Magic: The Gathering Arena
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Developers | |
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Wizards of the Coast | |
Engines | |
Unity 2018[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 26, 2019[2] |
macOS (OS X) | June 25, 2020 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 84 |
OpenCritic | 83 |
IGDB | 85 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Free-to-play |
Modes | Multiplayer |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Genres | CCG |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Magic: The Gathering |
Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website | ||||
Epic Games Store | ||||
Steam |
- All versions require a Wizards account and a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wizards Of The Coast\MTGA |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2141910/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Epic Games Launcher | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | No native support.[3] Run the game windowed and maximize it with a tool like Borderless Gaming for Hor+ scaling.[4] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page). |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Only 'High' or 'Low' options available. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Select between 'VSync', '60FPS', '120FPS' or unlimited. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Select between 'VSync', '60FPS', '120FPS' or unlimited. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
- Set 'Quality Level' to 'Custom' under Graphics settings to show more graphics options. These are otherwise hidden.
Input
Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Music, SFX, Voice and Ambience. | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.1. | |
Subtitles | Only used in the tutorial and bot matches, since that is the only time voices are used. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Labelled as 'Play Audio While Minimized' under Audio settings. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
- Audio is always in English, but it is only used in the tutorial and bot matches. These always have subtitles in the chosen language.
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 2 | Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 |
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2018.3.12f1[1]
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2141910) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-03-03
- ↑ The free Magic: The Gathering game has just launched and it's quite good - last accessed on 2020-01-17
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-01-17
- Tested at 2560x1080 and looked at the code where only 16:9, 16:10 and 4:3 are listed.
- ↑ Magic The Gathering: Arena (MTGA) widescreen bug - last accessed on 2021-06-14