Totally Normal Event
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| Event Details | |||||
| Event date | March 19 to 27, 2024 | ||||
| Format | Historic Brawl | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Revisiting a selection of decks from previous phantom Brawl events | ||||
| Number of decks | 11 decks | ||||
| Deck size | 100 cards | ||||
| Preconstructed Brawl Decks | |||||
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Murders at Karlov Manor coincided with a series of puzzles across various media. Magic: The Gathering Arena also had some riddles, but most were simple text puzzles. After enough codes were entered, a phantom preconstructed Brawl event was opened from March 19 to 27, 2024.[1][2] It had five card styles as prizes and eleven Brawl decks.
Description
At least ten of the eleven event decks had come from previous preconstructed Brawl events. The eleventh, Valki, God of Lies, appears to be the only new deck.
| “ | Welcome! We were not expecting guests, but as long as you are here, you should pull up a chair!
This is the place where Decks end up after their Event ends on Arena. You never know what might end up down here. Play as much as you like, but only the first few wins will provide a reward! One last thing: Please don't go putting in just any random text into that Code Redemption box; we don't want it getting overloaded. We have not needed to fix it since the Year the set Ravnica: City of Guilds was released. |
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Totally Normal Event had a series of curiosities that suggested a deeper puzzle: out-of-place capitalization, color imbalance amongst deck choices, mismatched cosmetics in exactly one deck (Galazeth Prismari), and a cue to enter a code. Attempting to use "2005" (the release date of Ravnica: City of Guilds, as mentioned in the description) was met with a Red Herring reward. No confirmation as to whether this collection of clues means anything has been released, nor has there been much media attention on anyone having solved this puzzle.
Event decks
The decks were taken from the following events:
Yargle Day
The format for the second Yargle Day! event in 2021 was Historic Brawl. There were five decks, only one of which was commanded by Yargle, Glutton of Urborg. Two of the others, Zalto, Fire Giant Duke and Zilortha, Strength Incarnate, were playable in the Totally Normal Event.
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| Zalto, Fire Giant Duke | – | – | – | R | – | Zalto, Fire Giant Duke |
| Zilortha, Strength Incarnate | – | – | – | R | G | Zilortha, Strength Incarnate |
Midweek Magic: Historic Brawl Showcase
A phantom preconstructed event held from October 26 to 28, 2021[3]. Two decks, commanded by Hofri Ghostforge and Old Stickfingers, were revisited in this event.
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| Hofri Ghostforge | W | – | – | R | – | Hofri Ghostforge |
| Old Stickfingers | – | – | B | – | G | Old Stickfingers |
Festival: Dragon Brawl
Dragon Brawl was a Preconstructed Brawl event held July 14 to 18, 2022[4][5]. Only one of the five decks from the original event, each of which featured legendary Dragon commanders, was reused for the Totally Normal Event.
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| Galazeth Prismari | – | U | – | R | – | Galazeth Prismari |
The Brothers' Brawl
There were five decks taken from The Brothers' Brawl: a pair of preconstructed Brawl events originally held December 2 — 9, 2022[6].
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| Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist | – | – | B | – | – | Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist |
| Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor | – | – | B | – | – | Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor |
| Mishra, Claimed by Gix | – | – | B | R | – | Mishra, Claimed by Gix |
| Queen Kayla bin-Kroog | W | – | – | R | – | Queen Kayla bin-Kroog |
| Urza, Lord Protector | W | U | – | – | – | Urza, Lord Protector |
Valki, God of Lies
A deck which appears to be newly created for this event[7]
References
- ↑ DotGG (March 19, 2024). "Totally Normal Event – Revealed After Solving the Clues! (website)". MTG Arena Zone. Retrieved on April 15, 2025.
- ↑ MTG Arena Run: Totally Normal Event Part One: Where Brawl Decks Go To Die (Video). Shepherd's Gaming Run. YouTube (March 22, 2024).
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (October 27, 2021). "MTG Arena Announcements, October 27, 2021 (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on April 6, 2025.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 13, 2022). "MTG Arena Announcements, July 13, 2022 (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved on March 12, 2025.
- ↑ DotGG (February 12, 2023). "Festival: Dragon Brawl Event Guide and Decklists (website)". MTG Arena Zone. Retrieved on March 12, 2025.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (Nov 21, 2022). "Battle in The Brothers' Brawl on MTG Arena December 2–9! (website)". Retrieved on March 11, 2022.
- ↑ DotGG (March 19, 2024). "Valki, God of Lies Brawl Deck – Totally Normal Event (website)". MTG Arena Zone. Retrieved on April 15, 2025.