Like Amonkhet before, Hour of Devastation will be available on Magic Online on July 10, the day after paper Preleases in your local game store. Hour of Devastation will feature our usual complement of Draft, Sealed, and Constructed Leagues!

You can see the full details below!

Timeline

Events will change as follows:

• July 5: Commander 1v1 Banned-List Change Announcement
• July 5 Downtime: Hour of Devastation Build
  • Constructed Leagues end and are recreated for the new set
  • Commander and Commander 1v1 split into two different formats/banned lists
  • Commander 1v1 banned-list changes implemented
  • Hour of Devastation cards become Constructed-legal
• July 8-9: Play in Hour of Devastation Prereleases in Your local game store
• July 10: Hour of Devastation Events Begin on Magic Online at 8 a.m. Pacific Time
  • Amonkhet-only Limited events end
  • Vintage Cube events end
• July 11: Team Draft Super League begins at 6 p.m. Pacific Time
  • Exciting look at HOU-HOU-AKH draft
  • Team Channel Fireball (Luis Scott-Vargas, Ben Stark, and Eric Froehlich) vs. Team Limited Resources (Marshall Sutcliffe, Kenji Egashira, and Paul Cheon)

New to Magic Online Events

We currently offer Phantom Draft and Standard queues for new player events. We weren't satisfied with the Standard experience and are replacing that queue with the New to Magic Online Standard Gauntlet. This is a two-player queue where you'll use a random Planeswalker Deck and be paired against an opponent also using a Planeswalker Deck.

The cards in the deck won't be added to your collection, but you'll get to look over it for a few minutes and then play a match. The event details for these events are unchanged. Each player will join the queue with 2 New Play Points, and the player who wins the match will receive 5 Play Points.

Hopefully these new events will allow players to get used to Magic Online's interface in a Constructed match without requiring you to have gotten a deck together in advance!

Prestige Avatars

During Hour of Devastation season (starting July 5 for constructed and July 10 for limited), you'll be able to earn these prestige avatars by earning enough trophies in leagues on Magic Online. You can earn the Silver, Gold, and Mythic avatars as follows:

These prestige avatars can be earned in any of the following ways for Hour of Devastation season:

• Silver Prestige Avatar— Samut, The Tested
  • 5 trophies in the Friendly Hour of Devastation / Amonkhet Draft League
  • 5 trophies in the Friendly Hour of Devastation / Amonkhet Sealed League
  • 5 trophies in the Intermediate Hour of Devastation / Amonkhet Draft League
  • 5 trophies in the Intermediate Hour of Devastation / Amonkhet Sealed League
  • 2 trophies in any single Friendly Constructed League
• Gold Prestige Avatar— The Locust God
  • 4 trophies in the Competitive Hour of Devastation / Amonkhet Draft League
  • 4 trophies in the Competitive Hour of Devastation / Amonkhet Sealed League
  • 4 trophies in any single Competitive Constructed League
• Mythic Prestige Avatar— Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
  • 12 trophies in the Competitive Hour of Devastation / Amonkhet Draft League
  • 6 trophies in the Competitive Hour of Devastation / Amonkhet Sealed League
  • 6 trophies in any single Competitive Constructed League

Finishing with six or more wins in any single MOCS Monthly event during Hour of Devastation season

Below is the list of changes coming to Curated List in Magic Online Treasure Chests with Hour of Devastation. Note that the changes listed only apply to the specific version of the card listed, and other versions are either listed separately or unaffected. An Old Frequency Ratio of 0 indicates a card that is being added to the curated list, while a New Frequency Ratio of 0 indicates a card that is being removed. The "MS3" cards being added are the Masterpieces from Hour of Devastation.

Hour of Devastation Event Structures

Friendly Draft League

• Product: 2 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 1 Amonkhet Booster
• Structure: Draft, then single-game matches at your convenience until either 7 wins or 4 losses, whichever comes first
• Entry Options:
  • 12 Event Tickets
  • 2 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 1 Amonkhet Booster + 2 Event Tickets
  • 120 Play Points
• Prizes:
  • 7 wins: 120 Play Points
  • 6 wins: 100 Play Points
  • 5 wins: 80 Play Points
  • 4 wins: 40 Play Points
  • 3 wins: 20 Play Points
  • 2 wins: 10 Play Points

Intermediate Draft League

• Product: 2 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 1 Amonkhet Booster
• Structure: Draft, then up to 3 matches at your convenience
• Entry Options:
  • 12 Event Tickets
  • 2 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 1 Amonkhet Booster + 2 Event Tickets
  • 120 Play Points
• Prizes:
  • 3 wins: 5 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 1 Amonkhet Booster + 1 Qualifier Point
  • 2 wins: 1 Hour of Devastation Booster + 1 Amonkhet Booster

Competitive Draft League

• Product: 2 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 1 Amonkhet Booster
• Structure: Draft, then play matches at your convenience until either 3 wins or 1 loss
• Entry Options:
  • 15 Event Tickets
  • 2 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 1 Amonkhet Booster + 5 Event Tickets
  • 150 Play Points
  • 2 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 1 Amonkhet Booster + 50 Play Points
• Prizes:
  • 3 wins: 4 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 2 Amonkhet Boosters + 150 Play Points + 2 Qualifier Points
  • 2 wins: 2 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 1 Amonkhet Booster + 150 Play Points + 1 Qualifier Points

Friendly Sealed League

• Product: 4 Hour of Devastations Boosters + 2 Amonkhet Boosters, with the option to add an Hour of Devastation Boosters after the first stage, and an option to add an Amonkhet booster after the second stage
• Structure: 3 stages of up to 3 matches each, played at your convenience
• Entry Options:
  • 24 Event Tickets
  • 4 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 2 Amonkhet Boosters + 4 Event Tickets
  • 240 Play Points
• Upgrade Options:
  • 4 Event Tickets
  • 1 Amonkhet Booster
  • 40 Play Points
• Prizes after each stage (based on wins in just that stage):
  • 3 wins: 40 Play Points
  • 2 wins: 30 Play Points
  • 1 win: 20 Play Points
  • 0 wins: 10 Play Points
• Prizes after league course (based on wins in all three stages):
  • 9 wins: 2 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 1 Amonkhet Booster + 200 Play Points
  • 8 wins: 1 Hour of Devastation Booster + 1 Amonkhet Booster + 200 Play Points
  • 7 wins: 1 Hour of Devastation Booster + 200 Play Points
  • 6 wins: 200 Play Points
  • 5 wins: 100 Play Points
  • 4 wins: 50 Play Points

Competitive Sealed League

• Product: Product: 4 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 2 Amonkhet Boosters
• Structure: Up to 5 matches, played at your convenience
• Entry Options:
  • 24 Event Tickets
  • 4 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 2 Amonkhet Boosters + 4 Event Tickets
  • 240 Play Points
• Prizes:
  • 5 wins: 4 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 2 Amonkhet Booster + 360 Play Points + 3 Qualifier Point
  • 4 wins: 2 Hour of Devastation Boosters + 1 Amonkhet Booster + 240 Play Points + 1 Qualifier Point
  • 3 wins: 1 Hour of Devastation Booster + 120 Play Points

Friendly Constructed League

• Formats Offered: Standard, Modern, Pauper, and Commander 1v1
• Structure: Up to 5 matches, played at your convenience
• Entry Options:
  • 8 Event Tickets
  • 80 Play Points
• Prizes:
  • 5 wins: 80 Play Points + 8 Treasure Chests
  • 4 wins: 80 Play Points + 4 Treasure Chests
  • 3 wins: 80 Play Points + 1 Treasure Chest
  • 2 wins: 40 Play Points
  • 1 win: 20 Play Points
  • 0 wins: 10 Play Points

Competitive Constructed League

• Formats Offered: Standard, Modern, and Legacy
• Structure: Up to 5 matches, played at your convenience
• Entry Options:
  • 12 Event Tickets
  • 120 Play Points
• Prizes:
  • 5 wins: 180 Play Points + 16 Treasure Chests + 3 Qualifier Points
  • 4 wins: 180 Play Points + 8 Treasure Chests + 1 Qualifier Point
  • 3 wins: 120 Play Points + 1 Treasure Chest