As part of an ongoing series of weekly changes, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has announced the updates and changes coming this week to Magic Online.
New Series of Super Qualifiers
Magic Online is adding a new series of qualifiers to provide more ways for players to qualify for the upcoming Players Tour events. The Magic Online Super Qualifiers will run with the existing qualifiers, but in addition to inviting players to the Players Tour Series 2 events, the prizes will be juiced. On top of the normal prize pool, finishers in 65th to 128th place will get 100 Play Points.
| Date | Time (PT) | Format | Feeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, April 10, 2020 | 7:00 AM | Limited | Series 2 |
| Friday, April 10, 2020 | 3:00 PM | Pioneer | Series 2 |
| Saturday, April 11, 2020 | 12:00 AM | Modern | Series 2 |
| Sunday, April 12, 2020 | 12:00 AM | Limited | Series 2 |
| Monday, April 13, 2020 | 7:00 AM | Modern | Series 2 |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | 3:00 AM | Limited | Series 2 |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | 3:00 PM | Pauper | Series 2 |
| Wednesday, April 15, 2020 | 1:00 PM | Limited | Series 2 |
| Thursday, April 16, 2020 | 7:00 AM | Legacy | Series 2 |
Updated Modern Cube Returns
The Modern Cube starts on April 8 and will be available for two weeks. Queues include Draft league and single-elimination Draft. The update includes many new cards from Theros Beyond Death.
| Color | Out | In |
| White | Tithe Taker | Eidolon of Obstruction |
| White | Remorseful Cleric | Charming Prince |
| White | Mirror Entity | Heliod, Sun-Crowned |
| White | Silkwrap | Glass Casket |
| White | Elspeth, Knight-Errant | Elspeth, Sun’s Nemesis |
| White | Fumigate | Realm-Cloaked Giant |
| Blue | Augur of Bolas | Thassa’s Oracle |
| Blue | Exclusion Mage | Brazen Borrower |
| Blue | Sea Gate Oracle | Emry, Lurker of the Loch |
| Blue | Thassa, God of the Sea | Thassa, Deep-Dwelling |
| Blue | Icefall Regent | Gadwick, the Wizened |
| Black | Graveyard Marshal | Knight of the Ebon Legion |
| Black | Ammit Eternal | Woe Strider |
| Black | Lifebane Zombie | Murderous Rider |
| Black | Erebos, God of the Dead | Erebos, Bleak-Hearted |
| Black | Graveborn Muse | Inverter of Truth |
| Black | Skinrender | Rankle, Master of Pranks |
| Black | Vraska’s Contempt | Eat to Extinction |
| Red | Firedrinker Satyr | Soul-Scar Mage |
| Red | Manic Vandal | Embereth Shieldmaker |
| Red | Flamewake Phoenix | Phoenix of Ash |
| Red | Whipflare | Bonecrusher Giant |
| Red | Hour of Devastation | Storm’s Wrath |
| Green | Elves of Deep Shadow | Gilded Goose |
| Green | Managorger Hydra | Lovestruck Beast |
| Green | Overgrown Battlement | Dryad of the Ilysian Grove |
| Green | Thorn Lieutenant | Questing Beast |
| Green | Rampaging Baloths | Nyxbloom Ancient |
| Green | Fertile Ground | Wolfwillow Haven |
| Green | Nissa, Vital Force | Beanstalk Giant |
| Multicolor | Eladamri’s Call | Dromoka’s Command |
| Multicolor | Terminate | Kroxa, Titan of Death’s Hunger |
| Multicolor | Dragonlord Ojutai | Dream Trawler |
| Multicolor | Prophet of Kruphix | Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath |
| Multicolor | Wrenn and Six | Klothys, God of Destiny |
| Multicolor | Hostage Taker | Ashiok, Nightmare Muse |
| Multicolor/Artifact | Mimic Vat | Niv-Mizzet, Reborn |
| Artifact | Staff of Nin | Shadowspear |
| Land | Terramorphic Expanse | Fabled Passage |
Showcase Challenge This Weekend
Magic Online Championship Showcase events (MOCS) begin this weekend with Showcase Challenges. These linked events show off the best players each season, culminating in the Championship Showcase with a prize pool of $70,000 and a Players Tour Finals invite.
Saturday has a Standard (6:00 AM PT), Modern (8:00 AM PT), and Theros Beyond Death Sealed (9:00 AM PT) event, while Sunday has Pioneer (6:00 AM PT), Legacy (8:00 AM PT), and Pauper (10:00 AM PT). Each event requires 40 QPs to enter. The Top 8 finishers from each event will earn a qualification token to enter the appropriate Showcase Qualifier.
Qualifier Points Reminder
Qualifier Points from this season will be expiring and removed from user accounts during scheduled maintenance on April 15. Additionally, “MOCS Showcase Challenges and PTQ events, QPs are usable for the MOCS Last Chance events on Monday and Tuesday, April 13–14.”
Scheduled Maintenance
The next downtime will be on April 15 at 9:00 AM PT and will continue through noon. The Modern Preliminary that would normally happen at 7:00 AM PT on Wednesday, April 15, will be cancelled due to this downtime.
Read the original article from Wizards of the Coast.