As part of an ongoing series of weekly changes, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has announced the updates and changes for week 12 of Zendikar Rising on Magic Online.
Commander Legends
Commander Legends is now live on Magic Online.
Last Day for Chaos Draft: Masters Sets
This masterful chaos draft format uses all nine masters sets below:
- Modern Masters
- Modern Masters 2
- Modern Masters 3
- Eternal Masters
- Iconic Masters
- Masters 25
- Ultimate Masters
- Double Masters
- Vintage Masters
Supreme Draft: Chaos
The latest draft format to come to Magic Online is Supreme Draft: Chaos, where players draft from eighteen different packs. This event is scheduled to run December 9-16.
Updated Alternative Play Schedule
- December 16–23: Supreme Draft: Vintage Cube.
- December 23–January 13: Vintage Cube.
- January 13–20: New Cube Spotlight Cube Series.
- January 20–28: Vintage Masters Flashback.
Showcase Qualifiers
Six Showcase Qualifiers will fire over the next three weekends allowing players to battle for a shot at the Champions Showcase for six different formats.
| DATE | FORMAT | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, December 12 | Standard | 6 AM PT |
| Sunday December 13 | Pioneer | 6 AM PT |
| Saturday, December 19 | Vintage | 10 AM PT |
| Sunday December 20 | Limited | 9 AM PT |
| Saturday, December 26 | Modern | 8 AM PT |
| Sunday December 27 | Legacy | 8 AM PT |
Showcase Last Chance Qualifiers will run through 7 AM PT on Wednesday so players can qualify for Champions Showcase events for whichever format they want.
2021 MOCS Season 1
The new 2021 Magic Online Champions Showcase season begins December 9. Players will have until that morning to use their Qualifier Points from Season 3 before they expire.
Preliminary Event Changes
The structure for Preliminary Events will be changing with the start of the 2021 MOCS Season 1 on December 9.
- Number of rounds reduced from 5 to 4
- Minimum players reduced from 16 to 12
- Prize changes
- 4 Wins – 600 Play Points, 40 QP
- 3 Wins – 300 Play Points, 20 QP
- 2 Wins – 150 Play Points, 10 QP
- Treasure Chests will be awarded in Constructed
- 4 Wins – 5 Treasure Chests
- 3 Wins – 3 Treasure Chests
- 2 Wins – 1 Treasure Chest
- Treasure Chests will be awarded in Constructed
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) | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | Vintage Challenge | |
| 2:00 AM | Pauper Challenge | |
| 4:00 AM | Legacy Challenge | Modern Challenge |
| 6:00 AM | Standard Challenge | Pioneer Challenge |
| 8:00 AM | Modern Challenge | Legacy Challenge |
| 10:00 AM | Vintage Challenge | Pauper Challenge |
| 2:00 PM | Pioneer Challenge | Standard 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.
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