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What changed
- Balance
- Events
Magic: The Gathering Arena changes
LET THE RACE BEGIN
Leave your competition in the dust! Get behind the wheel in Aetherdrift, available now on MTG Arena!
Crew your ride and ignite your engines to start earning achievements and experience new mechanics like Max Speed and Exhaust today. Log in now to get 3 packs in your inbox!
COLLECT YOUR FIRST ACHIEVEMENT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUo1HOkE4L0 With the release of Aetherdrift, we are launching Achievements in MTG Arena!
At launch, we will have 113 individual achievements, offering fun and novel challenges for all types of players. Whether you're learning the basics or playing competitively, Achievements offer unique rewards (including Titles!) to encourage play and exploration.
FULL-THROTTLE MECHANICS
| Steam post image | START YOUR ENGINES The first time you control a permanent with Start Your Engines!, your speed becomes 1. Increase your speed to unlock additional abilities! |
| Steam post image | EXHAUST Exhaust abilities are activated abilities that can give you a potent punch, but only once. Use them wisely! |
| Steam post image | CREW VEHICLES You can't have a death race without vehicles! Crew these artifacts by tapping creatures to turn them into artifact creatures until end of turn. |
| Steam post image | SADDLE MOUNTS Mounts are a returning creature type that you can tap to Saddle for additional abilities. Saddle only as a sorcery. |
GET BEHIND THE WHEEL
Buckle up for a death race across the multiverse full of high-octane action and adrenaline-fueled Magic gameplay. Join the race with new Aetherdrift events!
| Steam post image | PREMIER DRAFT Draft your racing team on MTG Arena! Pick from rotating Aetherdrift packs with 7 other players. |
| Steam post image | SEALED Open 6 packs & explore new mechanics and draft archetypes as you speed to victory. |
| Steam post image | JUMP IN Select two different half-decks from a variety of Aetherdrift themes and play instantly! |
WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Learn about all the updates for MTG Arena including the full upcoming events schedule in the Weekly Announcements.
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