Join us for our Open the Archive draft event! Channel the ultimate power of the Mystical Archive!
Entry: $25
Tuesday, May 26th at 5pm
Magic Presents: Open the Archive invites you to a pick-2 of draft Secrets of Strixhaven… with a twist! Mystical Archive cards can be played in any deck, regardless of color, opening new strategies and letting you fully enjoy every Mystical Archive card they draft!
How to draft:
Each player will start with three booster packs. In Pick-Two Draft, players always select two cards from each booster pack and then pass that booster pack to the next player. For the first booster pack, players pass the cards to their left. Once all players have selected all the cards from the first pack, they’ll open a second pack, continue selecting two cards at a time, and pass the pack to their right. After all those cards are drafted, players do the same with the third pack, passing to the left again. At the end, each player will have about 42 cards, which they can use to build a 40-card deck, adding in any basic lands they need.
Players should play one-on-one games after the draft. In a four player Pick-Two Draft, players should play two rounds, with the winning players from the first round pairing up, and the other two players also pairing up.
Special drafting rule: With each player’s first pick from each pack, they also take the Mystical Archive card from that pack.
Players who finish the event with a winning record (having more wins than losses) receive a blind-pack challenge coin featuring one of five Mystical Archive art designs. Collecting the coins gives players an incentive to return and play again week after week!
Receive a Ral Zarek avatar in MTG Arena by participating in our Open the Archive event! To receive the avatar, you must register for the event using the same Wizards Account you use to log into MTG Arena. The avatar will arrive in your inbox within one week of the event!
Preregister for our event with this code: DWGDPN2
Don’t know how to play Magic the Gathering? You’re in the right place! From 6 to 9 PM, stop in and purchase two Jumpstart Boosters to shuffle into a deck, and one of our very own staff members will teach you! Just for participating, you receive a special Welcome Deck. These decks keep newer players in mind and emphasize easy to read and understandable mechanics.