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Rules Change: “Dies” Triggers Will Work for Commanders

Commanders will be able to briefly go to the graveyard before their return to the command zone.

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Core Set 2021 Preview Season Kicks Off with a Bang

Nine different versions of one Teferi card, showcase lands, and DOGS.

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Core Set 2021 Previews and MTG Arena Patch Delayed for National Day of Mourning

The National Day of Mourning was called for by leaders from several of the United States’ most prominent civil rights organizations.

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Agent of Treachery, Fires of Invention Banned in Standard and Historic, Companion Mechanic Errata’d

Players will now have to pay three mana to add their companion to their hand.

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Wizards Cancels All Remaining In-Person MagicFests in 2020

Wizards is working on online options, while Magic Esports will transition to a set-based seasonal structure starting with Zendikar Rising this Fall.

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B&R Update Addressing Companions, Standard, and Historic Coming Monday, 6/1

Companions have upended nearly every Constructed format—but Standard and Historic have other, non-companion problems to worry about.

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Secret Lair Summer Superdrop Revealed: Tattoos, Bolts, Birds, and More!

They are part of a “superdrop” that will release over the course of the first week of June.

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Wizards Announces Double Masters: 2 Rares, 2 Foils Per Pack, Releasing on August 7

“We’ve doubled everything about Double Masters. Double the rare slots, double the box toppers, double the first-picks in Draft.”

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All Cancelled/Upcoming 2020 Players Tours and Mythic Invitationals Will Move To Arena Events

Eleven events have been combined into three, with fewer prizes, while a “Grand Finals” has been added.

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The Arena Open—MTG Arena’s First Cash-Prize Tournament

It will cost 20,000 Gold or 4,000 Gems to enter and will award up to $2,000 per player.

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Lurrus of the Dream-Den Banned in Legacy and Vintage, Zirda, the Dawnwaker Banned in Legacy

Two of the ten companions from Ikoria have now been banned in at least one format.