Daybreak Games have released their weekly update article for Magic Online, detailing upcoming events, game changes, set releases, and more.
Commander Masters
Following downtime from 9 AM PT through Noon PT on Thursday, Commander Masters will be available on MTGO. The downtime will implement the following for Commander Masters:
- Draft Leagues (Keeper and Phantom)
- Store offerings, including the stunning Unfinity land bundles (only available for a month) and CMM Boosters & its powerful Commander Decks
- Treasure Chest updates
Premier Play
Limited Super Qualifiers
- Saturday, August 5: 3 AM PT
- Sunday, August 6: 7 AM PT
- Entry: 50 Event Tickets, 500 Play Points, or 40 MOCS Season 3 Qualifier Points
| Place | Play Points | Treasure Chests | LTR Full Set | LTR Boosters | Leaderboard Points |
| 1 | 1000 | 200 | 1 foil | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 1000 | 200 | 1 foil | 3 | 9 |
| 3-4 | 900 | 150 | 1 regular | 3 | 8 |
| 5-8 | 750 | 100 | 1 regular | 3 | 7 |
| 9-16 | 500 | 50 | — | 3 | — |
| 17-32 | 500 | 25 | — | 3 | — |
| 33-64 | 250 | 10 | — | 3 | — |
| 65-128 | 250 | — | — | 3 | — |
Format Challenges
| Time (PT) | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 12:00 AM | Vintage Challenge | ||
| 1:00 AM | 32-Player Limited Challenge | 32-Player Limited Challenge | |
| 2:00 AM | Pauper Challenge | ||
| 4:00 AM | 32-Player Legacy Challenge | Modern Challenge | |
| 6:00 AM | 32-Player Standard Challenge | Pioneer Challenge | |
| 8:00 AM | Modern Challenge | Legacy Challenge | |
| 10:00 AM | Vintage Challenge | Pauper Challenge | |
| 12:00 PM | 32-Player Limited Challenge | 32-Player Limited Challenge | |
| 2:00 PM | Pioneer Challenge | 32-Player Standard Challenge | |
| 4:00 PM | 32-Player Limited Challenge | ||
| 6:00 PM | Modern Challenge | Modern Challenge |
Patch Notes
- A number of issues tied to Animatou’s Augury will be fixed
- Forth Eorlingas! will work correctly when the opponent damages its controller mid-combat
- Coalition Relic will correctly not provide mana if no charge counters have been removed
- Relic of Sauron’s mana ability will correctly not use the stack
- Change the Equation will no longer be able to counter Magma Opus or other high-cost red/green spells
- Myriad issues with the Myriad ability will be fixed (creatures tapped and attacking, creating tokens in multiplayer games, etc)
- Certain effects that grant their controller hexproof or protection (Blossoming Calm, Seht’s Tiger, The Stasis Coffin, and Teferi’s Protection) will work as expected
- Wernog, Rider’s Chaplain will correctly give its controller’s opponents who investigate Clue tokens.
- Tiebreaker values in Scheduled Events will be hidden
- We are actively working on the underlying display issues and hope to restore tiebreaker values soon
- The scroll icon of Lesson cards will display as expected
Next Downtime
The next scheduled downtime is Wednesday, August 30 from 9 AM to noon PT to support the release of Wilds of Eldraine.