications Manager Steve Sunu and Magic: The Gathering: Arena's Executive Producer Chris Cao, Bleeding Cool was informed that Draft in Arena would be split into three forms: the original style of drafting where players would draft against bots as per the norm (pre-April 16th), Traditional Draft, where players compete in a three-match format for Gems and packs, and Premier Draft, where players would draft against other players for an even bigger takeaway than Player Draft. Premier Draft finishes after a player has achieved seven wins or three losses.

The breakdown for the new Traditional Draft, which will cost 10,000 Gold or 1,500 Gems, is as follows:

·         3 Wins: 3000 Gems, 6 Packs  

·         2 Wins: 1000 Gems, 4 Packs  

·         0 – 1 Win: 1 Pack

The prize payout for Premier Draft, which costs the same as Traditional Draft, will be as such:

·         7 Wins: 2200 Gems and 6 Packs 

·         6 Wins: 1800 Gems and 5 Packs 

·         5 Wins: 1600 Gems and 4 Packs 

·         4 Wins: 1400 Gems and 3 Packs 

·         3 Wins: 1000 Gems and 2 Packs 

·         2 Wins: 250 Gems and 2 Packs 

·         1 Win: 100 Gems and 1 Pack  

·         0 Wins: 50 Gems and 1 Pack 

After the conference, inquiring parties asked a number of questions of the Wizards of the Coast employees conducting the conference. Their questions were all well-met with answers. For one, there was an inquiry on how long it may take for a player to find a drafting table for eight players. Chris Cao is adamant that it will take no time at all, given the popularity of drafting on Arena as well as the prospect of getting to play with other people in the process.

In Wizards of the Coast's State of Arena online address today, these developments and more were discussed in greater detail than I can write up in one short article. Additionally, when asked as an aside about extending Brawler's Guildhall, we were told that this was being looked into, with the express consideration of how impactful Brawl is against Standard play, a concern that makes perfect sense. However, the company may indeed extend the Guildhall's free status for a bit longer, with the COVID-19 isolation in mind, at least through April.

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