{"id":5132,"date":"2019-04-01T06:04:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T06:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.vrtron.com\/?p=5132"},"modified":"2019-04-15T07:24:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T07:24:12","slug":"magic-the-gathering-arena-launches-1000000-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrtron.com\/magic-the-gathering-arena-launches-1000000-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic: The Gathering Arena Launches $1,000,000 Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wizards of the Coast, the company behind Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons &amp;\nDragons, has scheduled a tournament with a staggering $1 MILLION prize-pool for&nbsp;<strong><em>Magic:\nThe Gathering Arena<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-cover border--round\"><div class=\"background-image-holder\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrtron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/thegathering-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrtron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/thegathering-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vrtron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/thegathering-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vrtron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/thegathering-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vrtron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/thegathering.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"video-play-icon\"><\/div><iframe width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SjsCACaalKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><!--end video cover-->\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This new tournament, the Magic: The Gathering Mythic Invitational, took place this weekend. They will battle against one another for a prize pool of $1,000,000. Discover more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/magic.wizards.com\/en\/mythic-invitational\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Mythic Invitational here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will be commentated in local languages on Twitch thanks\nto co-streaming leaded by local experts of Magic Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.www.vrtron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/game-play-1024x582.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5136\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.www.vrtron.com\/magic-the-gathering-arena-launches-1000000-tournament\/game-play\/\" class=\"wp-image-5136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrtron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/game-play.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vrtron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/game-play-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vrtron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/game-play-768x437.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Also introduced is the new cosmetic system: Players will have access to\ncard styles, sleeves, and more avatars.&nbsp;<strong>Card styles<\/strong>&nbsp;are a new cosmetic that change the\nway cards look. In today\u2019s update, Wizards of the Coast are adding a parallax\neffect with extended artwork to over 100 cards. These will be available to\nplayers through bundles, seasonal rewards, play or purchase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in covering Magic: The Gathering Arena\u2019s new update, do please let us know. You can stay up to date with the latest updates on their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTG_Arena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Twitter&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en-gb.facebook.com\/magicthegatheringarena\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wizards of the Coast, the company behind Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons &#038; Dragons, has scheduled a tournament with a staggering $1 MILLION prize-pool for Magic: The Gathering Arena <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[53],"tags":[74,78,75,57,72,76],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Magic: The Gathering Arena Launches $1,000,000 Tournament - 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