Magic Online Weekly Announcements, March 3, 2026

Posted on Mar 03, 2026

THE LEAD 

Magic: The Gathering® | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™ On Sale Today

The next Universes Beyond set is just around the corner. Click this article for all the details on Magic: The Gathering® | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™ launching today at 10 a.m. PT (18:00 UTC):

• TMT Premium Booster for $5.99 USD each
• Turtle Power! Commander Deck for $39.99 USD
• Treasure Chests change over around 10 a.m. today – follow our social channels for exact timing
• Plus, the usual info on Prestige Avatars, alternate play, Player Rewards, and more ...

TMNT Draft Bundle On Sale Today

As a reminder, we are using a traditional 8-Player, Pick-One draft format for the new set. That means we have a Draft Bundle on sale with all four lead Turtles as avatars, so you can choose your favorite!

Each TMT Draft Token is good for one course of the TMT Draft League until Wednesday, March 25 at 10 a.m. PT (17:00 UTC). As usual, these tokens expire at that time and are non-refundable.

Vintage Cube TMNT Update Next Week

Our test cadence of having the Magic Online Vintage Cube up as often as we can continues. Check out Chris Wolf’s article this Friday afternoon PT for the latest list and archetype shake-ups.

The single-elimination queue will remain in its current configuration until the new League starts on March 11. You can always view the current Vintage Cube list on this page.

US Daylight Savings This Sunday

It’s time for Magic Online to spring forward for its semi-annual time change. Daylight Savings kicks into the client starting this Sunday at 2 a.m. PT (UTC -7). What does that look like for you?

• Times listed in-client for events starting after 2 a.m. PT will be off by an hour until DST begins.
• In the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean, 2 a.m. becomes 3 a.m., so you lose an hour of sleep.
• In all other parts of the world, weekly events will start one hour earlier in your local time than they did last week.

EVENT UPDATES 

Limited Scheduled Events Will Use ECL

There are currently no plans to use TMT for Limited Scheduled Events due to the size of the set and the lack of tabletop high-level Limited events. We will continue to feature Lorwyn Eclipsed during the month of March in Preliminaries and Limited Challenges.

Contraption – No-Banned-List Modern Regular League Begins Today

We’ve seen a ton of experimentation so far in the Contraption section of Magic Online, and now it’s time for No-Banned-List Modern to level up in competitiveness.

• A three-week Constructed League kicks off at 10 a.m. today, running through March 25.
• Contraption Challenge 32 events will join the schedule starting next week for two weeks – check out the Blog and our Discord channel for days and times.

This is the perfect palette cleanser for those transitioning from Standard to Modern for the upcoming RC season, or just a fun puzzle to solve for anybody to try – have fun!

Pack Wars Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Starts Tomorrow

Attention Limited fans: We've taken a long-time favorite of Magic at big conventions and brought it into Magic Online. There are some who call it Mini-Master, but on Magic Online it’s Pack Wars!

Starting tomorrow, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty takes over for two weeks.

We’re going to test some adjustments to the entry and prize structure of the Keeper League this time:

• Entry – 5 Event Tickets or 50 Play Points
• Packs – Total of 4 packs (same number of games)
• Prizes
  • 4-0 – 80 Play Points and 1 MOCS Season 1 Qualifier Point
  • 3-1 – 60 Play Points
  • 2-2 – 30 Play Points

The two-ticket Phantom Pack Wars queue returns tomorrow as well.

Get all the details on the Limited Events page!

When Do Vintage Cube Leagues Return?

• March 11-April 8 – Spring Vintage Cube Update

PREMIER PLAY  

Legacy RC Super Qualifier Moved to Saturday

Your next chance to reach the next round of tabletop Regional Championships comes up this weekend!

The Legacy RC Super Qualifier commences this Saturday, March 7 at 7 a.m. Pacific time (15:00 UTC). This date is changed from its original announcement.

It takes 40 Event Tickets, 400 Play Points, or 40 Season 1 Qualifier Points to enter an RC Super Qualifier. The Top 4 finishers are invited to the Regional Championships held in April and May, plus prizes pay out to the Top 128!

Extra Modern Showcase Challenge This Sunday

Due to the login issues some players experienced during the March 1^st Modern Showcase Challenge, we have decided to add an extra version of that event to the schedule. To avoid conflicts with tabletop conventions, it has been moved from its originally announced date.

The Modern Showcase Challenge will be held this Sunday, March 8^th at 8 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (16:00 CET for those at the RC in Turin). Check out the item about Daylight Savings above so you don’t oversleep or miss the start time.

It takes 40 Season 1 Qualifier Points to enter this event. The Top 8 advance to the Modern Showcase Qualifier on March 28, and prizes pay out to the Top 64.

AROUND THE WEB  

Check Out the New and Improved MTGO.com!

We hope you’ve noticed our re-designed website here at MTGO.com! The info you need is easier than ever to find:

• First-time visitors are greeted with a splash screen to help download and get started right away!
• Our learn-to-play content has been revamped under Game Resources, and links to our online presence are available under
• Our Scheduled Events Ticker keeps you appraised on the tournaments about which you care the most! Filter by format and event attribute or click on the Full Calendar link at the right to see all events currently in the system.
• Magic Online’s most popular aspects are always in view – Vintage Cube, Premier Play, the most current set, and all the news, videos, and decklists you need.
• Plus, Dark Mode is available for all our news articles!

Take a spin through our site and let us know what you think on our social channels.

MTGO University Is Now MTGO TV! 

We’ve introduced a brand-new landing spot for everything related to getting your new-to-Magic Online friends up to speed on playing our game – MTGO TV! 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 the MTGO University playlists on YouTube.

In addition, we will be featuring other content from our creators here, including new shows and previous Creator Showdowns.  

WEEKLY UPDATES  

Redemption Corner

Check out our Redemption page for full program rules and inventory levels (updated weekly). As a reminder, the game itself is the most current place to determine if there is stock remaining for Redemption Tokens.

Lorwyn Eclipsed redemption tokens are now on sale. Regular sets are down to 50%, and foil-for-regular remain available.

As a reminder, Magic: The Gathering® | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™ is not redeemable.

TODAY’S PATCH NOTES – March 3, 2026

Card Fixes

• Colossal Grave-Reaver will no longer cause a soft lock if it’s removed in response to its reanimation trigger.
• Out of the Tombs will no longer reset the game if there are no creature cards left in the graveyard when its controller would draw from an empty library.
• Saw in Half will no longer cause a soft lock if both copies of a targeted legendary creature would die before the legend rule applied.

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – April 15, 9 a.m.-Noon 

After tomorrow, the next scheduled maintenance is Wednesday, April 15 from 9 a.m. to noon PT (16:00-19:00 UTC). This is to support the release of Secrets of Strixhaven.