The first Regional Championship of 2026 takes place this weekend at SCG CON Portland, bringing together just under 900 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 Portland is a Standard Constructed tournament and will be the first look at the format with the addition of Lorwyn Eclipsed. Follow along to see which new cards and strategies can make a mark on a diverse and explosive Standard format. 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, Eilidh Lonie, Carmen Klomparens, and Ryan Overturf as they call all the rounds over two days.
- Saturday, January 24 — Day 1: Round 1-9 starting at 9 AM PST/12 PM EST
- Sunday, January 25 — Day 2: Rounds 10-15, Top 8 starting at 9 AM PST/12 PM EST
Decklists will be available after Round 1 of the Regional Championship on Melee.GG as the tournament is an open-decklist event. The RC Portland Standard meta will set the stage for Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed, which happens next week in Richmond, VA from January 30 to February 1.
Mark your calendars for 9 AM PST/12 PM EST on Saturday to catch every round.
For more information on SCG CON Portland, including all the events happening over the weekend, check out the link below.
