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Showcase Qualifiers, Vintage Cube Draft Returns To Magic Online

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

Lotus Cobra
Lotus Cobra, illustrated by Chippy

As part of an ongoing series of weekly changes, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has announced the updates and changes for week 14 of Zendikar Rising on Magic Online.

Commander Legends

Commander Legends is now live on Magic Online.

Supreme Draft: Vintage Cube

Today is the last day to join Supreme Draft: Vintage Cube events.

Updated Alternative Play Schedule

  • December 23–January 13: Vintage Cube.
  • January 13–20: New Cube Spotlight Cube Series.
  • January 20–28: Vintage Masters Flashback.

Showcase Qualifiers

Two Showcase Qualifiers will fire this weekend, allowing players to battle for a shot at the Champions Showcase in Modern and Legacy formats.

DATETIMEEVENTFORMATINVITATION
Sunday, December 26, 20208:00 AMModern Showcase QualifierModernSeason 3 Showcase
Sunday, December 27, 20208:00 AMLegacy Showcase QualifierLegacySeason 3 Showcase

Showcase Open

The Showcase Open allows “anyone to try their hand at earning an invitation to the Showcase” and doesn’t require points or prior qualification to enter. Each event will cost either 40 Event Tickets or 400 Play Points to enter.

Saturday, January 2, 20217:00 AMZNR SealedSeason 3 Showcase
Sunday, January 3, 20217:00 AMZNR SealedSeason 3 Showcase

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 January 27 at 9 AM PT until noon. This is to implement the launch of Kaldheim.

Read the original article from Wizards of the Coast.