Over the years, we've seen a plethora of collectible card games come and go. Though one thing has remained a constant, the genre lends itself well to mobile play. To this day, there's still no shortage of CCGs on the Play Store, and yet there was always one title that was missing, Magic: The Gathering. Well, Wizards of the Coast has been busy working on its digital adaptation for a while now, and it's called MTG Arena. It's been known the title would eventually make its way to mobile, but we've just learned that the CCG will be coming to Android as an early access release on January 28th, with broader support slated for later this year.

Wizards of the Coast recently published a blog post on the official MTG Arena website to announce that the game is finally going to be available on Android later this month (January 28th). It will exist as an early access release for a selection of supported Android devices. These devices will need to be on Android 6.0 or later, contain at least 4GB of RAM, all while supporting OpenGL ES 3.0 or above. So far, we know devices that contain anything above the Kirin 970, Snapdragon 845, or Exynos 9810 processors should be able to run the title. And if you're looking for a shortlist of recommended phones, Wizards has worked up a modest list, which you can find below.

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

Sadly this is all of the information Wizards has to share on the matter so far, though more details will be offered during Wizards' January State of the Game, which should ideally drop sometime soon (December's landed on the 7th). So there you have it. MTG Arena will be available as an early access title on Android later this month, and new information about this release should be available soon.

Source: Magic: The Gathering

UPDATE: 2021/01/28 10:27am PST BY MATTHEW SHOLTZ

Magic: The Gathering Arena is now available on Android

Earlier this month, we learned that Magic: The Gathering Arena would be coming to Android as an early access release on January 28th, which is today. Lo and behold, Wizards of the Coast have made good on its promise, and so the game is already live.

This is a large download, clocking in at 1.96GB, and then there's more to download once you open the game, resulting in a total file size of 4.3GB. So make sure you have enough room before you install this release.

Those that already have accounts for the game can sign in and pick up where they last left off, but you can also create a new account when you boot this title up, which you're going to have to do if you wish to play since you're forced to have an account. As expected, the game is free-to-play, and there are in-app purchases present, which range up to $19.99 per item.