Direct Challenges Coming To Magic The Gathering Arena Soon Magic The Gathering

For a large portion of the player-base, smack-talking friends while blowing up lands and countering spells is one of Magic’s primary appeals, something that is simply not possible without this feature in place.

However, as per a blog post made today, Wizards is working on the issue with Direct Challenges.

Wizards’ post outlines how Challenges will work:

Further, Wizards is “working on more robust friends list features for down the line.”

When will Direct Challenges be available? “Hopefully, November.”

As new cards and features continue to be introduced, it looks increasingly like Arena will supplant Magic: The Gathering Online as the digital platform for Standard and Limited Magic.

Now, if Wizards can just implement older constructed formats, Cube draft, and premiere events, Magic-fans may finally have a digital product that feels like it is of this decade.