Announcements

Angeliana · Feb 9, 2023

Players have been understandably expressing concern about account security in light of account-theft reports on social media.

Two-factor authentication for MTGO is in active development, but in the meantime, please remember:

Players with a strong MTGO-only password that they have never shared or exposed aren't targets of account theft—having such a password should be part of every player's account security.

Until we can deploy two-factor authentication, awareness of how passwords are stolen is a player's best defense against account theft. Here are some critical mistakes to avoid:

Password Re-Use: There have been no Magic Online data breaches under Daybreak, but a data breach or bad actors on a website where you have re-used your Magic Online password can lead to bad actors trying the password elsewhere. Never re-use your Magic Online password or one similar to it.
Password Sharing: Whether given intentionally to friends or unintentionally to phishing and social engineering efforts, sharing your password with any person or entity puts your account at serious risk of theft.
Password Strength: Accounts with passwords that are guessable, short, or overly simple are at greater risk of theft. Make your password strong!

Password strength and care are the common threads here. Change your MTGO password today to a unique, complex alternative and never give it to anyone or enter it in anything other than our login screen or Help site. Players who do reduce their risk of account theft to near zero.

Should you suspect your account has been compromised, you can log into help.mtgo.com to file a Customer Service ticket. If you are locked out of the account due to a compromise in progress, you should create a brand-new MTGO account and then log into the Help site with those credentials. Contacting us via social media can help, but that generally isn't quick enough to stop an event in progress.

Angeliana · Tuesday at 11:15 AM

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MOCS Season 1 Postseason Continues This Weekend

It’s time once again to qualify players for the next Magic Online Champions Showcase on May 20th! This weekend it’s Vintage and Legacy – Top 8 finishers from Showcase Challenges and 5-win players from Last Chance events will battle until one remains as this season’s Showcase Champion for that format.

In addition to reaching the Champions Showcase (with its $70,000 prize pool and two Worlds invitations), the winner of each Showcase Qualifier is invited to Pro Tour Barcelona in July plus the Regional Championship round feeding that event in May-June. Leaderboard Points are also on the line as players seek one of two At-Large invites at the end of the postseason.

2023 SEASON 1 POSTSEASON EVENTS

DATE	TIME (PT)	TIME (UTC)	EVENT
Saturday, April 1	10:00 a.m.	17:00	Vintage Showcase Qualifier
Sunday, April 2	8:00 a.m.	15:00	Legacy Showcase Qualifier
Saturday, April 8	7:00 a.m.	14:00	MOCS Showcase Open
Saturday, April 9	7:00 a.m.	14:00	MOCS Showcase Open

If you did not reach the Showcase Qualifier stage, your chance to reach the Showcase will be the weekend of April 8-9 in the Showcase Opens – events featuring Phyrexia: All Will Be One Limited where the winner earns a Showcase invitation.

For more information on MTGO Premier Play, click the link at the top of the Blog.

ALTERNATE PLAY

Modern Horizons 2 Draft Leagues Continue

We’re celebrating all things across MTGO’s Horizons this month! To close things out, we’re bringing back Modern Horizons 2 for two weeks of draft madness … sometimes even drafting a deck with madness!

As usual with this set, we will offer both Keeper and Phantom Leagues. Both start at 10 a.m. PT (17:00 UTC) tomorrow and run until the early downtime on Wednesday, April 5 – no new matches after midnight PT (7:00 UTC) that day. The regular entry options for MH2 Draft apply, that is:

Keeper – 25 Event Tickets, 250 Play Points, or 3 Modern Horizons 2 boosters & 4 Event Tickets
Phantom – 10 Event Tickets or 100 Play Points

Alternate Play Schedule

Here’s a look at the schedule of events coming up between now and March of the Machine. Each description mentions whether or not the Draft is Phantom – cards won’t be added to players’ collections in Phantom events. All event transitions are at 10 a.m. PT.

April 5-12 – By popular demand, we will bring back Dominaria Remastered for one week as a Flashback (Phantom only)
April 12-MOM Release – We were going to do Scars of Mirrodin Block Flashback Draft, but we realized it was just run back in November. So instead we are going to experiment with a cheaper version of Supreme Draft featuring The Brother's War! More details next week

Looking a bit further ahead for you Cube aficionados, the plan for upcoming Cubes is as follows:

May 3-10 – With MagicCon Minneapolis on the tabletop schedule, Magic 30 Cube returns for another go-around.
May 10-24 – Vintage Cube returns for a two-week session in support of the MOCS Showcase on May 20.

PREMIER PLAY

MOCS Season 2 & Qualifier Schedule

We have updated the Event Calendar on the Premier Play page (click link at top of Blog) with the schedule for MOCS Season 2. Due to the timing of our summer releases and Pro Tour Barcelona, MOCS Season 2 is a bit more compressed than normal:

QP earning lasts until July 5
The Postseason follows July 8-23
The Showcase is on August 26

Also appearing on the Calendar are the first batch of Qualifiers and Super Qualifiers that feed the Regional Championships for 2023-24 Cycle 1 held late this year. For now, only those events taking Season 2 QPs as entry option appear on the Calendar. MTGO’s RCQ round for this Cycle lasts until August (a bit longer than normal), so we’ll post more events feeding it at a later date.

WEEKLY UPDATES

Phyrexia: All Will Be One on MTGO

The latest Standard-legal expansion, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, is now available in the MTGO Store. Check out this article for updates on the following:

MTGO’s Art Bundles, available for a limited time in the Store
Event schedules and improvements on how they are displayed in the Play Lobby
Magic Online Player Rewards
The latest suite of Avatars

Redemption Update

Redemption Tokens for Phyrexia: All Will Be One are now on sale in the MTGO Store.

The Brothers' War and Dominaria United are still available in the MTGO Store. The Dominaria United Tokens are down to 10 percent of original stock for Standard and 15 percent for Premium. The Brothers’ War is about half-gone – when supplies run out, they are gone for good!

For more details on the redemption program, click 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. Learn more about Premier Play qualification to get started today.

Magic Online's Format Challenges run as shown on the schedule below.

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.

NOTES:
CONSTRUCTED

In MOCS Season 2, Vintage and Standard Challenges are never pre-empted
32-Player events require 32 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 32.
- Pauper and Vintage Challenges are always 32-Player tournaments.
All other events listed require 64 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 64.

LIMITED

32-Player Limited Challenge events are 6 rounds with no playoff
64-Player Limited Challenge events are 7 rounds with no playoff

TIME (PT)	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
12:00 a.m.			Vintage Challenge
1:00 a.m.		32-Player Limited Challenge	32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 a.m.		Pauper Challenge
4:00 a.m.		32-Player Legacy Challenge	Modern Challenge
6:00 a.m.		64-PlayerStandard Challenge	Pioneer Challenge
8:00 a.m.		Modern Challenge	Legacy Challenge
10:00 a.m.		Vintage Challenge	Pauper Challenge
12:00 p.m.		32-Player Limited Challenge	32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 p.m.		Pioneer Challenge	64-PlayerStandard Challenge
4:00 p.m.	32-Player Limited Challenge
6:00 p.m.	64-PlayerModern Challenge	64-PlayerModern Challenge

Check out the Magic Online Format Challenges page for further event details.

Patch Notes - March 29, 2023

Promo cards with Eighth Edition frames will correctly appear in those frames instead of M15 frames.

Next Scheduled Downtime - April 5, 2023 - 6:00 a.m. to Noon PT

The next scheduled downtime is planned for Wednesday, April 5 beginning at 6 a.m. PT (13:00 UTC). This is slated to last longer than usual – up to six hours – due to changes needed in our internal infrastructure.

Angeliana · Mar 21, 2023

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MOCS Season 1 Postseason Starts This Weekend

It’s time once again to qualify players for the next Magic Online Champions Showcase on May 20th! Over the next two weekends, Top 8 finishers from Showcase Challenges and 5-win players from Last Chance events will battle until one remains as this season’s Showcase Champion for that format.

In addition to reaching the Champions Showcase (with its $70,000 prize pool and two Worlds invitations), the winner of each Showcase Qualifier is invited to Pro Tour Barcelona in July plus the Regional Championship round feeding that event in May-June. Leaderboard Points are also on the line as players seek one of two At-Large invites at the end of the postseason.

2023 SEASON 1 POSTSEASON EVENTS

DATE	TIME (PT)	TIME (UTC)	EVENT
Saturday, March 25	8:00 a.m.	15:00	Modern Showcase Challenge
Sunday, March 26	6:00 a.m.	13:00	Pioneer Showcase Challenge
Saturday, April 1	10:00 a.m.	17:00	Vintage Showcase Challenge
Sunday, April 2	8:00 a.m.	15:00	Legacy Showcase Challenge
Saturday, April 8	7:00 a.m.	14:00	MOCS Showcase Open
Saturday, April 9	7:00 a.m.	14:00	MOCS Showcase Open

IMPORTANT: Most of Europe and some other parts of the world will be switching to Summer Time early Sunday morning. MTGO will display the correct start time of Scheduled Events if your computer’s clock is set to your local time zone.

If you did not reach the Showcase Qualifier stage, your chance to reach the Showcase will be the weekend of April 8-9 in the Showcase Opens – events featuring Phyrexia: All Will Be One Limited where the winner earns a Showcase invitation.

For more information on MTGO Premier Play, click the link at the top of the Blog.

ALTERNATE PLAY

Modern Horizons 2 Draft Leagues Start Tomorrow

We’re celebrating all things across MTGO’s Horizons this month! To close things out, we’re bringing back Modern Horizons 2 for two weeks of draft madness … sometimes even drafting a deck with madness!

As usual with this set, we will offer both Keeper and Phantom Leagues. Both start at 10 a.m. PT (17:00 UTC) tomorrow and run until the early downtime on Wednesday, April 5 – no new matches after midnight PT (7:00 UTC) that day. The regular entry options for MH2 Draft apply, that is:

Keeper – 25 Event Tickets, 250 Play Points, or 3 Modern Horizons 2 boosters & 4 Event Tickets
Phantom – 10 Event Tickets or 100 Play Points

Alternate Play Schedule

Here’s a look at the schedule of events coming up between now and March of the Machine. Each description mentions whether or not the Draft is Phantom – cards won’t be added to players’ collections in Phantom events. All event transitions are at 10 a.m. PT.

April 5-12 – By popular demand, we will bring back Dominaria Remastered for one week as a Flashback (Phantom only)
April 12-MOM Release: As we navigate away from New Phyrexia, we take one more trip back to the block with the most poison - it's Scars of Mirrodin Block Flashback Draft (Phantom)

Looking a bit further ahead for you Cube aficionados, the plan for upcoming Cubes is as follows:

May 3-10 – With MagicCon Minneapolis on the tabletop schedule, Magic 30 Cube returns for another go-around.
May 10-24 – Vintage Cube returns for a two-week session in support of the MOCS Showcase on May 20.

PREMIER PLAY

MOCS Season 1 Ends Tomorrow

Only a few Last Chance events remain over the next 24 hours before MOCS Season 1 comes to a close – see below.

Season 1 Qualifier Points will be cleared from accounts sometime later this week. Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full details.

MOCS Last Chance Events Wrapping Up

Did you fall just short of a Top 8 Showcase Challenge finish? Did you scrape together that 39th and 40th Qualifier Point at the last second? If so, your ticket to the upcoming Showcase Qualifiers could be earned in a Last Chance Event!

Starting Sunday afternoon Pacific time, all Preliminaries in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Pioneer have converted to Last Chance Events. In addition, extra Vintage Showcase Challenges were sprinkled across the schedule. Finish with a 5-0 record in that event to earn an Entry Token to that format’s Showcase Qualifier.

Entry options require both 40 Qualifier Points plus either 30 Event Tickets or 300 Play Points.

Here’s the schedule of remaining Last Chance Events this round:

DATE	TIME (PT)	TIME (UTC)	FORMAT
Tuesday	11:00 a.m.	18:00	Modern
Tuesday	1:00 p.m.	20:00	Vintage
Tuesday	3:00 p.m.	22:00	Pioneer
Tuesday	7:00 p.m.	02:00*	Legacy
Wednesday	3:00 a.m.	10:00	Legacy

*indicates next-day
Last Chance Events pre-empt Preliminaries of the same format normally scheduled at those times.

Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full Last Chance Event details.

2023 MOCS Season 2 Initial Info

The full Season 2 schedule will be published in the next couple of weeks – there are still some details to be worked out, but we want to let you know the first two events that will accept Season 2 Qualifier Points will be:

Pauper Qualifier on Saturday, April 15th at 7 a.m. PT (14:00 UTC)
Vintage Qualifier on Sunday, April 16th at 7 a.m. PT

WEEKLY UPDATES

Phyrexia: All Will Be One on MTGO

The latest Standard-legal expansion, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, is now available in the MTGO Store. Check out this article for updates on the following:

MTGO’s Art Bundles, available for a limited time in the Store
Event schedules and improvements on how they are displayed in the Play Lobby
Magic Online Player Rewards
The latest suite of Avatars

Redemption Update

Redemption Tokens for Phyrexia: All Will Be One are now on sale in the MTGO Store.

The Brothers' War and Dominaria United are still available in the MTGO Store. The Dominaria United Tokens are down to 10 percent of original stock for Standard and 15 percent for Premium. The Brothers’ War is about half-gone – when supplies run out, they are gone for good!

For more details on the redemption program, click here.

Next Scheduled Downtime - April 5, 2023 - 6:00 a.m. to Noon PT

The next scheduled downtime is planned for Wednesday, April 5 beginning at 6 a.m. PT (13:00 UTC). This is slated to last longer than usual – up to six hours – due to changes needed in our internal infrastructure.

Angeliana · Mar 14, 2023

Thank you for your patience as we fixed the issue with ONE redemptions. That will be implemented as part of tomorrow's patch. We will re-process failed orders (as well as new ones) tomorrow by 12 noon PT, after which customers will receive an email as normal.

Angeliana · Mar 14, 2023

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Additional Step to Fight Win-Trading

Magic Online is an incredible game that's been enjoyed by many players for years. However, like many online games, it has faced many issues with bad actors who try to game the system. One of the most pernicious problems has been "win-trading," where players create multiple accounts and use them to unfairly win prizes in a league.

We've tried various solutions to combat win-trading, but unfortunately, none have been proven to solve the issue for good. Redistributing the prizes to make first place less lucrative has resulted in unhappy customers, and technical solutions have either been insufficient or have been circumvented by the win-traders. So, we are taking another step towards reducing the instances of win trading in our smaller Leagues.

The main vector that bad actors have used to conduct win-trading has been to create a handful of new accounts, then purchase the Account Upgrade Kit (AUK) for $4.99 each. Each AUK included 100 Play Points - enough to directly enter a regular Constructed League. The amount of extra value the Kit provided – combined with tactics to ensure matching up against their own accounts – led to enough prize profit to feed the win-trading cycle.

Therefore, we are reducing the amount of Play Points available in the AUK from 100 to 60 starting today.

The ultimate goal is to improve the experience for legitimate League competitors. This has no actual effect on existing players (you have likely already made that one-time purchase), but it should undercut the profit motive enough for bad actors. The team will continue to monitor this closely and you can provide feedback on our social channels (especially Discord).

Now, we understand that based on current event structures however, taking this action would make it harder for actual new players to have an on-ramp to play in paid Events.

Phantom Sealed Returns Tomorrow

To mitigate the AUK changes, we are re-introducing Phantom Sealed as an occasional event offering available to both new and existing players.

The Phyrexia: All Will Be One Phantom Sealed League begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT (17:00 UTC) and will run until March of the Machine debuts on April 18. Like our previous offerings, Phantom Sealed will start up approximately three weeks after the release of a draftable Standard-legal expansion.

Prizes for this 3-match League are 30 Play Points per match win with a Friendly Trophy added for players who go 3-0 in a course.

ALTERNATE PLAY

March = Modern Horizons Madness on MTGO!

We’re celebrating all things across MTGO’s Horizons this month! Our two-week Flashback Draft League of the original Modern Horizons continues until next Wednesday, March 22 at 10 a.m. PT. The regular entry options of 10 Event Tickets or 100 Play Points apply.

Following that will be Modern Horizons 2 in both Keeper and Phantom Draft Leagues. More details on that will be in this space next week – enjoy!

Alternate Play Schedule

Here’s a look at the schedule of events coming up between now and March of the Machine. Each description mentions whether or not the Draft is Phantom – cards won’t be added to players’ collections in Phantom events. All event transitions are at 10 a.m. PT.

Now through March 22 – Mid-March = Modern Horizons Madness! We’ll kick it off with the original Modern Horizons Flashback (Phantom only) for two weeks …
March 22-April 5 - … then it’s two weeks of Modern Horizons 2! (Keeper & Phantom Draft options)
April 5-12 – By popular demand, we will bring back Dominaria Remastered for one week as a Flashback (Phantom only)
April 12-MOM Release – Still thinking this one through … getting some promising ideas brewing!

Looking a bit further ahead for you Cube aficionados, the plan for upcoming Cubes is as follows:

May 3-10 – With MagicCon Minneapolis on the tabletop schedule, Magic 30 Cube returns for another go-around.
May 10-24 – Vintage Cube returns for a two-week session in support of the MOCS Showcase on May 20.

PREMIER PLAY

MOCS Season 1 Ending Soon!

It is close to that time again – if you have at least 40 Season 1 Qualifier Points, be sure to participate in one of these events before those QPs expire.

This weekend: Vintage and Legacy Showcase Challenges
Next Sunday-Wednesday: Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage Last Chance Events
- LCEs require 30 Event Tickets or 300 Play Points in addition to 40 QPs
- Additional Vintage LCEs will be added to the schedule – more details below

Season 1 Qualifier Points will be cleared from accounts on or after March 22. Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full details.

Last Four Cycle 3 Regional Championship Invites At Stake Friday

Your final opportunity to earn an invitation to tabletop’s Regional Championship Cycle 3 comes up in the Limited Super Qualifier – this Friday, March 17 at 7 a.m. PT (14:00 UTC).

Each Super Qualifier’s entry options are 40 Event Tickets, 400 Play Points, or 40 MOCS Season 1 Qualifier Points. The Top 4 finishers earn seats at the second Regional Championship of 2023 serving their country of residence (held in late spring). Prizes pay out to the Top 128!

Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full details. For more details on tabletop Regional Championships, visit magic.gg.

MOCS Showcase Challenge Events This Weekend

The last Showcase Challenges feeding Season 1’s Showcase Qualifiers take place this weekend!

It takes 40 Season 1 Qualifier Points to enter a Showcase Challenge. The Top 8 finishers in each event earn a Championship Entry Token for the event’s format plus earn Leaderboard Points toward an At-Large berth in the next Showcase! Here are the dates and times for the next group:

DATE	TIME (PT)	TIME (UTC)	EVENT	FORMAT
Saturday, March 18, 2023	10:00 a.m.	17:00	Vintage Showcase Challenge	Vintage
Sunday, March 19, 2023	8:00 a.m.	15:00	Legacy Showcase Challenge	Legacy

For more information on these events, click the Premier Play Information link at the top of the Blog.

MOCS Last Chance Events Start Sunday

Did you fall just short of a Top 8 Showcase Challenge finish? Did you scrape together that 39th and 40th Qualifier Point at the last second? If so, your ticket to the upcoming Showcase Qualifiers could be earned in a Last Chance Event!

Starting Sunday afternoon Pacific time, all Preliminaries in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Pioneer convert to Last Chance Events. In addition, extra Vintage Showcase Challenges will be sprinkled across the schedule. Finish with a 5-0 record in that event to earn an Entry Token to that format’s Showcase Qualifier.

Entry options require both 40 Qualifier Points plus either 30 Event Tickets or 300 Play Points.

Here’s the schedule of Last Chance Events this round:

DAY	TIME (PT)	TIME (UTC)	FORMAT
Sunday	3:00 p.m.	22:00	Vintage
Monday	Midnight and 7:00 p.m.	07:00 and 02:00*	Pioneer
Monday	7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.	14:00 and 22:00	Modern
Monday	11:00 a.m.	18:00	Legacy
Monday	5:00 p.m.	Midnight*	Vintage
Tuesday	3:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.	10:00 and 18:00	Modern
Tuesday	5:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.	Noon and 20:00	Vintage
Tuesday	7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.	14:00 and 22:00	Pioneer
Tuesday	7:00 p.m.	02:00*	Legacy
Wednesday	3:00 a.m.	10:00	Legacy

*indicates next day
Last Chance Events pre-empt Preliminaries of the same format normally scheduled at those times.
Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full Last Chance Event details.

2023 MOCS Season 2 Initial Info

The full Season 2 schedule will be published in the next couple of weeks – there are still some details to be worked out, but we want to let you know the first two events that will accept Season 2 Qualifier Points will be:

Pauper Qualifier on Saturday, April 15th at 7 a.m. PT (14:00 UTC)
Vintage Qualifier on Sunday, April 16th at 7 a.m. PT

EVENT NEWS

Modern Challenge 32 Converts to 64-Player This Weekend

Our most recent additions to the weekly schedule have proven popular. Starting this weekend, the Modern Challenge 32 events on Friday and Saturday evenings Pacific time are being upgraded to 64-player events. Like Legacy and Standard before, we’ll monitor attendance and scale back down if necessary.

WEEKLY UPDATES

Phyrexia: All Will Be One on MTGO

The latest Standard-legal expansion, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, is now available in the MTGO Store. Check out this article for updates on the following:

MTGO’s Art Bundles, available for a limited time in the Store
Event schedules and improvements on how they are displayed in the Play Lobby
Magic Online Player Rewards
The latest suite of Avatars

Redemption Update

Redemption Tokens for Phyrexia: All Will Be One are now on sale in the MTGO Store.

The Brothers' War and Dominaria United are still available in the MTGO Store. The Dominaria United Tokens are down to 10 percent of original stock for Standard and 15 percent for Premium. The Brothers’ War is about half-gone – when supplies run out, they are gone for good!

For more details on the redemption program, click 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. Learn more about Premier Play qualification to get started today.

Magic Online's Format Challenges run as shown on the schedule below.

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.

NOTES:
CONSTRUCTED

In MOCS Season 1, Pauper and Standard Challenges are never pre-empted
32-Player events require 32 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 32.
- Pauper and Vintage Challenges are always 32-Player tournaments.
All other events listed require 64 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 64.

LIMITED

32-Player Limited Challenge events are 6 rounds with no playoff
64-Player Limited Challenge events are 7 rounds with no playoff

TIME (PT)	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
12:00 a.m.			Vintage Challenge
1:00 a.m.		32-Player Limited Challenge	32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 a.m.		Pauper Challenge
4:00 a.m.		32-Player Legacy Challenge	Modern Challenge
6:00 a.m.		64-Player Standard Challenge	Pioneer Challenge
8:00 a.m.		Modern Challenge	Legacy Challenge
10:00 a.m.		Vintage Challenge	Pauper Challenge
12:00 p.m.		32-Player Limited Challenge	32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 p.m.		Pioneer Challenge	64-Player Standard Challenge
4:00 p.m.	32-Player Limited Challenge
6:00 p.m.	64-Player Modern Challenge	64-Player Modern Challenge

Check out the Magic Online Format Challenges page for further event details.

Patch Notes - March 15, 2023

Permanents that phase out in response to being targeted by a spell or ability (usually gaining counters) will correctly be unaffected.
Detention Sphere will no longer cause the game to self-reset.

Next Scheduled Downtime - April 5, 2023 - 6:00 a.m. to Noon PT

The next scheduled downtime is planned for Wednesday, April 5 beginning at 6 a.m. PT (13:00 UTC). This is slated to last longer than usual – up to six hours – due to changes needed in our internal infrastructure.

Angeliana · Mar 8, 2023

Players: Treasure Chest collations have been updated, ONE Redemption Tokens are now on sale, and the Modern Horizons Flashback League is up - enjoy!

Angeliana · Mar 7, 2023

Players: It's Daylight Savings in North America this weekend. This affects the start times of the Pioneer Showcase Qualifier on Sunday morning PT and all other Scheduled Events after the Pacific time zone springs forward Sunday at 2 a.m. local time.

If the computer’s clock is set to your local time zone, MTGO will display event start times in-game correctly.
Therefore, when signing up for a Scheduled Event this week, be sure to verify the start time as shown in MTGO!

North Americans – set your clock forward 1 hour before bed Saturday night (mobile devices do this automatically). You get 1 less hour of sleep before the event.

Everyone Else – the event starts at the time indicated in MTGO now.

If in doubt of a start time and you can’t check MTGO, arrive an hour early to be safe.

Angeliana · Mar 7, 2023

BANNED AND RESTRICTED UPDATE

Yesterday, we implemented bans in the Legacy format announced here for White Plume Adventurer and Expressive Iteration. Per our normal policy, players who had those cards in League decks at the time were refunded their entry and given prizes earned up to that point.

TREASURE CHEST UPDATES TOMORROW

As has become tradition, we are updating the contents of Treasure Chests about a month after a new set’s release. We will announce the exact timing of the update tomorrow morning on Discord and Twitter (links at the top) - it should be a bit after 10 a.m. PT (18:00 UTC)

The change list is live now – click the link at the top of the Blog. The biggest changes are:

The TC-Only slot has again been removed.
Curated slot ratios have changed.
The Borderless Praetors from Phyrexia: All Will Be One are now available via Treasure Chests.
At Studio X’s request, the MTGO team implemented Undermountain Adventurer and Ravenloft Adventurer as possible substitutes for the just-banned White Plume Adventurer. Those cards appear at an elevated rate in Treasure Chests for the next month-plus until the March of the Machine release.

MARCH = MODERN HORIZONS MADNESS ON MTGO!

We’re celebrating all things across MTGO’s Horizons this month! Our two-week Flashback Draft League of the original Modern Horizons begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT and runs until March 22. The regular entry options of 10 Event Tickets or 100 Play Points apply.

Following that will be Modern Horizons 2 in both Keeper and Phantom Draft Leagues. More details on that will be in this space in a couple weeks – enjoy!

TIME SPIRAL REMASTERED DRAFT ENDS TOMORROW!

If you still have matches remaining in the Time Spiral Remastered Draft League, or want to take one more spin through it, you have until 10 a.m. PT tomorrow.

Note that Time Spiral Remastered boosters will leave the MTGO Store soon after the League ends.

STANDARD CHALLENGES NOW 64-PLAYER STARTING THIS WEEKEND

By popular demand, we have changed the Standard Challenge events to use the Large (64-player) prize structure starting on Saturday. We will keep it at this level until we see a weekend where it doesn't fire.

MOCS SHOWCASE CHALLENGES THIS WEEKEND

It’s the third and final round of Showcase Challenges feeding Season 1’s Showcase Qualifiers in a few weeks.

It takes 40 Season 1 Qualifier Points to enter a Showcase Challenge. The Top 8 finishers in each event earn a Championship Entry Token for the event’s format plus earn Leaderboard Points toward an At-Large berth in the next Showcase! Here are the dates and times for the next group:

DATE	TIME (PT)	TIME (UTC)	EVENT	FORMAT
Saturday, March 11, 2023	8:00 a.m.	16:00	Modern Showcase Challenge	Modern
Sunday, March 12, 2023	6:00 a.m.	14:00	Pioneer Showcase Challenge	Pioneer

Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full details. For more details on tabletop Regional Championships, visit magic.gg.

ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE

Here’s a look at the schedule of events coming up between now and March of the Machine. Each description mentions whether or not the Draft is Phantom – cards won’t be added to players’ collections in Phantom events. All event transitions are at 10 a.m. PT.

March 8-22 – Mid-March = Modern Horizons Madness! We’ll kick it off with the original Modern Horizons Flashback (Phantom only) for two weeks …
March 22-April 5 - … then it’s two weeks of Modern Horizons 2! (Keeper & Phantom Draft options)
April 5-12 – By popular demand, we will bring back Dominaria Remastered for one week as a Flashback (Phantom only)
April 12 - MOM Release – Still thinking this one through...getting some promising ideas brewing!

Looking a bit further ahead for you Cube aficionados, the plan for upcoming Cubes is as follows:

May 3-10 – With MagicCon Minneapolis on the tabletop schedule, Magic 30 Cube returns for another go-around.
May 10-24 – Vintage Cube returns for a two-week session in support of the MOCS Showcase on May 20.

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE ON MTGO

The latest Standard-legal expansion, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, is now available in the MTGO Store. Check out this article for updates on the following:

MTGO’s Art Bundles, available for a limited time in the Store
Event schedules and improvements on how they are displayed in the Play Lobby
Treasure Chests
Magic Online Player Rewards
Alternate Play
The latest suite of Avatars

REDEMPTION UPDATE

Redemption Tokens for Phyrexia: All Will Be One will go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT.

The Brothers' War and Dominaria United are still available in the MTGO Store. The Dominaria United Tokens are down to 10 percent of original stock for Standard and 15 percent for Premium. The Brothers’ War is about half-gone – when supplies run out, they are gone for good!

For more details on the redemption program, click 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. Learn more about Premier Play qualification to get started today.

Magic Online's Format Challenges run as shown on the schedule below.

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.

NOTES:

CONSTRUCTED

In MOCS Season 1, Pauper and Standard Challenges are never pre-empted.
32-Player events require 32 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 32.
- Pauper and Vintage Challenges are always 32-Player tournaments.
All other events listed require 64 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 64.

LIMITED

32-Player Limited Challenge events are 6 rounds with no playoff.
64-Player Limited Challenge events are 7 rounds with no playoff.

TIME (PT)	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
12:00 a.m.			Vintage Challenge
1:00 a.m.		32-Player Limited Challenge	32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 a.m.		Pauper Challenge
4:00 a.m.		32-Player Legacy Challenge	Modern Challenge
6:00 a.m.		64-Player Standard Challenge	Pioneer Challenge
8:00 a.m.		Modern Challenge	Legacy Challenge
10:00 a.m.		Vintage Challenge	Pauper Challenge
12:00 p.m.		32-Player Limited Challenge	32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 p.m.		Pioneer Challenge	64-Player Standard Challenge
4:00 p.m.	32-Player Limited Challenge
6:00 p.m.	32-Player Modern Challenge	32-Player Modern Challenge

Check out the Magic Online Format Challenges page for further event details.

PATCH NOTES – MARCH 8, 2023

Undermountain Adventurer and Ravenloft Adventurer have been added to the game and appear in Treasure Chests.
If a token is bounced to a player’s hand, the game will correctly not allow that token to be chosen for a discard effect.
Blast-Furnace Hellkite will be able to be added to decks without causing the game to crash.
Legions to Ashes will correctly exile all tokens the opponent controls with the same name as its target.
Phyrexian Espionage will correctly only force a discard when kicked.
Storm Entity will correctly not count itself when determining the number of counters it gets.
Rona’s Vortex will correctly disallow targeting your own permanents if kicked.
Mizzix’s Mastery will correctly function if it’s not overloaded.
Hidden Strings will resolve properly if the controller chooses No to either optional effect.

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – APRIL 5, 6 A.M. TO NOON PT

The next scheduled downtime is planned for Wednesday, April 5 beginning at 6 a.m. PT (13:00 UTC). This is slated to last longer than usual – up to six hours – due to changes needed in our internal infrastructure.

MTGO_TonyM · Mar 6, 2023

https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/march-6-2023-banned-and-restricted-announcement

MTGO will update this at noon PT.

11am Legacy Preliminary will be moved to 1pm & re-posted at 12.

Angeliana · Feb 28, 2023

TIME SPIRAL REMASTERED DRAFT STARTS TOMORROW – NOW FLASHBACK!

Next up on the Alternate Play train – a trip back further into Dominaria’s past (and alternate past, and future … weird) - it’s Time Spiral Remastered!

Entry Options are 12 Event Tickets, 120 Play Points, or 3 boosters + 2 Event Tickets. Note that Time Spiral Remastered boosters will leave the MTGO Store soon after the League ends on March 8th at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time (18:00 UTC).

KAMIGAWA: NEON DYNASTY DRAFT ENDS TOMORROW

Our first return to one of our most popular recent sets, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, is coming to a close. Be sure to get your last matches in before the League closes tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT.

TWELVE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP INVITES AT STAKE THIS WEEKEND

Your next opportunities to earn an invitation to tabletop’s Regional Championship Cycle 3 come up in a trio of Super Qualifiers this weekend.

Limited Super Qualifier – Saturday, March 4 at 7 a.m. PT (14:00 UTC)
Limited Super Qualifier – Sunday, March 5 at 1 a.m. PT (9:00 UTC)
- Both events feature Phyrexia: All Will Be One
Modern Super Qualifier – Sunday, March 5 at 12 noon PT (20:00 UTC)

Each Super Qualifier’s entry options are 40 Event Tickets, 400 Play Points, or 40 MOCS Season 1 Qualifier Points. The Top 4 finishers earn seats at the second Regional Championship of 2023 serving their country of residence (held in late spring). Prizes pay out to the Top 128!

Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full details. For more details on tabletop Regional Championships, visit magic.gg.

ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE

Here’s a look at the schedule of events coming up between now and March of the Machine. Each description mentions whether or not the Draft is Phantom – cards won’t be added to players’ collections in Phantom events. All event transitions are at 10 a.m. PT.

March 8-22 – Mid-March = Modern Horizons Madness! We’ll kick it off with the original Modern Horizons Flashback (Phantom only) for two weeks …
March 22-April 5 - … then it’s two weeks of Modern Horizons 2! (Keeper & Phantom Draft options)
April 5-12 – By popular demand, we will bring back Dominaria Remastered for one week as a Flashback (Phantom only)
April 12 - MOM Release – Still thinking this one through...getting some promising ideas brewing!

Looking a bit further ahead for you Cube aficionados, the plan for upcoming Cubes is as follows:

May 3-10 – With MagicCon Minneapolis on the tabletop schedule, Magic 30 Cube returns for another go-around.
May 10-24 – Vintage Cube returns for a two-week session in support of the MOCS Showcase on May 20.

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE ON MTGO

The latest Standard-legal expansion, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, is now available in the MTGO Store. Check out this article for updates on the following:

MTGO’s Art Bundles, available for a limited time in the Store
Event schedules and improvements on how they are displayed in the Play Lobby
Treasure Chests
Magic Online Player Rewards
Alternate Play
The latest suite of Avatars

REDEMPTION UPDATE

Redemption Tokens for The Brothers' War and Dominaria United are now on sale in the MTGO Store. The Dominaria United Tokens are getting quite low and The Brothers’ War is about half-gone – when supplies run out, they are gone for good!

Phyrexia: All Will Be One Redemption Tokens are slated to go on-sale on Wednesday, March 8.

For more details on the redemption program, click 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. Learn more about Premier Play qualification to get started today.

Magic Online's Format Challenges run as shown on the schedule below.

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.

NOTES:

CONSTRUCTED

In MOCS Season 1, Pauper and Standard Challenges are never pre-empted.
32-Player events require 32 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 32.
- Pauper, Vintage, and Standard Challenges are always 32-Player tournaments.
All other events listed require 64 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 64.

LIMITED

32-Player Limited Challenge events are 6 rounds with no playoff.
64-Player Limited Challenge events are 7 rounds with no playoff.

TIME (PT)	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
12:00 a.m.			Vintage Challenge
1:00 a.m.		32-Player Limited Challenge	32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 a.m.		Pauper Challenge
4:00 a.m.		32-Player 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
12:00 p.m.		32-Player Limited Challenge	32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 p.m.		Pioneer Challenge	Standard Challenge
4:00 p.m.	32-Player Limited Challenge
6:00 p.m.	32-Player Modern Challenge	32-Player Modern Challenge

Check out the Magic Online Format Challenges page for further event details.

PATCH NOTES – MARCH 1, 2023

Mana from Jeweled Lotus will correctly be spendable on casting Commanders and paying the Commander tax.
Jinxed Choker and Plague Boiler will no longer continuously ask to add or remove a counter - halting game progress.

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – APRIL 5, 6 A.M. TO NOON PT

The next scheduled downtime is planned for Wednesday, April 5 beginning at 6 a.m. PT (13:00 UTC). This is slated to last longer than usual – up to six hours – due to changes needed in our internal infrastructure.

Angeliana · Feb 21, 2023

IMPORTANT ACCOUNT SECURITY INFORMATION

Players have been understandably expressing concern about account security in light of account-theft reports on social media.

Two-factor authentication for MTGO is in active development, but in the meantime, please remember:

Players with a strong MTGO-only password that they have never shared or exposed aren't targets of account theft—having such a password should be part of every player's account security.

Until we can deploy two-factor authentication, awareness of how passwords are stolen is a player's best defense against account theft. Here are some critical mistakes to avoid:

Password Re-Use: There have been no Magic Online data breaches under Daybreak, but a data breach or bad actors on a website where you have re-used your Magic Online password can lead to bad actors trying the password elsewhere. Never re-use your Magic Online password or one similar to it.
Password Sharing: Whether given intentionally to friends or unintentionally to phishing and social engineering efforts, sharing your password with any person or entity puts your account at serious risk of theft.
Password Strength: Accounts with passwords that are guessable, short, or overly simple are at greater risk of theft. Make your password strong!

Password strength and care are the common threads here. Change your MTGO password today to a unique, complex alternative and never give it to anyone or enter it in anything other than our login screen or Help site. Players who do reduce their risk of account theft to near zero.

Should you suspect your account has been compromised, you can log into help.mtgo.com to file a Customer Service ticket. If you are locked out of the account due to a compromise in progress, you should create a brand-new MTGO account and then log into the Help site with those credentials. Contacting us via social media can help, but that generally isn't quick enough to stop an event in progress.

KAMIGAWA: NEON DYNASTY DRAFT RETURNS TOMORROW

This week’s Alternate Play format is our first return to one of our most popular recent sets, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. Set at the confluence of tradition and technology, this draft format is quite Spirited.

The Draft League begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT (18:00 UTC) – Entry Options are the same as last year’s version: 12 Event Tickets, 120 Play Points, or 3 NEO boosters + 2 Event Tickets.

MAGIC 30 CUBE ENDS TOMORROW

As part of Magic: the Gathering’s 30th Anniversary celebration, Magic Online is running a special recurring Cube concurrently with each MagicCon event. With the festival in Philadelphia having just concluded, the first return of the Magic 30 Cube wraps up tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT (18:00 UTC).

Each iteration features changes prescribed by the Cube’s original designer Carmen Handy. There are just seven changes baked into this edition:

IN	OUT
Awaken the Woods	Saproling Migration
Phyrexian Fleshgorger	Corpse Connoisseur
Overwhelming Remorse	Murderous Cut
Bushwhack	Vines of Vastwood
Geth, Thane of Contracts	Doomed Necromancer
Nissa, Ascended Animist	Cultivator Colossus
Staff of Compleation	Sword of Hearth and Home

The full Cube card list can be viewed on this page.

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE BEST-OF ONE LEAGUE ENDS TOMORROW

Our experimental Best-of-One League for the new set wraps up tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT. If you have matches remaining, be sure to get them played!

MOCS SHOWCASE CHALLENGE EVENTS THIS WEEKEND 

It’s time once again to get players invited to the next round of Showcase Qualifiers in March and April.

It takes 40 Season 1 Qualifier Points to enter a Showcase Challenge. The Top 8 finishers in each event earn a Championship Entry Token for the event’s format plus earn Leaderboard Points toward an At-Large berth in the next Showcase! Here are the dates and times for the first group:

DATE	TIME (PT)	TIME (UTC )	EVENT	FORMAT
Saturday, February 25, 2023	10:00 a.m.	18:00	Vintage Showcase Challenge	Vintage
Sunday, February 26, 2023	8:00 a.m.	18:00	Legacy Showcase Challenge	Legacy

For more information on these events, click the Premier Play Information link at the top of the Blog.

ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE

Here’s a look at the schedule of events coming up between now and March of the Machine. Each description mentions whether or not the Draft is Phantom – cards won’t be added to players’ collections in Phantom events. All event transitions are at 10 a.m. PT.

March 1-8 – An alternate version of Dominaria’s saga returns – Time Spiral Remastered (Keeper)
March 8-22 – Mid-March = Modern Horizons Madness! We’ll kick it off with the original Modern Horizons Flashback (Phantom only) for two weeks …
March 22-April 5 - … then it’s two weeks of Modern Horizons 2! (Keeper & Phantom Draft options)
April 5-12 – By popular demand, we will bring back Dominaria Remastered for one week as a Flashback (Phantom only)
April 12-MOM Release – Still thinking this one through ...

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE ON MTGO

The latest Standard-legal expansion, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, is now available in the MTGO Store. Check out this article for updates on the following:

MTGO’s Art Bundles, available for a limited time in the Store
Event schedules and improvements on how they are displayed in the Play Lobby
Treasure Chests
Magic Online Player Rewards
Alternate Play
The latest suite of Avatars

MAGIC ONLINE FORMAT CHALLENGES EVERY WEEKEND

NOTE: Limited Challenges are reverting to 32-player events starting this 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. Learn more about Premier Play qualification to get started today.

Magic Online's Format Challenges run as shown on the schedule below.

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.

NOTES:
CONSTRUCTED

In MOCS Season 1, Pauper and Standard Challenges are never pre-empted.
32-Player events require 32 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 32.
- Pauper, Vintage, and Standard Challenges are always 32-Player tournaments.
All other events listed require 64 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 64.

LIMITED

32-Player Limited Challenge events are 6 rounds with no playoff.
64-Player Limited Challenge events are 7 rounds with no playoff.

TIME (PT)	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
12:00 a.m.			Vintage Challenge
1:00 a.m.		32-Player Limited Challenge	32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 a.m.		Pauper Challenge
4:00 a.m.		32-Player 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
12:00 p.m.		32-Player Limited Challenge	32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 p.m.		Pioneer Challenge	Standard Challenge
4:00 p.m.	32-Player Limited Challenge
6:00 p.m.	32-Player Modern Challenge	32-Player Modern Challenge

Check out the Magic Online Format Challenges page for further event details.

PATCH NOTES – FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Churning Reservoir’s triggered ability will correctly be unable to target nontokens.
Moon-Circuit Hacker will allow its controller to draw a card on turns following its first on the battlefield (and then discard).
Biting-Palm Ninja and Kappa Tech-Wrecker will correctly function when their keyword counter is removed. .
Igneous Elemental will only let its controller target a creature.
Token copies of Skyclave Relic will untap as expected.

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – APRIL 5, 6 A.M. TO NOON PT

The next scheduled downtime is planned for Wednesday, April 5 beginning at 6 a.m. PT (13:00 UTC). This is slated to last longer than usual – up to six hours – due to changes needed in our internal infrastructure.

Angeliana · Feb 14, 2023

IMPORTANT ACCOUNT SECURITY INFORMATION

Players have been understandably expressing concern about account security in light of account-theft reports on social media.
Two-factor authentication for MTGO is in active development, but in the meantime, please remember:

Players with a strong MTGO-only password that they have never shared or exposed aren't targets of account theft—having such a password should be part of every player's account security.

Until we can deploy two-factor authentication, awareness of how passwords are stolen is a player's best defense against account theft. Here are some critical mistakes to avoid:

Password Re-Use: There have been no Magic Online data breaches under Daybreak, but a data breach or bad actors on a website where you have re-used your Magic Online password can lead to bad actors trying the password elsewhere. Never re-use your Magic Online password or one similar to it.
Password Sharing: Whether given intentionally to friends or unintentionally to phishing and social engineering efforts, sharing your password with any person or entity puts your account at serious risk of theft.
Password Strength: Accounts with passwords that are guessable, short, or overly simple are at greater risk of theft. Make your password strong!

Password strength and care are the common threads here. Change your MTGO password today to a unique, complex alternative and never give it to anyone or enter it in anything other than our login screen or Help site. Players who do reduce their risk of account theft to near zero.

Should you suspect your account has been compromised, you can log into help.mtgo.com to file a Customer Service ticket. If you are locked out of the account due to a compromise in progress, you should create a brand-new MTGO account and then log into the Help site with those credentials. Contacting us via social media can help, but that generally isn't quick enough to stop an event in progress.

DOWNTIME TOMORROW - INCLUDING FORUMS & CUSTOMER SERVICE

Magic Online will be down for scheduled maintenance tomorrow, February 15. The downtime begins at a special time of 6 a.m. Pacific time (14:00 UTC) and is slated to last four hours. Both our Forums and Customer Service will be down during this time as well. If you have any concerns during that time, reach out via the Twitter or Discord links at the top of the Blog.

MAGIC 30 CUBE RETURNS TO MTGO TOMORROW

As part of Magic: the Gathering’s 30th Anniversary celebration, Magic Online is running a special recurring Cube concurrently with each MagicCon event. With the festival in Philadelphia upon us, the first return of the Magic 30 Cube takes places for a week following tomorrow’s downtime.

Each iteration features changes prescribed by the Cube’s original designer Carmen Handy. There are just seven changes baked into this edition:

IN	OUT
Awaken the Woods	Saproling Migration
Phyrexian Fleshgorger	Corpse Connoisseur
Overwhelming Remorse	Murderous Cut
Bushwhack	Vines of Vastwood
Geth, Thane of Contracts	Doomed Necromancer
Nissa, Ascended Animist	Cultivator Colossus
Staff of Compleation	Sword of Hearth and Home

The full Cube card list can be viewed on this page.

Entry options for this Phantom event (your choice – League or single-elimination Queue) have returned to the regular 10 Event Tickets or 100 Play Points.

TWELVE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP INVITES AT STAKE THIS WEEKEND 

Your next opportunities to earn an invitation to tabletop’s Regional Championship Cycle 3 come up this Friday through Monday.

The weekend is bookended by two Limited Qualifiers - one on Friday, February 17 starting at 2 p.m. PT (22:00 UTC), and the other on Monday, February 20 at 7 a.m. PT (15:00 UTC).

The sole entry option for each event is 40 Qualifier Points, and the top 2 finishers in each event earn invitations to the second Regional Championship of 2023 serving their country of residence (held in late spring). This is the first weekend that Premier events feature our latest set, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, in Sealed Deck and Top 8 Draft.

Sandwiched in between are two Super Qualifiers – Pioneer on Saturday, February 18 and Limited on Sunday, February 19. Both events begin at 7 a.m. PT.

Each Super Qualifier’s entry options are 40 Event Tickets, 400 Play Points, or 40 MOCS Season 1 Qualifier Points. The Top 4 finishers earn seats at that same RC round and prizes pay out to the Top 128! As with the Qualifiers, the Limited Super Q will feature ONE Sealed with Top 8 Draft.

Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full details. For more details on tabletop Regional Championships, visit magic.gg.

ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE

Here’s a look at the schedule of events coming up between now and March of the Machine. Each description mentions whether or not the Draft is Phantom – cards won’t be added to players’ collections in Phantom events. All event transitions are at 10 a.m. PT.

Through February 22 – Phyrexia: All Will Be One Best-of-One League (Keeper) – this has the same entry options and prizes as the previous versions but runs for just two weeks.
February 15-22 – The Magic 30 Cube returns for the first time with updates! (Phantom) This Cube will recur each time a Magic Con takes place in 2023. (Runs concurrently with Week 2 of the Best-of-1 ONE League)
February 22-March 1 – Our first trip back to the meeting point of technology and tradition – it’s Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty! (Keeper)
March 1-8 – An alternate version of Dominaria’s saga returns – Time Spiral Remastered (Keeper)
March 8-22 – Mid-March = Modern Horizons Madness! We’ll kick it off with the original Modern Horizons Flashback (NEW! Phantom only) for two weeks …
March 22-April 5 - … then it’s two weeks of Modern Horizons 2! (Keeper & Phantom Draft options)
NEW! April 5-12 – By popular demand, we will bring back Dominaria Remastered for one week as a Flashback (Phantom only)
April 12-MOM Release – Still thinking this one through ...

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE ON MTGO

The latest Standard-legal expansion, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, is now available in the MTGO Store. Check out this article for updates on the following:

MTGO’s Art Bundles, available for a limited time in the Store
Event schedules and improvements on how they are displayed in the Play Lobby
Treasure Chests
Magic Online Player Rewards
Alternate Play
The latest suite of Avatars

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. Learn more about Premier Play qualification to get started today.

Magic Online's Format Challenges run as shown on the schedule below.

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.

NOTES:

In MOCS Season 1, Pauper and Standard Challenges are never pre-empted.
32-Player events require 32 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 32.
- Pauper, Vintage, and Standard Challenges are always 32-Player tournaments.
All other events listed require 64 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 64.
32-Player Limited Challenge events are 6 rounds with no playoff
64-Player Limited Challenge events are 7 rounds with no playoff

TIME (PT)	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
12:00 a.m.			Vintage Challenge
1:00 a.m.		32-Player Limited Challenge	32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 a.m.		Pauper Challenge
4:00 a.m.		32-Player 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
12:00 p.m.		64-Player Limited Challenge	64-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 p.m.		Pioneer Challenge	Standard Challenge
4:00 p.m.	32-Player Limited Challenge
6:00 p.m.	32-Player Modern Challenge	32-Player Modern Challenge

Check out the Magic Online Format Challenges page for further event details.

PATCH NOTES – FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Atraxa, Grand Unifier will correctly display the cards added to its controllers hand once its trigger has finished resolving.
All sealed products will have their respective arts displayed in Collection and in the Store.
The Magic 30 Cube will be updated.

PATCH NOTES – FEBRUARY 9-10, 2023

Fable of the Mirror-Breaker's second chapter ability will correctly allow its controller to draw cards if they've chosen the "Always Yes" auto-yield.
Kethek, Corrupted Goliath no longer reveals its controller's library when they choose not to sacrifice a creature.
Zenith Chronicler will correctly make the opponents of a multicolored spell's caster draw (instead of the Chronicler's controller).
Mite tokens created by Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold will correctly be unable to block.
Abilities where you "may remove oil counters" will correctly not function from the graveyard (looking at you, Atraxa's Skitterfang).
Plane and Phenomenon cards from Planechase can no longer be in deck submissions for paid event formats, Commander, or Commander 1v1.

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – APRIL 5, 6 A.M. PT

After tomorrow, the next scheduled downtime is planned for Wednesday, April 5 beginning at 6 a.m. PT (13:00 UTC). This is slated to last longer than usual – up to four hours – due to changes needed in our internal infrastructure.

Angeliana · Feb 7, 2023

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE ON MTGO STARTS TODAY

The latest Standard-legal expansion, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, hits MTGO’s digital shelves today at 10 a.m. Pacific time (18:00 UTC). Check out this article for updates on the following that will take effect today:

Treasure Chests
MTGO’s Art Bundles, available for a limited time in the Store
Event schedules and improvements on how they are displayed in the Play Lobby
Magic Online Player Rewards
Alternate Play
The latest suite of Avatars
Late Change: The Borderless Praetors will appear in booster packs at the same rate as tabletop (originally it was stated they would not appear until later in the year). These cards will not be part of today's Treasure Chest update, but will be included in the next TC Update next month.

MOCS SHOWCASE CHALLENGE EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

It’s time once again to get players invited to the next round of Showcase Qualifiers in March and April.

It takes 40 Season 1 Qualifier Points to enter a Showcase Challenge. The Top 8 finishers in each event earn a Championship Entry Token for the event’s format plus earn Leaderboard Points toward an At-Large berth in the next Showcase! Here are the dates and times for the first group:

DATE	TIME (PT)	TIME (UTC)	EVENT	FORMAT
Saturday, February 11, 2023	8:00 a.m.	16:00	Modern Showcase Challenge	Modern
Sunday, February 12, 2023	6:00a.m.	14:00	Pioneer Showcase Challenge	Pioneer

For more information on these events, click the Premier Play Information link at the top of the Blog.

LIMITED CHALLENGE UPDATE

With the new set upon us, we are reverting the Limited Challenges that begin 12 p.m. Pacific (20:00 UTC) on Saturdays and Sundays to be 64-Player events starting this weekend. This means an extra round and bigger prizes are on the line! We will leave these at 64-Player until we see demand drop enough to go back to 32-Player.

The Limited Challenges at 1 a.m. Pacific (9:00 UTC) remain as 32-Player events.

ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE

Here’s a look at the schedule of events coming up between now and March of the Machine. Each description mentions whether or not the Draft is Phantom – cards won’t be added to players’ collections in Phantom events. All event transitions are at 10 a.m. PT.

Today- February 22 – Phyrexia: All Will Be One Best-of-One League (Keeper) – this has the same entry options and prizes as the previous versions but runs for just two weeks.
February 15-22 – The Magic 30 Cube returns for the first time with updates! (Phantom) This Cube will recur each time a Magic Con takes place in 2023. (Runs concurrently with Week 2 of the Best-of-1 ONE League)
February 22-March 1 – Our first trip back to the meeting point of technology and tradition – it’s Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty! (Keeper)
March 1-8 – An alternate version of Dominaria’s saga returns – Time Spiral Remastered (Keeper)
March 8-22 – Mid-March = Modern Horizons Madness! We’ll kick it off with the original Modern Horizons (Keeper & Phantom Draft options) for two weeks …
March 22-April 5 - … then it’s two weeks of Modern Horizons 2! (Keeper & Phantom Draft options)
April 5-MOM Release – We are still considering our options here.

REDEMPTION UPDATE

Redemption Tokens for The Brothers' War and Dominaria United are now on sale in the MTGO Store. The Dominaria United Tokens are getting quite low and The Brothers’ War is about half-gone – when supplies run out, they are gone for good!

Phyrexia: All Will Be One Redemption Tokens are slated to go on-sale on Wednesday, March 8.

For more details on the redemption program, click 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. Learn more about Premier Play qualification to get started today.

Magic Online's Format Challenges run as shown on the schedule below.

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.

NOTES:

In MOCS Season 1, Pauper and Standard Challenges are never pre-empted.
32-Player events require 32 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 32.
- Pauper, Vintage, and Standard Challenges are always 32-Player tournaments.
All other events listed require 64 players to fire and give prizes to the Top 64.
32-Player Limited Challenge events are 6 rounds with no playoff
64-Player Limited Challenge events are 7 rounds with no playoff

TIME (PT)	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
12:00 a.m.			Vintage Challenge
1:00 a.m.		32-Player Limited Challenge	32-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 a.m.		Pauper Challenge
4:00 a.m.		32-Player 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
12:00 p.m.		64-Player Limited Challenge	64-Player Limited Challenge
2:00 p.m.		Pioneer Challenge	Standard Challenge
4:00 p.m.	32-Player Limited Challenge
6:00 p.m.	32-Player Modern Challenge	32-Player Modern Challenge

Check out the Magic Online Format Challenges page for further event details.

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – FEBRUARY 15, 6 A.M. PT

The next scheduled downtime is planned for Wednesday, February 15 beginning at 6 a.m. PT (14:00 UTC). This is slated to last longer than usual – up to four hours – due to changes needed in our internal infrastructure.

Angeliana · Feb 7, 2023

The updates to the Treasure Chest are now live!

Angeliana · Jan 31, 2023

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE ON MTGO STARTING NEXT TUESDAY

The latest Standard-legal expansion, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, hits MTGO’s digital shelves next Tuesday at 10 a.m. Pacific time (18:00 UTC). Check out this article for updates on the following that will take effect at that time:

MTGO’s Art Bundles, available for a limited time in the Store
Event schedules and improvements on how they are displayed in the Play Lobby
Treasure Chests
Magic Online Player Rewards
Alternate Play
The latest suite of Avatars

DOMINARIA REMASTERED ON MTGO UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY

For one more week we will be featuring the all-reprint set Dominaria Remastered (DMR). Magic Online will be treating that set as a cross between Cube and Standard – that is:

Boosters will cost $3.99 USD, the same as a Standard set.
Both a Draft league and a single-elimination queue will be offered, but they are keeper and cost the same as those of a Standard set (12 and 15 Event Tickets, respectively, plus the normal suite of alternate entry options).
- The events run only until Phyrexia: All Will Be One events start next Tuesday, February 7 at 10 a.m. PT (18:00 UTC).
Challenge and Premier events this weekend will award booster and set prizes of Dominaria Remastered. Limited Preliminaries will use DMR for Sealed product – no change in entry options.
Treasure Chest contents now contain cards from Dominaria Remastered - be sure to look for the usual suite of extended-art and borderless cards!
Due to some technical limitations, we have removed borderless and retro commons and uncommons from DMR boosters (the slot where those would have appeared will revert to a regular common slot). We are shifting that group of cards to Magic Online Player Rewards – more details are in this article.

TWO EVENTS FEEDING CYCLE 3 REGIONAL CHAMPS THIS WEEKEND

Your next opportunities to earn an invitation to tabletop’s Regional Championship Season 3 come up this weekend. First up is the Legacy Qualifier on Saturday, February 4 starting at 7 a.m. PT (15:00 UTC).

The sole entry option is 40 Qualifier Points, and the top 2 finishers earn invitations to the second Regional Championship of 2023 serving their country of residence (held in late spring).

Then on Sunday, February 5 at 7 a.m. PT, it’s the Modern Super Qualifier.

The Super Qualifier’s entry options are 40 Event Tickets, 400 Play Points, or 40 MOCS Season 1 Qualifier Points. The Top 4 finishers earn seats at that same RC round and prizes pay out to the Top 128!

Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full details. For more details on tabletop Regional Championships, visit magic.gg. 

REDEMPTION UPDATE

Redemption Tokens for The Brothers' War and Dominaria United are now on sale in the MTGO Store. The Dominaria United Tokens are getting quite low – when supplies run out, they are gone for good!

Phyrexia: All Will Be One Redemption Tokens are slated to go on-sale on Wednesday, March 8.

For more details on the redemption program, click here.

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – FEBRUARY 15, 6 A.M. PT

After this Thursday, the next scheduled downtime is planned for Wednesday, February 15 beginning at 6 a.m. PT (14:00 UTC). This is slated to last longer than usual – up to four hours – due to changes needed in our internal infrastructure.

Angeliana · Jan 27, 2023

We have published a hotfix to address the issue with red borders on non-cards in the Collection scene. This will trigger a client download the next time you open MTGO. Also, we have corrected a legality issue with ONE reprints in Pioneer and Standard - they are now excluded.

Angeliana · Jan 23, 2023

NEW! Facebook NEW! Instagram

GET SOCIAL WITH MTGO – NOW ON FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM!

Join our communities across the Internet, including our newest ones on Facebook and Instagram that launched last week! Click the links above to get started, including joining over 1400 Magic Online fans on the Discord channel.

CONGRATULATIONS BART VAN ETTEN, 2022 SEASON 3 MOCS SHOWCASE CHAMPION!

The Magic Online team congratulates Bart Van Etten, the winner of the 2022 Season 3 MOCS Showcase! Bart took down the Modern pod, then bested Damian Buckley in the final match using Izzet Murktide. Bart takes home $20,000, while Damian walked away with $15,000 – and both of them qualified for World Championship XXIX to be held later this year.

Full coverage of the event can be found at magic.gg

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE ON MTGO – ARTICLE THIS THURSDAY

Keep an eye on mtgo.com - information on what’s happening with the release of the new Standard set Phyrexia: All Will Be One will be provided in an article going live this Thursday at 8 a.m. PT (16:00 UTC).

MTGO DOWNTIME THIS THURSDAY – INCLUDES FORUMS & HELP SITE

MTGO will be down for scheduled maintenance this Thursday, January 26, starting at 9 a.m. Pacific time (17:00 UTC). The downtime is slated to last for up to three hours.

NOTE: Our Customer Support site and our Forums will both also be down for the duration of the downtime. Follow our Twitter and Discord[TM2] channels linked above for live updates.

DOMINARIA REMASTERED ON MTGO STARTING THURSDAY

Between that downtime and the start of Phyrexia: All Will Be One, we will be featuring the all-reprint set Dominaria Remastered (DMR). Magic Online will be treating that set as a cross between Cube and Standard – that is:

Boosters will cost $3.99 USD, the same as a Standard set.
Both a Draft league and a single-elimination queue will be offered, but they are keeper and cost the same as those of a Standard set (12 and 15 Event Tickets, respectively, plus the normal suite of alternate entry options).
The events kick off immediately following downtime and run only until ONE events start at 10 a.m. PT (18:00 UTC) on February 7.
Challenge and Premier events during this 12-day period will award booster and set prizes of Dominaria Remastered. Limited Preliminaries will use DMR for Sealed product – no change in entry options.
Treasure Chest contents will be updated with Dominaria Remastered included once we come up from downtime - be sure to look for the usual suite of extended-art and borderless cards!
Due to some technical limitations, we have removed borderless and retro commons and uncommons from DMR boosters (the slot where those would have appeared will revert to a regular common slot). We are shifting that group of cards to Magic Online Player Rewards – more details to come in our ONE article on Thursday morning.
Finally, rarity downshifts for DMR will apply right after downtime and will affect the Pauper Qualifier event the following Saturday.[TM3][TM4]

PRELIMINARY-CHALLENGE SCHEDULE UPDATE STARTING JANUARY 27

We have heard plenty of feedback from players (particularly from the Asia-Pacific region) who want as much top competition as possible around the clock.

To help with this, we are re-arranging the weekly schedule by upgrading two Preliminaries on Friday nights (Pacific time) to small Challenge events, plus adding another on Saturdays, starting this Friday, January 27:

Modern Challenge 32 - includes Top 8 playoff
Friday 6 p.m. PT (Saturday at: 02:00 UTC / 11:00 Japan / 13:00 AEDT / 15:00 NZ)
Saturday 6 p.m. PT (Sunday at: 02:00 UTC / 11:00 Japan / 13:00 AEDT / 15:00 NZ)
Limited Challenge 32 - 6 Swiss rounds of Sealed, no playoff
Friday 4 p.m. PT (Saturday at: midnight UTC / 09:00 Japan / 11:00 AEDT / 13:00 NZ)

Additionally, to help Vintage players get more Qualifier Points to get into Showcase Challenges this season, we are adding back two time slots for Vintage Preliminaries starting next Monday, January 30:

Vintage Preliminary – 4 Swiss rounds
Monday 5 p.m. PT
Wednesday 6 p.m. PT

TWO EVENTS FEEDING CYCLE 3 REGIONAL CHAMPS THIS WEEKEND

Your next opportunity to earn an invitation to tabletop’s Regional Championship Season 3 come up this weekend. First up is the Pauper Qualifier on Saturday, January 28 starting at 7 a.m. PT (15:00 UTC).

The sole entry option is 40 Qualifier Points, and the top 2 finishers earn invitations to the second Regional Championship of 2023 serving their country of residence (held in late spring).

Then on Sunday, January 29 at 7 a.m. PT, it’s the Vintage Super Qualifier.

The Super Qualifier’s entry options are 40 Event Tickets, 400 Play Points, or 40 MOCS Season 1 Qualifier Points. The Top 4 finishers earn seats at that same RC round and prizes pay out to the Top 128!

Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full details. For more details on tabletop Regional Championships, visit magic.gg.

VINTAGE CUBE ENDS AT DOWNTIME

The five-week run of our most popular format, Vintage Cube, wraps up at downtime on Thursday. Be sure to get your last matches in before the events end. Any unused Vintage Points (good for 1 free entry to the League) will be cleared from accounts during the downtime, so if you or a friend received a Vintage Point last month and have not used it yet, it’s now or never!

Cube design maven Carmen Handy has all of the latest updates in this article – give that a read if you haven’t already! The full card list with changes can be viewed at this page.

REDEMPTION UPDATE

Redemption Tokens for The Brothers' War and Dominaria United are now on sale in the MTGO Store. The Dominaria United Tokens are down to about one-sixth of their original stock – when supplies run out, they’re gone for good!

For more details on the redemption program, click here.

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – FEBRUARY 15, 6 A.M. PT

After this Thursday, the next scheduled downtime is planned for Wednesday, February 15 beginning at 6 a.m. PT (14:00 UTC). This is slated to last longer than usual – up to four hours – due to changes needed in our internal infrastructure.

Angeliana · Jan 18, 2023

2022 SEASON 3 MOCS SHOWCASE THIS SATURDAY!

Tune in as eight of Magic Online's best players compete for their share of $70,000 and two invitations to the 2023 World Championship! The broadcast begins this Saturday, January 21, at 10 a.m. Pacific (18:00 UTC) on twitch.tv/magic. Join Cedric Phillips, Carmen Handy, Haiyue Yue, and Mani Davoudi for all the action in Vintage Cube and Modern!

Learn more about the Showcase in this Viewers Guide article.

DOMINARIA REMASTERED ON MTGO JANUARY 26

Between next Thursday’s downtime and the start of Phyrexia: All Will Be One, we will be featuring the all-reprint set Dominaria Remastered (DMR). Magic Online will be treating that set as a cross between Cube and Standard – that is:

Boosters will cost $3.99 USD, the same as a Standard set.
Both a Draft league and a single-elimination queue will be offered, but they are keeper and cost the same as those of a Standard set.
- The events kick off immediately following downtime and run only until ONE events start at 10 a.m. PT (18:00 UTC) on February 7.
Treasure Chest contents will be updated with Dominaria Remastered included once we come up from downtime - be sure to look for the usual suite of extended-art and borderless cards!
Due to some technical limitations, we have removed borderless and retro commons and uncommons from DMR boosters (the slot where those would have appeared will revert to a regular common slot). We are shifting that group of cards to Magic Online Player Rewards – more details to come in our ONE article on January 26.
Finally, rarity downshifts for DMR will apply right after downtime and will affect the Pauper Qualifier event the following Saturday.

PRELIMINARY-CHALLENGE SCHEDULE UPDATE STARTING JANUARY 27

We have heard plenty of feedback from players (particularly from the Asia-Pacific region) who want as much top competition as possible around the clock.

To help with this, we are re-arranging the weekly schedule by upgrading two Preliminaries on Friday nights (Pacific time) to small Challenge events, plus adding another on Saturdays, starting next weekend (January 27):

Modern Challenge 32 (includes Top 8 playoff)
- Friday 6pm PT (Saturday at: 02:00 UTC / 11:00 Japan / 13:00 AEDT / 15:00 NZ)
- Saturday 6pm PT (Sunday at: 02:00 UTC / 11:00 Japan / 13:00 AEDT / 15:00 NZ)
Limited Challenge 32 (6 Swiss rounds of Sealed, no playoff)
- Friday 4pm PT (Saturday at: midnight UTC / 09:00 Japan / 11:00 AEDT / 13:00 NZ)

TWO SUPER QUALIFIERS FOR CYCLE 3 REGIONAL CHAMPS THIS WEEKEND

Your first chances to earn an invitation to tabletop’s Regional Championship Season 3 come up this weekend. The Modern Super Qualifier is on Saturday, January 21, then the Limited Super Qualifier follows on Sunday, January 22.

Start time of 7 a.m. Pacific (15:00 UTC) both days
The Limited event features The Brothers’ War (Sealed Deck with Top 8 Draft)
Each event’s entry options are 40 Event Tickets, 400 Play Points, or 40 MOCS Season 1 Qualifier Points.

The Top 4 finishers earn seats to the second Regional Championship of 2023 serving their country of residence (held in late spring), and prizes pay out to the Top 128!

Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full details. For more details on tabletop Regional Championships, visit magic.gg.

NEW MTGO.COM FEATURE – DECKLIST FILTERING

Thanks to some feedback from our Twitter page, our web team has provided an improvement to the Decklists page at MTGO.com - you can now filter the current month’s listings by format and/or event type.

Whether it’s the latest Pauper Challenge, Modern Leagues, or all Showcase events you want to see, the new filters get you there faster – check it out today!

VINTAGE CUBE CONTINUES – ONE WEEK TO GO

Our most popular format continues until January 26! As usual we will have a regular Swiss draft league and a single-elimination draft queue. Entry options for both events are 10 Event Tickets, 100 Play Points, or 1 Vintage Point.

Cube design maven Carmen Handy has all of the latest updates in this article – give that a read if you haven’t already! The full card list with changes can be viewed at this page.

REDEMPTION UPDATE

Redemption Tokens for The Brothers' War and Dominaria United are now on sale in the MTGO Store. The Dominaria United Tokens are down to about one-fifth of their original stock – when supplies run out, they’re gone for good!

For more details on the redemption program, click here.

THE BROTHERS’ WAR ON MAGIC ONLINE

Our latest set, The Brothers’ War, is ongoing. Check out the dedicated article to learn all about everything new with the release:

The Brothers’ War boosters and Commander decks
Updates to the MTGO Store
The latest suite of avatars

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – JANUARY 26

The next scheduled downtime is planned for Thursday, January 26 beginning at 9 a.m. PT (17:00 UTC). This is for the implementation of Dominaria Remastered and Phyrexia: All Will Be One. Reminder: Events for the latter do not start until February 7.

Angeliana · Jan 10, 2023

NEW MTGO.COM FEATURE – DECKLIST FILTERING

Thanks to some feedback from our Twitter page, our web team has provided an improvement to the Decklists page at MTGO.com - you can now filter the current month’s listings by format and/or event type.

Whether it’s the latest Pauper Challenge, Modern Leagues, or all Showcase events you want to see, the new filters get you there faster – check it out today!

VINTAGE CUBE CONTINUES!

Our most popular format continues until January 26! As usual we will have a regular Swiss draft league and a single-elimination draft queue. Entry options for both events are 10 Event Tickets, 100 Play Points, or 1 Vintage Point.

Cube design maven Carmen Handy has all of the latest updates in this article – give that a read if you haven’t already! The full card list with changes can be viewed at this page.

MOCS SHOWCASE CHALLENGE EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

It’s time once again to get players invited to the next round of Showcase Qualifiers in March.

It takes 40 Season 1 Qualifier Points to enter a Showcase Challenge. The Top 8 finishers in each event earn a Championship Entry Token for the event’s format plus earn Leaderboard Points toward an At-Large berth in the next Showcase! Here are the dates and times for the first group:

DATE	TIME (PT)	TIME (UTC)	EVENT	FORMAT
Saturday, January 14, 2023	10:00 a.m.	18:00	Vintage Showcase Challenge	Vintage
Sunday, January 15, 2023	8:00 a.m.	16:00	Legacy Showcase Challenge	Legacy

Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full details.

ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE

Here’s a look at the schedule of events coming up between now and Phyrexia: All Will Be One. All of these Alternate Play events are Phantom – cards won’t be added to players’ collections.

Now-January 26 – Vintage Cube (see above)
January 26-February 7 – Dominaria Remastered Draft League and single-elimination Queue (both Keeper)

REDEMPTION UPDATE

Redemption Tokens for The Brothers' War and Dominaria United are now on sale in the MTGO Store. The Dominaria United Tokens are down to about one-quarter of their original stock – when supplies run out, they’re gone for good.

For more details on the redemption program, click here.

THE BROTHERS’ WAR ON MAGIC ONLINE

Our latest set, The Brothers’ War, is ongoing. Check out the dedicated article to learn all about everything new with the release:

The Brothers’ War boosters and Commander decks
Updates to the MTGO Store
The latest suite of avatars

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – JANUARY 26

The next scheduled downtime is planned for Thursday, January 26 beginning at 9 a.m. PT (17:00 UTC). This is for the implementation of Dominaria Remastered and Phyrexia: All Will Be One. Reminder: Events for the latter do not start until February 7.

Angeliana · Jan 9, 2023

Have you checked out the decklist page today? We recently implemented the ability to filter by format and event type! Find what you're looking for even faster than before! Go check it out: https://www.mtgo.com/en/mtgo/decklists

Angeliana · Jan 3, 2023

VINTAGE CUBE CONTINUES!

Our most popular format continues until January 25! As usual we will have a regular Swiss draft league and a single-elimination draft queue. Entry options for both events are 10 Event Tickets or 100 Play Points. The League also has an entry option of 1 Vintage Point which was granted to each active, fully-functional account (bought an Account Upgrade Kit or can fully trade/chat/play in paid events) as of December 14.

Cube design maven Carmen Handy has all of the latest updates in this article – give that a read if you haven’t already! The full card list with changes can be viewed at this page.

ALL-ACCESS ENDS TOMORROW

We hope those of you who took advantage of All-Access the last two weeks have had fun building new decks and exploring formats you otherwise may not have tried.

All-Access and the Mythic Event Tokens will be removed from accounts tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. Pacific time (18:00 UTC). If you are in the middle of a League course with cards you no longer own at that point, you are allowed to complete that course.

MOCS SHOWCASE CHALLENGE EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

It’s time once again to get players invited to the next round of Showcase Qualifiers in March.

It takes 40 Season 1 Qualifier Points to enter a Showcase Challenge. The Top 8 finishers in each event earn a Championship Entry Token for the event’s format plus earn Leaderboard Points toward an At-Large berth in the next Showcase! Here are the dates and times for the first group:

DATE	TIME (PT)	TIME (UTC)	EVENT	FORMAT
Saturday, January 7, 2023	8:00 a.m.	16:00	Modern Showcase Qualifier	Modern
Sunday, January 8, 2023	6:00 a.m.	14:00	Pioneer Showcase Qualifier	Pioneer
Saturday, January 14, 2023	10:00 a.m.	18:00	Vintage Showcase Qualifier	Vintage
Sunday, January 15, 2023	8:00 a.m.	16:00	Legacy Showcase Qualifier	Legacy

Click the Premier Play Information link at the top of this Blog for full details.

ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE

Here’s a look at the schedule of events coming up between now and Phyrexia: All Will Be One. All of these Alternate Play events are Phantom – cards won’t be added to players’ collections.

Now-January 25 – Vintage Cube (see above)
January 26-February 6 – Dominaria Remastered Draft League

REDEMPTION UPDATE

Redemption Tokens for The Brothers' War and Dominaria United are now on sale in the MTGO Store. The Dominaria United Tokens are down to about one-third of their original stock – when supplies run out, they’re gone for good.

For more details on the redemption program, click here.

THE BROTHERS’ WAR ON MAGIC ONLINE

Our latest set, The Brothers’ War, is ongoing. Check out the dedicated article to learn all about everything new with the release:

The Brothers’ War boosters and Commander decks
Updates to the MTGO Store
The latest suite of avatars

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – JANUARY 26

The next scheduled downtime is planned for Thursday, January 26 beginning at 9 a.m. PT (17:00 UTC). This is for the implementation of Dominaria Remastered and Phyrexia: All Will Be One.

Announcements

THE LEAD​

MOCS Season 1 Postseason Continues This Weekend​

ALTERNATE PLAY​

Modern Horizons 2 Draft Leagues Continue​

Alternate Play Schedule​

PREMIER PLAY​

MOCS Season 2 & Qualifier Schedule​

WEEKLY UPDATES​

Phyrexia: All Will Be One on MTGO​

Redemption Update​

Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend​

Patch Notes - March 29, 2023​

Next Scheduled Downtime - April 5, 2023 - 6:00 a.m. to Noon PT​

THE LEAD​

MOCS Season 1 Postseason Starts This Weekend​

ALTERNATE PLAY​

Modern Horizons 2 Draft Leagues Start Tomorrow​

Alternate Play Schedule​

PREMIER PLAY​

MOCS Season 1 Ends Tomorrow​

MOCS Last Chance Events Wrapping Up​

2023 MOCS Season 2 Initial Info​

WEEKLY UPDATES​

Phyrexia: All Will Be One on MTGO​

Redemption Update​

Next Scheduled Downtime - April 5, 2023 - 6:00 a.m. to Noon PT​

THE LEAD​

Additional Step to Fight Win-Trading​

Phantom Sealed Returns Tomorrow​

ALTERNATE PLAY​

March = Modern Horizons Madness on MTGO!​

Alternate Play Schedule​

PREMIER PLAY​

MOCS Season 1 Ending Soon!​

Last Four Cycle 3 Regional Championship Invites At Stake Friday​

MOCS Showcase Challenge Events This Weekend​

MOCS Last Chance Events Start Sunday​

2023 MOCS Season 2 Initial Info​

EVENT NEWS​

Modern Challenge 32 Converts to 64-Player This Weekend​

WEEKLY UPDATES​

Phyrexia: All Will Be One on MTGO​

Redemption Update​

Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend​

Patch Notes - March 15, 2023​

Next Scheduled Downtime - April 5, 2023 - 6:00 a.m. to Noon PT​

BANNED AND RESTRICTED UPDATE​

TREASURE CHEST UPDATES TOMORROW​

MARCH = MODERN HORIZONS MADNESS ON MTGO!​

TIME SPIRAL REMASTERED DRAFT ENDS TOMORROW!​

STANDARD CHALLENGES NOW 64-PLAYER STARTING THIS WEEKEND​

MOCS SHOWCASE CHALLENGES THIS WEEKEND​

ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE​

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE ON MTGO​

REDEMPTION UPDATE​

MAGIC ONLINE FORMAT CHALLENGES EVERY WEEKEND​

PATCH NOTES – MARCH 8, 2023​

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – APRIL 5, 6 A.M. TO NOON PT​

TIME SPIRAL REMASTERED DRAFT STARTS TOMORROW – NOW FLASHBACK!​

KAMIGAWA: NEON DYNASTY DRAFT ENDS TOMORROW​

TWELVE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP INVITES AT STAKE THIS WEEKEND​

ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE​

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE ON MTGO​

REDEMPTION UPDATE​

MAGIC ONLINE FORMAT CHALLENGES EVERY WEEKEND​

PATCH NOTES – MARCH 1, 2023​

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – APRIL 5, 6 A.M. TO NOON PT​

IMPORTANT ACCOUNT SECURITY INFORMATION​

KAMIGAWA: NEON DYNASTY DRAFT RETURNS TOMORROW​

MAGIC 30 CUBE ENDS TOMORROW​

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE BEST-OF ONE LEAGUE ENDS TOMORROW​

MOCS SHOWCASE CHALLENGE EVENTS THIS WEEKEND ​

ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE​

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE ON MTGO​

MAGIC ONLINE FORMAT CHALLENGES EVERY WEEKEND​

PATCH NOTES – FEBRUARY 22, 2023​

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – APRIL 5, 6 A.M. TO NOON PT​

IMPORTANT ACCOUNT SECURITY INFORMATION​

DOWNTIME TOMORROW - INCLUDING FORUMS & CUSTOMER SERVICE​

THE LEAD

MOCS Season 1 Postseason Continues This Weekend

ALTERNATE PLAY

Modern Horizons 2 Draft Leagues Continue

Alternate Play Schedule

PREMIER PLAY

MOCS Season 2 & Qualifier Schedule

WEEKLY UPDATES

Phyrexia: All Will Be One on MTGO

Redemption Update

Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend

Patch Notes - March 29, 2023

Next Scheduled Downtime - April 5, 2023 - 6:00 a.m. to Noon PT

THE LEAD

MOCS Season 1 Postseason Starts This Weekend

ALTERNATE PLAY

Modern Horizons 2 Draft Leagues Start Tomorrow

Alternate Play Schedule

PREMIER PLAY

MOCS Season 1 Ends Tomorrow

MOCS Last Chance Events Wrapping Up

2023 MOCS Season 2 Initial Info

WEEKLY UPDATES

Phyrexia: All Will Be One on MTGO

Redemption Update

Next Scheduled Downtime - April 5, 2023 - 6:00 a.m. to Noon PT

THE LEAD

Additional Step to Fight Win-Trading

Phantom Sealed Returns Tomorrow

ALTERNATE PLAY

March = Modern Horizons Madness on MTGO!

Alternate Play Schedule

PREMIER PLAY

MOCS Season 1 Ending Soon!

Last Four Cycle 3 Regional Championship Invites At Stake Friday

MOCS Showcase Challenge Events This Weekend

MOCS Last Chance Events Start Sunday

2023 MOCS Season 2 Initial Info

EVENT NEWS

Modern Challenge 32 Converts to 64-Player This Weekend

WEEKLY UPDATES

Phyrexia: All Will Be One on MTGO

Redemption Update

Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend

Patch Notes - March 15, 2023

Next Scheduled Downtime - April 5, 2023 - 6:00 a.m. to Noon PT

BANNED AND RESTRICTED UPDATE

TREASURE CHEST UPDATES TOMORROW

MARCH = MODERN HORIZONS MADNESS ON MTGO!

TIME SPIRAL REMASTERED DRAFT ENDS TOMORROW!

STANDARD CHALLENGES NOW 64-PLAYER STARTING THIS WEEKEND

MOCS SHOWCASE CHALLENGES THIS WEEKEND

ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE ON MTGO

REDEMPTION UPDATE

MAGIC ONLINE FORMAT CHALLENGES EVERY WEEKEND

PATCH NOTES – MARCH 8, 2023

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – APRIL 5, 6 A.M. TO NOON PT

TIME SPIRAL REMASTERED DRAFT STARTS TOMORROW – NOW FLASHBACK!

KAMIGAWA: NEON DYNASTY DRAFT ENDS TOMORROW

TWELVE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP INVITES AT STAKE THIS WEEKEND

ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE ON MTGO

REDEMPTION UPDATE

MAGIC ONLINE FORMAT CHALLENGES EVERY WEEKEND

PATCH NOTES – MARCH 1, 2023

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – APRIL 5, 6 A.M. TO NOON PT

IMPORTANT ACCOUNT SECURITY INFORMATION

KAMIGAWA: NEON DYNASTY DRAFT RETURNS TOMORROW

MAGIC 30 CUBE ENDS TOMORROW

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE BEST-OF ONE LEAGUE ENDS TOMORROW

MOCS SHOWCASE CHALLENGE EVENTS THIS WEEKEND 

ALTERNATE PLAY SCHEDULE

PHYREXIA: ALL WILL BE ONE ON MTGO

MAGIC ONLINE FORMAT CHALLENGES EVERY WEEKEND

PATCH NOTES – FEBRUARY 22, 2023

NEXT SCHEDULED DOWNTIME – APRIL 5, 6 A.M. TO NOON PT

IMPORTANT ACCOUNT SECURITY INFORMATION

DOWNTIME TOMORROW - INCLUDING FORUMS & CUSTOMER SERVICE

MAGIC 30 CUBE RETURNS TO MTGO TOMORROW