Magic Online Announcements, July 23, 2019

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Core Set 2020: Magic Online Edition

Modern Horizons Continued

Khans Expanded Cube

Pauper Premier League

Team Modern Super League

Limited MCQ Finals Saturday

Modern MCQ Finals Sunday

Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend

Downtime August 14

Build Notes

Core Set 2020: Magic Online Edition

Core sets are back! Core Set 2020 events are well underway on Magic Online, so now's your chance to get in on the action. Seize your chance to play Magic in its purest form with this new core set, which features prominently the fiery Planeswalker Chandra Nalaar.

For more info about M20 on MTGO, including event details, check out Alli Medwin's article here.

Modern Horizons Continued

Modern Horizons events are ongoing and boosters are on sale, but events are only available until August 14, so log in and play today! You'll be able to play in Draft Leagues, Sealed Leagues, and Phantom Draft Leagues, and we're introducing a new entry option specifically for this set: Modern Horizons Tokens.

Check out Chris's release article for additional info on Modern Horizons events, and you can also learn more the Open Play option changes in Magic Online's new Play Lobby from his Tumblr post.

Khans Expanded Cube

The Khans Expanded Cube, paying homage to a beloved Limited format, is coming to Magic Online! Starting tomorrow, July 24, players can join events in this new addition to the Spotlight Cube Series brought to you by designer Elliot Raff. Events last for a full week, and you can learn more about Khans Expanded Cube here.

Pauper Premier League

Our friends at CoolStuffInc.com are hosting a new Pauper Premier league. You can check out the action every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. PT. Check out the announcement video!

Team Modern Super League

The newest Super League season is here with the return of the Team Modern format! Eight teams (including Wizards' Play Design group) will battle over 13 weeks for bragging rights in Modern. The broadcast begins at 6 p.m. PT every Tuesday at twitch.tv/magic.

For more information and team rosters, click here.

Limited MCQ Finals Saturday

On Saturday, July 27, there will be a Limited MCQ Finals at 7 a.m. PT. The set will be Core Set 2020, and the event will cost 1 Limited MCQ Finals Token. The winner will receive an invitation to Mythic Championship Richmond.

Learn more about Mythic Championship Qualifier events here.

Modern MCQ Finals Sunday

On Sunday, July 28, there will be a Modern MCQ Finals at 9 a.m. PT. The event will cost 30 Event Tickets or 300 Play Points. The winner will receive an invitation to Mythic Championship Richmond.

Learn more about Mythic Championship Qualifier events here.

Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend

Format challenges are the first step toward qualifying for premier play through your favorite Magic formats. To learn more about Format Focus events and premier play qualification, click here.

The Magic Online Format Challenges continue every weekend for Modern, Vintage, Legacy, and Pauper formats except when replaced by Format Playoffs during scheduled Format Playoff dates.

Pacific Daylight Time (-7 from UTC)

Check out this page for further event details.

Downtime August 14

The next downtime will be on August 14, 3 a.m.–noon PT/-7 from UTC. This is for the Commander (2019 Edition) content update.

Build Notes

Duel Scene | Creatures that change controller after being declared as an attacker are now sufficiently frustrated to correctly drop out of combat.

Duel Scene | The drag-to-cast feature now works with modal spells that open a window as part of the cast process, such as Fiery Confluence.

Duel Scene | An issue causing cards to appear in a random order when put into the graveyard directly from the library has been resolved.