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Magic Online Weekly Announcements, December 6, 2022

Posted on Dec 06, 2022

Premier Play Information

FORUMS ARE LIVE

The MTGO Forums are LIVE! Be sure to bookmark forums.mtgo.com and check back there for updates. (Login is the same as to enter the MTGO client).

This is the primary spot to file bug reports not affecting paid events, submit ideas to our Suggestions box, and to find the community for your preferred play style on MTGO.


DISCORD IS OPEN

Our new MTGO Discord Server is open! Join now and hang out with other MTGO enthusiasts and staff. We look forward to getting to know you all, as we discuss all that is Magic Online

This is the primary spot for real time chat with friends and more! See you in there. 


ETERNAL WEEKEND RETURNS TO MTGO DECEMBER 10-11

The great autumnal tradition celebrating Legacy and Vintage formats – Eternal Weekend – returns to Magic Online this weekend! 

This year is a bit different: Eternal Weekend events in North America and Asia have returned to tabletop, while the European events will be held here on MTGO. 

The Legacy event is Saturday at 1 a.m. PT (9:00 UTC) and the Vintage event is Sunday at 1 a.m. PT (9:00 UTC). The entry option is 20 Event Tickets or 200 Play Points.

All Magic Online accounts are eligible to join these events, not just European residents. Unlike MTGO events in 2020 and 2021, players will need to have the cards in their Collection to participate (no All-Access for these events). 

At stake is the life-size art trophy for the winner, plus new this year there will be physical promo cards for the Top 8 finishers in each event. 

For more details on the MTGO event, click here. For more details on the in-person event happening in Philadelphia this weekend, visit the tournament's website

Note: The normal Vintage Challenge scheduled for midnight Sunday PT has been pre-empted this week only by the Vintage Eternal Weekend event.


SUPREME PIONEER CHAOS DRAFT LEAGUE BEGINS TOMORROW

It just so happens that The Brother’s War is the 36th Standard-legal, non-Core expansion to be released in the history of the Pioneer format. Because 36 is a magic number for Cube (540-card Cubes are made up of 36 boosters of 15 cards each), we decided to combine all of MTGO’s wackiness into one awesome week of gameplay!

Drafting by yourself, 36 virtual boosters go into a digital bag. You are presented with a booster, draft two cards, then throw the rest of the pack away. Do that with 17 more boosters (which are all different), then build a 40-card deck out of your 36 picks.

High power level, tons of fun, it’s almost … extravagant!

The fun begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT (18:00 UTC) and runs for one week only. Entry options are 10 Event Tickets or 100 Play Points, and the event is Phantom – cards won’t be added to players’ collections. 


SEASON 3 SHOWCASE CHALLENGES START SATURDAY

Players who earned entry into the Showcase Qualifier will be squaring off for an invitation to the 2022 Season 3 Champions Showcase!

Congratulations to our first two qualified players from this weekend: leandru and sneakymisato!

The entry option for Showcase Qualifiers is a format token that matches the Qualifier’s format. As with QPs, after the season's Showcase Qualifiers are finished, all unused Format Tokens will be removed from players' accounts.

Each Showcase Qualifier is a scheduled Swiss-style event with a Top 8 playoff. The winner of each Showcase Qualifier earns a spot in the final Showcase event in January and a chance to earn their share of $70,000 and an invitation to the 2023 Magic World Championship! That winner also gets invited to Pro Tour Minneapolis in May 2023.

Showcase Qualifiers are scheduled as follows:

DATE TIME (PT) TIME (UTC) EVENT
Saturday, December 10 6 a.m. 14:00 Standard Showcase Qualifier
Sunday, December 11 8 a.m. 16:00 Legacy Showcase Qualifier

Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full details.


BRO BEST-OF-ONE & SCARS OF MIRRODIN BLOCK LEAGUES END TOMORROW

It’s your last call to finish matches in both The Brothers' War Best-of-One League and the Scars of Mirrodin Block Flashback League. Both Leagues close to new entries tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT (18:00 UTC).


ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE

Here’s a look at the schedule of events coming up between now and Phyrexia: All Will Be One. All of these Alternate Play events are Phantom – cards won’t be added to players’ collections.

  • December 14-20 – Welcome back to the jungle – it's Rivals of Ixalan-Ixalan Flashback Draft.
  • December 21-January 24Vintage Cube makes its annual holiday return – this time for a full five weeks! As usual, there will be a Draft league and a single-elimination Draft queue. This is one of the formats that will test competitors in the Season 3 MOCS Showcase on January 21.
  • January 25-30 – TBD

MTGO STORE OUTAGE TODAY

We will be doing maintenance on MTGO’s payment processor today, December 6, starting at 9 a.m. PT (17:00 UTC). It is scheduled to last for up to two hours. Purchases in the MTGO Store will not be available during this maintenance, but the game will be otherwise unaffected. 


UPDATES TO SUPER QUALIFIER SCHEDULE

Changes have been applied to the Premier Event schedule in early 2023. The Super Qualifier on February 5th will now be Modern, and the Limited Super Qualifier on February 10th has been pushed back a week to February 17th. 


REDEMPTION UPDATE - THE BROTHERS' WAR REDEMPTION ON SALE FRIDAY

Thank you for your patience while we are getting our new systems set up. We had originally stated that redemptions of The Brothers' War would not start until January. Fortunately, our system is ready earlier than expected.

You can begin purchasing Redemption Tokens for The Brothers' War in the MTGO Store beginning this Friday, December 9, at 9 a.m. Pacific time (17:00 UTC).

Also, Dominaria United redemption tokens remain available in the Store.

Remember that the policy has changed – redemption sets are only available while supplies last, and a Redemption Token now costs $35.00 USD plus shipping fees and tax. For more details on the redemption program, click here.


STARTER COMMANDER DECKS ON SALE NOW

Starter Commander Decks are now available in the MTGO Store. With digital contents identical to those being sold in local game stores, these 5 decks are our ideal product for players wading into Commander. The 5 decks are:

  • White-Blue First Flight
  • Blue-Black Grave Danger
  • Black-Red Chaos Incarnate
  • Red-Green Draconic Destruction
  • Green-White Token Triumph

TRANSFORMERS BUNDLE ON SALE NOW – LIMITED TIME ONLY! 

Your favorite Autobot and Decepticon characters make their debut in a special, unique-to-MTGO Universes Beyond offering – the TRANSFORMERS Bundle! For $24.99, all 15 regular-style, non-foil cards in the set can become part of your Magic Online collection for use in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Freeform formats – Optimus Prime, Starscream, Megatron, and more. 

Each card in the Bundle features two modes between which a TRANSFORMERS character can appear – Bot Mode and Alt Mode. Both sides have powerful abilities, many of which cause the card to convert. The More Than Meets the Eye mechanic permits the card’s controller to have it enter in Alt Mode for an alternate cost.  

Cards in the TRANSFORMERS Bundle will not be made available in Treasure Chests, and the Bundle is only available until the release of Phyrexia: All Will Be One in January – be sure you don’t miss out! 

TRANSFORMERS, its Characters (Optimus Prime, Starscream, Megatron, etc.), Autobots, Decepticons, More Than Meets The Eye, and Robots in Disguise are trademarks of Hasbro and © TOMY  [used with permission].  


THE BROTHERS’ WAR ON MAGIC ONLINE

Our latest set, The Brothers’ War, has its events going live today! Check out the dedicated article to learn all about everything new with the release:

  • The Brothers’ War boosters and Commander decks
  • The TRANSFORMERS Bundle – available for a limited time
  • Updates to the MTGO Store
  • Updates to Treasure Chests
  • The latest suite of avatars
  • Alternate Play Schedule 

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 once on Saturdays and once on Sundays for each Constructed format! On weekends featuring Showcase Challenge events, the Format Challenge that starts at either 6 a.m., 8 a.m., or 10 a.m. Pacific time is pre-empted by the Showcase Challenge; Format Challenges scheduled at other times remain in place.

NOTES:

  • Pauper and Vintage Challenges are never pre-empted.
  • Saturday Legacy Challenges require 32 players and give prizes to Top 32.
  • Sunday Legacy Challenges require 64 players and give prizes to Top 64.
  • 32-Player Limited Challenge events are 6 rounds with no playoff
  • 64-Player Limited Challenge events are 7 rounds with no playoff
TIME (PT) SATURDAY SUNDAY
12:00 a.m.   Vintage Challenge
1:00 a.m. NEW! 32-Player Limited Challenge NEW! 32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 a.m. Pauper Challenge  
4:00 a.m. 32-Player Legacy Challenge Modern Challenge
6:00 a.m. Standard Challenge Pioneer Challenge
8:00 a.m. Modern Challenge Legacy Challenge
10:00 a.m. Vintage Challenge Pauper Challenge
12:00 p.m. NEW! 32-Player Limited Challenge NEW! 32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 p.m. Pioneer Challenge Standard Challenge

Check out the Magic Online Format Challenges page for further event details.


PATCH NOTES - DECEMBER 7, 2022

  • The Update with Versions in Collection feature will again function correctly
  • Cards with prototype will no longer show flavor text as game text
  • The retro version of Command Tower will again have correctly-framed art

NEXT DOWNTIME JANUARY 25, 2023

The next scheduled downtime is planned for Wednesday, January 25 beginning at 9 a.m. PT (17:00 UTC). This is for the implementation of Dominaria Remastered and Phyrexia: All Will Be One.