Magic Online Announcements, May 25, 2021
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Legacy Cube Ends Tomorrow
Alt-Vintage Cube: A New Take on a Classic
Showcase Challenge Weekend
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Downtime June 2
Legacy Cube Ends Tomorrow
For those of you who love the power level of Vintage Cube without the huge spikes that come with actual power, you have one more day to enjoy Legacy Cube before it ends!
Check out the full card list and most up-to-date changes here.
Alt-Vintage Cube: A New Take on a Classic
MTGO's Vintage Cube returns this Wednesday, reinterpreted by Cube aficionados Gaby Spartz and Luis Scott-Vargas. To find out what this means for you, be sure to check out tomorrow's article that walks through how they approached the process, what changes they made, and available archetypes . . . and, no, it's not just a mono-storm cube.
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| Card Name |
Color |
|---|
| Kytheon, Hero of Akros |
White |
| Mother of Runes |
White |
| Elite Spellbinder |
White |
| Student of Warfare |
White |
| Adanto Vanguard |
White |
| Leonin Relic-Warder |
White |
| Selfless Spirit |
White |
| Soulfire Grand Master |
White |
| Stoneforge Mystic |
White |
| Thalia, Guardian of Thraben |
White |
| Tithe Taker |
White |
| Wall of Omens |
White |
| Enlightened Tutor |
White |
| Doomskar |
White |
| Blade Splicer |
White |
| Usher of the Fallen |
White |
| Flickerwisp |
White |
| Thraben Inspector |
White |
| Monastery Mentor |
White |
| Ranger-Captain of Eos |
White |
| Recruiter of the Guard |
White |
| Thalia, Heretic Cathar |
White |
| Vryn Wingmare |
White |
| Reidane, God of the Worthy |
White |
| Hero of Bladehold |
White |
| Linvala, Keeper of Silence |
White |
| Restoration Angel |
White |
| Archangel Avacyn |
White |
| Baneslayer Angel |
White |
| Maul of the Skyclaves |
White |
| Reveillark |
White |
| Sun Titan |
White |
| Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite |
White |
| Iona, Shield of Emeria |
White |
| Urza's Ruinous Blast |
White |
| Gideon of the Trials |
White |
| Elspeth, Knight-Errant |
White |
| Gideon, Ally of Zendikar |
White |
| Elspeth Conquers Death |
White |
| Dauntless Bodyguard |
White |
| Elspeth, Sun's Champion |
White |
| Porcelain Legionnaire |
White |
| Mana Tithe |
White |
| Path to Exile |
White |
| Swords to Plowshares |
White |
| Isamaru, Hound of Konda |
White |
| Unexpectedly Absent |
White |
| Oust |
White |
| Balance |
White |
| Charming Prince |
White |
| Kenrith, the Returned King |
White |
| Council's Judgment |
White |
| Lingering Souls |
White |
| Spectral Procession |
White |
| Emeria's Call |
White |
| Armageddon |
White |
| Day of Judgment |
White |
| Wrath of God |
White |
| Giver of Runes |
White |
| Ravages of War |
White |
| Legion's Landing |
White |
| Felidar Guardian |
White |
| Skyclave Apparition |
White |
| History of Benalia |
White |
| Honor of the Pure |
White |
| Faith's Fetters |
White |
| Parallax Wave |
White |
| Ephemerate |
White |
| Spirit of the Labyrinth |
White |
| Aminatou's Augury |
Blue |
| Baral, Chief of Compliance |
Blue |
| Jace, Vryn's Prodigy |
Blue |
| Looter il-Kor |
Blue |
| Phantasmal Image |
Blue |
| Snapcaster Mage |
Blue |
| Deceiver Exarch |
Blue |
| Pestermite |
Blue |
| Trinket Mage |
Blue |
| Vendilion Clique |
Blue |
| Glen Elendra Archmage |
Blue |
| Thieving Skydiver |
Blue |
| Venser, Shaper Savant |
Blue |
| Arcane Denial |
Blue |
| Alrund's Epiphany |
Blue |
| Mulldrifter |
Blue |
| Riftwing Cloudskate |
Blue |
| Consecrated Sphinx |
Blue |
| Shark Typhoon |
Blue |
| Brazen Borrower |
Blue |
| Glasspool Mimic |
Blue |
| Narset, Parter of Veils |
Blue |
| Sea Gate Restoration |
Blue |
| Jace, the Mind Sculptor |
Blue |
| Phyrexian Metamorph |
Blue |
| Hullbreacher |
Blue |
| Ancestral Recall |
Blue |
| Brainstorm |
Blue |
| Spellseeker |
Blue |
| High Tide |
Blue |
| Mystical Tutor |
Blue |
| Spell Pierce |
Blue |
| Thassa's Oracle |
Blue |
| Brain Freeze |
Blue |
| Counterspell |
Blue |
| Daze |
Blue |
| Impulse |
Blue |
| Mana Drain |
Blue |
| Mana Leak |
Blue |
| Negate |
Blue |
| Remand |
Blue |
| Frantic Search |
Blue |
| Thirst for Knowledge |
Blue |
| Commit // Memory |
Blue |
| Cryptic Command |
Blue |
| Fact or Fiction |
Blue |
| Turnabout |
Blue |
| Force of Will |
Blue |
| Emry, Lurker of the Loch |
Blue |
| Mystic Confluence |
Blue |
| Dig Through Time |
Blue |
| Time Warp |
Blue |
| Gitaxian Probe |
Blue |
| Ponder |
Blue |
| Preordain |
Blue |
| Chart a Course |
Blue |
| Time Walk |
Blue |
| Sublime Epiphany |
Blue |
| Timetwister |
Blue |
| Tinker |
Blue |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling |
Blue |
| Mind's Desire |
Blue |
| Time Spiral |
Blue |
| Upheaval |
Blue |
| Miscalculation |
Blue |
| Echo of Eons |
Blue |
| Force of Negation |
Blue |
| Opposition |
Blue |
| Urza, Lord High Artificer |
Blue |
| Putrid Imp |
Black |
| Dark Confidant |
Black |
| Woe Strider |
Black |
| Mesmeric Fiend |
Black |
| Oona's Prowler |
Black |
| Vampire Hexmage |
Black |
| Bone Shredder |
Black |
| Sedgemoor Witch |
Black |
| Midnight Reaper |
Black |
| Ophiomancer |
Black |
| Phyrexian Rager |
Black |
| Gonti, Lord of Luxury |
Black |
| Burning-Rune Demon |
Black |
| Ravenous Chupacabra |
Black |
| Rotting Regisaur |
Black |
| Valki, God of Lies |
Black |
| Yawgmoth, Thran Physician |
Black |
| Skyclave Shade |
Black |
| Agadeem's Awakening |
Black |
| Shriekmaw |
Black |
| Grave Titan |
Black |
| Massacre Wurm |
Black |
| Tasigur, the Golden Fang |
Black |
| Sheoldred, Whispering One |
Black |
| Griselbrand |
Black |
| Liliana of the Veil |
Black |
| Smiting Helix |
Black |
| Bolas's Citadel |
Black |
| Dark Ritual |
Black |
| Entomb |
Black |
| Fatal Push |
Black |
| Vampiric Tutor |
Black |
| Cabal Ritual |
Black |
| Liliana's Triumph |
Black |
| Shallow Grave |
Black |
| Heartless Act |
Black |
| Corpse Dance |
Black |
| Dismember |
Black |
| Hero's Downfall |
Black |
| Soul Shatter |
Black |
| Bloodchief's Thirst |
Black |
| Duress |
Black |
| Imperial Seal |
Black |
| Inquisition of Kozilek |
Black |
| Reanimate |
Black |
| Thoughtseize |
Black |
| Collective Brutality |
Black |
| Demonic Tutor |
Black |
| Exhume |
Black |
| Hymn to Tourach |
Black |
| Night's Whisper |
Black |
| Bloodghast |
Black |
| Painful Truths |
Black |
| Wishclaw Talisman |
Black |
| Toxic Deluge |
Black |
| Yawgmoth's Will |
Black |
| Damnation |
Black |
| Tendrils of Agony |
Black |
| Dark Petition |
Black |
| Braids, Cabal Minion |
Black |
| Mind Twist |
Black |
| Animate Dead |
Black |
| Bitterblossom |
Black |
| Necromancy |
Black |
| Rankle, Master of Pranks |
Black |
| Recurring Nightmare |
Black |
| Brain Maggot |
Black |
| Snuff Out |
Black |
| Professor Onyx |
Black |
| Embereth Shieldbreaker |
Red |
| Fires of Invention |
Red |
| Goblin Guide |
Red |
| Goblin Welder |
Red |
| Grim Lavamancer |
Red |
| Monastery Swiftspear |
Red |
| Zurgo Bellstriker |
Red |
| Abbot of Keral Keep |
Red |
| Orcish Lumberjack |
Red |
| Earthshaker Khenra |
Red |
| Young Pyromancer |
Red |
| Conspiracy Theorist |
Red |
| Bonecrusher Giant |
Red |
| Bonus Round |
Red |
| Goblin Rabblemaster |
Red |
| Imperial Recruiter |
Red |
| Birgi, God of Storytelling |
Red |
| Rampaging Ferocidon |
Red |
| Seasoned Pyromancer |
Red |
| Avalanche Riders |
Red |
| Flametongue Kavu |
Red |
| Hazoret the Fervent |
Red |
| Hellrider |
Red |
| Pia and Kiran Nalaar |
Red |
| Glorybringer |
Red |
| Bomat Courier |
Red |
| Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker |
Red |
| Shatterskull Smashing |
Red |
| Thundermaw Hellkite |
Red |
| Zealous Conscripts |
Red |
| Inferno Titan |
Red |
| Chandra, Torch of Defiance |
Red |
| Daretti, Scrap Savant |
Red |
| Koth of the Hammer |
Red |
| Flame Slash |
Red |
| Pyroclasm |
Red |
| Burst Lightning |
Red |
| Lightning Bolt |
Red |
| Abrade |
Red |
| Ancient Grudge |
Red |
| Desperate Ritual |
Red |
| Incinerate |
Red |
| Lightning Strike |
Red |
| Underworld Breach |
Red |
| Pyretic Ritual |
Red |
| Shrine of Burning Rage |
Red |
| Valakut Awakening |
Red |
| Char |
Red |
| Seething Song |
Red |
| Hidetsugu's Second Rite |
Red |
| Through the Breach |
Red |
| Fireblast |
Red |
| Chain Lightning |
Red |
| Faithless Looting |
Red |
| Firebolt |
Red |
| Rite of Flame |
Red |
| Mizzix's Mastery |
Red |
| Light Up the Stage |
Red |
| Rift Bolt |
Red |
| Wheel of Fortune |
Red |
| Fiery Confluence |
Red |
| Runaway Steam-Kin |
Red |
| Wildfire |
Red |
| Mana Flare |
Red |
| Sulfuric Vortex |
Red |
| Embercleave |
Red |
| Sneak Attack |
Red |
| Splinter Twin |
Red |
| Eidolon of the Great Revel |
Red |
| Arbor Elf |
Green |
| Avacyn's Pilgrim |
Green |
| Birds of Paradise |
Green |
| Elves of Deep Shadow |
Green |
| Elvish Mystic |
Green |
| Fyndhorn Elves |
Green |
| Ramunap Excavator |
Green |
| Joraga Treespeaker |
Green |
| Llanowar Elves |
Green |
| Noble Hierarch |
Green |
| Dryad of the Elysian Grove |
Green |
| Gilded Goose |
Green |
| Satyr Wayfinder |
Green |
| Vivien, Monsters' Advocate |
Green |
| Life from the Loam |
Green |
| Lotus Cobra |
Green |
| Paradise Druid |
Green |
| Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary |
Green |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder |
Green |
| Esika's Chariot |
Green |
| Sylvan Caryatid |
Green |
| Wall of Blossoms |
Green |
| Wall of Roots |
Green |
| Eternal Witness |
Green |
| Jadelight Ranger |
Green |
| Finale of Devastation |
Green |
| Nissa, Vastwood Seer |
Green |
| Reclamation Sage |
Green |
| Springbloom Druid |
Green |
| Crop Rotation |
Green |
| Questing Beast |
Green |
| Oracle of Mul Daya |
Green |
| Acidic Slime |
Green |
| Biogenic Ooze |
Green |
| Beast Within |
Green |
| Toski, Bearer of Secrets |
Green |
| Abundant Harvest |
Green |
| Thragtusk |
Green |
| Primeval Titan |
Green |
| Avenger of Zendikar |
Green |
| Hornet Queen |
Green |
| Craterhoof Behemoth |
Green |
| Terastodon |
Green |
| Woodfall Primus |
Green |
| Veil of Summer |
Green |
| Garruk Wildspeaker |
Green |
| Explore |
Green |
| Nissa, Who Shakes the World |
Green |
| Birthing Pod |
Green |
| All Sun's Dawn |
Green |
| Elvish Reclaimer |
Green |
| Turntimber Symbiosis |
Green |
| Channel |
Green |
| Kodama's Reach |
Green |
| Search for Tomorrow |
Green |
| Harmonize |
Green |
| Natural Order |
Green |
| Primal Command |
Green |
| Green Sun's Zenith |
Green |
| Fastbond |
Green |
| Survival of the Fittest |
Green |
| Sylvan Library |
Green |
| Heartbeat of Spring |
Green |
| Utopia Sprawl |
Green |
| Courser of Kruphix |
Green |
| Traverse the Ulvenwald |
Green |
| Bala Ged Recovery |
Green |
| Oath of Nissa |
Green |
| Tireless Tracker |
Green |
| Spell Queller |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Yorion, Sky Nomad |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Teferi, Hero of Dominaria |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Teferi, Time Raveler |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Soulherder |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Thief of Sanity |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| The Scarab God |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Fallen Shinobi |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Baleful Strix |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Angrath's Rampage |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Kolaghan's Command |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Falkenrath Aristocrat |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Rakdos's Return |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Wrenn and Six |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Escape to the Wilds |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Dragonlord Atarka |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Phylath, World Sculptor |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Manamorphose |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Voice of Resurgence |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Kitchen Finks |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Knight of Autumn |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Eladamri's Call |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Lurrus of the Dream-Den |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Ashen Rider |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Fracture |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Vindicate |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Deathrite Shaman |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Witherbloom Command |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Binding the Old Gods |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Maelstrom Pulse |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Casualties of War |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Growth Spiral |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Bring to Light |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Oko, Thief of Crowns |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Prime Speaker Vannifar |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Hydroid Krasis |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Dack Fayden |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Saheeli Rai |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Prismari Command |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Expressive Iteration |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Lutri, the Spellchaser |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Figure of Destiny |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Showdown of the Skalds |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Nahiri, the Harbinger |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Wear // Tear |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Lightning Helix |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Sphinx of the Steel Wind |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Kess, Dissident Mage |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Leovold, Emissary of Trest |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Omnath, Locus of Creation |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Niv-Mizzet Reborn |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Knight of the Reliquary |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Vanishing Verse |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Kozilek, Butcher of Truth |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Smokestack |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Emrakul, the Aeons Torn |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Karn, Scion of Urza |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Song of Creation |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Karn Liberated |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Ugin, the Spirit Dragon |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Phyrexian Revoker |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Metalworker |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Stonecoil Serpent |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Lodestone Golem |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Solemn Simulacrum |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Golos, Tireless Pilgrim |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Wurmcoil Engine |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Myr Battlesphere |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Sundering Titan |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Hangarback Walker |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Walking Ballista |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Blightsteel Colossus |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Black Lotus |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Chrome Mox |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Everflowing Chalice |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Lion's Eye Diamond |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Lotus Bloom |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Lotus Petal |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Mana Crypt |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Mox Diamond |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Mox Emerald |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Mox Jet |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Mox Pearl |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Mox Ruby |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Mox Sapphire |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Mana Vault |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Skullclamp |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Sol Ring |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Talisman of Conviction |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Talisman of Creativity |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Talisman of Curiosity |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Talisman of Dominance |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Grim Monolith |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Talisman of Hierarchy |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Talisman of Impulse |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Talisman of Indulgence |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Talisman of Progress |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Talisman of Resilience |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Tangle Wire |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Talisman of Unity |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Smuggler's Copter |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Sorcerous Spyglass |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Umezawa's Jitte |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Winter Orb |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Coalition Relic |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Crucible of Worlds |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Crystal Shard |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Sword of Body and Mind |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Sword of Feast and Famine |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Sword of Fire and Ice |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Scrapheap Scrounger |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Worn Powerstone |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Coercive Portal |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Thran Dynamo |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Batterskull |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Memory Jar |
Multicolor/Artifact |
| Maze of Ith |
Land |
| Ancient Tomb |
Land |
| Arid Mesa |
Land |
| Badlands |
Land |
| Bayou |
Land |
| Bazaar of Baghdad |
Land |
| Blackcleave Cliffs |
Land |
| Blood Crypt |
Land |
| Bloodstained Mire |
Land |
| Blooming Marsh |
Land |
| Botanical Sanctum |
Land |
| Breeding Pool |
Land |
| Celestial Colonnade |
Land |
| Fabled Passage |
Land |
| Concealed Courtyard |
Land |
| Copperline Gorge |
Land |
| Creeping Tar Pit |
Land |
| Darkslick Shores |
Land |
| Thespian's Stage |
Land |
| Flooded Strand |
Land |
| Gaea's Cradle |
Land |
| Godless Shrine |
Land |
| Hallowed Fountain |
Land |
| Hissing Quagmire |
Land |
| Inspiring Vantage |
Land |
| Karakas |
Land |
| Mystic Sanctuary |
Land |
| Lavaclaw Reaches |
Land |
| Library of Alexandria |
Land |
| Lumbering Falls |
Land |
| Marsh Flats |
Land |
| Mishra's Factory |
Land |
| Mishra's Workshop |
Land |
| Misty Rainforest |
Land |
| Mutavault |
Land |
| Needle Spires |
Land |
| Overgrown Tomb |
Land |
| Plateau |
Land |
| Polluted Delta |
Land |
| Prismatic Vista |
Land |
| Raging Ravine |
Land |
| Razorverge Thicket |
Land |
| Rishadan Port |
Land |
| Sacred Foundry |
Land |
| Savannah |
Land |
| Scalding Tarn |
Land |
| Scrubland |
Land |
| Seachrome Coast |
Land |
| Shambling Vent |
Land |
| Shelldock Isle |
Land |
| Spirebluff Canal |
Land |
| Steam Vents |
Land |
| Stirring Wildwood |
Land |
| Stomping Ground |
Land |
| Strip Mine |
Land |
| Taiga |
Land |
| Temple Garden |
Land |
| Tolarian Academy |
Land |
| Tropical Island |
Land |
| Tundra |
Land |
| Underground Sea |
Land |
| Verdant Catacombs |
Land |
| Volcanic Island |
Land |
| Wandering Fumarole |
Land |
| Wasteland |
Land |
| Watery Grave |
Land |
| Windbrisk Heights |
Land |
| Windswept Heath |
Land |
| Wooded Foothills |
Land |
| Indatha Triome |
Land |
| Ketria Triome |
Land |
| Raugrin Triome |
Land |
| Savai Triome |
Land |
| Zagoth Triome |
Land |
| Dark Depths |
Land |
Showcase Challenge Weekend
Players looking to prove their mettle against the best players in Magic Online will want to use their QPs to enter Magic Online Champions Showcase (MOCS) events such as the returning Showcase Challenges this weekend. These MOCS events are a set of linked events designed to highlight the best players on Magic Online each season, culminating in the Champions Showcase and its prize pool of $70,000 and a Set Championship invitation. Each of these events requires 40 QPs to enter. The Top 8 finishers from each event will earn a qualification token to enter the appropriate Showcase Qualifier in August.
Learn more about Showcase Challenge events here.
Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend
Format Challenges are the first step toward qualifying for Premier Play through your favorite Magic formats and provide excellent prizes for those looking to test their mettle in their favorite formats. To learn more about Premier Play qualification, click here.
Magic Online's Format Challenges run once on Saturdays and once on Sundays for each Constructed format! On weekends featuring Showcase Challenge events, the Format Challenge that starts at either 6 a.m., 8 a.m., or 10 a.m. Pacific time is pre-empted by the Showcase Challenge—Format Challenges scheduled at other times remain in place. NOTE: Pauper and Standard Challenges are never pre-empted.
Check out this page for further event details.
Next Downtime June 2
The next downtime will be on Wednesday, June 2, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until noon. This is for the release of Modern Horizons 2. All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-7).
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Magic Online Announcements, May 25, 2021
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Quick Links
Legacy Cube Ends Tomorrow
Alt-Vintage Cube: A New Take on a Classic
Showcase Challenge Weekend
Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend
Downtime June 2
Legacy Cube Ends Tomorrow
For those of you who love the power level of Vintage Cube without the huge spikes that come with actual power, you have one more day to enjoy Legacy Cube before it ends!
Check out the full card list and most up-to-date changes here.
Alt-Vintage Cube: A New Take on a Classic
MTGO's Vintage Cube returns this Wednesday, reinterpreted by Cube aficionados Gaby Spartz and Luis Scott-Vargas. To find out what this means for you, be sure to check out tomorrow's article that walks through how they approached the process, what changes they made, and available archetypes . . . and, no, it's not just a mono-storm cube.
Click here for the full cube list
Showcase Challenge Weekend
Players looking to prove their mettle against the best players in Magic Online will want to use their QPs to enter Magic Online Champions Showcase (MOCS) events such as the returning Showcase Challenges this weekend. These MOCS events are a set of linked events designed to highlight the best players on Magic Online each season, culminating in the Champions Showcase and its prize pool of $70,000 and a Set Championship invitation. Each of these events requires 40 QPs to enter. The Top 8 finishers from each event will earn a qualification token to enter the appropriate Showcase Qualifier in August.
Learn more about Showcase Challenge events here.
Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend
Format Challenges are the first step toward qualifying for Premier Play through your favorite Magic formats and provide excellent prizes for those looking to test their mettle in their favorite formats. To learn more about Premier Play qualification, click here.
Magic Online's Format Challenges run once on Saturdays and once on Sundays for each Constructed format! On weekends featuring Showcase Challenge events, the Format Challenge that starts at either 6 a.m., 8 a.m., or 10 a.m. Pacific time is pre-empted by the Showcase Challenge—Format Challenges scheduled at other times remain in place. NOTE: Pauper and Standard Challenges are never pre-empted.
TIME (PT)
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
12:00 a.m.
Vintage Challenge
2:00 a.m.
Pauper Challenge
4:00 a.m.
Legacy Challenge
Modern Challenge
6:00 a.m.
Standard Challenge
Pioneer Challenge
8:00 a.m.
Modern Challenge
Legacy Challenge
10:00 a.m.
Vintage Challenge
Pauper Challenge
2:00 p.m.
Pioneer Challenge
Standard Challenge
Check out this page for further event details.
Next Downtime June 2
The next downtime will be on Wednesday, June 2, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until noon. This is for the release of Modern Horizons 2. All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-7).