Magic Online Announcements, February 12, 2019

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CHAOS DRAFT! Starts Tomorrow

Vintage Super League Week 5

Sealed MOCS Preliminary Saturday

Modern MQ Finals Sunday

Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend

Downtime February 27

Build Notes

CHAOS DRAFT! Starts Tomorrow

Flex your deck-building skills during this week's CHAOS DRAFT!, a format that requires players to contemplate meta-archetypes over the curated archetypes typically found in a cube. CHAOS DRAFT! runs February 13 through 27—plenty of time to smash face amidst the Pandemonium.

This iteration of CHAOS DRAFT! includes the following sets: Modern Masters, Modern Masters 2015, Eternal Masters, Modern Masters 2017, Iconic Masters, Masters 25, Ultimate Masters, Vintage Masters, 7th Edition, 8th Edition, 9th Edition, 10th Edition, Magic 2010, Magic 2012, Magic 2013, Magic 2014, Magic 2015, Magic Origins, Core Set 2019, Visions, Urza's Saga, Urza's Legacy, Aether Revolt, Apocalypse, Shards of Alara, Darksteel, Alara Reborn, Eventide, Avacyn Restored, Guildpact, Betrayers of Kamigawa, Judgment, Champions of Kamigawa, Kaladesh, Dragon's Maze, Khans of Tarkir, Dragons of Tarkir, Legions, Dominaria, Lorwyn, Dark Ascension, Eldritch Moon, Fate Reforged, Future Sight, Gatecrash, Mirrodin Besieged, Hour of Devastation, Innistrad, Morningtide, Mirrodin, Oath of the Gatewatch, Scourge, New Phyrexia, Shadows over Innistrad, Ravnica, Theros, Rivals of Ixalan, Ixalan, Rise of the Eldrazi, Worldwake, Return to Ravnica, Zendikar, Time Spiral, Torment, Guilds of Ravnica, Ravnica Allegiance, and Conflux.

Vintage Super League Week 5

VSL is entering Week 5, so don't miss your chance to get a weekly dose of ridiculously powerful Magic every Tuesday evening. The team-based deck-building rules and tournament structure make it even more interesting and unpredictable. You don't have to play (or even understand) Vintage to enjoy VSL—in fact, it's a great way to learn more about one of Magic's deepest formats!

Check it out this Tuesday at 6 p.m. on twitch.tv/magic. Learn more about it (and see who's playing) here.

Ready to start playing? Grab a deck and join the Vintage League for matches any time or play for greater rewards with the Vintage Challenge every Saturday at 10 a.m. PT.

Sealed MOCS Preliminary Saturday

On Saturday, February 16, there will be a Magic Online Championship Series Preliminary event for 2019 MOCS! The format will be Sealed, the set will be Ravnica Allegiance, and things will kick off at 7 a.m. PT. MOCS Preliminaries are eight rounds of Swiss and require 35 Qualifier Points to enter. Winners will receive (among other prizes) invitations to a MOCS Playoff event.

Learn more about MOCS events here.

Modern MQ Finals Sunday

On Sunday, February 17, there will be a Standard Mythic Qualifier Finals at 9 a.m. PT. The event will cost 30 Event Tickets or 300 Play Points. The winner will receive invitations to Mythic Championship London and its associated Mythic Championship Challenge.

Learn more about Mythic Qualifier events here.

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 Format Focus events and premier play qualification, click here.

The Magic Online Format Challenges continue every weekend for Modern, Vintage, Legacy, and Pauper formats.

Pacific Standard Time (-8 from UTC)

Check out this page for further event details.

Downtime February 27

The next downtime will be February 27, 3 a.m.–noon PT/-8 from UTC. Please note that there are no more 'extended' or 'normal' downtimes; in the new world with fewer downtimes, they're all the same length of time.

Build Notes

Premier Play | The inactivity timer for Premier events has reverted to 10 minutes (instead of the previous 15).