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 |
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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 | |
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| Steam | |
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- 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) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2141910/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game graphics menu.
| 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
In-game gameplay menu.
| 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
In-game audio menu.
| 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 |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| 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]
- ↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2141910/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2141910) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
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