Welcome to Four Daily Wins, your one stop reference for how to get the most bang for your buck in the Magic: The Gathering Arena Free to Play Experience.
Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Mythic Ranks
The Bottom Line: Each month, make sure to play at least one game of Ranked Constructed and one game of Premier (or Quick) Draft. It doesn’t matter if you win or lose the game; this will activate your rewards for the month and will get you at least one free pack (and more, if you keep playing and are skilled).
But Why?
Everyone in Arena has a rank for Constructed queues (except for Play) and for Premier and Quick Draft queues. The more you play, the higher rank you’ll reach.
At the end of each month, you will be given a reward based on the rank you reached (for each format), and then there is a “rank reset,” where you’re lowered down (usually about two levels, give or take).
At time of writing, this is how those rewards are distributed:
Bronze: 1 pack of the latest set
Silver: 1 pack of the latest set and 500 gold
Gold: 2 packs of the latest set, 1000 gold, and cosmetics
Platinum: 3 packs of the latest set, 1000 gold, and cosmetics
Diamond: 4 packs of the latest set, 1000 gold, and cosmetics
Mythic: 5 packs of the latest set, 1000 gold, and cosmetics
There are many reasons to aspire toward Mythic rank, but the Free to Play experience is not one of them. It takes tremendous effort to achieve Mythic rank, especially for an inexperienced player. For that reason, this guide recommends that you make an honest effort to reach Platinum rank each month. If you don't get there, it's not a big deal, and if you do get there, you can safely forget about progressing further.