Last updated on May 17, 2022
Villainous Wealth | Illustration by Erica Yang
It’s certainly a challenge for any collectible card game to keep its player base happy. But MTG Arena attempts to mollify the masses by occasionally giving out promo codes for free stuff.
These MTG Arena codes come from a variety of sources and can be redeemed for a boatload of freebies: cosmetics, packs, individual cards, card styles, or even complete decks!
Latest non-unique codes added:
- ObscuraConnive
- RiveteerBlitz
- MaestroCasualty
- CabarettiAlliance
- BrokerShield
Each gets you a set of family sleeves for Streets of New Capenna.
We’re always checking to make sure the codes below are up to date, so bookmark this page and check back often for new codes!
Table of Contents
How To Redeem Promo Codes
1. Open the game’s “Store” page, located in the top menu bar.
2. You’ll notice a small oval on the top-right of your screen which says, “Redeem Code.” Click on it!
3. Enter one of the codes below. Make sure you type them accurately since codes are case sensitive.
4. Hit “Enter”!
How to Redeem MTGA Codes on Mobile
Unfortunately, you can’t redeem codes directly in MTG Arena from the mobile interface, either on Android or iOS.
You’ve got a couple alternatives:
- Log into the desktop version of MTG Arena, either on Windows or Mac. Use the process above to redeem your codes.
- Go to the Wizards account website and log in. Click on “Code Redemption” and enter your codes there.
The items will appear after you return to the store screen back inside MTGA.
3. You can also navigate to the mobile code redemption site directly from inside MTG arena. Tap on the settings gear:
Tap on Account and your account options will be displayed. Then click on Account Preferences:
You’re brought to the Wizards of the Coast website. Login and you’ll see a box labeled “Redeem a Code”:
MTG Arena Booster Pack Codes
With the release of new sets, Magic: the Gathering Arena is kind enough to regularly provide players with a couple of new packs. There are also occasional out-of-nowhere freebies, which are always the best kind of surprise. You can use these codes on the store page to get yourself some free MTG Arena packs to boost your card collection and decks while you’re at it.
| Code | Reward | Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayRavnica | 3 Guilds of Ravnica packs | July 1, 2020* |
| PLAYWARSPARK | 3 War of the Spark packs | July 1, 2020* |
| PlayM20 | 3 Core Set 2020 packs | July 1, 2020* |
| PlayEldraine | 3 Throne of Eldraine packs | July 1, 2020* |
| PlayTheros | 3 Theros Beyond Death packs | Unknown |
| PlayIkoria | 3 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths packs | Unknown |
| PLAYM21 | 3 Core Set 2021 packs | Unknown |
| PlayZendikar | 3 Zendikar Rising Booster Packs | Unknown |
| TryKaladesh | 1 Kaladesh Remastered booster pack | Unknown |
| PlayKaldheim | 3 Kaldheim Booster Packs | Unknown |
| PlayStrixhaven | 3 Strixhaven: School of Mages Booster Packs | Unknown |
| PlayDND | 3 D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Booster Packs | Unknown |
| PlayMID | 3 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Booster Packs | Unknown |
| PlayVOW | 3 Innistrad: Crimson Vow Booster Packs | Unknown |
| PlayNEO | 3 Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Booster Packs | Unknown |
| PlayNEOAlchemy | 3 Kamigawa Alchemy Booster Packs | Unknown |
| PlaySNC | 3 Streets of New Capenna Booster Packs | Unknown |
Quick note: While the “PlayRavnica,” “PLAYWARSPARK,” “PlayM20,” and “PlayEldraine” codes were set to expire on July 1, 2020, they seem to still be working!
MTG Arena Deck Codes
| Code | Reward | Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|
| None currently | N/A | N/A |
MTG Arena Experience Codes
The codes below will give you free experience points on the spot! Every 1,000 XP nets you one Mastery level on the Mastery Tree, and (depending on which track you’re on) each level has the possibility for extra goodies!
| Code | Reward | Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|
| LevelUp | 2,000 XP | N/A |
| PARCELMYR | 2,000 XP, 2,000 gold + ICRs and Cosmetics | September 15, 2021 |
| SCALEUP | 3,000 XP | September 15, 2021 |
| BORROWEDTIME | 4,000 XP | September 23, 2021 |
| GOLDENCOMMUNITY | 1,000 XP, 2 Cosmetics | October 26, 2021 |
| CIRCUITMENDER | 1,000 XP | March 10, 2022 |
| PATCHUP | 4,000 XP | May 5, 2022 |
MTG Arena Cosmetic Codes
Every MTG player knows that there is something more important than simply winning, and that’s winning with style! With the introduction of cards styles, you can now bling out your collection. The codes below will add new cosmetics to your account.
Note that a cosmetic style doesn’t (always) give you a copy of the card itself, but you only need to get a card style once to apply it to all of the copies of that card you own!
| Code | Reward | Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|
| ENLIGHTENME | Narset, Parter of Veils (WAR) glass card style | January 1, 2023 |
| FOILFUNGUS | Deathbloom Thallid (M19) card style | January 1, 2023 |
| INNERDEMON | Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted (WAR) glass card style | January 1, 2023 |
| OVERTHEMOON | Arlinn, Voice of the Pack (WAR) glass card style | January 1, 2023 |
| PARALLAXPOTION | Revitalize (M19) card style | January 1, 2023 |
| SHIELDSUP | Teyo, the Shieldmage (WAR) glass card style | January 1, 2023 |
| SHINYGOBLINPIRATE | Fanatical Firebrand (M19) card style | January 1, 2023 |
| SPARKLEDRUID | Druid of the Cowl (M19) card style | January 1, 2023 |
| SUPERSCRY | Opt (M19) card style | January 1, 2023 |
| WRITTENINSTONE | Nahiri, Storm of Stone (WAR) glass card style | January 1, 2023 |
| FNMATHOME | Promo pack with two cosmetics | Unknown |
| RockJocks | Lorehold college card sleeves | Unknown |
| DebateDuelists | Silverquill college card sleeves | Unknown |
| MathWhizzes | Quandrix college card sleeves | Unknown |
| SwampPunks | Witherbloom college card sleeves | Unknown |
| ArtClub | Prismari college card sleeves | Unknown |
| InformationIsPower | Streets of New Capenna family sleeves | Unknown |
| CrimeIsAnArtForm | Streets of New Capenna family sleeves | Unknown |
| AlwaysFinishTheJob | Streets of New Capenna family sleeves | Unknown |
| FunIsntFree | Streets of New Capenna family sleeves | Unknown |
| ReadTheFinePrint | Streets of New Capenna family sleeves | Unknown |
| ObscuraConnive | Streets of New Capenna family sleeves | Unknown |
| RiveteerBlitz | Streets of New Capenna family sleeves | Unknown |
| MaestroCasualty | Streets of New Capenna family sleeves | Unknown |
| CabarettiAlliance | Streets of New Capenna family sleeves | Unknown |
| BrokerShield | Streets of New Capenna family sleeves | Unknown |
MTG Arena Twitch Prime Codes
If you have a membership to Amazon Prime, you’re in luck! Wizards often runs promotions to reward you with free decks if you have your Amazon account connected to Twitch.tv. All you have to do is head over to the Twitch Prime loot section and click a button to redeem your code.
For example, there was recently a promotion to get a Liliana’s Legion deck through Twitch Prime, but that promotion is now over.
| Code | Reward | Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|
| N/A – No codes currently for Twitch Prime |
Unique Codes from Other Sources
If you’re asking “anything else?” then our answer is: Heck yeah! These codes are just the tip of the iceberg offered to casual players. Occasionally, if you check your email, you’ll get some exclusive codes from Magic: the Gathering Arena similar to the ones above.
If you’re more deeply involved in Magic: The Gathering—especially if you play paper—you can get A LOT of cards for Arena as well.
That’s right, you can get more “free” Arena cards by buying certain sealed MTG products.
Sealed Product Codes
If you buy any of the newer (starting with Guilds of Ravnica) Planeswalker Decks, you’ll also get a code which you can redeem for MTG Arena codes to get all the cards in the deck—for free!
Here’s a list of all the known MTG decks that contain Arena codes inside the box:
The trend continues with the Core Set 2021 planeswalker decks – they all include codes to get an MTGA copy of the deck too!
Also, the MTG gift pack comes with a code to redeem the five exclusive rares in the box.
Buy cards in paper and get free digital cards for your trouble
The recent Core Set 2021 / Arena Starter Kit is quite affordable and comes with codes for two players to each unlock two decks with 10 rares altogether:
Codes from Special Events
You can also attend pre-release events and get a unique code card inside your pre-release kit that you can use in Arena to redeem for extra goodies. In the past, this has ranged from packs to a free Limited event. The codes you get from these events can only be used once.
If you have a friend (or an internet stranger who’s generous enough) that attended multiple events, they might let you have their extra codes. A reminder: each account can only redeem one pre-release exclusive code, regardless of how many you actually attend, so share the love!
People often share their extra pre-release codes on Reddit, so be sure to have look there when it’s the right time. These events happen IRL whenever a new set comes out. You can find an official listing of pre-release events from Wizards here.
You can score free packs in Arena if you play in a pre-release, or if one of your friends who does is very nice
Other than pre-releases, there you can also get some additional MTG Arena codes by participating in the “Friday Night Magic at Home” program. While organized play at many local game stores has been shut down by the pandemic, Wizards has stepped up with support by giving free promo codes to the stores to hand out.
By connecting with a local store online, say through Discord, and participating in their weekly FNM event, you can get codes for two cosmetic items per week — including some pretty unique card sleeves.
Buying Pre-release Codes
Of course, you could just buy your way into some “free” packs. Just like with the gift packs and planeswalker decks, you can get these pre-release codes inside sealed kits that you buy online. Be forewarned that older codes may be for a sealed event, so if MTGA is not running that format anymore, you may not get anything. Do your due diligence by reading the product details.
And finally, don’t forget that you can only redeem one code per set per account. But if you haven’t redeemed a code for your account for the set, you can fill out your collection with some real Magic packs and add some Arena swag to boot.
Each kit comes with six sealed booster packs, a special foil promo card, a spindown D20 life tracker, and of course a card with an Arena redemption code.
Here’s the pre-release kits for every set in Standard. Make sure to fill out your collection if you’re missing the packs from any of these:
Older, non-Standard sets:
And if you’re lucky, maybe you’ll get help from a pro:
Sometimes the MPL blesses us from on high with free stuff
Secret Lair Codes
In late November 2019, Wizards of the Coast announced a series of products named “Secret Lair” that would include small drops of special collectible reprints of cards with alternate art and tokens. Secret Lair is available exclusively from WotC directly.
Included in the products are special codes to redeem cards in MTG Online as well as cosmetics (card sleeves and styles) for MTGA. If you want these exclusive sleeve and style MTG Arena codes, these products are the only place to get them. Here’s an example:
Though they aren’t available on Amazon, you can find plenty of 3rd party sellers selling Secret Lair sets on eBay:
Note: Secret Lair MTGA redemption codes expire on Jan 1, 2023 for drops from 2019 and on Jan 1, 2024 for drops from 2020.
Streamer Promos and Event Codes
Finally, any game without promotions from Twitch or streamers is simply not complete. For example, there was a Twitch Prime Promo Code event which ended on July 25, 2019, which you could use for a full 60 card Boros Deck! So you should occasionally check our Twitter account, visit our website, and watch some MTG Arena streamers to not miss out any chances to get more cards and packs.
Other events that have awarded special MTG Arena codes include San Diego Comic-Con and TwitchCon, so be sure to stay tuned for updates from those events. Wizards often uses these weekends as promotional showcases, so they release codes to build interest and attention for Arena.
Finding MTG Arena Codes for Sale
Trading Post | Illustration by Adam Paquette
One last option is to just buy only the codes directly. This is a great idea if the products mentioned above just don’t interest you or fall out of your price range. Then you need to buy the codes from a third-party vendor.
Because it’s not specifically called out in WotC’s terms and agreement, third parties aren’t technically prevented from selling Arena codes for special products, decks, or individual cards.
An excellent way to purchase codes directly is through the ecommerce store MTGA Codes. They have virtually unlimited selection, including all the codes listed above, and an automatic fulfillment system where you’re given the MTGA code instantly.
MTGACodes.com has a simple click and order shopping cart to acquire codes.
You can get everything, even obscure stuff like codes for special Secret Lair card sleeves or FNM at Home if you missed out on that. Of course, I think the best value is just getting more cards – packs and decks.
Ebay is another option with a lot of selection:
If you’re in Europe, there’s also Cardmarket, a website where stores and individual people are able to re-sell MTG products, including Arena codes.
Hazmat Suit (Used) | Illustration by Michael Phillippi
There are some caveats when buying a code online, because you can’t be sure whether or not the code has actually been used before until you try to use it yourself. You could be buying a good-for-nothing code and be out a significant amount of money, so be careful.
We did test out MTGA Codes.com (mentioned above) and Gray Viking, however, and verified that the codes we bought there worked. If you decide to try them out, we’ve started collecting coupon codes here and here.
Your LGS might also re-sell codes, but the fact that they’re usually included with products that are up for purchase makes this a little less likely. Of course, you can always ask and find out. Because the store wouldn’t want to make a bad name for themselves, the chance that the codes are good-to-go also very much improves.
Words of Wisdom | Illustration by Eric Peterson
Parting from Promo Codes
Did you know that, at least as of late 2019, MTG Arena also rewards you with a “vault bonus” for getting extra copies of cards? If you want to see more about this, you can read our article here.
One other way to get more “free” stuff out of Arena is… well, to win more. If you’re not using our deck tracker and draft companion Arena Tutor yet, you should be! It’ll help you start winning more gems and gold from the second you download it, so check it out.
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131 Comments
Rock on – just started playing Arena seriously and found some of the codes and thought I’d search for more and here they are – thanks! (got any stashed away you’re not using?) 😉 – be well citizen.
I just started playing again on mobile. These codes really help a lots. I just build a birds deck for standard, it’s pretty cool. Thanks
Thanks Ender!
Thanks for all the codes in one place and updated. I set up a new account and used these for a big boost. I am playing through to gold and posting much of the progress on Instagram and YouTube.
#wanderingwzrd
This was awesome! got so much stuff from these codes TY so much! I’m fairly new to the game but learning quick can just really use new deck codes those help alot or more cards in general. I’m learning how to put my own decks together, so if you happen to have any other Low-key codes,😁 please lmk 👀😏
None of these worked for me. Is there a certain amount of times these can be used?
You can only use them one time per account. They’re case sensitive so make sure you’re considering that too.
I copy and pasted most still worked on 3/1/2021
Just started playing MTGA. Most worked for me 5/17/2022
Please, add new column to identify which the code is new.
I.e. I see the title that is updated “March Updated 2020”, but what is updated?
This is to denote that we are constantly checking and making sure the article is updated. New codes will be added to the bottom of the respective table if there is one. Also, if you don’t want to keep checking back, just follow Draftsim on Twitter and Facebook and you’ll see when there’s a new one.
I love the list, but a small blurb at the top, “Current changes since last update” would save me a lot of time too. Love that you’re maintaining the list though!
All right, I just added a “last code added” at the top for you guys so you can tell if there are any new codes or not.
I just saw that! I love it! Thank you Dan!!
Page was already bookmarked… but if I could bookmark it harder I would, LOL!
All still worked today, April 2nd. Thank you!
May 5th 2020 all still work here
Que buen artículo sobre mtga gracias por la ayuda.
List of codes still working – thanks!
hey so I bought a deck in real life and it was the vraska deck and the code to redeem to get the whole deck dosent actually work at all.
Hey Joaquin – did it give you an error message? What was the message? The codes are case-sensitive. Have you contacted Wizards of the Coast customer service? What did they have to say?
Sheildsup doesn’t work for me
Make sure you spell it right 🙂
PlayM21 works!!!!
They all worked! thank you
All still work, July 18th, 2020. Thank you!
Thanks for all the codes you’ve dug up!
You’re very welcome!
Are these Arena codes still useable I’ve just started in arena and have 12 decks I’ve purchased out of the 75 available could use your help. Thanks
A couple of these have expired and some are still valid — no harm in typing them all in, nothing bad will happen.
I’d suggest starting here and reading up on anything you don’t know about yet: https://draftsim.com/mtg-arena-guide/
9/28/20 All codes confirmed working 😀
10/7/2020 all codes work, even the ones that say expiration July 1, 2020*
Thank you for gathering these and sharing them all in one place.
Great, and thank you for letting us know!
11/9/2020 The only Cosmetic code that I could get to work is FNMATHOME. All the others failed.
Can others confirm the same thing? And we’ll remove them from the list.
no every single code still works. just used today 11/21/2020
I was able to redeem them as listed. I think maybe case is sensitive? I just copy and pasted.
The bob ross lands no longer work.
Thanks! Updated.
All the cosmetic ones and a few others didn’t work.
Jan 22 2021 time of this writing
Everything is now up to date! If they weren’t working you likely already redeemed them 🙂
Don’t forget they’re also case sensitive.
PlayKaldheim works
Thanks for putting these codes together! FYI, PlayAllegiance & ZendikarLands no longer seem to be working.
Thank you for the heads up! I’ve updated the article.
I am new to Arena and have it on my Android phone. There seems to be no place to enter a promo code from the store. Has anyone else run into this?
Yep, it looks like you’re right! So you’ll have to log in from your computer to do it.
Thanks!!!
Awesome job on this page. I feel like you really did yoir homework and put some effort into this. Very thorough, with detailed instructions and covers every aspect of the codes. I bokmarked the page.
Thank you!
Strixhaven sleeve codes (one for each house)
DebateDuelists
MathWhizzes
SwampPunks
ArtClub
RockJocks
Thank you, updated!
PlayTheros
PlayIkoria
PLAYM21
PlayZendikar
don’t work anymore
Have not heard this elsewhere – can anyone else confirm? If you’ve already redeemed a code, it will not work anymore.
They work still, likely another case sensitive issue, just used every code not out of date
Great, thank you for letting everyone know!
20/05/21 todos funcionando.. peguei todos 🙂
Obrigado!
Your website is awesome
Thanks Chris 😍
I put trhe codes on website, after that I accept the reward on the store in mi ios but I can’t see that on “packs” :c
Just wanted to let everyone know, I went through the expired codes and the Playwarspark code is still active.
Boosters codes of non-standard sets are no more available. ZendikarLands isn’t waorking anymore also.
First, thank you for all the information. They helped me a lot.
There is one problem with the card sleeves. I used the code before today’s strixhaven update, it works perfectly fine. But some friends of mine who uses the code after the update said they are no more working for them. Are the codes expired?
Thanks we’ll check!
So talking to the folks in our Discord, it sounds like MTGA was bugged right after the release of Strixhaven. So these sleeves will be working once they iron that out.
Entered about 15 codes, each saying they were entered successfully. Not seeing any packs or goodies on my account though. Does it take some time?
Great resource for codes. I will always come here in the future =)
Got it to work! In the packs tab, click “Get Packs.” When I did so, my game crashed and when I logged back in I had the packs. Probably just takes an hour or two, but all the codes above worked.
04/26/2021 – almost all of the codes worked, thank you so much!
All codes worked. Thanks for rounding up the freebies!
Thanks for the codes, only one don´t work
Great! Can you let us all know which code didn’t work though?
all codes worked, for people saying 1 or some didn’t probably have used it before.
This is awesome. All codes worked as of May 22, 2021. Happy Victoria’s Day to my fellow Commonwealths or is it just specifically for us, Canadians…..
All working to the date may 25th 2021! Amazing!
Update for the curious.
All but the ones already stated as expired worked for me. 5/26/2021
are there any codes for pets?
Nope, for some reason I guess they don’t do that.
awesome thanks!!
GAMEKNIGHTS
Thank you, added!
GAMEKNIGHTS is expired already 🙁
Updated, thanks!
Does any body have any codes that they are not using or have doubles of I only play on line because I really don’t have time to play any other way so I don’t really buy cards any more thank you yall are great
Hey William, I’d recommend checking out the Draftsim Discord – we occasionally have people on there that share extra codes they have.
Thank you for making this so accessible. Also, thank you very much for keeping an archive of everything instead of just deleting as things expire.
7\9\2021 all still work minus ExperimentalOverload Great list much appreiciated
Thank you, updated the list!
Hi, just wanted to say that the Strixhaven Sleeve codes and the EXP codes are expired.
Thanks. Just removed ExperimentalOverload – can anyone else confirm regarding the Strixhave Sleeves and the RestorativeBurst code?
RestorativeBurst didn’t work for me, 7/14. Thank you for this full list!!
Great thanks! Article has been updated.
To redeem on mobile all you have to do is go to settings and then account preferences and it’ll open a browser logged in to your account to enter them there. Thanks for the codes. Awesome.
Thanks for the tip! When I tried this, it did not log me in automatically, but that’s also a great way to do it.
RestorativeBurst not working but all others work
Thank you for the heads up!
All of them worked except one. Even the expired ones. I think the one that didn’t work I might have already used in 2019 or 2020. Thank you so much.
Awesome, so glad to hear it!
Hell yeah! They all worked. Gives me a good head start getting into Arena, something fun to do during lockdown here in Melbourne atm! 🙂
I had more than one prerelease code for AFR. If anyone wants this, help yourself:
B6272-D7A9E-00B54-3D813-60CD7
Not sure if those are zeroes or o’s.
Thanks for sharing!
Well I just successfully redeemed all the pack codes and didn’t actually receive a single one of them I was super happy seeing the codes redeem and go through but after logging into the game I’ve grown even more disappointed than I already was with it probably just gonna stick with the actual cards this game is a waste of time and money
What platform/operating system were you on? I’ve read about it not showing for people on one device, but it actually working. Have you checked your in your inventory just to make sure?
try to visit the in game store. for me then every thing popped up.
All codes work just used them today
All codes work as of today! Thank you so much for maintaining this!
Amazing, you’re very welcome!
Thanks for this and the continual updates!
All codes still work even if it was suppose To expire.
Excellent! Thank you. I was wondering about the two that were supposed to expire this month.
Just try it today (21.10.04) , get 34 boosters, 2000xp and cool others cards and sleeves !
Every code above worked. The others don’t.
PlayMID
PlayTheros
PlayIkoria
PLAYM21
PlayZendikar
TryKaladesh
PlayKaldheim
PlayStrixhaven
PlayDND
PLAYWARSPARK
PlayM20
PlayEldraine
LevelUp
ParallaxPotion
SuperScry
FoilFungus
ShinyGoblinPirate
SparkleDruid
OVERTHEMOON
INNERDEMON
SHIELDSUP
WRITTENINSTONE
FNMATHOME
ENLIGHTENME
RockJocks
DebateDuelists
MathWhizzes
SwampPunks
ArtClub
Thanks a lot for this article ! Hope my comment can modestly help updating it :p
PlayRavnica does not work anymore. All the others are still functional. Thanks!
New code added today!
GOLDENCOMMUNITY for 1000 xp and 2 random cosmetics.
Ends Oct 26th so hurry!
Thank you! Added now.
THX for all your code and info.
Thank you so much!!
verified all codes work for new people 1st time using all codes… i’ve been able to redeem all codes this month (Nov 2021)
Amazing, so glad to hear it! Thanks for letting us know.
COURIERBAT doesn’t work anymore
Thanks – can anyone else confirm that one isn’t working? I am getting “Code already redeemed,” but I did redeem the code anyway. I’ll remove it from the list if anyone who hasn’t tried it before can confirm.
I can’t redeem it anymore unfortunately
Thanks, I have deleted COURIERBAT 🙂
Can confirm COURIERBAT never worked for me.
Thanks!
Fresh account. Tested all listed codes. The following codes worked despite being listed as expired:
• PLAYWARSPARK
• PlayM20
• PlayEldraine
So, how do I get promo art lands from jumpstart? I really like the swamps with obliterator on them, but you can’t get them with wildcards.
Probably have to either wait for Jumpstart to be available again or hope for a miracle in the MTGA store.
I have this on bookmark. i periodically check [once a week or two] to see if there are new codes. everything for me says redeemed except for the new set sleeves i just received thanks to those codes. Great way to get a [wait for it] JUMPSTART on playing when new. Thank you for this site and its updates.
Haha, awesome! Happy to help.
I check almost every day. I’m just anxious though lol. Your site really helps! Ofc I have it bookmarked! Thanks for the time you put in to help us all out!
Awesome, glad to hear it!
Thank you!
Thanks DAN, awesome website
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