Wizards of the Coast have revealed all-new details on the in-game economy for its upcoming digital video game Magic: The Gathering Arena via a blog by Principal Game Designer, Chris Clay.
MTG ARENA ECONOMY V1.0
There will be two in-game currencies forming the basis of the MTG Arena economy.
- Gold: This currency is earned in MTG Arena by winning games, completing quests, and wins in events.
- Gems: These can only be purchased for real money from the in-game store.
Both gold and gems can be used to unlock packs, events, and more. Gems will be available to purchase for players that want to bypass earning gold to speed up gameplay. While we anticipate offering some cosmetic items in-game that can only be purchased with gems, there won’t be any gameplay content that can only be unlocked with real money.
Players can purchase gems during the Closed Beta. If you purchase gems during the Closed Beta and use those gems to purchase digital objects, they will be refunded to your account after each scheduled account wipe. We’ll let you know when an account wipe is coming.
Then there are a few basic ways you can get cards in MTG Arena—in booster packs, Draft packs, individual card rewards, Wildcards, and The Vault.
- Booster packs will be eight-card boosters containing 5 commons, 2 uncommons, and 1 rare or mythic rare.
- Draft packs will contain 14 cards mirroring tabletop drafts (the basic land has been removed). Drafting will also add cards to your collection, as any card you draft will be automatically added to your collection.
- Individual cards will also be earnable through play. We are testing a system where for every match win, players will receive one card in MTG Arena, up to 30 per day.
- Wildcards are special cards that have a chance to appear in the place of each card at any rarity in every booster you open. Wildcards have their own rarity of common, uncommon, rare, and mythic rare. You can redeem a Wildcard one-to-one for a card at that same rarity.
- The Vault adds yet another layer of excitement to booster opening. Every time you open a booster, you earn progress toward unlocking The Vault. When you would collect a fifth copy (or more) of a card, you earn vault progress instead of adding that card to your collection. We are testing the rewards you can earn each time you open The Vault. We will start by awarding a number of Wildcards. We’ll likely change the exact mix over time and during testing to get the balance correct and keep things exciting.
To read more, head on over to the official blog at https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/developing-mtg-arena-economy-2018-01-17
Related: Magic: The Gathering Arena New Details Revealed by Wizards of the Coast
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