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Modern Banned Gauntlet Comes To Magic Online Tomorrow

Check out the updates and new events coming soon to Magic Online

Splinter Twin
Splinter Twin, illustrated by Goran Josic

As part of an ongoing series of weekly changes, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has announced the updates and changes for Week 4 of Innistrad: Crimson Vow on Magic Online.

Modern Banned Gauntlet

Starting on December 1-8, players can enter a new event where they pick a preconstructed Modern deck that had a piece banned at some point and battle against others doing the same for three matches. Each former Modern staple includes a single-banned card and includes twelve decks. The twelve decks and their banned cards are:

DeckBanned Card
AffinityMox Opal
Melira PodBirthing Pod 
DredgeHogaak, Arisen Necropolis
Counter-CatGreen Sun’s Zenith
JundDeathrite Shaman
Azorius Eldrazi Eye of Ugin
Bant StonebladeUro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath
Temur MidrangeOko, Thief of Crowns
Amulet TitanSummer Bloom
EggsSecond Sunrise
Izzet Twin Splinter Twin
Izzet DelverTreasure Cruise

Read more about the event here.

Upcoming Showcase Challenges

DateTimeEventFormatInvitation
Saturday, December 48 AM PTPauper Showcase ChallengePauperShowcase Qualifier
Sunday, December 58 AM PTLegacy Showcase ChallengeLegacyShowcase Qualifier
Saturday, December 118 AM PTModern Showcase ChallengeModernShowcase Qualifier
Sunday, December 126 AM PTPioneer Showcase ChallengePioneerShowcase Qualifier

Upcoming Qualifier

DateTimeEventFormatInvitation
Friday, December 32 PM PTLimited Super QualifierSealedNeon Dynasty Championship

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

Next Downtime

The next downtime is scheduled for December 15 at 9 AM through noon.

Read the original article from WotC.