Wizards of the Coast has announced the details for the upcoming MTG Arena Open: Strixhaven Sealed coming this May. Arena Opens are two-day online competitions that give out cash prizes to top finisheers. The first-ever Sealed MTG Arena Open last February turned out to be a huge success as MTG Arena game director Jay Parker confirmed that it was the biggest Arena Open yet. Just like the Kaldheim Sealed Arena Open, there will be Best-of-One and Best-of-Three Sealed events that players can compete for prize money, and WotC is encouraging players to play both to get two new sleeves featuring Will and Rowan Kenrith.
Play Best-of-One matches: The format is Strixhaven Sealed, and seven wins earns you a qualification token for entry to Day 2 competition. Everyone who participates will receive the Rowan card sleeve!
Play Best-of-Three matches: The format is Strixhaven Traditional Sealed, and four wins earns you a qualification token for entry to Day 2 competition. Everyone who participates will receive the Will card sleeve!
You can play both Best-of-One and Best-of-Three if you want to get both sleeves since you can enter Day 1 events as many times as you’d like, but earning multiple Day 2 qualification tokens still only counts as one entry to Day 2.
Arena Open Strixhaven Sealed Details
You can read the details for both days of the Arena Open: Strixhaven Sealed below:
DAY 1
Formats: Best-of-One Strixhaven Sealed and Traditional Best-of-Three Strixhaven Sealed
Deck Building: Open
- You don’t have to register and submit a specific deck for the whole event.
- Build a deck with at least 40 cards (including basic lands) from six unopened Strixhaven: School of Mages packs to participate in a match.
- Changes may be made to your deck between matches using cards opened from your pool of opened cards.
Start: May 8, 2021 at 6 a.m. PT
Signups End: May 9, 2021 at 3 a.m. PT—you’ll still have a few hours to complete your current run, but you won’t be able to join after this deadline.
Event End: May 9, 2021 at 6 a.m. PT
Entry Fee: 22,500 Gold or 4,500 Gems
- Cards from the sealed pool will be added to your collection.
- You receive a new sealed pool with each entry.
DAY 2
Format: Best-of-Three, Traditional Strixhaven Sealed with sideboard
- You will receive a new sealed card pool for Day 2.
- Cards from the sealed pool will be added to your collection.
Deck Building: Open
- You don’t have to register and submit a specific deck for the whole event.
- Build a deck with at least 40 cards (including basic lands) from six unopened Strixhaven: School of Mages packs to participate in a match.
- Changes may be made to your deck between matches using cards opened from your pool of opened cards.
Start: May 9, 2021 at 6 a.m. PT
Signups End: May 9, 2021 at 8 a.m. PT—you’ll have until the event ends to begin your matches, but you must join during this 2-hour window.
Event End: May 9, 2021 at 5 p.m. PT
Entry Fee: None (previous qualification from Day 1 required)
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Those who get 7 wins in Day 2 of Best-of-Three will win $2,000 in cash, and those who get 6 wins will get $1,000.
MTG Arena players have been enjoying Strixhaven Limited format (Booster Draft and Sealed), and I think the designers did a fantastic job making the Limited experience of this new set enjoyable, so it’s likely that this Arena Open will be a huge success again.
Are you going to join the Arena Open: Strixhaven Sealed next month?
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The May 2021 Arena Open: Strixhaven Sealed will take place on May 8 to 9.
