By Wizards of the Coast

Constructed PTQ Changes

The original system of Pro Tour Qualifiers on Magic Online were single tournaments that all players could join. Unfortunately, these events became too big and resulted in unpleasant player experiences. To resolve this, we split them into 5-round preliminary events, and finals events that could be joined by earning 4 or more wins in a finals.

As we have examined this system, it is clear that for limited qualifiers, this system is still necessary. However, we believe constructed can succeed under the old system as a single large event. While these events will be larger and longer than finals today, it won’t require a preliminary and so players can get through the qualification in a single day.

We’ll be transitioning to this system as follows:

The June 3 Standard PTQ Finals will be the last one you can’t use Event Tickets or Play Points to join.

After June 3, we will no longer be running Constructed PTQ Preliminaries.

During the June 14 downtime, as previously scheduled, Red PTQ Finals Tokens will expire and be cleared from accounts.

Starting with the Modern PTQ Finals on June 18, Constructed PTQ Finals will accept 30 Event Tickets or 300 Play Points to join. If you have a Constructed Blue PTQ Finals token, you can use it to join as well (until they expire after the qualification season for Pro Tour Ixalan).

Currently, PTQ Finals award PTQ Finals Tokens for 2nd-8th place finishers. For Constructed PTQ Finals, this prize will be changed to 300 Play Points. Limited PTQ Finals will continue to award PTQ Finals Tokens to 2nd-8th place finishers.

We hope constructed players enjoy now only needing to play on a single day to try to qualify for the Pro Tour!

The Amonkhet Championships are coming soon to Magic Online, beginning with Limited Qualifiers on Wednesday, June 7!

Amonkhet Championship Qualifiers

Amonkhet Championship Finals

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Amonkhet Promo Cards

Participate in a Limited or Standard Championship Qualifier to get an alternate-art version of Trueheart Duelist:

Get four or more wins in a Limited or Standard Championship Qualifier to get an alternate-art version of Glorybringer:

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Amonkhet Championship Qualifiers

Amonkhet Limited Championship Qualifiers

Start Times: Every three hours on the half-hour, starting Wednesday, June 7, 12:30 p.m. until Tuesday, June 13, 9:30 p.m. All times are Pacific (UTC -7).

Location: Play Lobby -> Limited Tournaments -> Scheduled Events

Entry Options:

Option 1: 30 Event Tickets

Option 2: 6 Event Tickets, plus product

Option 3: 300 Play Points

Product: 6 Amonkhet booster packs

Size: 17–64 players

Play Style: Swiss

Format: Sealed

Duration: 20 minutes deck-building time. Five rounds, each round up to 50 minutes

Prizes:

Match Wins Prizes QPs 5 Wins An invitation to the Amonkhet Limited Championship Finals, 16 Amonkhet booster packs, and an alternate-art Glorybringer 3 4 Wins An invitation to the Amonkhet Limited Championship Finals, 12 Amonkhet booster packs, and an alternate-art Glorybringer 1 3 Wins 8 Amonkhet booster packs 0

All participants will receive an alternate-art Trueheart Duelist promo.

Amonkhet Standard Championship Qualifiers

Start Times: Every three hours on the half-hour, starting Wednesday, June 14, 12:30 p.m. until Tuesday, June 20, 9:30 p.m. All times are Pacific (UTC -7).

Location: Play Lobby -> Constructed Tournaments -> Scheduled Events

Entry Options:

Option 1: 15 Event Tickets

Option 3: 150 Play Points

Product: A Standard Constructed deck

Size: 17–64 players

Play Style: Swiss

Format: Constructed

Duration: Five rounds, each round up to 50 minutes

Prizes:

Match Wins Prizes QPs 5 Wins An invitation to the Amonkhet Standard Championship Finals, 15 Amonkhet booster packs, and an alternate-art Glorybringer 3 4 Wins An invitation to the Amonkhet Standard Championship Finals, 10 Amonkhet booster packs, and an alternate-art Glorybringer 1 3 Wins 5 Amonkhet booster packs 0

All participants will receive an alternate-art Trueheart Duelist promo.

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Amonkhet Championship Finals

Amonkhet Limited Championship Finals

Start Time: Sunday, June 18, 7:00 a.m PT (UTC -7)

Location: Play Lobby -> Limited Tournaments -> Scheduled Events

Entry Option:

Invitation

Product: 6 Amonkhet booster packs. Magic Online will provide 3 Amonkhet booster packs for the Top 8 Draft.

Size: 8-672 players

Play Style: Swiss, with Top 8 Draft

Format: Sealed

Duration: 20 minutes deck-building time. A number of rounds determined by attendance, each round up to 50 minutes, followed by a Top 8 Draft.

Prizes:

Place Prizes QPs 1st 2 premium Amonkhet sets, 2 regular Amonkhet sets, and 21 Amonkhet booster packs 15 2nd 1 premium Amonkhet set, 1 regular Amonkhet set, and 21 Amonkhet booster packs 15 3rd–4th 1 premium Amonkhet set and 21 Amonkhet booster packs 15 5th–8th 1 regular Amonkhet set and 21 Amonkhet booster packs 15 9th–32nd 15 Amonkhet booster packs 0 33rd–128th 5 Amonkhet booster packs 0

Amonkhet Standard Championship Finals

Start Time: Sunday, June 25, 9:00 a.m. PT (UTC -7)

Location: Play Lobby -> Constructed Tournaments -> Scheduled Events

Entry Option:

Invitation

Product: A Standard Constructed deck

Size: 8–672 players

Play Style: Swiss, with Top 8

Format: Constructed

Duration: A number of rounds determined by attendance, each round up to 50 minutes, followed by a Top 8

Prizes:

Place Prizes QPs 1st 2 premium Amonkhet sets, 2 regular Amonkhet sets, and 21 Amonkhet booster packs 15 2nd 1 premium Amonkhet set, 1 regular Amonkhet set, and 21 Amonkhet booster packs 15 3rd–4th 1 premium Amonkhet set and 21 Amonkhet booster packs 15 5th–8th 1 regular Amonkhet set and 21 Amonkhet booster packs 15 9th–32nd 15 Amonkhet booster packs 0 33rd–128th 5 Amonkhet booster packs 0

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