Magic: ManaStrike introduces Ixalan Season for the Magic Pass, new rewards, and more

Magic: ManaStrike's latest update has just arrived, introducing Ixalan Season for the Magic Pass, new rewards to earn, and some in-game enhancements to enjoy.

Netmarble's real-time strategy hit arrived on the scene earlier this year, and since then, it's seen regular content drops that have both fleshed out and honed the core experience.

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The Magic Pass-exclusive Planeswalker selector lets you pick between three Planeswalkers that were once thought to be exclusive to pre-launch players. They include White Planeswalker Gideon Jura, Blue Planeswalker Tamiyo, and Black/Green Planeswalker Garruk Wildspeaker. The Magic Pass also now offers level boost vouchers, a skin selector, as well as emojis and player icons.

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If this is the first you've heard of ManaStrike, it's a PvP strategy game set in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. You'll be tasked with commanding your units and knowing when to trigger helpful spells or Planeswalkers. Matches last only a few minutes apiece, so it works well for on-the-go play.

You'll work to collect new cards and gradually build up an all-powerful deck. Over time, you'll grow to understand how best to use each card type, with every card belonging to one of the five Mana colours.

Those yet to give it a go can download Magic: ManaStrike from over on the App Store and Google Play. It's a free-to-play game with in-app purchases. If you're just starting out, Dave put together a small beginner's guide back in January. Here's a link to that.