Magic Online Announcements, March 9, 2021

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2020 Magic Online Champions Showcase Seasons 2 & 3

Vintage Cube March 3–24

Limited Qualifier Saturday

Modern Qualifier Sunday

Kaldheim Season Alternative Play Calendar

Magic Online Format Challenges Every Weekend

Downtime March 24

2020 MAGIC ONLINE CHAMPIONS SHOWCASE SEASONS 2 & 3

March 13–14 is going to be an exciting weekend of Magic Online, featuring both of the remaining 2020 Champions Showcase events! Interested in playing in a Showcase event yourself? There's still time to qualify for 2021's upcoming Champions Showcase events happening later this year.

Featuring Vintage Cube Draft, Modern, your favorite Magic casters, and a $70,000 prize pool for each Showcase, the full weekend of Magic Online action streams live on twitch.tv/magic.

Get the scoop on the competitors and broadcast details now over on Magic.gg!

VINTAGE CUBE MARCH 3–24

We've got a three-week run of this classic experience from March 3 until March 24. March is a little unusual for this cube, but . . . well, we live in unusual times and the MOCS Showcase events on March 13 and 14 are worth celebrating. Life's too short not to have a little more Vintage Cube.

For a full list of the latest changes to Vintage Cube, click here.

LIMITED QUALIFIER SATURDAY

On Saturday, March 13, there will be a Kaldheim Sealed Qualifier with a start time of 7 a.m. PT (UTC-8). The event costs 40 QPs, and the winner will earn an invitation to the Strixhaven Split Championship event on MTG Arena.

Learn more about Qualifier events here.

MODERN QUALIFIER SUNDAY

On Sunday, March 14, there will be a Modern Qualifier with a start time of 7 a.m. PT (UTC-7). The event costs 40 QPs, and the winner will earn an invitation to the Strixhaven Split Championship event on MTG Arena.

Learn more about Qualifier events here.

KALDHEIM SEASON ALTERNATIVE PLAY CALENDAR

For Kaldheim season's alternative play, we have quite the variety for you. Please note that events change over from one week to the next on Wednesday mornings and last for one week unless specified otherwise.

• March 24: Time Spiral Remastered Supreme Draft. Time Spiral Remastered comes out on March 19. Before everyone has mastered this remaster, let's draft some truly absurd decks.
• March 31: A new Spotlight Cube. As usual, we'll have more to share when we get closer.
• April 7: Another new Spotlight Cube. Again, details will come as the event approaches.

MAGIC ONLINE FORMAT CHALLENGES EVERY WEEKEND

Format Challenges are the first step toward qualifying for Premier Play through your favorite Magic formats and provide excellent prizes for those looking to test their mettle in their favorite formats. To learn more about Premier Play qualification, click here.

Magic Online's Format Challenges 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.

NEXT DOWNTIME MARCH 24

The next downtime will be March 24, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until noon. This is for standard server maintenance. All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-7).