So when I started to play the Hex: Shards of Fate I started with playing the game as a free to play style in mind. With That being said I will explain the different tournaments that I played in and what you as a free to Play person could do to enjoy playing in those tournaments in a way that will give you the most bang for your buck.

Fight Night

Cost: 3000 Gold

Prize:

1 win = Random Standard Rare

2 wins = 1x Most Recent PVP Booster Pack

3 wins = 2x Most Recent PVP Packs

Rules:

3 Rounds – Swiss

Deck must only contain commons and uncommons from the current standard block.

The only banned card is Choir of Lumos

Opinion:

I love the fight night format as it allows free to play people to get a feel of the tournament structure as well as make sure that the deck they build can be very cheap since the cards are common and uncommon. 3000 gold is also quite easy to obtain from a free to play perspective. For deck variety the tournament is very generous and you can be surprised that even similar decks come play very differently come the late game.

Some people drop from the tournament after one win because the random rare can be from any set and can be some of the most expensive rares in standard. I do recommend that you shoot for all 3 rounds just to get at least a booster to help build your collection.

Arcanum Vault

Cost: Free

Prize:

2 wins = 1x Alternate Art Card

3 wins = 2x Current PVP Booster Packs and 2x Alternate Art Card

4 wins = 3x Current PVP Booster Packs and 3x Alternate Art Card

Rules:

4 Rounds – Swiss

Constructed Ladder Rules.

Opinion:

The Format for a free to play person is fun and equally frustrating. You don’t need to pay anything but time investment. The frustration is that you will from time to time fight the cosmic tier decks that will most likely defeat you and will dishearten you. The goal in this one is to get at least two victory 3 optimally.

Singles Night

Cost: 100 Platinum

Prize:

1 win = 1x Random Standard Rare

2 wins = 1x Alternate Art Card, 1x Random Standard Rare, 1x Most Recent PVP Booster Pack

3 wins = 1x Alternate Art Card, 1x Random Standard Rare, 2x Most Recent PVP Booster Pack

Rules:

3 Rounds – Swiss

Deck can only contain 1 copy of any card except basic shards.

Opinion:

This format is the spenders format. The decks everyone who plays in this mode are in the $100 dollar plus range. The ban list is the same as normal standard. My only times I played in this format was when it was an odd number so I could get the buy win. Most people just have the bigger budget and will rofl stomp ya. You can also get fluke and they get shard screwed and you win. But I only really recommend this tourney for those who already established them selves with a big collection of cards to build a deck from. I honestly think the format could use a ban list of its own or possible making similar to edh(Elder Dragon Highlander/ Commander) in magic the gathering and set the deck size to 100. That way the powerful cards can come out but not as frequently.

Other Tournaments:

I will cover the other tournaments when I play in them but currently two of the three tournaments I would recommend for free to play players to build up their collection with and get to see a microcosm of constructed ladder.

Anyway this is Crull001 signing off.