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- Dragons of Tarkir Prerelease and Release Events
- Pot o' Gold Events
- Magic Online R&D Challenge
- Legacy Cube and Rise of the Eldrazi 6-2-2-2 Drafts
- New Episode of Vintage Super League Tonight
- Downtime for March 11, 2015
- Upcoming Events
- Download Magic Online
Dragons of Tarkir Prerelease and Release Events
At long last, Sarkhan has successfully altered the timeline, leaving Tarkir heavy on the dragons—just how he likes it. Bask in the reflective glory of their terrible flame and celebrate with Dragons of Tarkir Prerelease and Release Events!
Prerelease Events begin Friday, April 3, at 10:00 a.m. and run until Monday, April 6, at 10:00 a.m. Refer to the article for full event details.
Pot o' Gold Events
The Pot o' Gold Saint Patrick's Day Event answers the age old question of what's at the end of the rainbow once and for all. Turns out, it's three Phantom Alara Reborn booster packs and all of the fixin's for a Draft. Weird, huh?
Stop by Magic Online from Friday, March 13, through the Wednesday, March 18, downtime to participate in the Pot o' Gold Event. Don't worry about wearing green either; thanks to the magic of the internet, no one will be able to pinch you for wearing other colors.
Pot o' Gold Event
| START TIMES | Friday, March 13, 10:00 a.m. until Wednesday, March 18, downtime All times are Pacific (for UTC, add 7 hours) |
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| LOCATION | Limited Queues | |||||||||||||||
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| PRODUCT | 3 Alara Reborn booster packs | |||||||||||||||
| SIZE | 8 players | |||||||||||||||
| PLAY STYLE | Swiss | |||||||||||||||
| FORMAT | Draft | |||||||||||||||
| DURATION | 10 minutes deck-building time. Three rounds, each round up to 50 minutes. | |||||||||||||||
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Magic Online R&D Challenge
The time has come once again to rumble with the folks in R&D and earn the sweetest prize of all: bragging rights. That's right, another Magic Online R&D Challenge is coming up on Friday, March 13 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific (UTC-7). Aside from satisfying clacks on their victory abacuses, R&D competitors will not be eligible to win prizes—their matches will only affect standings. Any prizes Wizards employees win will be distributed evenly among players with 15 match points within five business days of the event's completion.
Behold, the list of competitors!
- Melissa DeTora
- Ian Duke
- Bryan Hawley
- Ben Hayes
- Dave Humpherys
- Jackie Lee
- Shawn Main
- Alli Medwin
- Adam Prosak
- Sam Stoddard
You can find the full Event details here.
Legacy Cube and Rise of the Eldrazi 6-2-2-2 Drafts
The Legacy Cube recently received an update in response to its first run of Events, leaving it better than ever. You can try out the updated Legacy Cube for yourself from Wednesday, March 18, until the Wednesday, April 1, downtime.
As a bonus for the reality-devouring titan enthusiasts amongst you, we'll be running Rise of the Eldrazi 6-2-2-2 Drafts throughout the same time period! Check out the tables below for full Event information.
Legacy Cube Swiss Phantom Draft
| START TIMES | Wednesday, March 18, 12:00 p.m. until Wednesday, April 1, downtime All times are Pacific (for UTC, add 7 hours) |
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| PRODUCT | Magic Online will provide 3 Phantom Magic Online Legacy Cube booster packs | |||||||||||||||
| SIZE | 8 players | |||||||||||||||
| PLAY STYLE | Swiss | |||||||||||||||
| FORMAT | Draft | |||||||||||||||
| DURATION | 10 minutes deck-building time. Three rounds, each round up to 50 minutes. | |||||||||||||||
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Legacy Cube Single Elimination Phantom Draft
| START TIMES | Wednesday, March 18, 12:00 p.m. until Wednesday, April 1, downtime All times are Pacific (for UTC, add 7 hours) |
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| PRODUCT | Magic Online will provide 3 Phantom Magic Online Legacy Cube booster packs | |||||||||||||||
| SIZE | 8 players | |||||||||||||||
| PLAY STYLE | Single Elimination | |||||||||||||||
| FORMAT | Draft | |||||||||||||||
| DURATION | 10 minutes deck-building time. Three rounds, each round up to 50 minutes. | |||||||||||||||
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Rise of the Eldrazi 6-2-2-2 Draft
| START TIMES | Wednesday, March 18, 12:00 p.m. until Wednesday, April 1, downtime All times are Pacific (for UTC, add 7 hours) |
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| PRODUCT | 3 Rise of the Eldrazi booster packs | |||||||||
| SIZE | 8 players | |||||||||
| PLAY STYLE | Swiss | |||||||||
| FORMAT | Draft | |||||||||
| DURATION | 10 minutes deck-building time. Three rounds, each round up to 50 minutes. | |||||||||
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New Episode of Vintage Super League Tonight
The Vintage Super League pits Magic celebrities against one another with Magic's oldest and most powerful cards as their weapons of choice. Check it out tonight at 6:00 p.m. Pacific (UTC-8) on twitch.tv/magic!
For a review of the current state of the league, as well as look at what's coming up in tonight's episode, take a look at Randy Buehler's latest article.
You can also see the league's decklists here. As of Wednesday, February 25, the page has new decklists for the second phase of the Vintage Super League!
Downtime for March 11, 2015
There is no download required this week.
- All tournaments will close Wednesday, March 11, at 5:00 a.m. Pacific (13:00 UTC)
- Store and trade activity will be suspended at approximately 7:45 a.m. Pacific(15:45 UTC)
- The system will be down from 8:00 a.m. Pacific (16:00 UTC) until 12:00 p.m. Pacific (20:00 UTC)
Upcoming Events
March 11-March 14—Khans of Tarkir/Fate Reforged Sealed Pro Tour Qualifier Preliminaries
March 15—Khans of Tarkir/Fate Reforged Sealed Pro Tour Qualifier Finals 7:00 a.m. Pacific (14:00 UTC)
March 11-March 13—Season 3 Magic Online Championship Series Preliminaries
March 14—Season 3 Magic Online Championship Series Finals 7:00 a.m. Pacific (14:00 UTC)
March 15—Fate Reforged Standard Championship Finals 8:00 a.m. Pacific (15:00 UTC)
March 13-March 18—Pot o' Gold Event
March 18-April 1—Legacy Cube Events
March 18-April 1—Rise of the Eldrazi 6-2-2-2 Draft