Arena this week: Hobbit Sealed Qualifiers Sept 17–19, the Powered Cube with monarch through the 28th, Aetherdrift Sealed with box prizes, flashback drafts — and free Hobbit packs for playing one ranked game before the 30th.
Reality Fracture’s debut revealed Magic’s first “What If?” set since Time Spiral: mirrored character pairs in every pack, the Empower Jace and Prepared mechanics, Hexhaven’s five new colleges, and a four-color Commander precon.
Arena’s big Hobbit event opens today through September 29, the Timeless Qualifier Weekend hits August 29–30, ranked rewards need one game before the 31st, and a LOTRO crossover freebie closes August 26.
The Hobbit prerelease runs August 7–13 ahead of the August 14 release. What a prerelease is, why seats are selling out, and what makes this set special — a returning dad’s guide.
Arena’s villain-themed summer sale ends today, the Planar Cube rotates into Innistrad, and this weekend’s Arena Direct offers Avatar Play Booster boxes. Your quick Arena week planner.
Yuuki Ichikawa swept the Pro Tour Marvel Super Heroes finals with Simic Neoform — and here’s why kitchen-table players should occasionally peek at pro Magic anyway.
Festival in a Box: Amsterdam went on sale at $199.99 — a Mystery Booster 2 display plus exclusive Secret Lair drop. A dad does the honest value math on who should actually buy it.
July 10 qualifiers, the Arena summer sale on the 14th, MagicCon Amsterdam and Hobbit spoilers on the 17th–19th, and the charity Secret Lair on the 20th — a dad’s survival calendar for Magic’s wildest two weeks.
MTG Arena launched free Marvel achievements plus Sealed events for the set’s release. A budget dad breaks down what’s actually free, what costs money, and how to play it smart.
A budget, kitchen-table breakdown of the Marvel set — which products are actually worth it for a family, and what to happily skip.
