Hi MTG Arena Team,

I wanted to share a few ideas that I think would improve the Arena experience and make some of the systems feel even better for players.

First, I’d love to see some adjustments to event payouts, especially in higher-stakes events like Arena Direct. One thing that feels really good in formats like Premier Draft is that even a 0-win result still gives you something back and softens the cost of entry. That structure makes it easier to keep playing and feels much better as a player.

In Arena Direct specifically, it feels a little awkward to “win a box” but receive no Gems. In practice, that can create a small incentive to stop before hitting the box threshold just to take the Gems and keep playing. I’d love to see box-level rewards also include some amount of Gems, ideally something closer to the entry amount, similar to how Premier Draft helps offset continued play. I’d even be open to a higher gem entry cost if that kind of payout structure were included.

Second, I think wildcard conversion would be a great addition. It would be really helpful to convert wildcards across rarities. For example, something like 10 commons into 1 uncommon, 10 uncommons into 1 rare, and 10 rares into 1 mythic, with the option to go the other direction as well. That would make collections feel more flexible and let extra wildcards stay useful over time.

Lastly, I like the Mastery Pass overall, but I usually end up not spending my orbs because the available rewards don’t feel very compelling to me. I think a lot of players are already motivated by Gems and Gold, so simply adding those might help a little, but it still may not be the most exciting use of orbs. Something like using orbs for a free event entry, or saving up a larger number of orbs for a more meaningful reward, would be much more appealing.

I’d personally rather spend 10 orbs or even all of them at once on something I really want than spend them 2 at a time on rewards I’m not very interested in. Right now, I mostly just don’t use them. I’d also be open to paying a bit more for the Mastery Pass if it included more engaging orb redemption options.

Thanks for all the work you put into Arena. I really enjoy the game and wanted to share these ideas because I think they would make the experience even better.

Best, Christopher