David works on the Magic community team as a content specialist. He spends his days writing about Magic Online and trying to play too many colors at once in Limited.

What Is the Magic Online Weekly Announcements Blog? Every Tuesday, we round up all of the biggest Magic Online news and post it right here in the Weekly Announcements Blog. Check in every Tuesday for all of the latest news!

From the Vault: Annihilation Released on Monday, October 6 Beyond Destruction Looms Annihilation. Harness the savage power of fifteen of the most brutal Magic cards ever unleashed. From the Vault: Annihilation released on Monday, October 6! In case you missed it when it was first announced, read up on these powerful board clearing cards here.

Continuing Spirespine Issues During last week's downtime, we deployed a fix to address the Spirespine illegal blocker error on Magic Online. We've discovered that, while the issue is no longer occurring in most situations, there are still edge cases where the illegal blocker error is preventing games from progressing. We are currently investigating further and are planning to deploy a fix during the Wednesday, October 22, downtime that should eliminate the issue completely.

Products Leaving the Magic Online Store on Wednesday, October 8 On Wednesday, October 8, several products will be leaving the Magic Online Store. Both Vintage Masters booster packs and Theros block Intro Packs will be leaving during the downtime.

Khans of Tarkir Events and Prize Rotations Khans of Tarkir Prerelease Events began Friday, October 3. On Monday, October 6, prerelease events came to an end, and Khans of Tarkir officially went on sale in Magic Online! With the release, events and prizes will be updated on the schedule below. Wednesday, October 8 Events Rotating Out Events rotate out during downtime. Vintage Masters 8-4 Draft Queues

Vintage Masters Swiss Draft Queues

Vintage Masters 6-Booster Sealed Dailies Prize Rotations for:

Legacy, Modern, Momir, Pauper, Standard, and Vintage Constructed 8-Player Queues Prizes and Entry Option(s) Pre-10/8 Prizes and Entry Option(s) Post-10/8 Entry Option(s) Place Prize QPs 6 Event Tickets 1st 5 Magic 2015 booster packs 2 2nd 3 Magic 2015 booster packs 1 3rd-4th 2 Magic 2015 booster packs 0 Entry Option(s) Place Prize QPs 6 Event Tickets 1st 5 Khans of Tarkir booster packs 2 2nd 3 Khans of Tarkir booster packs 1 3rd-4th 2 Khans of Tarkir booster packs 0 Prize Rotations for:

Legacy, Modern, Momir, Pauper, Standard, and Vintage Constructed 2-Player Queues Prizes and Entry Option(s) Pre-10/8 Prizes and Entry Option(s) Post-10/8 Entry Option(s) Place Prize QPs 2 Event Tickets 1st 1 Magic 2015 booster pack 0 Entry Option(s) Place Prize QPs 2 Event Tickets 1st 1 Khans of Tarkir booster pack 0 Prize Rotations for:

Legacy, Modern, Momir, Pauper, Standard, and Vintage Constructed Dailies Prizes and Entry Option(s) Pre-10/8 Prizes and Entry Option(s) Post-10/8 Entry Option(s) Place Prize QPs 6 Event Tickets 4 Wins 11 Magic 2015 booster packs 3 3 Wins 6 Magic 2015 booster packs 1 Entry Option(s) Place Prize QPs 6 Event Tickets 4 Wins 11 Khans of Tarkir booster packs 3 3 Wins 6 Khans of Tarkir booster packs 1 Wednesday, October 22 Events Rotating Out Khans of Tarkir Release Events Events Rotating In With the conclusion of Release Events, the following Khans of Tarkir Events will rotate in: Khans of Tarkir Block Constructed 8-Player Queues

Khans of Tarkir Block Constructed 2-Player Queues

Khans of Tarkir Block Constructed Dailies

Khans of Tarkir 8-4 Draft Queues

Khans of Tarkir 4-3-2-2 Draft Queues

Khans of Tarkir Swiss Draft Queues

Khans of Tarkir 4-Booster Sealed Queues

Khans of Tarkir Sealed Dailies

Khans of Tarkir Phantom Sealed Queues

Extended Downtime on October 22 There will be an extended downtime on Wednesday, October 22, for Magic Online. Events close at 12:00 a.m. Pacific (07:00 UTC), midnight, and store activity and trades end at 2:45 a.m. Pacific (09:45 UTC) leading up to the system coming down at 3:00 a.m. Pacific (10:00 UTC). Please plan ahead!