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Magic Online Weekly Announcements, February 4, 2025

Posted on Feb 04, 2025

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THE LEAD

Read All About It – Aetherdrift on MTGO Next Tuesday

The need for (max) speed and the thrill of the open (interplanar) road take center stage in the newest expansion to arrive on Magic Online! Aetherdrift debuts next Tuesday, February 11 at 10 a.m. PT (18:00 UTC). Check out this article now for details on this shiny new set:

Downtime Tomorrow – 9 a.m. to 12 noon PT

Magic Online will have scheduled maintenance tomorrow, February 5, from approximately 9 a.m. to 12 noon PT (17:00-20:00 UTC). Be sure to follow our social media outlets (Discord, BlueSky and more) to keep real-time tabs on this release.


PREMIER PLAY & EVENT NEWS

Vintage Qualifier Saturday

Your next chance to reach the Regional Championship arrives this Saturday with our rotating MOCS format for Season 1. The Vintage Qualifier begins at 7 a.m. PT (15:00 UTC).

It takes 40 Season 1 Qualifier Points to enter a Qualifier. The Top 2 finishers earn an invitation to the April-May round of tabletop RCs, while prizes go to the Top 64!

For more information on these events, click the Premier Play Information link at the top of the Blog.

Standard Showcase Challenge This Sunday

A new MOCS season is underway, so it’s time to qualify the first players for the next round of Showcase Qualifiers in April. 

We deeply apologize for the issues with the game that caused us to reschedule Showcase Challenges two weeks ago.

Here are the revised dates and times for this first round of events: 

DATE 

TIME (PT)

TIME (UTC)

EVENT

Saturday, February 1

10:00 a.m.

18:00

Vintage Showcase Challenge

Sunday, February 2

8:00 a.m.

16:00

Legacy Showcase Challenge

Sunday, February 9

6:00 a.m.

14:00

Standard Showcase Challenge

Saturday, February 15

8:00 a.m.

16:00

Modern Showcase Challenge

It takes 40 Season 1 Qualifier Points to enter a Showcase Challenge. The Top 8 finishers in each event earn a Championship Entry Token for the event’s format plus earn Leaderboard Points toward an At-Large berth in the next Showcase!

For more information on these events, click the Premier Play Information link at the top of the Blog.


ALTERNATE PLAY

Pioneer Chaos Draft Continues

We’ve gathering up Phantom boosters of every non-Core set in Pioneer (yes, Foundations, you’re in) and tossing them in the grab bag – chaos will ensue ...

Check out the Pioneer Chaos Draft League now until next Tuesday. We’re using the entry options of 8 Event Tickets or 80 Play Points, and here are the prizes (updated since last 8-ticket event):

It’ll run for about two weeks until the start of Aetherdrift, so don’t miss out!

When Does Vintage Cube Return?


AROUND THE WEB

MTGO University – MTGO Fundamentals How-To Series Live

We’ve introduced a brand-new landing spot for everything related to getting your new-to-MTGO friends up to speed on playing our game – MTGO University! Whether you’re new to a specific format, new to Magic Online, or are just curious about what this version of MTG is all about, check out MTGO University.

New to MTGO University – the MTGO Fundamentals playlist: short-form videos showing off a bunch of tips and tricks. Check it out on YouTube today!


WEEKLY UPDATES

Innistrad Remastered Events End Next Week

The first Magic offering of 2025 is a return to one of the game’s most beloved planes – Innistrad! Think of Innistrad Remastered (set code INR) as a collectible version of Innistrad Cube – your Gothic and cosmic horror favorites all under one banner.

Magic Online is the exclusive digital home of Innistrad Remastered! The set is on sale now in the MTGO Store. Check out this Blog article for full details on Play Boosters, Premium Boosters, events, and more.

INR Events conclude with Aetherdrift’s release next Tuesday.

Foundations Events End Next Week

The turn of the page to Aetherdrift also spells the end of events for Foundations. We will not be offering a Swiss Draft queue for FDN as normal, so be sure to get your last games of Limited in with the set this week.

Redemption Corner

We’ve updated our Redemption page with new quantity percentages.

Bloomburrow & Duskmourn sets redeemed with regular digital cards are now out of stock. BLB and DSK sets redeemed with foil digital cards remain in stock in low quantities. As a reminder, we announced changes to the Redemption Program starting with Bloomburrow – read all about it in this article.

A limited number of Outlaws of Thunder Junction foil sets still remain available.

Finally, Magic: The Gathering Foundations is not a redeemable set – redemptions will resume with Aetherdrift.

Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend

Format Challenges are the first step toward qualifying for Premier Play through your favorite Magic formats and provide excellent prizes for those looking to test their mettle in their favorite formats. Learn more about Premier Play qualification to get started today.

Magic Online's Format Challenges run as shown on the schedule on this page.


TOMORROW’S PATCH NOTES – February 5, 2025

Bug Bash 2 – Electric Bugaloo

Duel Scene

General

Manual Zoom Control Update


NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – April 2, 9 a.m.-Noon PT

After tomorrow, the next scheduled maintenance is set for Wednesday, April 2 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon PT (16:00-19:00 UTC). This is to support the release of Tarkir: Dragonstorm.