Whether you are a veteran or fresh face, whether you started on tabletop or online, and whatever your favorite format, we are glad to have you as a part of Magic! Indeed, one of Magic's greatest strengths is that there are many ways to play with many kinds of players.
But in the past year, we've doubled the number of our main Constructed formats: Standard, Historic, Alchemy, and Explorer.Īs Magic players ourselves, it feels great to expand our offerings, including unique Magic experiences that only exist on MTG Arena, and bring a different and valuable layer of depth to the game. Fast forward a few years, and we still had only two: Standard and Historic. When MTG Arena first came online, it supported only one main Constructed format: Standard. Whether you're looking to start a Brawl, show off your Set Mastery, or Draft a d20 deck, Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate has something for you-and to think, there's still more to come to keep things fun and exciting until the release of Dominaria United. It's a good thing this set includes a Bag of Holding, because it comes with a lot.
#Force master spell rotation full#
Last, but not least, to give Alchemy Horzions: Battle for Baldur's Gate the full set experience, we included cards from last year's Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms to round out our Draft and Sealed experiences. If you're unsure of what each specialization option entails, you can right-click (or tap and hold) on any specialize card in your collection and select the "See Specialization options." If you dismiss the prompt without picking a color specialization, the card will be removed from the Commander slot. You will be prompted via a color wheel in the deck builder to select their specialized color identity, which will then filter your collection to adhere to Brawl color identity rules. If you pick a card with specialize as your commander, you must pick a color specialization, even if you choose to keep the card monocolored. Specialize is our take on the background mechanic so yes, you can use cards with specialize as your Commander in Brawl. While we've previously covered how these mechanics work, we did want to spend a little more time today talking about specialize. These cards will be easily identifiable by the Alchemy "A" symbol on the bottom center of the card, like the holo-stamp that appears on tabletop cards, as well as their use of digital-only mechanics, including new mechanics that bring the flavor of Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate to MTG Arena: boon, double team, and specialize. Of course, this wouldn't be much of an Alchemy set if it didn't also include all-new cards designed specifically for digital play. There are a few "release day rebalances" to a small number of cards to ensure they're better suited for one-on-on digital play, but these adjustments were relatively minor, and most of the cards from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate should be mostly the same. Historic Brawl was a major driving force for wanting to keep as much of the "Commander" roots in the set as possible, and why we tried to include as many cards pulled from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate as possible. This was an incredibly large undertaking, but we knew it'd be worth it because in addition to our love of Baldur's Gate and all things D&D, there's something else we (and our players) love: Historic Brawl.
In addition to these guiding principles that have defined Alchemy since its inception, Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate provided us with a unique design challenge: taking a set designed for a tabletop, multiplayer, eternal format and transforming it into a fun, fast, digital experience designed for one-on-one games in both Standard and Historic. And this Thursday, Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (expansion code: HBG) will be here to do what Alchemy does best: introduce new cards, unleash new mechanics, and shake things up with rebalanced versions of existing for a dynamic play experience you can only find on MTG Arena. By now you've seen the cards, learned about the mechanics, and even had a chance to see the card set in action during our early access event.
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