<s>
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
or	O
MTG	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
digital	B-Application
collectible	I-Application
card	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
(	O
WotC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
digital	O
adaption	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Magic	B-Language
:	I-Language
The	I-Language
Gathering	I-Language
(	O
MTG	O
)	O
card	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
gain	O
cards	O
through	O
booster	O
packs	O
,	O
in-game	O
achievements	O
or	O
microtransaction	O
purchases	O
,	O
and	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
decks	O
to	O
challenge	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
beta	O
state	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
users	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MTG	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
same	O
rules	O
as	O
the	O
physical	O
card	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
use	O
decks	O
of	O
cards	O
that	O
include	O
land	O
cards	O
that	O
generate	O
five	O
separate	O
colors	O
of	O
mana	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
cards	O
that	O
consume	O
that	O
mana	O
to	O
summon	O
creatures	O
,	O
cast	O
offensive	O
and	O
defensive	O
spells	O
,	O
and/or	O
activate	O
effects	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MTG	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
supports	O
both	O
Constructed	O
Deck	O
play	O
and	O
Limited	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
physical	O
packs	O
of	O
Magic	O
cards	O
and	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
Limited	O
events	O
which	O
usually	O
contain	O
15-16	O
playable	O
cards	O
,	O
purchased	O
packs	O
in	O
MTG	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
contain	O
8	O
cards	O
(	O
1	O
rare	O
,	O
2	O
uncommon	O
,	O
and	O
5	O
common	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MTG	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
supports	O
best-of-three	O
and	O
best-of-one	O
matches	O
for	O
both	O
Limited	O
and	O
Constructed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Language
:	I-Language
The	I-Language
Gathering	I-Language
allows	O
decks	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
card	O
,	O
so	O
once	O
a	O
player	O
earns	O
a	O
fifth	O
copy	O
of	O
a	O
common	O
or	O
uncommon	O
card	O
through	O
booster	O
packs	O
,	O
this	O
instead	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
a	O
Vault	O
meter	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
rarity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
physical	O
edition	O
,	O
new	O
expansions	O
are	O
introduced	O
into	O
MTG	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
as	O
other	O
sets	O
are	O
retired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arena	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
more	O
modern	O
method	O
of	O
playing	O
Magic	B-Language
:	I-Language
The	I-Language
Gathering	I-Language
with	O
other	O
players	O
while	O
using	O
a	O
computer	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
other	O
digital	B-Application
card	I-Application
games	I-Application
like	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
where	O
an	O
opponent	O
cannot	O
interact	O
during	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
turn	O
,	O
Magic	B-Language
:	I-Language
The	I-Language
Gathering	I-Language
allows	O
opponents	O
to	O
react	O
throughout	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
previous	O
iterations	O
of	O
Magic	O
games	O
that	O
allowed	O
this	O
,	O
including	O
both	O
Online	O
and	O
Duels	B-Language
of	I-Language
the	I-Language
Planeswalkers	I-Language
,	O
these	O
systems	O
were	O
found	O
to	O
slow	O
down	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
waiting	O
for	O
an	O
opponent	O
to	O
react	O
or	O
opt	O
to	O
not	O
react	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arena	O
was	O
not	O
anticipated	O
to	O
replace	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
Online	I-Application
;	O
which	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
Magic	O
card	O
history	O
,	O
while	O
Arena	O
only	O
includes	O
cards	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
Standard	O
sets	O
from	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
and	O
any	O
expansions	O
going	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Arena	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
directly	O
from	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
in	O
early	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
macOS	B-Application
client	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Andress	O
,	O
an	O
analyst	O
at	O
KeyBanc	O
Capital	O
Markets	O
,	O
predicted	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
could	O
add	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
98	O
cents	O
a	O
share	O
in	O
incremental	O
earnings	O
to	O
results	O
by	O
2021	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
20%	O
boost	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
macOS	B-Application
client	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
access	O
version	O
for	O
certain	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
while	O
full	O
versions	O
for	O
all	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
format	O
for	O
the	O
top	O
8	O
of	O
this	O
tournament	O
was	O
standard	O
and	O
the	O
matches	O
were	O
played	O
on	O
Magic	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
