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Modern, Unfinity, And Warhammer 40,000 Commander Action Set For SCG CON Dallas

Modern main event, Unfinity and Warhammer 40,000 Commander deck releases headline SCG CON Dallas

Not one, but two Magic: The Gathering products release this weekend and SCG CON Dallas celebrates both of them! On top of a massive Modern main event, Unfinity and the Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks offer Magic players more options than ever. Whether you’re looking for a whacky Unfinity draft or Sealed event, wanting to give a Warhammer 40,000 Commander deck a spin, or battling for your share of $30K and an invite to the Regional Championship at DreamHack, SCG CON Dallas has you covered.

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Friday

Want an edge on the competition in the Modern $30K main event? Go 5-0 in the either of the Modern $30K Trials and earn two byes for the $30K, along with a 1,000 prize wall tickets. Enjoy a variety of Unfinity release events or jump in a Warhammer 40,000 Exterminatus Commander pod!

Modern $30K Trials

Format: Modern

Structure: 5 Rounds of Swiss

Time: 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM

Entry: $25*

Prizes

  • 15 Match Points: 1000 Prize Wall Tickets + Two (2) round bye for Modern $30K
  • 13 Match Points: 750 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 12 Match Points: 500 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 10 Match Points: 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 9 Match Points: 100 Prize Wall Tickets

Unfinity Sealed

Format: Sealed

Structure: Three (3) rounds of Swiss

Time: 1:30 PM

Entry: $35*

Prizes:

  • 9 Match Points – 450 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 7 Match Points – 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 6 Match Points – 150 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 4-5 Match Points – 100 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3 Match Points – 50 Prize Wall Tickets

Unfinity Commander Full Box Sealed

Format: Sealed Commander

Structure: Players will open a booster box of Unfinity, select a Legendary Creature for a Commander and build 100-card decks. Two (2) Rounds

Time: 2:30pm

Entry: $130*

Prizes

  • All players receive 60 Prize Wall Tickets per pod.
  • The winner of each pod receives and additional 60 Prize Wall Tickets

Unfinity Two-Headed Giant Sealed

Format: Sealed

Structure: Three (3) rounds of Swiss

Time: 3:30 PM

Entry: $70 per team*

Prizes (per team)

  • 9 Match Points – 900 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 7 Match Points – 600 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 6 Match Points – 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 4-5 Match Points – 200 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3 Match Points – 100 Prize Wall Tickets

Unfinity Booster Draft

Format: Booster Draft

Structure: Three (3) rounds of Swiss

Time: 5:00 PM

Entry: $25*

Prizes:

  • 9 Match Points – 450 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 7 Match Points – 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 6 Match Points – 150 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 4-5 Match Points – 100 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3 Match Points – 50 Prize Wall Tickets

Warhammer 40,000 Commander Exterminatus

Format: Commander

Structure: Players will receive one (1) Warhammer 40,000 Preconstructed Deck (randomly distributed among pods). Two (2) Rounds

Time: 6:00 PM

Entry: $65*

Prizes

  • All players receive 60 Prize Wall Tickets per pod.
  • The winner of each pod receives and additional 60 Prize Wall Tickets

Saturday

Day 1 of the Modern $30K kicks off on Saturday with four qualifications for the Regional Championship at DreamHack up for grabs. A full schedule of Unfinity release events and a Warhammer 40,000 Commander Exterminatus event are also available.

Modern $30K

Format: Modern

Structure:

Day 1: 8 Rounds of Swiss 

  • All players with 18 or more match points to advance to Day 2 

Day 2: 5 Rounds of Swiss

  • Top 12 players advance to single elimination playoffs

Top 12 Single Elimination Playoff 

  • 1st-4th ranked players after Swiss receive a Bye in playoffs 

Time: Day One – 10:00 AM

Day Two – 9:00 AM

Entry: $80*

Prizes:

  • 1st: $5,000, Qualification for the Regional Championship at DreamHack
  • 2nd: $3,000, Qualification for the Regional Championship at DreamHack
  • 3rd – 4th: $2,000, Qualification for the Regional Championship at DreamHack.
  • 5th – 8th: $1,500 
  • 9th – 12th: $1,000
  • 13th – 16th: $700
  • 17th – 24th: $400 
  • 25th – 32nd: $250

Unfinity Sealed

Format: Sealed

Structure: Three (3) rounds of Swiss

Time: 10:00 AM

Entry: $35*

Prizes:

  • 9 Match Points – 450 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 7 Match Points – 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 6 Match Points – 150 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 4-5 Match Points – 100 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3 Match Points – 50 Prize Wall Tickets

Unfinity Commander Full Box Sealed

Format: Commander Sealed

Structure: Players will open a booster box of Unfinity, select a Legendary Creature for a Commander and build 100 card decks. Two (2) Rounds

Time: 1:30 PM

Entry: $130*

Prizes

  • All players receive 60 Prize Wall Tickets per pod.
  • The winner of each pod receives and additional 60 Prize Wall Tickets

Unfinity Booster Draft

Format: Booster Draft

Structure: Three (3) rounds of Swiss

Time: 2:00 PM

Entry: $25*

Prizes:

  • 9 Match Points – 450 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 7 Match Points – 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 6 Match Points – 150 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 4-5 Match Points – 100 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3 Match Points – 50 Prize Wall Tickets

Unfinity Sealed

Format: Sealed

Structure: Three (3) rounds of Swiss

Time: 4:30 PM

Entry: $35*

Prizes:

  • 9 Match Points – 450 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 7 Match Points – 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 6 Match Points – 150 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 4-5 Match Points – 100 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3 Match Points – 50 Prize Wall Tickets

Unfinity Two-Headed Giant Sealed

Format: Sealed

Structure: Three (3) rounds of Swiss

Time: 5:00 PM

Entry: $70 per team*

Prizes (per team)

  • 9 Match Points – 900 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 7 Match Points – 600 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 6 Match Points – 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 4-5 Match Points – 200 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3 Match Points – 100 Prize Wall Tickets

Warhammer 40,000 Commander Exterminatus

Format: Commander

Structure: Players will receive one (1) Warhammer 40,000 Preconstructed Deck (randomly distributed among pods). Two (2) Rounds

Time: 4:00 PM

Entry: $65*

Prizes

  • All players receive 60 Prize Wall Tickets per pod.
  • The winner of each pod receives and additional 60 Prize Wall Tickets

Sunday

If the Modern $30K didn’t go your way, Sunday offers a Modern $5K and a Legacy $5K. Don’t worry, a full schedule of Unfinity release events and a Warhammer 40,000 Commander Exterminatus event are also available.

Modern $5K

Format: Modern

Structure: Swiss rounds based on attendance, cut to Top 8 playoff

Time: 9:00 AM

Entry: $50*

Max Entrants: 400

Prizes

  • 1st: $1,500, Qualification for the Regional Championship at DreamHack
  • 2nd: $700
  • 3rd-4th: $500
  • 5th-8th: $250
  • 9th-16th: $100

Pioneer $5K

Format: Pioneer

Structure: Swiss rounds based on attendance, cut to Top 8 playoff

Time: 9:30 AM

Entry: $50*

Max Entrants: 400

Prizes

  • 1st: $1,500, Qualification for the Regional Championship at DreamHack
  • 2nd: $700
  • 3rd-4th: $500
  • 5th-8th: $250
  • 9th-16th: $100

Unfinity Sealed

Format: Sealed

Structure: Three (3) rounds of Swiss

Time: 9:30 AM

Entry: $35*

Prizes:

  • 9 Match Points – 450 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 7 Match Points – 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 6 Match Points – 150 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 4-5 Match Points – 100 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3 Match Points – 50 Prize Wall Tickets

Unfinity Commander Full Box Sealed

Format: Commander Sealed.

Structure: Players will open a booster box of Unfinity, select a Legendary Creature for a Commander and build 100 card decks. Two (2) Rounds

Time: 10:30 AM

Entry: $130*

Prizes

  • All players receive 60 Prize Wall Tickets per pod.
  • The winner of each pod receives and additional 60 Prize Wall Tickets

Unfinity Two-Headed Giant Sealed

Format: Sealed

Structure: Three (3) rounds of Swiss

Time: 1:00 PM

Entry: $70 per team*

Prizes (per team)

  • 9 Match Points – 900 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 7 Match Points – 600 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 6 Match Points – 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 4-5 Match Points – 200 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3 Match Points – 100 Prize Wall Tickets

Warhammer 40,000 Commander Exterminatus

Format: Commander

Structure: Players will receive one (1) Warhammer 40,000 Preconstructed Deck (randomly distributed among pods). Two (2) Rounds

Time: 11:00 AM

Entry: $65*

Prizes

  • All players receive 60 Prize Wall Tickets per pod.
  • The winner of each pod receives and additional 60 Prize Wall Tickets

Flesh and Blood players won’t miss out this weekend either with three formats spread out over three days.

Friday

If you can’t get enough Uprising Draft, jump in the Armory Events to collect some prize wall tickets and a People’s Champion playmat.

Armory Events

Format: Uprising Booster Draft

Structure: 3 Rounds of Swiss

Time: 6:00 PM

Entry: $30*

Prizes:

  • 3-0: 600 Prize Wall Tickets, People’s Champion Playmat, Cold Foil Armory Promo
  • 2-1: 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 1-2: 100 Prize Wall Tickets

Saturday

Bring your Classic Constructed deck and compete for one of two PTIs in the Battle Hardened event. The winner also gets to walk away with a random gold cold foil legendary card.

Battle Hardened

Format: Classic Constructed

Structure: Swiss rounds based on attendance, cut to Top 8 playoff

Time: 9:30 AM

Entry: $50*

Top 8 Prizes:

  • 1st: $500, Professional Tournament Invitation (PTI)**, Random Gold Cold Foil Legendary, Exclusive Battle Hardened Playmat
  • 2nd: $500 + Professional Tournament Invitation (PTI)**, Exclusive Battle Hardened Playmat 
  • 3rd – 4th: $250, Exclusive Battle Hardened Playmat 
  • 5th – 8th: $125, Exclusive Battle Hardened Playmat  
  • 9th – 16th: 1000 Prize Wall Tickets 
  • 17th – 32nd: 500 Prize Wall Tickets 

**1st and 2nd place finishers receive a PTI that can be redeemed for entry into any future professional Flesh and Blood event that requires an invitation (National Championships, any future Pro Tour or the World Championships) 

Sunday

One more PTI is up for grabs on Sunday with a Blitz Professional Tournament Invitational.

Professional Tournament Invitational

Format: Blitz

Structure: Swiss rounds based on attendance, cut to Top 8 players

Time: 9:30 AM

Entry: $35*

Prizes:

  • 1st: 1,500 Prize Wall Tickets, Gold Cold Foil Prize Card (C/M), Professional Tournament Invitation (PTI)**
  • 2nd: 1,000 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3rd–4th: 800 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 5th–8th: 600 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 9th–16th: 400 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 17th–32nd: 200 Prize Wall Tickets

*Includes Melee.gg fees

**1st place receive a PTI that can be redeemed for entry into any future professional Flesh and Blood event that requires an invitation (National Championships, any future Pro Tour or the World Championships) 

Side Events And More

Warhammer 40,000 Commander Celebration

For those wanting to play as much Commander as possible, the Warhammer 40,000 Commander Celebration is available for $120. The package provides access to the Command Zone all weekend, one Warhammer 40,000 Commander Deck (randomly distributed), non-foil Sol Ring and Path of Ancestry promo cards, Path of Ancestry playmat, deck box, four Commander pod vouchers, and a badge and lanyard.

Infinite Challenge

The Magic Infinite Challenge package allows you to enter as many of the Challenges (more than 30 scheduled) on the weekend for the low price of $150 via online registration. Entry also comes with the choice of one of more than 20 playmats on the prize wall.

Artists

Four longtime MTG artists will be in attendance to sell prints and sign cards. While at SCG CON Dallas, check out booths from all four:

  • Ken Meyer Jr.
  • Josh Hass
  • Dan Scott
  • Chris Seaman

No matter what you are looking for, SCG CON has it. Register and check out all the events at the SCG CON website.