Details for the Strixhaven Championship invitees, including dates, deadlines, and formats were revealed today on Magic.gg.
The Strixhaven Championship takes place on June 4-6 on MTG Arena and will have a prize pool of $250,000. Standard and Historic will be on display with Standard decklist submissions due on May 26 at 11:59 pm PT and Historic lists due on May 31 at 11:59 pm PT.
The Strixhaven Championship is an invite-only event. Invited players include:
- MPL and Rivals League Members
- Players that earned seven (7) match wins on Day Two of a single Strixhaven Qualifier Weekend
- Strixhaven Championship Magic Online Qualifier winners
- Top 2 players from each Strixhaven Championship Magic Online Super Qualifier
- Winners of the 2020 Season 2 & 2020 Season 3 Magic Online Champions Showcases
- Players qualified for the 2021 Season 1 Magic Online Champions Showcase
- The Top 16 Challengers (non-league competitors) from the Kaldheim Championship
- Any discretionary invites or pass-down invitations from events
Day 1 of the event will include three rounds of Historic followed by four rounds of Standard with players reaching four wins or more moving on to Day 2. Day 2 will have four more rounds of Historic and four more rounds of Standard. Players reaching twelve (12) wins will be locked for the Top 8 with the rest of the Top 8 coming down to standings after the final round of Swiss. Day 3 will include a double-elimination playoff bracket using Historic. The championship match will be best two-of-three matches.
All invited players will receive fully-loaded MTG Arena accounts prior to the event.
The Strixhaven Championship invitation list is available here.
Read the original article from Magic.gg.