When Does Avatar Release on Arena?

Want to know when Avatar: The Last Airbender releases on Arena? You’ve come to the right place, as below you’ll discover the exact time of Avatar MTGA release. There’s a countdown timer that will prevent any confusion with time zones. In the later sections, you can also find additional info about this awesome set.

So, the maintenance starts on Tuesday, November 18th, at 8 a.m. PT (15:00 UTC). Officially, it’s supposed to take around three hours. However, in most releases players were able to use the new cards quickly after the start of maintenance. (After 10-15 minutes or so.) Just note that there might be some bugs in that early period.

UPDATE: The article got a quick update today, as we eagerly await for Avatar to release in a few hours.

Avatar Release Time MTGA

With that said, here’s the countdown timer for ATLA release on Arena:

(or up to three hours earlier)

You can also find Avatar’s release time in most common time zones in the table below.

Attention: This table assumes three hours of maintenance. As mentioned, you could play with the Avatar set earlier. (Up to three hours earlier than the timer and table suggest.) But remember — there might be lag or other issues immediately after the set goes live.

Maintenance Progress Check

Want to avoid all that but still play as soon as possible? You can check Wizards’ Customer Support on X. They post before the maintenance starts, and after it’s finished. They also mention any potential problems with the new patch.

The second option would be the MTG Arena Status Page. The Game, Matches, and Logins systems must all operational for smooth gameplay.

With most releases, there’s no downtime — you’ll just need to restart the client to get Avatar: The Last Airbender patch up and running.

Explore the World of Avatar

While you wait for Avatar to be released on Arena, you can discover more about the set by reading some of our articles.

We’ve got one about most fun Avatar Commanders to build around, which can give you some ideas — whether you’re brewing in Commander in paper on in Brawl on Arena.

Now, if you’re collecting actual cards, there are plenty of awesome alt-art cards to add to your collection. For example:

• Appa Full-Art Basic Lands (basics featuring your favorite flying bison)
• Avatar Source Material Cards List (cards with artwork taken directly from the show)
• Avatar Scene Boxes (6 cards that create a picture when put together)
• Battle Pose Cards (textless cards make a spectacular return)
• Elemental Frame Cards (these cards use different frames for different nations)

Enter the Avatar State With 4 New Mechanics

This set is bringing us four new mechanics, and each one tied to a different bending technique. You can learn more about them in the following articles:

• Airbending Rules (exile & recast creatures)
• Earthbending Rules (turn lands into creatures)
• Firebending Rules (generate red mana mid-combat)
• Waterbending Rules (tap creatures to pay for abilities)

You’ll need to use all four in a single turn to transform the most sought-after card in the set, Avatar Aang.

If you want to find out more more about this unique card, check this Avatar Aang Guide. In it we talk about its alt-art version and what are the odds of pulling it. It’s expected that the raised foil card will fetch a high price on the secondary market. (Possibly in the five figures range.)

Finally, if you like some casual gaming, you might enjoy Avatar Jumpstart boosters. The isea with those is pretty simple. You mash two boosters together and play.

Speaking of playing, let’s see what events will be available on Arena once this set drops.

ATLA Events

For drafters, two variants will be available right away: Premier (best-of-one) and Traditional Draft (best-of-three). Both of these cost 1,500 Gems or 10,000 Gold. If you’re looking for the cheaper version of Quick Draft (best-of-one), you’ll need to wait two more weeks.

You can prepare for this event by reading our Avatar Draft Guide, which is already out!

Additionally, Sealed also appears in two different modes: Traditional Sealed and Best-of-one Sealed. Both of which will be available once ATLA goes live. These events are fine practice for higher level events, such as Arena Opens or Qualifiers. And the qualifier for December is going to be Avatar Limited, so keep that in mind.

Does anything change in Constructed? Not really, the Avatar cards are simply added to all the formats, as Standard rotation isn’t happening any time soon.

MTGA Avatar: The Last Airbender Release Time – FAQ

Before we wrap up, here are the answers to some frequently asked questions about the Avatar: The Last Airbender release time on MTGA.

Conclusion

That’s all about Avatar Arena release time. Let’s hope everything runs smoothly, so we will be able to cast Zuko, Aang, Momo and other favorites soon.

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Until next time, have fun playing with the new set, and may you open all the cards you’re looking for in your first few Avatar boosters.