HEX Update – Invitational Qualifiers Begin

Hi HEXers! As you know, players have begun their journey to earn their spot at the $100,000 HEX Invitational. One player will take that next step this evening as the first Invitational Qualifier happens at 11 PM Pacific this Friday, October 9th.

Entry only costs 10 IQ points and prizes go through 256th place. We’re giving away six-figures in cash to players this coming February, and part of that can be yours along with all the fame that comes with being one of the 12 Invitational finalists. Grab the points that you need and good luck tonight as one HEX competitor claims his or her spot here in Lake Forest, CA!

If you didn’t get enough points this week or otherwise can’t play, remember that there are Invitational Qualifiers happening across the next 3 months. You can see the schedule and everything else you need to know on the announcement page.

Sleeve Up and Show Off

Tonight, players will begin to win HEX Invitational sleeves. These sleeves are a way for you to celebrate your progress towards winning the Invitational and you can use them to let the HEX community know who you are. These two will be available from the first Invitiational Qualifier.

The silver sleeve goes out to all players participating in an IQ, and the gold one goes to players who achieve a top 64 finish in an IQ. There are two more sleeves to be won this February when the final 12 players vie for their portion of the $100,000 purse.

Those 12 players all win the blue sleeve to identify themselves as having battled here at the HEX HQ, and the victor wins the HEX Invitational Red sleeve. That’ll be a 1-of-1 special!

Weekly Columns

We’ve begun publishing bi-weekly columns here on HEXTCG.com. Every two weeks, you’ll find content from your fellow HEX players. This past Monday, Dinotropia explored the powers of Bun’jitsu. There’s no such thing as a “bad” card. There are only cards that players haven’t found a way to use yet, and Dino is going to make you believe it. On Wednesday, Wurtil outlined the existing metagame for Constructed players. What do you need to beat to get your IQ points and ultimately your share of the $100K Invitational purse? He shows you the big players right now in HEX Constructed. If you are interested in writing for HEXTCG.com, please DM HEXWilliam with your idea and either links to your written work or a link to a sample article.

Daily Decklists

That DataDragon, hoarder of all, well, the data. You have to wonder—was he given the name datadragon and driven into this life due to his name, or was he always datadragon and eventually just took that name once he realized his life’s passion?

As we ponder the nature of nominative determinism, you can check here on HEXTCG.com every day for new Constructed decklists. Like a thief in the night, we sneak into his lair and sprint out of there with as much of his data treasure as we can. We then share the spoils with you each weekday around noon.

PVE Card Preview

Last week, we showed you Ardent Recruiter which encourages you to play Ardent races. This week, we’ll show a card meant for you Shin’hare, Dwarf, Vennen, and Necrotic players. Infiltrate works in any deck, allowing you to fill your hand should you decide to build around evasion troops. If you happen to play Underworld troops, you can make one of your troops unblockable and ensure you at least get one card out of Infiltrate.

In campaign, Hag Reavers is an example of one of the cards that can only be used by the computer opponent. That orange coloring in the rarity box informs players that they will not be able to collect this card. You may ask yourself, “but why?” AI-only cards are made with a specific goal in mind—they give AI opponents a touch of uniqueness and touch of flavor. Hag Reavers aren’t just found everywhere and anywhere. They’re specific to this dungeon or this encounter. AI-only cards are also typically narrow in focus in trying to achieve that goal of world immersion whereas reward cards are usually designed with other priorities for the player. That’s not to say that this will always be true—you could see an AI-only card at one time but then it could be found as a reward sometime in the future. So, if you ever do see an orange rarity card that really speaks to you, there’s always a small chance you could own it.

FIVESHARDS WILD CUP SPONSORED BY MATT MILLER (DECKOFMANYTHINGS), OCTOBER 10TH-11TH

The final open tournament and penultimate tournament in the Shard Cup tournament series (Season 2) starts Saturday morning, October 10th-11th. You can participate in this tribal constructed tournament (tribal rules here) by signing up here. Full rules, regulations, deck submission form, and prizes can be found on the fiveshards.com website. The Wild Cup is awarding 250 Armies of Myth boosters with a few random door prizes! Join us Saturday and try taking home a cup in the largest and longest-running community tournament series in Hex! Good luck!

HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series (Europe)

The HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series is a weekly 1on1 eSports Tournament Series with a monthly final at the end of the month. The HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series will feature a prize pool of up to €650 for every month, with the winning team of each weekly HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series tournament taking home€100. The top teams of each weekly tournament will receive HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series Ranking Points, which will earn them a better seed in upcoming HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series Tournaments and a slot in the €250 HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series Monthly Final! What are you waiting for?!

• One HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series Cup per week

• Saturdays: €100 prize money (winner takes it all) & HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series points

• Monthly finals: €250 prize money

See more at http://play.eslgaming.com/hexshardsoffate/europe/hex-sof/major/beta-cup-series/

HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series (North America)

The HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series is a weekly 1on1 eSports Tournament Series with a monthly final at the end of the month. The HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series will feature a prize pool of up to $650 for every month, with the winning team of each weekly HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series tournament taking home$100. The top teams of each weekly tournament will receive HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series Ranking Points, which will earn them a better seed in upcoming HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series Tournaments and a slot in the $250 HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series Monthly Final! What are you waiting for?!

• One HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series Cup per week

• Sundays: $100 prize money (winner takes it all) & HEX: Shards of Fate Beta Cup Series points

• Monthly finals: $250 prize money

See more at http://play.eslgaming.com/hexshardsoffate/north-america/hex-sof/major/beta-cup-series/

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