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In this edition:

• Aetherdrift Quick Draft Begins Tomorrow
• Alchemy: Aetherdrift Previews Begin
• Racers to the Starting Line! Arena Open: Aetherdrift Is This Weekend
• New Brawl Decks in the MTG Arena Store Tomorrow
• Arena Direct: Duskmourn: House of Horror Draft Coming March 7–10
• ICYMI: Behind the Scenes of Achievements
• MagicCon: Chicago Recap
• Event Schedule

I was just playing a game where my opponent was on mono W tokens and had a Mondrak out. The triggers took so long to resolve (with no player input needed) that it ran down two of MY timers... and subsequently skipped through my following turn. I didn't end up drawing the combo piece I needed, but if I had, this UI behaviour would have been the reason I lost. I was getting ready to cast something (even though it wouldn't have saved me) but the UI just jumped straight from my draw step to my opponent's turn.

Whose idea was it to have automated triggers count against a player's timer?

Anyway, I'm posting this here since the WotC feedback channel requires a login to post.

So Arena introduced an achievement system recently. A lot of the achievements are the sort of thing that will just happen sooner or later, but there's an "Advanced Achievements" category and one of the things in it is "Win 10 Historic Ranked matches with a deck containing no Rare or Mythic Rare cards."

What do we think about this one? Given enough patience, anyone can catch enough lucky breaks eventually, but are there any known decks that could accomplish this goal in a relatively short timeframe? My first thought was to build a cheapo burn deck, and my second thought was to play Zombie Hunt. But we're talking about ranked Historic, and I don't know if either of those ideas can even approach a 50% win rate there.

Edit: if you're going the burn route, here's a 0-rare burn deck that was featured on MTGGoldfish a couple of years ago.

In this edition:

• Aetherdrift Is Out Now!
• Win an Aetherdrift Collector Booster Box with Arena Direct
• Bring the Bling with Aetherdrift Cosmetics
• Aetherdrift Fast Follow
• A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Achievements Development
• Compete in the Bo3 Historic Qualifier Play-In February 21
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Aetherdrift Careens into MTG Arena Tomorrow!
• A Closer Look at MTG Arena Achievements
• February Best-of-One Qualifier Play-In This Saturday
• Win a Collector Booster Box in Arena Direct: Aetherdrift
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Only One Week Left to Preorder Aetherdrift
• Magic Streamers Take Aetherdrift Out for a Test Drive
• Introducing Achievements on MTG Arena
• Pre-Banning Chrome Mox in Historic
• Crafting Aetherdrift's Special Guests with Wildcards
• Event Schedule

(Ignore me being bad at Limited; I did at least get to Platinum before the end of the month.)

Daily Deals

In this edition:

• Preorder Aetherdrift Now!
• Catch Aetherdrift Previews
• A New Chromatic Cube Returns January 28
• Outlaws of Thunder Junction Premier and Traditional Drafts this Week
• Event Schedule

Bloomburrow packs are 10% off today, in daily deals

In this edition:

• Ready, Set, Go! Read the Story and Watch the Debut of Aetherdrift Tomorrow!
• Aetherdrift Preorders Start Tomorrow!
• Earn Your Spot in January's Qualifier Weekend in the Best-of-Three Play-In
• Don't Miss Out: Arena Direct Duskmourn Starts This Friday!
• Event Schedule

I was hoping to complete the commons for a set by opening packs, but it looks like I keep getting duplicates instead? Is using wildcards going to be the best way to complete the commons for that set?

Seems like they could either A. have common slots fill with missing cards first, or B. have duplicates be some small number of gems instead, like they do for rares and mythics (or ideally, both A and B).

What's the point of opening my 5th, 6th, 7th etc of a common?

In this edition:

• January Qualifier Play-In This Saturday
• Win Two Duskmourn: House of Horror Play Booster Boxes January 24–27
• Last Call! Bonus Sheet Pioneer Masters Draft Events End January 20
• Step Back in Time for the Standard Flashback Premier Drafts
• Creator Vs Finals Today—Watch All Four Episodes Now!
• Event Schedule

I don't understand why anyone would want a card style with random ugly dark pixels floating around characters' heads. Is my phone doing something weird here?

In this edition:

• Arena Open: Pioneer Masters This Weekend
• Pioneer Masters Devotion Bonus Sheet Starts Tomorrow
• Flashback to Past Sets in Standard Premier Drafts Starting January 21
• Event Schedule

6,750 is indeed what I paid for the token, which is an even bigger discount than the advertised 10%.

In this edition:

• Win Bloomburrow Play Booster Boxes in Arena Direct December 27–30
• New Pioneer Masters Spells Bonus Sheet Opens Tuesday
• Watch the Great Foundations Build Off Series!
• Bundle Up with the Winter Sale Happening Now
• Arena Open: Pioneer Masters Coming January 11–12
• We'll Be Back January 6
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Congratulations to the Arena Championship 7's Winner
• Final Qualifier Weekend for Entry to Arena Championship 8
• Events: It's Planeswalkers Bonus Sheet Time!
• Earn Two Bloomburrow Play Booster Boxes in the Next Arena Direct
• Stay Cozy on MTG Arena with the Winter Sale!
• Banned and Restricted Updates
• The Explorer Metagame Challenge Returns
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Pioneer Masters Arrives in MTG Arena Tomorrow!
• Arena Championship 7 Happens This Weekend
• Last Chance Qualifier Play-Ins for Arena Championship 8
• Explorer Decks Coming to the Store
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Watch Pioneer Masters Live During the Streamer Event
• Arena Championship 7 Coming December 14–15
• Foundations Brawl Builder Challenge in Midweek Magic
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Magic: The Gathering Foundations Quick Draft Is Open!
• Pioneer Masters Previews Begin
• Arena Open: Foundations November 30–December 1
• Play Foundations Jumpstart and Build Your Collection
• We're on Bluesky!
• Event Schedule

In this edition:

• Magic: The Gathering Foundations Is Here!
• Foundations Jumpstart Comes to Midweek Magic
• Arena Direct Returns with Foundations Play Booster Boxes
• Purchase Magic World Championship 30 Preconstructed Decks
• Prepare for the Upcoming Standard Qualifier Weekend
• New Foundations Decks in Your Inbox
• Bug Fix Incoming: Wrangling a Gigantosaurus
• Event Schedule

It seems the Post Idea button does nothing. Is there a better place to report bugs?