Dave Finseth
@davidfinseth.bsky.social
Senior Product Manager on MTG Arena at Wizards of the Coast | Cooking, Games, Travel | He/him
New Anthologies! New Draft Format! New Pioneer staple!
Read all about it: magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-...
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Through the Omenpaths Card and Event Updates
Announcements of Arena Anthologies 3 and 4 and Through the Omenpaths Pick-Two Draft
magic.wizards.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
New Anthologies! New Draft Format! New Pioneer staple!
Read all about it: magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-...
Read all about it: magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-...
I wrote the Ban and Restricted update for Arena Digital formats! Check it out for a little more insight into each of our formats current health:
Banned and Restricted Announcement – June 30, 2025
Announcing changes to Standard, Alchemy, Historic, and Best-of-One Pioneer effective June 30, 2025.
magic.wizards.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I wrote the Ban and Restricted update for Arena Digital formats! Check it out for a little more insight into each of our formats current health:
There was a bug with today's Qualifier Weekend so we are rewarding all players 2 additional wins. If you finished with 5 wins, expect to receive a day 2 token and play tomorrow!
There's a bug with Qualifier Weekend Day 1 where 2 Losses causes elimination instead of 3.
We'll be granting all players 2 additional wins on their reward track, so if you got 5 wins in the Day 1, you'll still qualify for Day 2 and receive an Entry Token for tomorrow's event.
We'll be granting all players 2 additional wins on their reward track, so if you got 5 wins in the Day 1, you'll still qualify for Day 2 and receive an Entry Token for tomorrow's event.
May 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
There was a bug with today's Qualifier Weekend so we are rewarding all players 2 additional wins. If you finished with 5 wins, expect to receive a day 2 token and play tomorrow!
We are renaming Explorer to Pioneer and adding 11 new cards to the game! I wrote more about this change here: magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-...
#wotcstaff
#wotcstaff
Announcing Pioneer on MTG Arena
With the release of our first Pioneer Anthology, we're finally bringing the Pioneer format to MTG Arena.
magic.wizards.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We are renaming Explorer to Pioneer and adding 11 new cards to the game! I wrote more about this change here: magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-...
#wotcstaff
#wotcstaff
Faithless Looting is my favorite magic card to cast. Super excited for the Modern changes!
Arena formats are in a great place right now too. Read my thoughts on them here:
magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...
#wotcstaff
Arena formats are in a great place right now too. Read my thoughts on them here:
magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...
#wotcstaff
Banned and Restricted Announcement – December 16, 2024
Announcing changes to Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, and Explorer effective December 16, 2024.
magic.wizards.com
December 16, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Faithless Looting is my favorite magic card to cast. Super excited for the Modern changes!
Arena formats are in a great place right now too. Read my thoughts on them here:
magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...
#wotcstaff
Arena formats are in a great place right now too. Read my thoughts on them here:
magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...
#wotcstaff
For Six Drop Saturday, checkout this card I made for Alchemy: Bloomburrow on Arena.
The original design in this slot had technical issues so we had to create an alternative design for “payoff for an Otter Spells deck.” Storm on Lightning Bolt felt like a wild and exciting dream to build. #wotcstaff
The original design in this slot had technical issues so we had to create an alternative design for “payoff for an Otter Spells deck.” Storm on Lightning Bolt felt like a wild and exciting dream to build. #wotcstaff
November 30, 2024 at 6:32 PM
For Six Drop Saturday, checkout this card I made for Alchemy: Bloomburrow on Arena.
The original design in this slot had technical issues so we had to create an alternative design for “payoff for an Otter Spells deck.” Storm on Lightning Bolt felt like a wild and exciting dream to build. #wotcstaff
The original design in this slot had technical issues so we had to create an alternative design for “payoff for an Otter Spells deck.” Storm on Lightning Bolt felt like a wild and exciting dream to build. #wotcstaff
Pioneer Masters is coming to MTG: Arena on December 10th and I have 3 preview cards to reveal from the upcoming set! #wotcstaff
First up with a new art piece by Yohann Schepacz is an Eldrazi classic. It’s Void Shatter!
First up with a new art piece by Yohann Schepacz is an Eldrazi classic. It’s Void Shatter!
November 26, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Pioneer Masters is coming to MTG: Arena on December 10th and I have 3 preview cards to reveal from the upcoming set! #wotcstaff
First up with a new art piece by Yohann Schepacz is an Eldrazi classic. It’s Void Shatter!
First up with a new art piece by Yohann Schepacz is an Eldrazi classic. It’s Void Shatter!
❄️ First Chicago Snow of the year🥰
November 21, 2024 at 4:58 PM
❄️ First Chicago Snow of the year🥰
Arena Direct is back starting this weekend with Foundations Play Boosters: magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-...
The #wotcstaff Arena team has made a lot of improvements since the last event that I wanted to highlight:
The #wotcstaff Arena team has made a lot of improvements since the last event that I wanted to highlight:
Arena Direct | Magic: The Gathering Foundations November 22–24
Play MTG Arena and win boxes of physical Magic: The Gathering cards in Arena Direct events!
magic.wizards.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Arena Direct is back starting this weekend with Foundations Play Boosters: magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-...
The #wotcstaff Arena team has made a lot of improvements since the last event that I wanted to highlight:
The #wotcstaff Arena team has made a lot of improvements since the last event that I wanted to highlight:
Hello World! I am a product manager on MTG: Arena responsible for events, store, format management, and Alchemy Card design. I am based in Chicago and love to cook and try new food while traveling.
Excited to chat with you all more about Magic on this platform! #wotcstaff
Excited to chat with you all more about Magic on this platform! #wotcstaff
November 14, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Hello World! I am a product manager on MTG: Arena responsible for events, store, format management, and Alchemy Card design. I am based in Chicago and love to cook and try new food while traveling.
Excited to chat with you all more about Magic on this platform! #wotcstaff
Excited to chat with you all more about Magic on this platform! #wotcstaff