Magic Online Announcements, March 12, 2019

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Ravnica Remix Drafts Tomorrow

Vintage Super League Playoffs

QP & Format Point Reminder

Sealed MOCS Preliminary Saturday

Modern MCQ Finals Sunday

Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend

Downtime March 27

Build Notes

Ravnica Remix Drafts Tomorrow

Available tomorrow, March 13, Ravnica Remix is a digital-exclusive Phantom experience made from two lists of cards from Guilds of Ravnica and Ravnica Allegiance, curated by our very own Magic R&D. The two sets are mixed into two different packs. The set will be drafted in A, B, B style, meaning the second and third packs are the same as one another and different than the first pack.

The contents of the first pack include a higher density of multicolored cards. The second and third packs have more monocolored cards and mana fixing. Ravnica Remix encourages players to mix and match guilds and discover playstyles not possible in either GRN or RNA draft.

The Ravnica Remix league entry options will match our other Phantom offerings: entry will be 10 Event Tickets or 100 Play Points.

Some cards from those sets have been omitted from Ravnica Remix packs. The full list of cards found in Ravnica Remix packs is below.

Vintage Super League Playoffs

It's time for VSL Playoffs—don't miss your chance to get a weekly dose of ridiculously powerful Magic every Tuesday evening. The deck-building rules and tournament structure make it even more interesting and unpredictable. You don't have to play (or even understand) Vintage to enjoy VSL—in fact, it's a great way to learn more about one of Magic's deepest formats!

Check it out this Tuesday at 5 p.m. on twitch.tv/magic. Learn more about it (and see who's playing) here.

Ready to start playing? Grab a deck and join the Vintage League for matches any time or play for greater rewards with the Vintage Challenge every Saturday at 10 a.m. PT.

QP & Format Point Reminder

The scramble for Qualifier Points (QPs) and Format Points is on as the first round of Playoff events for the 2019 MOCS approaches.

There are two more chances to qualify for the first MOCS Playoff event of the year on April 13—Limited (March 16) and Standard (March 24). Join these events with 35 MOCS QPs.

If you're in the four Format Focus lanes, you can continue accruing Format Points in Challenges and Leagues. Get 35 in a single format by its Playoff date, and you can join—Modern (March 23), Legacy (March 24), Vintage (March 30), Pauper (March 31).

Sealed MOCS Preliminary Saturday

On Saturday, March 16, there will be a Magic Online Championship Series Preliminary event for 2019 MOCS! The format will be Phantom Sealed, the set will be Ravnica Allegiance, and things will kick off at 7 a.m. PT. MOCS Preliminaries are eight rounds of Swiss and require 35 Qualifier Points to enter. Winners will receive (among other prizes) invitations to a MOCS Playoff event.

Learn more about MOCS events here.

Modern MCQ Finals Sunday

On Sunday, March 17, there will be a Modern Mythic Qualifier 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 Barcelona.

Learn more about Mythic 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 March 27

The next downtime will be March 27, 3 a.m.–noon PT/-8 from UTC. Please note that there are no more 'extended' or 'normal' downtimes; in the new world with fewer downtimes, they're all the same length of time.

Build Notes

Account | Guilds of Ravnica Prestige Avatars have been granted.

Trade | The "Reset All Filters" option now correctly resets all filters for the remainder of the current trade as well as future trade sessions with the same trade partner.