Daybreak Games have released their weekly update article for Magic Online, detailing upcoming events, game changes, and more.
The Brothers’ War Supreme Drafts Start Tomorrow
Beginning tomorrow after scheduled downtime, players can enjoy The Brothers’ War Supreme Drafts for a week until the release of March of the Machine. The Supreme Draft format lets each player open 18 packs, taking two cards from each pack, and discarding the rest of the cards. Entry for the three-match phantom leagues are eight event tickets or 80 play points.
Upcoming MOCS Season 2 Super Qualifiers
| Date | Time PT | Time (UTC) | Event | Format |
| Saturday, April 15 | 7:00 AM | 14:00 | Super Qualifier | Pauper |
| Sunday, April 16 | 7:00 AM | 14:00 | Super Qualifier | Vintage |
Alternate Play Schedule
- April 12-MOM Release – Supreme Draft featuring The Brother’s War
- May 3-10 – Magic 30 Cube
- May 10-24 – Vintage Cube returns for a two-week session
Format Challenges
| Time | 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 | 64-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 | 64-Player Standard Challenge | |
| 4:00 PM | 32-Player Limited Challenge | ||
| 6:00 PM | 64-Player Modern Challenge | 64-Player Modern Challenge |
Patch Notes
- Scheduled Events will have a Show Tiebreakers box to display values as of the most recent completed round.
- Harnessed Lightning and Die Young will no longer cause the game to restart after spending energy counters.
- Grinning Ignus will correctly be able to use its mana ability even if named by Pithing Needle.
- The Mimeoplasm will correctly not go to the graveyard if it’s copying a creature with base toughness 0.
- Emblems will correctly function while an opponent controls Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines.
- Doubling Season will work correctly – not doubling counters when activating a loyalty ability, and correctly doubling counters on enters-the-battlefield-with effects (Planeswalkers, etc).
- Creatures with X in their mana costs translating to entering with X +1/+1 counters will work correctly.
- Phyrexianized Planeswalkers will correctly display text in the Collection scene.
- Planechase and Planechase Vanguard will not be playable formats.
- A new Credits tab will appear on the Help scene for Universes Beyond products.
The next downtime will be from 9:00 AM to Noon PT on May 3.
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