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Modern Horizons Encore Drafts Arrive On Magic Online

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

Egon, God of Death, illustrated by Jason A. Engle

As part of an ongoing series of weekly changes, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has announced the updates and changes for week four of Kaldheim on Magic Online.

Magic Online Champions Showcase

The two 2020 Champions Showcase events left from 2020 are scheduled to take place March 13-14, 2021 and will both feature Magic’s oldest format —Vintage.

2020 SHOWCASEDATESTART TIMEFORMATS
Season 2Saturday, March 13, 202110 AM PTVintage Cube Draft, Modern
Season 3Sunday, March 14, 202110 AM PTVintage Cube Draft, Modern

Kaldheim Alternative Play Schedule

  • February 17: Modern Horizons Encore.
  • February 24: Ultimate Masters Flashback.
  • March 3: Vintage Cube.
  • March 24: Time Spiral Remastered Supreme Draft. 
  • March 31: New Spotlight Cube.
  • April 7: New Spotlight Cube.

Modern Horizons Encore Drafts

Modern Horizons Encore Drafts will allow players to keep the cards they draft and will be available February 17-24.

  • Entry Options:
    • 25 Event Tickets
    • Modern Horizons boosters + 4 Event Tickets
    • 250 Play Points
    • 10 Modern Horizons Event Tokens
  • Prizes:
    • 3 Wins: 6 Modern Horizons boosters, 2 QPs, and a Competitive Trophy
    • 2 Wins: 2 Modern Horizons boosters

Phantom League

  • Entry Options:
    • 10 Event Tickets
    • 100 Play Points
    • Modern Horizons Event Tokens
  • Prizes:
    • 3 Wins: 150 Play Points, 2 QPs, 1 Treasure Chest, and 1 Friendly Trophy
    • 2 Wins: 100 Play Points
    • 1 Win: 50 Play Points

“For an entry fee of 40 QPs, players can compete for an invitation to the Kaldheim Split Championship event on MTG Arena.”

Qualifier Weekend

For an entry fee of 40 QPs, players can compete for an invitation to the Kaldheim Split Championship event on MTG Arena.

DATETIME (PT)EVENTFORMATINVITATION
Saturday, February 20, 20213:00 AM*Limited QualifierKHM SealedKaldheim Championship (MTG Arena)
Sunday, February 21, 20217:00 AM*Limited QualifierKHM SealedKaldheim Championship (MTG Arena)

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 February 24 at 9 AM PT until noon for server maintenance.

Read the original article from Wizards of the Coast.