How to Win CA$H by Playing MTG Arena

Magic: The Gathering Arena Open Cash Prizes
Yup, those are dollar signs! (Credit: Wizards of the Coast)

The next Arena Open cash tournament is scheduled for the next weekend – February 20-21! You can sign up, play some Kaldheim, and – if you’re good enough! – win some hard cash. Here’s all you need to know.

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These days it feels like Wizards of the Coast are putting out new, flashy, and increasingly expensive products every single week! So, why not get some money from them for a change? Here are the rules of the Arena Open.

Dates & Formats

The tournament is a 2-day thing with altering rules.

DAY 1

  • Start: February 20, 2021 at 6 a.m. PT

  • Signups End: February 21, 2021 at 3 a.m. PT

  • Event End: February 21, 2021 at 6 a.m. PT

  • Format: Best-of-One or Best-of-Three Kaldheim Sealed (Your choice! Remember, you can include as many Basic Lands as you like, but only Snow Lands from your pool can be included in the deck!

  • You keep the cards you open

  • Deck Building: Open

  • Entry Fee: 22,500 Gold or 4,500 Gems (both Best-of-One and Best-of-Three)

  • Entry Reward: Phyrexian Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider card style

DAY 2

  • Start: February 21, 2021 at 6 a.m. PT

  • Signups End: February 21, 2021 at 8 a.m. PT

  • Event Ends: February 21, 2021 at 5 p.m. PT

  • Format: Best-of-Three Kaldheim Sealed

  • You will receive a new sealed card pool for Day 2 and keep the cards after the tournament

  • Deck Building: Open

  • Entry Fee: Qualification from Day 1

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Prizes

Day 1 offers different prizes based on your choice of B-o-3 or B-o-1 games.

Best-of-1 (ends in 7 wins or 3 losses)

  • 7 wins: 2000 Gems, Qualification for Day 2

  • 6 wins: 1,600 Gems

  • 5 wins: 1,200 Gems

  • 4 wins: 800 Gems

  • 3 wins: 400 Gems

  • 0-2 wins: nadda

Best-of-3 (ends in 4 wins or 1 loss)

  • 4 wins: 5,000 Gems, Qualification for Day 2

  • 3 wins: 5,000 Gems

  • 2 wins: 2,500 Gems

  • 1 win: 1,000

  • 0 wins: nothing but shame

Day 2 is where things get really spicy.

  • 7 Wins: $2,000 USD, invitation to March Strixhaven Qualifier Weekend if eligible to participate
  • 6 Wins: $1,000 USD, invitation to March Strixhaven Qualifier Weekend if eligible to participate
  • 5 Wins: 20,000 Gems, invitation to March Strixhaven Qualifier Weekend if eligible to participate|
  • 4 Wins: 10,000 Gems
  • 3 Wins: 6,000 Gems
  • 2 Wins: 4,000 Gems
  • 1 Win: 2,000 Gems
  • 0 Wins: No Reward

Yup, this is cash AND glory. Definitely worth a shot if you think you are good at Kaldheim Sealed. Best of luck!

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Nikola Petrov

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