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Every Tuesday, we round up all of the biggest Magic Online news for the Weekly Announcements Blog.
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- Sealed Leagues Available Now!
- Upcoming Legacy Challenge on March 12
- Upcoming Ravnica: City of Guilds Streamer Showdown on March 17
- The Year of Modern Flashbacks Move to Ninth Edition
- The Vintage Super League Season Semifinals
- First Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifiers for Pro Tour Eldritch Moon
- Reminder: No Downtime on March 16
- Downtime for March 9, 2016
- Ongoing and Upcoming Events
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Sealed Leagues Available Now!
Sealed Leagues are available now! Head on over to the announcement article for the full details on where and how to jump in.
Upcoming Legacy Challenge on March 12
The very first Legacy Challenge is coming up on March 12! Big prizes are on the line for the Top 8, like the ten original dual lands, Rishadan Port, Wasteland, and more. Get the full event details here.
Upcoming Ravnica: City of Guilds Streamer Showdown on March 17
If you've never seen a Streamer Showdown before, they come in two eight-player Draft pods that feature some of the best streamers in the community brawling with the latest Magic Online sets. If you're trying to improve your game, Magic Online streamers are some of the best players out there—and some of the best teachers, too. Even if you're already a Magic pro, throw your support behind one of the competitors and cheer them on from their Twitch chat!
This Streamer Showdown will feature an upcoming Year of Modern Flashbacks format: Triple Ravnica: City of Guilds! Check out the streamer lineup below, then stop by your favorite streamer's Twitch channel on Thursday, March 17, at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) (UTC -7) for the latest Streamer Showdown.
Thursday, March 17, 1:00 p.m. PT (UTC -7) Event
- Randy Buehler
- Thomas Delia
- Kenji Egashira
- LoadingReadyRun
- Jennifer Long
- Neal Oliver
- Marshall Sutcliffe
- Wedge
Thursday, March 17, 6:00 p.m. PT (UTC -7) Event
- Derek Boyko
- EM
- Magic the Amateuring
- Paul Pires
- Ashlen Rose
- Noah Sandler
- Gaby Spartz
- Luis Scott-Vargas
The Year of Modern Flashbacks Continues
It's 2016: The Year of Modern Flashbacks! If you want to build up a collection for Modern, these Flashback Drafts add everything you draft to you collection once the event is over. Even if Modern isn't your thing, you can enjoy a leisurely Draft through the planes of the past with rotating formats each week!
Triple Ninth Edition Flashback Drafts run until Wednesday, March 16 at 10:00 a.m. PT (UTC-7) and are followed up by triple Ravnica: City of Guilds. Get the full schedule here and mark your calendar for the formats you're most excited about!
The Vintage Super League Season Four Semifinals
Season Four of the Vintage Super League has moved into the semifinals! Watch the Vintage Super League every Tuesday night at 6:00 p.m. PT (UTC-8) on twitch.tv/magic.
Decklists for the competitors can be found here.
First Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifiers for Pro Tour Eldritch Moon
Attention all Pro Tour hopefuls, there's a double Pro Tour Qualifier (PTQ) weekend coming up! Standard Pro Tour Qualifier Preliminaries and the Battle for Zendikar/Oath of the Gatewatch Sealed Pro Tour Qualifier Preliminaries begin Thursday, March 10, and run through Sunday, March 13.
Please note, these are the first Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifiers for Pro Tour Eldritch Moon. If you still have red Pro Tour Qualifier finals tokens in your account, you have until the end of the Pro Tour Eldritch Moon qualifier season to use them.
Learn more about Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifiers here.
Reminder: No Downtime on March 16
In an effort to make sure Magic Online is available when you want to play Magic, we’re working on ways to reduce the number of times we have to bring the system offline for maintenance. As a first step we’re simply going to eliminate at least one downtime each month.
Here are the dates of the exact downtimes we’ll be skipping in the first half of 2016:
- March 16
- April 6
- May 11
- June 8
- June 22
During these weeks without a downtime, Magic Online will NOT be processing set redemptions. This means that if you're thinking about redemption, please submit your order before the March 9 downtime if you want your order processed before March 16. If your order isn't made prior to the March 9 downtime, it won't be processed until March 23.
Additionally, the April 20 downtime that we were skipping is back on due to a system refresh that needs to take place.
Downtime for March 9, 2016
- All tournaments will close Wednesday, March 9, at 5:00 a.m. PT (13:00 UTC)
- Store and trade activity will be suspended at approximately 7:45 a.m. PT (15:45 UTC)
- The system will be down from 8:00 a.m. PT (16:00 UTC) until 12:00 p.m. PT (20:00 UTC)
Ongoing and Upcoming Events
Now–March 9—Year of Modern Flashbacks: Kamigawa Block
March 9–16—Year of Modern Flashbacks: Triple Ninth Edition
March 10–13—Standard and Battle for Zendikar/Oath of the Gatewatch Sealed Pro Tour Qualifier Preliminaries
March 12—Standard Pro Tour Qualifier Finals 9:00 a.m. PT (17:00 UTC)
March 12—Legacy Challenge 11:00 a.m. PT (19:00 UTC)
March 13—Battle for Zendikar/Oath of the Gatewatch Sealed Pro Tour Qualifier Finals 7:00 a.m. PT (14:00 UTC)
March 16–23—Year of Modern Flashbacks: Triple Ravnica: City of Guilds
March 19—2016 Magic Online Championship Series Monthly Event 9:00 a.m. PT (16:00 UTC)
March 26—The Power Nine Challenge 11:00 a.m. PT (18:00 UTC)