

The game itself automatically makes some decisions for you, such as which mana to use to cast a card, but will allow you to take control of those decisions if you’d like. The goal of Magic: the Gathering Arena is to combine the complexity and depth of Magic in a more user- and viewer-friendly package. Magic Duels + Full Rules Engine + Hearthstone = Magic: the Gathering Arena It will be free-to-play and will only be available on PC (to start).

MTG Arena looks like an upgraded version of Magic Duels, with all the Hearthstone-like sound effects and visuals, but with the full Magic rules engine. Based on the existing Duel Masters brand, Kaijudo features an online game, trading card game, and a television series.Wizards previewed Magic: the Gathering Arena, its newest digital game, today in a reveal stream on Twitch. However, in June 2012, Wizards of the Coast relaunched Duel Masters under a new franchise named Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters. Because Duel Masters is the most successful TCG in all Asia, a new booster set is released every two months, and new theme decks every three months.Īs of December 2006, the English sets of Duel Masters were discontinued by Wizards of the Coast due to weak sales and is now being hosted by Takara Tomy in Japan. The community centers on two main forums internationally which contain translations for Japanese cards. Due to the popularity of Duel Masters, four video games (three released for the Game Boy Advance and the other for the PS2) based around the game have been produced, titled Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown, Duel Masters: Sempai Legends, Duel Masters: Shadow of the Code for the GBA, and Duel Masters: Cobalt for the PS2.įans of Duel Masters around the world support player-organized tournaments and also unofficial national championships. Furthermore, duelists have shields in the form of cards that go to their hand when "broken" as opposed to Magic 's "life points". Key differences include the fact that all creatures and spells can act as mana producers, creatures cannot block attacking creatures without having the "blocker" ability, and that creatures only have one "power" statistic. As in Magic: The Gathering, Duel Masters players summon creatures and cast spells using mana.
