Magic Online Announcements, January 12, 2021

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All-Access Weeks, Plus Week of Super Qualifiers

Spotlight Cube Series: Temur Cube Ends Tomorrow

Vintage Masters Flashback

Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend

Downtime January 27

ALL-ACCESS WEEKS, PLUS WEEK OF SUPER QUALIFIERS

Escape the January doldrums with a Week of Super Qualifiers starting Monday, January 18—one per day for an entire week! Each event offers TWO invitations to the Kaldheim Championship on MTG Arena.

(For UTC, add 8 hours)

Note: The Pauper and Vintage Qualifiers previously scheduled for that weekend have been replaced with Super Qualifiers in those formats.

Got the cards already? Regular details of the event apply (including minimum players and entry options of 40 Event Tickets, 400 Play Points, or 40 Qualifier Points), and those can be found here.

Don't have the cards for your favorite format in your collection or want to try something new? Mythic Event Tokens are available in the MTGO store for $25.00. Once you buy one, you'll be able to enter events and games using just about any deck, even if the cards in it aren't in your collection.

• Purchasing a single Mythic Event Token provides access to almost every card in Magic Online (except Secret Lair, promos, sets not released in full on Magic Online, and a few others) and lets you:
• Test out new strategies in Open Play, Solitaire, and Commander
• Try new ideas to win prizes in Leagues and Queues (normal entry option required)
• Take on MTGO's best in Format Challenges and Showcase Challenges (normal entry option required)
• Enter a Super Qualifier (normal entry option required) or purchase a second Mythic Event Token and use both to enter

Please note:

• Spending Mythic Event Tokens doesn't remove All-Access—the access continues to apply to your account until downtime and lets you continue to build decks and enter Leagues, Tournaments, or additional Super Qualifiers with the regular entry options.
• Unused Mythic Event Tokens will be cleared from accounts during the downtime on January 27.

The Mythic Event Token is on sale now for $25.00, and enhanced access lasts until the next scheduled downtime—Wednesday, January 27, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific (17:00 UTC).

SPOTLIGHT CUBE SERIES: TEMUR CUBE ENDS TOMORROW

Packed with tons of combos and potential degeneracy to be had, Temur Cube ends this Wednesday, January 20, so make sure to check it out while you still can! Cube designer Elizabeth Rice has more on Temur Cube, as well as a full card list, available in the announcement article here.

VINTAGE MASTERS FLASHBACK

One of the most popular Draft formats of all time is back to round out Zendikar Rising season. Starting this Wednesday, January 20, we're doing a week of Vintage Masters flashbacks. This Phantom League will run January 20–28—entry and prize details are found here.

MAGIC ONLINE FORMAT CHALLENGES EVERY WEEKEND

Format Challenges are the first step toward qualifying for Premier Play through your favorite Magic formats. To learn more about Premier Play qualification, click here.

Magic Online's Format Challenges now run once on Saturdays and once on Sundays for each Constructed format! On weekends featuring Showcase Challenge events, the Format Challenge that starts at either 6 a.m., 8 a.m., or 10 a.m. Pacific time is pre-empted by the Showcase Challenge—Format Challenges scheduled at other times remain in place. NOTE: The Pauper Challenge is never pre-empted.

Check out this page for further event details.

DOWNTIME JANUARY 27

The next downtime will be January 27, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until noon. This is for the release of Kaldheim. All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-8).