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Every Tuesday, we round up all of the biggest Magic Online news for the Weekly Announcements Blog.
Check in weekly for the latest updates!
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- Extra Prize Week ends at downtime tomorrow, June 28
- Team Draft Super League tonight at 5 p.m.. PT
- Vintage Cube currently available to play
- Streamer Showdown this Thursday, June 29
- Amonkhet Sealed MOCS Open on Saturday, July 1
- Modern MOCS Monthly Sunday, July 2
- Modern and Sealed PTQ for Pro Tour Ixalan, July 3-4
- No Announcement Blog next week, July 4
- Commander 1v1 B&R update on Wednesday, July 5
- No premier play on July 8-9
- Hour of Devastation events begin on Monday, July 10 on Magic Online
- Magic Online Format Challenges back this weekend
- Extended downtime tomorrow, June 28
- Build Notes
- Ongoing and Upcoming Events
- Ask us anything on the Magic Online Tumblr!
- Download Magic Online
Extra Prize Week ends at downtime tomorrow, June 28
The Amonkhet Draft Leagues and Constructed Leagues extra prizes will end after 3 a.m. PT tomorrow. Your games must be finished before tomorrow's downtime to receive the extra prizes.
More information about Extra Prize Week and the rest of Magic Online's fifteenth anniversary celebrations, check out this article here.
Team Draft Super League tonight at 6 p.m.. PT
Another episode of Team Draft Super League begins tonight at 6 p.m.. PT. Team Draft Super League is a live streamed event Tuesday nights on our Twitch channel.
You can also watch past Team Draft Super Leagues on our YouTube channel.
There will be no Team Draft Super league next Tuesday, 7/4.
Vintage Cube currently available to play
Vintage Cube is back for Magic Online’s fifteenth anniversary celebration! Leagues have already begun and will last until Hour of Devastation events begin on Magic Online.
More information about Vintage Cube and the rest of Magic Online’s fifteenth anniversary celebrations, check out this article here.
Streamer Showdown this Thursday, June 29
There will be a new Streamer Showdown this Thursday. If you've never seen a Streamer Showdown before, they come in two eight-player events that feature some of the best streamers in the community brawling it out on Magic Online. 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!
For this Streamer Showdown, the streamers will be taking on a Vintage Cube draft! Here is the lineup for this Streamer Showdown:
1 p.m.. (UTC -7)
| Name | Twitch Handle |
| Noah Sandler | modogrinder1 |
| LoadingReadyRun | loadingreadyrun |
| Travis Sowers | Semulin |
| Jamie Topples | jamietopples |
| Gaby Spartz | gabyspartz |
| Paul Judd Pires | lookinglasself |
| Emma Handy | Em_TeeGee |
| Jennifer Long | mrs_mulligan |
6 p.m. (UTC -7)
| Name | Twitch Handle |
| EM | sheMehay |
| Melvin the Muppet | melvinthemuppet |
| Ian Suzuki | scaldinghotsoup |
| Neal Oliver | Nealoliver88 |
| Greg Sokol | GMANSokol |
| Zane Sweetman | zmagic94 |
| Cameron Aldous | Ilyon_ |
| Ethan Saks | LordTupperware |
Amonkhet Sealed MOCS Open on Saturday, July 1
A Magic Online Championship Series (MOCS) Amonkhet Sealed Open Event is coming up on July 1! MOCS Open events do not require an invitation or Qualifier Points to join. The winner qualifies for the Magic Online Championship, a Pro Tour, and the Pro Tour Challenge event at that Pro Tour.
Learn more about the 2017 Magic Online Championship Series here.
Modern MOCS Monthly Sunday, July 2
A Magic Online Championship Series (MOCS) Modern Monthly Event is coming up on July 2! Players can spend 35 Qualifier Points (QPs) to enter the event. The series will contain 24 Monthly Events, each of which qualify top players for one of the four Playoff Events. These Playoff Events qualify top players for the Magic Online Championship, a Pro Tour, and the Pro Tour Challenge event at that Pro Tour.
Monthly and Playoff Events also award top players MOCS Leaderboard Points for the year. Top players on the Leaderboard at the end of the 2017 MOCS will qualify for the year-end Championship event.
We look forward to seeing you on July 2 for the latest Monthly Event! Learn more about the 2017 Magic Online Championship Series here.
Modern and Sealed PTQ for Pro Tour Ixalan Monday, July 3-4
Attention all Pro Tour hopefuls: A Pro Tour Qualifier (PTQ) is approaching! We hope to see you in the Modern PTQ Finals on Monday, July 3 at 9 a.m. PT.
Amonkhet Sealed PTQ Finals will be on Tuesday, July 4 at 7 a.m. PT.
Learn more about Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifiers here.
No Announcement Blog next week, July 4
Due to Independence Day in the U.S. on July 4, there will be no Announcement Blog next week. Magic Online events and other news for the week of July 4 are contained in this announcement.
As a reminder, there will be no Team Draft Super League on July 4.
Commander 1v1 B&R update on Wednesday, July 5
The next Commander 1v1 banned announcement will happen on Magic Online's Tumblr Wednesday, July 5.
No premier play on July 8-9
There will be no premier play on Magic Online July 8-9 due to the Hour of Devastation Paper Prerelease! Use this time to enjoy Magic Online's Format Challenges and the Hour of Devastation Prerelease at your local game store!
Hour of Devastation events begin on Monday, July 10 on Magic Online
Start joining Hour of Devastation events on Magic Online as soon as Monday July 10 at 8 a.m. PT!
Read Lee Sharpe's article here for the details!
Magic Online Format Challenges back this weekend
The Magic Online Format Challenges introduced a new prize structure and recurring weekend events for formats Modern, Vintage, 1v1 Commander, Legacy, and Pauper! Check out Lee Sharpe's article for specific details.
Events begin this Saturday, July 1 at 8:00 a.m. PT.
Extended downtime tomorrow, June 28
The upcoming downtime schedule is as follows:
| Date | Downtime Status |
| June 28 | Extended Downtime (3 a.m. PT/10:00 a.m. UTC) |
| July 5 | Downtime (8 a.m. PT/3:00 p.m. UTC) |
| July 12 | No Downtime |
| July 19 | No Downtime |
Build Notes
Infrastructure | Update to improve Game Server stability.
Ongoing and Upcoming Events
Head on over to our shiny new event calendar at MTGO.com/Calendar for an easy-to-digest breakdown of events happening all across Magic Online.