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PAX Unplugged Comes To Magic Online As Part of MTG Convention Series

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

Watery Grave illustrated by Chris Ostrowski

As part of an ongoing series of weekly changes, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has announced the updates and changes for Week 5 of Innistrad: Crimson Vow on Magic Online.

Vintage Masters Flashback Drafts Return

Starting on Wednesday, phantom Vintage Masters Flashback drafts return for a week. Entry for the drafts is ten (10) event tickets or 100 play points. Misthollow Griffin has been temporarily removed from the collation until an error is fixed.

MTG Convention Series Continues With PAX Unplugged

All-access tokens return to Magic Online with the MTG Convention Series tomorrow with the start of PAX Unplugged. Purchase a mythic event token for one of the 22 constructed events held during the four-day convention and receive all access until next Wednesday. Players can play as many casual games as they wish and enter leagues and scheduled events with regular entry fees while having access to almost every card on Magic Online.

Players can earn exclusive promos in the events including a Xanathar avatar and a non-foil Demilich. Winning three matches in a convention event award players a ticket to Convention Series Championship on January 1, 2022. The winner of the championship earns four digital sets of every Modern-legal set on Magic Online.

Upcoming Showcase Challenges

DateTimeEventFormatInvitation
Saturday, December 118 AM PTModern Showcase ChallengeModernShowcase Qualifier
Sunday, December 126 AM PTPioneer Showcase ChallengePioneerShowcase Qualifier

Upcoming Qualifier

DateTimeEventFormatInvitation
Friday, December 102 PM PTVintage QualifierVintageNeon 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.