Wondering when Tarkir: Dragonstorm releases on Arena? We’ve got you covered, as below you’ll discover the exact time of Tarkir MTGA release. There’s also a countdown timer, so you’ll avoid any time zone confusion. Additionally, you can also learn more about this set in the latter sections.
First things first, the maintenance will start on Tuesday, April 8th, at 8 a.m. PT (15:00 UTC). Officially, it’s expected to take about three hours. However, in most recent releases, players were able to play with the new set quickly after the maintenance start. (After 10-15 minutes or so.) That early time frame might be riddled with bugs, so keep that in mind.
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Release Time MTGA
Anyway, here’s the countdown timer for Tarkir Dragonstorm release on Arena:
You can also find Tarkir release time in most common time zones in the following table.
| Region | TDM Release Time |
|---|---|
| USA, Canada (Pacific) | 11:00 PT (April 8th) |
| USA, Canada (Mountain) | 12:00 MT (April 8th) |
| USA, Canada (Central) | 13:00 CT (April 8th) |
| USA, Canada (Eastern) | 14:00 ET (April 8th) |
| USA, Canada (Atlantic) | 15:00 AT (April 8th) |
| Brazil | 16:00 BRT (April 8th) |
| United Kingdom | 19:00 BST (April 8th) |
| Central Europe | 20:00 CEST (April 8th) |
| Australia | 3:30 ACST (April 9th) |
NOTE: Both countdown timer and the table assume there will be the official three hours of maintenance. As mentioned, you might be able to play with Dragonstorm set earlier. The absolute soonest would be three hours earlier than the timer and table say. But again, there might be lag and other issues immediately after the patch goes live.
Maintenance Progress Check
Do you want to avoid all that hassle with potential lag and bugs? In that case, you can check Wizards’ Customer Support on X. They’ll post before the maintenance starts, and after it’s completed. They also mention any problems with the new patch, when those occur.
The second option is the MTG Arena Status Page. The Game, Matches, and Logins systems must all be marked as operational for smooth gameplay.
Typically, there shouldn’t be any downtime, but you need to restart the client to download Tarkir: Dragonstorm patch.
More Tarkir: Dragonstorm Details
Here are some articles for you to check out before the set releases on Arena.
If you’re a paper player, and want to expand your collection with some powerful 3-color cards, you can read our Tarkir: Dragonstorm Product Guide. In it, you’ll find details about every product, as well as some nice preorder deals.
One popular item on this list are the five Commander decks. Each in three colors, there’s one for every Tarkir clan.
You can find more about them in the Tarkir Dragonstorm Commander precons article.
Finally, if you plan to draft, you should read our Tarkir Dragonstorm Draft Guide and Tier List to familiarize yourself with the new Limited format.
Speaking of drafting, let’s take a look at which events you’ll be able to play once Tarkir releases on Arena.
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Events
For drafters, two different variants will be available. You can choose between Premier (best-of-one) or Traditional Draft (best-of-three). Both of these cost 1,500 Gems or 10,000 Gold, though. The cheaper version of Quick Draft (best-of-one), will be released a couple of weeks after.
Furthermore, Sealed will also be available in two different modes from the get go: Traditional Sealed and Best-of-one Sealed. This is a nice way to practice for higher level events, such as Arena Opens or Qualifiers.
Does anything change in Constructed? Not really, as Standard rotation happens at the end of the year. Thus, Tarkir: Dragonstorm simply adds the new cards to Standard, as well as other Constructed formats, such as Brawl, Explorer, Historic, and Timeless.
MTGA Tarkir: Dragonstorm Release Time – FAQ
Before we wrap up, here are the answers to some commonly asked questions about the Dragonstorm’s release time on MTGA.
It will be released on Tuesday, November 12th. The maintenance starts at 8:00 PT (15:00 UTC), and will take three hours at most. Thus, the official release is at 11:00 PT (18:00 UTC), but the set could go live earlier.
You’ll be able to open any preordered products from Tarkir set once the set goes live. (See the answer above.)
If you want to get new cards as soon as possible, you’d actually need to play paper Magic. The prerelease events start as early as April 4th. These are really fun and casual events. You can find a store near you by using Wizards’ Store Locator.
Conclusion
That’s all about Dragonstorm Arena release time. Hopefully, everything will run smoothly, and we’ll be able to play with the new multicolor cards and powerful dragons soon.
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Until next time, have fun playing with the new set, and may you never need to mulligan.