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Invasion Block Draft Returns To Magic Online

Check out all the new events and updates coming this week to Magic Online!

As part of an ongoing series of weekly changes, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has announced several updates and events coming this week to Magic Online.

Super Qualifiers

Super Qualifiers will run throughout the week and now feature enhanced prize support. The full schedule can be viewed below:

DATETIME (PDT)FORMAT
Tuesday, April 28, 202011:00 AMIKO Sealed
Wednesday, April 29, 20206:00 AMPioneer
Wednesday, April 29, 20201:00 PMIKO Sealed
Thursday, April 30, 20207:00 AMLegacy
Friday, May 1, 20207:00 AMIKO Sealed
Friday, May 1, 20201:00 PMPioneer
Saturday, May 2, 202012:00 AMModern
Sunday, May 3, 202012:00 AMIKO Sealed
Monday, May 4, 20207:00 AMModern
Tuesday, May 5, 20203:00 AMIKO Sealed
Tuesday, May 5, 202011:00 AMIKO Sealed
Wednesday, May 6, 20206:00 AMPioneer
Wednesday, May 6, 20201:00 AMIKO Sealed
Thursday, May 7, 20207:00 AMLegacy

Invasion Block Draft

After previously being rescheduled “last minute”, Invasion Block Drafts will be available through May 6. To make up for the cancellation, players entering these events will get to keep the cards.

Invasion Block Drafts can be entered using 10 Event Tickets, 100 Play Points, or 2 Event Tickets plus “any combination of 2 boosters from InvasionPlaneshift, or Apocalypse.”

Showcase Qualifier Weekend

For any players who qualified, this event rewards an invitation to the Champions Showcase event. Showcase Qualifiers are Swiss-style events with a Top 8 playoff, and the “winner of each Showcase Qualifier earns a spot in the final Showcase event and a chance to earn their share of $70,000 and a tabletop Players Tour Finals invitation.”

Entry fee: One (1) format token that matches the format of the Showcase.

DATETIMEEVENTFORMATINVITATION
Saturday, May 2, 20208:00 AMModern Showcase QualifierModernSeason 1 Showcase, PT 2020 Series 2
Sunday, May 3, 202010:00 AMPauper Showcase QualifierPauperSeason 1 Showcase, PT 2020 Series 2

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

The next downtime will be on May 27 at 9AM. All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-7).

Read the original article from Wizards of the Coast.