The MTG Arena Open Historic Edition begins today! The Arena Open brings cash prizes to MTG Arena for competing in an open tournament, this time, using the Historic format.

Day 1

  • Signups begin at 8 AM Pacific on August 1. (11 AM Eastern, 17:00 CEST)
  • Signups end on August 2

You can read the full terms and conditions for playing in this event here.


How the Arena Open Works

For day 1, you'll be eliminated as soon as you lose 3 games, gem prizing starts at 3 wins, and as mentioned before you can enter as many times as you want. If you want to get to day 2 though, you're going to need to hit 7 wins during the first day to unlock the day 2 ticket. The competition will be quite a bit more fierce on day 2 as the format switches over to best-of-three with sideboard, and you'll need to make it all the way up to at least 6 wins to earn any cash. You'll also need to make it to day 2 and get a single win if you want to break even on your investment.

Day 1

  • Signups begin at 8 AM Pacific on August 1. (11 AM Eastern, 17:00 CEST)
  • Signups end on August 2 at 4 AM Pacific on August 2. (7 AM Eastern, 13:00 CEST).
  • Ends at 7 AM Pacific on August 2. (10 AM Eastern, 16:00 CEST).
  • Entry fee is 20000 Gold or 4000 Gems, multiple entries allowed within the time frame.
  • Format: Best-of-One Historic Constructed with Match Clock

Day 2

  • Signups begin at 8 AM Pacific on August 2. (11 AM Eastern, 17:00 CEST)
  • Signups end at 10 AM Pacific on August 2. (1 PM Eastern, 19:00 CEST)
  • You must join the event during the two hour window.
  • Ends at 6 PM Pacific on August 2. (9 PM Eastern, 03:00 CEST on Aug 3)
  • Day 2 Entry fee is a Qualification Token earned on day 1, at most 1 entry/player.
  • Format: Best-of-Three Historic Constructed

Arena Open Entrance Rewards

No Godzilla lands this time around, instead, we're getting 5 cardstyles from new Jumpstart cards!

These card styles will unlock as soon as you join the event.


Arena Open Prizing Structure

In addition to the rewards below, getting 5, 6 or 7 wins on Day 2 makes you eligible for the Zendikar Rising Qualifier Weekend.

 Day 1 - August 1Day 2 - August 2
0 WinsNoneNone
1 WinNone2000 Gems
2 WinsNone4000 Gems
3 Wins400 Gems6000 Gems
4 Wins800 Gems10000 Gems
5 Wins1200 Gems20000 Gems
6 Wins1600 Gems$1000 USD
7 Wins2000 Gems
Day 2 Token
$2000 USD