MTG Arena + Mythic Championship = $750,000 in prize money! Welcome to Mythic Championship V in sunny Long Beach, California. A field of 32 MPL players and 36 Challengers are ready to test their mettle in a fight to win the second Mythic Championship on MTG Arena.

Where Can I Follow the Event?

For match by match updates, be sure to check the Magic Esports site regularly and follow @MagicEsports on Twitter and Wizards_Magic on Instagram. To stay in touch on social media, use the hashtag #MythicChampionshipV. And, of course, we will be streaming all the sweet action on twitch.tv/magic.

When Will Decklists Be Published?

We'll post all 68 decks on October 14 with a complete analysis of the metagame coming from Magic Hall of Fame pro Frank Karsten.

Who Are the Casters?

Who Is Playing?

The tournament is made up of 32 members of the MPL and 36 Challengers. MPL Core Split division winners Ben Stark, Lee Shi Tian, Seth Manfield, and Carlos Romão earned automatic advancement to Day Two.

MPL

MTG Arena Handle First Name Last Name Location bertu Lucas Esper Berthoud Brazil BBD Brian Braun-Duin United States AutumnLily Autumn Burchett England Kbol_ Márcio Carvalho Portugal Gainsay Andrew Cuneo United States PVDDR Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa Brazil JiRock Jean-Emmanuel Depraz France Thalai Javier Dominguez Spain Reiderrabbit Reid Duke United States Jessica Jessica Estephan Australia Efro Eric Froehlich United States kanister Piotr Głogowski Poland chauckster Christian Hauck Germany Hayne Alexander Hayne Canada Huey William Jensen United States Juzam Martin Jůza Czech Republic Urlich Grzegorz Kowalski Poland egdirb Seth Manfield United States Mengu09 Andrea Mengucci Italy Savjz Janne Mikkonen Finland matthewlnass Matthew Nass United States Fffreak Brad Nelson United States JrolfMTG John Rolf United States CarlosRomao Carlos Romão Brazil LuisSalvatto Luis Salvatto Argentina Rei Sato Rei Sato Japan Shahar Shahar Shenhar Israel leearson Shi Tian Lee Hong Kong SAR Siggy Mike Sigrist United States BenS Ben Stark United States yaya3 Shota Yasooka Japan deathsnow Ken Yukuhiro Japan

Challengers

MTG Arena Handle First Last Location MTGIncomitatus Ole Andvik Norway RuneclawBarich Aaron Barich United States InqulsltoR Jeremy Bowers United States Kai Kai Budde Germany Jbudde Jan-Philipp Budde Germany LuCaparroz João Lucas Caparroz Brazil StanCifka Stanislav Cifka Czech Republic Coraiola Gustavo Coraiola Brazil John1111 Jacob Crook England kbzx Mikel Díez Spain DarkMonaldson Mark Donaldson United States MythicMikaela Mikaela Downs United States Marbleskull Caleb Durward United States Numotthenummy Kenji Egashira United States Bestmarmotte Bertrand Fagnoni France patrick50 Patrick Fernandes Brazil One Yuuki Ichikawa Japan Kavartech Chris Kvartek United States BLT Breanna Lee Tan United States Levunga Matias Alfredo Leveratto Argentina Hahamoud Raphaël Lévy France Swifth Théo Moutier France ShieldMaiden Ashley Muñoz Netherlands SylvanHunter Grace Naces Singapore Yellowhat Gabriel Nassif France enoo Ethan Neubert United States Citr Greg Orange United States PDG Dzianis Parkhats Belarus sebastianpozzo Sebastian Pozzo Argentina Vearato Stephan Schwarz Germany 大福ほっぺ (daihukuhoppe) Takeshi Senoo Japan edmvyrus Miguel da Cruz Simões Portugal GabySpartz Gaby Spartz United States Honey Ondřej Stráský Czech Republic EasyMac Oliver Tiu United States Dr.Carpet David Williams United States

Learn more about each of the Challengers competing in Mythic Championship V and find your favorite to follow throughout the tournament.

What Is the Format?

Traditional Best of Three Standard Constructed across all three days.

Day One – Modified Swiss

Players battle it out in up to seven rounds on MTG Arena. 24 players will advance to Day Two. Players who earn five wins will automatically advance to Day Two. Players who lose four matches are eliminated. Tiebreakers among players with four wins will determine who makes it into the 24 players advancing.

Day Two – Modified Swiss

The Top 24 from Day One join the four Magic Pro League division champions from the Core Split in a seven round Swiss event. Only eight players will move on to Sunday.

Day Three – Top 8 Double-Elimination

Eight players compete in a true double-elimination tournament. In the Grand Finals, the winners from the Upper Bracket and Lower Bracket will face off. The player in the Lower Bracket must win two matches back-to-back in the Grand Finals to win the tournament.

Event Schedule

Friday, October 18: 9 a.m. PDT / 12 p.m. EDT / 4 p.m. UTC

Broadcast ends after the cut to Day 2 is made

Saturday, October 19: 9 a.m. PDT / 12 p.m. EDT / 4 p.m. UTC

Broadcast ends after the Top 8 announcement

Sunday, October 20: 9 a.m. PDT / 12 p.m. EDT / 4 p.m. UTC

Broadcast ends after the trophy ceremony

Can I Co-Stream the Event?

Following Twitch's Content Sharing Guidelines, you can co-stream Mythic Championship V from twitch.tv/magic using OBS or XSplit. This allows anyone on Twitch to cover the event in their voice and with their community. To be clear, co-streamed content is not endorsed by Wizards, and we expect anyone who participates in co-streaming to follow Wizards' Fan Content Policy.

Where Is the Event?

Thunder Studios

20434 S Santa Fe Ave

Long Beach, CA 90810

Mythic Championship V will be filmed on a closed set and is not open to the public.

How Much Money Can Be Won?

Place Amount 1st $100,000 2nd $50,000 3rd $40,000 4th $20,000 5th-8th $12,500 9th-28th $10,000 29th-68th $7,500 Total $750,000

How Many Mythic Points Will Players Earn?

The race to the 2019 World Championship will come down to how many Mythic Points that Challengers and MPL players earn throughout the season. For Mythic Championship V, here’s how the points break down:

Place Mythic Points 1st 50 2nd 42 3rd-4th 37 5th-8th 32 9th-16th 24* 17th-28th 17 29th-68th 11

(*MPL Core Split division champions will earn at least 24 Mythic Points even if they finish outside Top 16 to ensure the minimum Mythic Points they earn matches the minimum Mythic Points earned by division champions from Mythic Championship III.)

Check out the latest MPL and Challenger Mythic Point standings to see who can pull ahead with an outstanding finish in Long Beach!