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!

Magic Online Player of the Year Standings Available Once Again We're tracking Player of the Year standings once again on MTGO.com! Both Limited and Constructed Player of the Year standings are updated every Thursday.

Upcoming R&D Challenge Event on Friday, September 12 Think you have the Magic chops to beat the folks in R&D at their own game? Good, I like the cut of your jib. You're in. The time? High noon (Pacific). The place? The Scheduled events room. The format? Vintage Constructed. The prize? Magic 2015 booster packs. Except for R&D. They don't get the booster packs. Check out the 2014 Community Cup: Companion Events article for all the details! R&D's Finest Allison Medwin

Ian Duke

Ben Hayes

Bryan Hawley

Shawn Main

Ethan Fleischer

Adam Prosak

Sam Stoddard

Jackie Lee

Check in Wednesday for Part Two of the Community Team Player Profiles We're posting the second half of the Community Team profiles on Wednesday, September 3, so don't forget to check in to learn more about the teams competing in the 2014 Community Cup. Check out the directory for all of the profiles released so far!

Magic Online Cube Refresh and Event Details In Monday’s article, R&D’s Adam Prosak walked players through the extensive process behind re-working the Magic Online Cube. With over fifty cards that have been updated, be sure to check out the full card list, as well as the full change list, included within Adam's article. Now that the Cube is refreshed, it’s time to break it in! We’ll be running two weeks of Cube Events, alongside flashback drafts, beginning on Wednesday, September 17, running until Wednesday, October 1. Refer to the tables below for the full event details! Magic Online Cube Swiss Draft START TIMES Wednesday, September 17, after downtime until Wednesday, October 1 downtime

All times are Pacific (for UTC, add 7 hours) LOCATION Limited Queues ENTRY OPTIONS Option 1 Option 2 10 Event Tickets 16 Phantom Points PRODUCT Magic Online will provide 3 Phantom Cube booster packs SIZE 8 players PLAY STYLE Swiss FORMAT Draft DURATION 10 minutes deck-building time. Three rounds, each round up to 50 minutes. PRIZES Match Wins Prizes QPs 3 Wins 24 Phantom Points 1 2 Wins 16 Phantom Points 0 1 Win 6 Phantom Points 0 0 Wins 2 Phantom Points 0 Magic Online Cube Single Elimination Draft START TIMES Wednesday, September 17, after downtime until Wednesday, October 1 downtime

All times are Pacific (for UTC, add 7 hours) LOCATION Limited Queues ENTRY OPTIONS Option 1 Option 2 10 Event Tickets 16 Phantom Points PRODUCT 3 Magic Online Cube booster packs SIZE 8 players PLAY STYLE Single Elimination FORMAT Draft DURATION 10 minutes deck-building time. Three rounds, each round up to 50 minutes. PRIZES Date Prizes 9/17-9/24 Place Prizes QPs 1st 1 Tempest booster pack, 1 Stronghold booster pack, 1 Exodus booster pack, and 18 Phantom Points 1 2nd 1 Tempest booster pack, 1 Stronghold booster pack, 1 Exodus booster pack, and 12 Phantom Points 0 3rd-4th 7 Phantom Points 0 5th-8th 3 Phantom Points 0 9/24-10/1 Place Prizes QPs 1st 3 Innistrad booster packs and 18 Phantom Points 1 2nd 3 Innistrad booster packs and 12 Phantom Points 0 3rd-4th 7 Phantom Points 0 5th-8th 3 Phantom Points 0 Single Elimination Flashback Draft START TIMES Wednesday, September 17, after downtime until Wednesday, October 1 downtime

All times are Pacific (for UTC, add 7 hours) LOCATION Limited Queues ENTRY OPTIONS Option 1 Option 2 2 Event Tickets, plus Product 14 Event Tickets PRODUCT Date Product 9/17-9/24 1 Tempest, 1 Stronghold, and 1 Exodus booster pack 9/24-10/1 3 Innistrad booster packs SIZE 8 players PLAY STYLE Single Elimination FORMAT Draft DURATION 10 minutes deck-building time. Three rounds, each round up to 50 minutes. PRIZES Date Prizes 9/17-9/24 Place Prizes QPs 1st 3 Tempest booster packs, 2 Stronghold booster packs, and 3 Exodus booster pack 1 2nd 1 Tempest booster pack, 2 Stronghold booster packs, and 1 Exodus booster pack 0 9/24-10/1 Place Prizes QPs 1st 8 Innistrad booster packs 1 2nd 4 Innistrad booster packs 0 Swiss Flashback Draft START TIMES Wednesday, September 17, after downtime until Wednesday, October 1 downtime

All times are Pacific (for UTC, add 7 hours) LOCATION Limited Queues ENTRY OPTIONS Option 1 Option 2 2 Event Tickets, plus Product 14 Event Tickets PRODUCT Date Product 9/17-9/24 1 Tempest, 1 Stronghold, and 1 Exodus booster pack 9/24-10/1 3 Innistrad booster packs SIZE 8 players PLAY STYLE Swiss FORMAT Draft DURATION 10 minutes deck-building time. Three rounds, each round up to 50 minutes. PRIZES Date Prizes 9/17-9/24 Match Wins Prizes QPs 3 Wins 1 Tempest, 1 Stronghold, and 1 Exodus booster pack 1 2 Wins 1 Tempest and 1 Exodus booster pack 0 1 Win 1 Stronghold booster pack 0 9/24-10/1 Match Wins Prizes QPs 3 Wins 3 Innistrad booster packs 1 2 Wins 2 Innistrad booster packs 0 1 Win 1 Innistrad booster pack 0