The second Regional Championship of 2026 takes place this weekend at SCG CON Milwaukee, bringing together hundreds of players looking to punch their ticket to the second Pro Tour of the year at MagicCon: Las Vegas in May. Star City Games will be covering all the action, streaming both days of competition to our YouTube channel.
Regional Championships are a main path to the Pro Tour for players who have won a RCQ at the local game store level. Players without a qualification can play in LCQs on Friday as a last-minute option to qualify for the event. On top of Pro Tour invites being awarded to the Top 32 players, the two finalist also qualify for the next Magic: The Gathering World Championship. And, of course, there is plenty of prize money — $100,000 to be exact — and promo cards to go around for competitors.
All participants will get a non-foil copy of the Innkeeper’s Talent promo card while top finishers earn a traditional foil version.
Prizes
- 1st: $20,000.00, World Championship Invitation, Pro Tour Invitation, Regional Championship Invitation, foil Innkeeper’s Talent promo card
- 2nd: $10,000.00, World Championship Invitation, Pro Tour Invitation, Regional Championship Invitation, foil Innkeeper’s Talent promo card
- Top 4: $5,000.00, Pro Tour Invitation, Regional Championship Invitation, foil Innkeeper’s Talent promo card
- Top 8: $3,000.00, Pro Tour Invitation, Regional Championship Invitation, foil Innkeeper’s Talent promo card
- Top 16: $2,000.00, Pro Tour Invitation, Regional Championship Invitation, foil Innkeeper’s Talent promo card
- Top 32: $1,000.00, Pro Tour Invitation, Regional Championship Invitation, foil Innkeeper’s Talent promo card
- Top 64: $250.00, Regional Championship Invitation
- Top 128: $125.00, Regional Championship Invitation
- All participants receive a non-foil Innkeeper’s Talent promo card
Structure
RC Milwaukee is a Standard Constructed tournament and will be the first look at the format following Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed. Watch to to see which decks from the Pro Tour continue to perform or if any new decks rise above the current meta. Day 1 consists of nine rounds of Swiss and players need to reach 18 match points to advance to Day 2. Day 2 is six more rounds of Swiss, followed by a single-elimination Top 8 bracket to decide who walks way with the trophy.
Commentators And Coverage Schedule
Join Corey Baumeister, Jim Davis, Mani Davoudi, and Paul Cheon as they call all the rounds over two days.
- Saturday, February 21 — Day 1: Round 1-9 starting at 9 AM ET
- Sunday, February 22 — Day 2: Rounds 10-15, Top 8 starting at 9 AM ET
Decklists will be available after Round 1 of the Regional Championship on Melee.GG as the tournament is an open-decklist event.
Mark your calendars for 9 AM ET on Saturday to catch every round.
For more information on SCG CON Milwaukee, including all the events happening over the weekend, check out the link below.
