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Chaos! Draft Returns To Magic Online

Check out the newest updates, features, and events coming this week to Magic Online!

Force of Will
Force of Will, illustrated by Matt Stewart

As part of an ongoing series of weekly changes, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has announced the updates and changes coming with week eight of Core Set 2021 to Magic Online.

Double Masters Events

Double Masters events are live! Players can enjoy “Sealed Deck, Draft, and Phantom Drafts.”

Showcase Qualifier Weekend

Qualified players will compete for an invitation to the Champions Showcase.

Entry fee: One format token that matches the format of the Showcase event.

DATETIMEEVENTFORMATINVITATION
Saturday, August 22, 202010:00 AMVintage Showcase QualifierVintageSeason 2 Showcase
Sunday, August 23, 20209:00 AMLimited Showcase Qualifier2XM SealedSeason 2 Showcase
Saturday, August 29, 20208:00 AMModern Showcase QualifierModernSeason 2 Showcase
Sunday, August 30, 20208:00 AMLegacy Showcase QualifierLegacySeason 2 Showcase

Chaos! Draft

Chaos Draft returns, running through August 26. All sets included in the draft pool can be found below.

  • Aether Revolt
  • Alara Reborn
  • Amonkhet
  • Apocalypse
  • Avacyn Restored
  • Battle for Zendikar
  • Betrayers of Kamigawa
  • Born of the Gods
  • Champions of Kamigawa
  • Coldsnap
  • Conflux
  • Dark Ascension
  • Darksteel
  • Dissension
  • Dominaria
  • Dragon’s Maze
  • Dragons of Tarkir
  • Eldritch Moon
  • Eventide
  • Fate Reforged
  • Fifth Dawn
  • Future Sight
  • Gatecrash
  • Guildpact
  • Guilds of Ravnica
  • Hour of Devastation
  • Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
  • Innistrad
  • Ixalan
  • Journey into Nyx
  • Judgment
  • Kaladesh
  • Khans of Tarkir
  • Legions
  • Lorwyn
  • Mirrodin
  • Modern Horizons
  • Morningtide
  • New Phyrexia
  • Oath of the Gatewatch
  • Odyssey
  • Onslaught
  • Planar Chaos
  • Planeshift
  • Ravnica Allegiance
  • Ravnica: City of Guilds
  • Return to Ravnica
  • Rise of the Eldrazi
  • Rivals of Ixalan
  • Saviors of Kamigawa
  • Scars of Mirrodin
  • Scourge
  • Shadows Over Innistrad
  • Shards of Alara
  • Theros
  • Theros Beyond Death
  • Throne of Eldraine
  • Time Spiral
  • Torment
  • War of the Spark
  • Worldwake
  • Zendikar

Format Challenges

Format Challenges are scheduled to run every weekend for the foreseeable future and are the “first step to qualifying for Premier Play.” The schedule for upcoming Format Challenges can be found below:

TIME (PT)SATURDAYSUNDAY
12:00 AM Vintage Challenge
2:00 AMPauper Challenge 
4:00 AMLegacy ChallengeModern Challenge
6:00 AMStandard ChallengePioneer Challenge
8:00 AMModern ChallengeLegacy Challenge
10:00 AMVintage ChallengePauper Challenge
2:00 PMPioneer ChallengeStandard Challenge

Developer Notes

  • AKH | Cruel Reality now causes enchanted player to lose life if they cannot sacrifice a creature or planeswalker.

The next downtime will be on August 26 at 9 AM. All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-7).

Read the original article from Wizards of the Coast.