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Magic Online Announcements, July 7, 2020
Magic Online Announcements, July 7, 2020
What Is the Magic Online Weekly Announcements Blog?
Every Tuesday, we round up all the biggest Magic Online news for the Weekly Announcements Blog.
Check in weekly for the latest updates!
Quick Links
Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend
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 Players Tour Finals invitation.
First up on Saturday, July 11, we have the Standard (6 a.m. PT), Modern (8 a.m. PT), and Vintage (10 a.m. PT) Showcase Challenges. Then on Sunday, July 12, we finish off with the Pioneer (6 a.m. PT), Legacy (8 a.m. PT), and Core Set 2021 Sealed (9 a.m. PT) Showcase Challenges. 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 Challenges events here.
Vintage Cube July 1–29
That's right! Vintage Cube is back, and it's nothing like any other cube out there. It's simply overflowing with iconic cards from Magic's almost 27-year history, and you can draft the super-deck of your dreams when it arrives tomorrow, July 1, and runs for nearly the whole month, ending July 29.
You can view the change list below or, for a full card list, click here.
Change List
Cards In
Cards Out
Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend
Format Challenges are the first step toward qualifying for Premier Play through your favorite Magic formats. To learn more about Premier Play qualification, click here.
Magic Online's Format Challenges now 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: The Pauper Challenge is never pre-empted.
Pacific Time (-7 from UTC)
TIME (PT)
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
12:00 a.m.
2:00 a.m.
4:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
Check out this page for further event details.
Next Downtime July 29
The next downtime will be July 29, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until noon, for the release of Double Masters. All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-7).
Build Notes
- Fixed an issue where activating the ultimate of a Karn Liberated you have liberated from another player restarted the game.
- Updated internal game state logging.
Wizards of the Coast
Magic Online Announcements, July 7, 2020
What Is the Magic Online Weekly Announcements Blog?
Every Tuesday, we round up all the biggest Magic Online news for the Weekly Announcements Blog.
Check in weekly for the latest updates!
Quick Links
Showcase Challenge Weekend
Vintage Cube July 1–29
Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend
Downtime July 29
Build Notes
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 Players Tour Finals invitation.
First up on Saturday, July 11, we have the Standard (6 a.m. PT), Modern (8 a.m. PT), and Vintage (10 a.m. PT) Showcase Challenges. Then on Sunday, July 12, we finish off with the Pioneer (6 a.m. PT), Legacy (8 a.m. PT), and Core Set 2021 Sealed (9 a.m. PT) Showcase Challenges. 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 Challenges events here.
Vintage Cube July 1–29
That's right! Vintage Cube is back, and it's nothing like any other cube out there. It's simply overflowing with iconic cards from Magic's almost 27-year history, and you can draft the super-deck of your dreams when it arrives tomorrow, July 1, and runs for nearly the whole month, ending July 29.
You can view the change list below or, for a full card list, click here.
Change List
Cards In
Cards Out
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
Shark Typhoon
Arcane Artisan
Heartless Act
Ultimate Price
Soul-Scar Mage
Jackal Pup
Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast
Underworld Breach
Terror of the Peaks
Rekindling Phoenix
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
Garruk, Primal Hunter
Cultivate
Kodama's Reach
Elder Gargaroth
Wilderness Reclamation
Yorion, Sky Nomad
Geist of Saint Traft
Fiend Artisan
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend
Format Challenges are the first step toward qualifying for Premier Play through your favorite Magic formats. To learn more about Premier Play qualification, click here.
Magic Online's Format Challenges now 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: The Pauper Challenge is never pre-empted.
Pacific Time (-7 from UTC)
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 July 29
The next downtime will be July 29, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until noon, for the release of Double Masters. All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-7).
Build Notes