Game history

Overview

This page lists historical game releases and the major changes made in each version.

Releases

Version	New sets		New Planeswalkers	New Events	Other notable changes
	Added	to Legacy
Release 1.2 (Dec 2015)	ORI		Chandra, Roaring Flame Gideon, Battle Forged Jace, Telepath Unbound Liliana, Defiant Necromancer Nissa, Sage Animist	Quick Battle	Public game launch
Release 1.3 (Feb 2016)					"Daily reward" (monthly progression) feature added Heroic encounters (story) added Individual ranking rewards added to Quick Battle
Release 1.3.1 (Feb 2016)					Free daily booster packs added (3 cards every 8 hours) Quick battle rewards rebalanced
Release 1.4 (Apr 2016)	BFZ		Gideon, Ally of Zendikar Ob Nixilis Reignited Koth of the Hammer Garruk Wildspeaker		Planeswalker level cap increased from 50 to 60 Duplicate cards can now be traded in for Mana Runes () Battle for Zendikar story mode added Origins planeswalkers rebalanced
Release 1.5 (Jun 2016)	OGW		Ajani Vengeant Kiora, Master of the Depths Sarkhan the Mad	Oath of the Gatewatch (event)	Significant Battle for Zendikar card rebalancing
Release 1.5.8 (Jul 2016)				Nodes of Power	Color mastery feature and reward tiers added
Release 1.6 (Aug 2016)	SOI		Nahiri, the Harbinger Tezzeret, the Seeker Sorin, Grim Nemesis	Terrors in the Shadows	Coalitions feature added
Release 1.6.5 (Aug 2016)			Saheeli Rai	Saheeli Rai's Challenge	Coalition events and leaderboard added
Release 1.7 (Sep 2016)			Jace, Unraveler of Secrets	Avacyn's Madness	Coalition chat feature added
Release 1.7.1 (Oct 2016)	EMN		Arlinn Kord Liliana, the Last Hope	Emrakul's Corruption Hallow's Eve	Carousel interface added to activity hub Animation speed-up
Release 1.8 (Nov 2016)					Activity Hub revamped Planeswalker preview for upcoming Planeswalkers added to the vault
Release 1.9 (Dec 2016)	KLD		Dovin Baan Chandra, Torch of Defiance	Fateful Showdown Dovin Baan's Challenge Holiday Showdown Chandra's Challenge	Event nodes now begin charging when the event starts, not when you join TiS, EC, and NoP events reworked as individual events Menace ability reworked
Release 1.9.1 (Dec 2016)				Inventor's Fair	Coalition points are no longer granted to players who join after the event starts
Release 1.9.2 (Jan 2017)					Exclusive cards added, obtained via your invite link being used
Release 1.10 (Jan 2017)	AER		Nissa, Vital Force	Revolt Against the Consulate Angels' Embrace Fate is Rarely Fair Emergency Ordinances	Card search by subtype now possible in-game
Release 1.10.1 (Feb 2017)					Battle log feature added
Release 1.10.2 (Mar 2017)			Tezzeret the Schemer	Trial of the Planes Planeswalker Arena Breaking Points	Masterpiece rarity added Mana jewel () currency added Elite Packs added Super Pack and Premium Pack added, replacing Fat Pack and Big Box
Release 2.0 (Apr 2017)			Ajani, Unyielding	Training Grounds	Deck slots and Theme decks added to Planeswalkers Quick Battle event removed Confirmation prompts added to purchases
Release 2.1 (May 2017)	AKH	BFZ OGW SOI EMN	Gideon of the Trials Nissa, Steward of the Elements	Trial of Zeal Trial of Strength Trial of Ambition	Standard and Legacy formats introduced All tied players on event leaderboards receive the same reward, instead of being split via a time-based method FS and RatC events reworked as individual events Many event rewards rebalanced
Release 2.2 (Jul 2017)	HOU		Elspeth, Sun's Champion Liliana, Death's Majesty	Return of the God-Pharaoh Hour of Devastation (event) Hour of Revelation	Only part of the HOU set is available on release Free daily boosters changed to one card every 2 hours Improvements to event Deck slots feature
Release 2.2.2 (Aug 2017)			Samut, the Tested		An additional backlog of HOU cards released
Release 2.2.3 (Oct 2017)					Oktagon Games replaces Hibernum as the game developer RotGP event recharge and progression reworked
Release 2.2.5 (Nov 2017)			Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh		Elite pack card pools from older sets introduced into the rotation
Release 2.3 (Dec 2017)					Booster crafting feature added Orbs () resource introduced AI difficulty increased
Release 2.4 (Feb 2018)	XLN		Jace, Cunning Castaway Huatli, Warrior Poet Vraska, Relic Seeker	Across Ixalan Race to Orazca	Drop rates in Card packs are now published in-game
Release 2.5 (Mar 2018)	RIX	KLD AER	Angrath, the Flame-Chained Huatli, Radiant Champion	Battle of Four Tribes	Major XLN card rebalancing AI difficulty reduced again
Release 2.6 (Apr 2018)			Karn, Scion of Urza		Customer support switched from Zendesk to Helpshift
Release 2.7 (May 2018)	DOM	AKH	Teferi, Hero of Dominaria Jaya Ballard	A World Reborn A Journey Through History	Free daily boosters changed to 3 cards every 6 hours Artwork zoom feature added
Release 2.7.1 (Jul 2018)					400  Elite packs can no longer drop duplicates Objective changes for AJTH and RGP events
Release 2.8 (Jul 2018)	M19	HOU	Nicol Bolas, the Ravager Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants Liliana, Untouched by Death Sarkhan, Fireblood Tezzeret, Artifice Master Vivien Reid	The Dragon War	The Training Grounds event now alternates between Standard and Legacy formats Shield number icon added to support cards Some widespread card changes for balance, including nerfing key Cycling cards
Release 2.9 (Sep 2018)	ZVE		Nissa, Worldwaker The Eldrazi Desolation	Duel Decks: Zendikar vs Eldrazi	New event type: Duel Decks
Release 3.0 (Nov 2018)	GRN		Ral, Izzet Viceroy Vraska, Golgari Queen	Rising Tensions	Graveyard contents now visible during play Standard rotation will now change in sync with MtG Across Ixalan changed to a Legacy 2-day event
Release 3.1 (Dec 2018)					Jaya Ballard abilities reworked Copied cards no longer castable on the turn they are copied
Release 3.2 (Jan 2019)			Sarkhan Unbroken	Tour de Ravnica	Player Profile feature added Card Visual Aid feature added (speed up / slow down animations) Master and Expert Theme decks added for all Planeswalkers who did not have these yet Two Training Grounds events now run in parallel, one Legacy and one Standard Battle of Four Tribes event split into two 2-day events
Release 3.3 (Mar 2019)	RNA		Kaya, Orzhov Usurper Dovin, Grand Arbiter Domri, Chaos Bringer	Routes of Ravnica	View Exiled cards feature added Loop prevention feature added Rising Tensions event expanded to add a further 5 guilds
Release 3.4 (May 2019)					VIP Membership feature added Duel Decks: Zendikar vs Eldrazi event overhauled Various objective changes, card balance changes, and bug fixes
Release 3.4.1 (May 2019)			Tamiyo, Field Researcher Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
Release 3.5 (Jun 2019)	WAR		Gideon Blackblade Liliana, Dreadhorde General Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge	The Elderspark Ravnica at War Role Reversal	New mechanics: Amass, Partner, Proliferate Vanguard  supports introduced Some card balance changes
Release 3.6 (Jul 2019)			Fblthp, the Lost	Planechasing Fblthp	Alternate art cards introduced Loop prevention system changed to loop control system Some card balance changes
Release 3.7 (Aug 2019)			Wrenn and Six		New mechanic: Threshold Destroyer objective now counts your own creatures too Some card balance changes
Release 3.8 (Oct 2019)	M20		Ajani, Strength of the Pride Chandra, Awakened Inferno Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord Vivien, Arkbow Ranger	Duets of Mana Awakened Inferno Trick or Treat?	New mechanics: Protection from color, Overflow Some card, event, and planeswalker rebalancing
Release 3.9 (Nov 2019)	ELD	XLN RIX DOM M19	Garruk, Cursed Huntsman Oko, Thief of Crowns The Royal Scions	The Great Tournament Challenge of the Courts Fables of Eldraine	New mechanics: Adamant, Adventure , Food, Mill, Resourceful
Release 3.9.1 (Jan 2020)			Rowan Kenrith		Additional ELD cards added to the game
Release 4.0 (Feb 2020)	THB		Calix, Destiny's Hand Ashiok, Nightmare Muse Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis	Titanomachy	New mechanics: Anticipation, Buried , Constellation, Devotion , Enchanted , Escape , Ferocious, Heroic, Resilient  Economy changes to Crafting availability, VIP pack rewards, and Standard non-dupe packs
Release 4.1 (Mar 2020)	ODY  DvK		Daxos the Returned Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas	Duel Decks: Daxos vs Kalemne Hero's Path - Face the Hydra Seize the Day	10 new THB cards added Vigilance  ability reworked New mechanics: Experience , Flashback , Threshold
Release 4.2 (May 2020)	IKO		Vivien, Monsters' Advocate Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast Narset of the Ancient Way	The Colossal Tussle Hunter X Bonder	New mechanics: Companion, Mutate , Mutation  Non-dupe Standard packs are set-limited from now on Booster crafting can no longer be used on the newest set
Release 4.3 (Jun 2020)	TOR
Release 4.4 (Jul 2020)	M21  JUD		Basri Ket Chandra, Heart of Fire Garruk, Unleashed Liliana, Waker of the Dead Teferi, Master of Time	A Timeless Voyage	New mechanics: Bravery , Morbid, Populate, Prowess, Renewal Some card and objective updates JUD card set was included in 4.4 release (July), but opened to players in September
Release 4.5 (Oct 2020)	ZNR	GRN RNA WAR M20	Jace, Mirror Mage Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients Nissa of Shadowed Boughs	Zendikar Expeditions Rise of Adventure	New mechanics: Equip , Landforming , Party , Wizardry Kicker  ability reworked Home screen reworked
Release 4.6 (Dec 2020)			Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears		Quest journal beta test starts Some ORI cards rebalanced DvK event decks rebalanced
Release 4.7 (Jan 2021)	PMA		Chandra, Ignited	Colors of Magic	From the Vault cards (ODY, TOR, JUD) no longer exclusive New mechanics: Improved Gem, Ignite , Mana Field  Quest journal system opened to all players
Release 4.8 (Feb 2021)	KHM		Kaya, the Inexorable Niko Aris Serra the Benevolent Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor Tyvar Kell	Doomskar Claimants Skoti Bloodline	New mechanics: Boast , Foretell , Foretold , Changeling , Snow , Herald
Release 4.9 (May 2021)	STX		Jeska, Thrice Reborn Kasmina, Enigma Sage Lukka, Wayward Bonder Professor Onyx Will, Scholar of Frost		New mechanics: Enhance , Enhanced , Invoke , Invoked , Learn , Lesson , Level , Magecraft , Ward  More detailed power and toughness stats shown on cards in play Exclusive tag visually improved AI improved to use Split Card , Adventure , and Riot  mechanics
Release 5.0 (Jun 2021)					Rewarded ads feature added Chat UI enhanced
Release 5.0.1 (Jul 2021)					Real-time PVP added to challenge coalition members
Release 5.1 (Aug 2021)	AFR		Dungeon Master Ellywick Tumblestrum Grand Master of Flowers Lolth, Spider Queen Mordenkainen Zariel, Archduke of Avernus	You've Found An Entrance	New mechanics: Dungeon , Dungeon Spoils , Hired , Pack Tactics, Roll a D20 , Venture
Release 5.2 (Oct 2021)	MID	ELD THB DvK IKO M21	Arlinn, the Pack's Hope Liliana, Master of Death Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset Wrenn and Seven	The Harvesttide	Puzzle Masters (PMA ) card set expanded with Black cards Added ability to view opponent's exile and graveyard Transform icons reworked New mechanics: Bloodletting, Casting a Spell, Corrupt , Coven , Daybound , Dayshift , Decayed , Disturb , Imminent Death , Nightbound , Unearth , Unearthed
Release 5.3 (Dec 2021)	VOW		Chandra, Dressed to Kill Kaya, Geist Hunter Sorin, the Mirthless	Matrimonium	New mechanics: Blood Token, Cleave , Exploit , Outcast , Training
Release 5.3.1 (Jan 2022)			Ajani, Invigorate Leadership Nissa, Vital Energy Teferi, Chronoclast		Puzzle Masters (PMA ) card set expanded with White, Blue and Green cards New mechanics: Assemble , Denied , Deny , Enlist , Leyline , Restrain , Seed , Time Bubble
Release 5.4.0 (Feb 2022)				Battles From the Ages Devour in Flames	45 new PMA cards added
Release 5.5 (Mar 2022)	NEO		Kaito Shizuki Tamiyo, Compleated Sage Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh The Wandering Emperor	The Kamigawa Run	New mechanics: Channel , Modified, Ninjutsu , Pilot , Reconfigure , Reconfigured
Release 5.6 (May 2022)			Karn, Reflective Silver		14 new Colorless PMA cards added New mechanics: Automate , Crystalize , Lotus Field
Release 5.7 (Jun 2022)	SNC		Dakkon, Shadow Slayer Elspeth Resplendent Ob Nixilis, the Adversary Vivien on the Hunt	Family Business	New mechanics: Alliance , Blitz , Casualty , Connive , Hideaway , Hidden , Shield Counter
Release 5.8 (Jul 2022)	JMP			Jumpstart	New event type: Jumpstart