MTG – WotC Announces Two-Week Delay For ‘Jumpstart: Historic Horizons’
Citing backend changes, Wizards of the Coast have announced that the all-digital Magic set, Jumpstart: Historic Horizons will be delayed.
Wizards of the Coast announced earlier today that the upcoming all-digital expansion for Magic: the Gathering – Arena is being pushed back by two full weeks. Citing some significant changes being made to the backend system, WotC explained that Jumpstart: Historic Horizons, whose release is tied to the backend changes, would be delayed:
Here’s the short version: we’re moving everything out by two weeks. The release that was planned for August 10 is now expected to arrive on August 24, with Jumpstart: Historic Horizons now scheduled for release on August 26.
We also need to delay adding the new Historic Brawl queue until this update as well, but for players looking forward to that, we will be adding a Historic Brawl event (with no entry fee) on August 12 that will run until the queue is available.
A number of changes to the planned Ranked Season will roll out to accommodate the shifted release date. Where WotC had originally planned to split the August 2021 Ranked Season into two different seasons, the schedule has been amended–now the August 2021 season will remain underway through August 24th, with the September 2021 season launching immediately after, running August 24th-September 30th.
WotC still plans to reward players who reach Mythic in ranked according to their previous guidelines:
Though the season won’t end until August 24, we’re also standing by our decision that the first 500 players to reach Mythic by 7:00 a.m. PT on August 10 will receive invitations to participate in the October 9–10 Qualifier Weekend; the August 2021 Ranked Season will then continue as normal, with the top 1,200 Mythic-ranked players at the end of the season receiving an invitation as well.
Here’s a summary of changes to ranked play:
- August 2021 Ranked “Doubling Season”: August 1–24
- Players can earn the combined rewards from the previously announced split August season. This applies to both Constructed and Limited.
- First 500 players on August 10 at 7 a.m. PT will receive an invitation to the next Qualifier Weekend in addition to the top 1,200 players at season end.
- September Ranked Reason: August 24–September 30
- October Ranked Reason: September 30–October 31
As a result of the delays, though, WotC has added more Historic-themed Premier Drafts, with a free entry to each of the different drafts:
- Amonkhet Remastered (August 10–15)
- Kaladesh Remastered (August 15–20)
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (August 20–26)
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So if you’re looking to play some Magic, the coming two weeks won’t have the Jumpstart, but they’ll still have plenty to play with.
