Wizards of the Coast is finally bringing Magic: The Gathering Arena to mobile devices this year. Announced earlier today, Wizards will be opening the mobile early access game to certain Android devices on January 28. More devices, including iOS ones, will support it later this year.
MTG Arena Mobile will be available for compatible Android devices through the Google Play store. The mobile version of Arena includes cross-platform support, giving players access to all the cards on their PC clients. The release of MTG Arena Mobile coincides with the digital release of the latest set, Kaldheim.
The recommended specs for Android devices are as follows:
- Android Version: 6.0 (Marshmallow)
- RAM: 4GB
- Graphics API: OpenGL ES 3.0
- Texture Compression: ETC2
Required Chipsets must be these or better:
- Kirin 970
- Snapdragon 845
- Exynos 9810
MTG Arena Mobile compatible devices
Wizards also revealed the list of compatible devices for Magic: The Gathering Arena Mobile. The list is not comprehensive due to the wide range of Android devices.
- Asus ROG Phone 3
- LG G7 ThinQ
- Samsung Galaxy A71 5G
- Asus ROG Phone II
- Motorola One 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Note 9
- Galaxy Note 10+
- OnePlus 6T
- Samsung Galaxy S10
- Google Pixel 3
- OnePlus 7 Pro
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Honor Play 4
- OnePlus 8
- Samsung Galaxy S9
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro
- Oppo Reno 3 Vitality
- Sony Xperia XZ2
- Huawei Mate 30 Pro 4G
- Oppo Reno3 5G
- Sony Xperia XZ3
- Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
- Realme v3
- Vivo Y70s
- Huawei P20 Pro
- Redmi 10X Pro 5G
- Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra
- Huawei P30 Pro
- Redmi K30 5G Racing
Magic: The Gathering Arena fans have been waiting a long time for the digital card game to release on mobile devices. Arena first released in late 2018 and updates on the mobile version were few and far between. Hearthstone has been available on mobile devices for years, while newcomer Legends of Runeterra released on mobile shortly after the PC version’s release. More information about the mobile version will be coming in January’s State of the Game.
