Magic Online Championship Series Season 7 Ends Tomorrow!
MOCS Season 7 ends with tomorrow's downtime. Earn those last few QPs for the Championship Event on July 2 at 3:00 PM PDT (18:00 UTC). The format is Scars of Mirrodin Block Constructed and the promo card is a full-art Tempered Steel.
Community Cup Planeswalker Format Event on Sunday!
Remember that the Planeswalker format event your Community Team earned you is this Sunday at 9:00 AM PDT (16:00 UTC). Full details below.
Community Cup Planeswalker Format Events
START TIMES: 9:00 AM PDT (16:00 UTC)
LOCATION: Premier Events room.
ENTRY OPTIONS(S): Invitation Only. All players who logged into Magic Online on June 15, June 16, and June 17 will be invited.
PRODUCT: Planeswalker format legal deck.
SIZE: 16 players minimum, 2048 player maximum.
DURATION: 4 Rounds, Swiss pairings.
PRIZES: Prizes are based on the total match points at the end of the tournament. Each match win awards 3 points and each match loss awards 0 points.
Match Points | Prizes | QPs |
12 | 3 boosters of the players choice | 0 |
ADDITIONAL PRIZES: All players who participate in the Community Cup Planeswalker Format event will receive 1 Magic 2011 booster pack.
In addition, check out the players' coverage of their experience at the Community Cup:
- Chris from MTGOAcademy
- Michelle on the Wizards Community Site
- George on PureMTGO
- Luis on ChannelFireball
- Bing on StarCityGames
- Marshall from Limited Resources
- Graham (and crew) from LoadingReadyRun…
Commander Decks Arrive Monday!
On sale July 4 at 9:00 AM PDT (16:00 UTC) in the Magic Online Store, these decks give players an easy entry point into an awesome multiplayer format. Learn more about Commander and the changes coming with tomorrow's downtime.
New Phyrexia Redemption Starts Tomorrow
After we return from out downtime tomorrow, you will be able to redeem complete sets of New Phyrexia.
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Downtime Notes for 06/28/2011
The system will be down from 8:00 AM PDT (15:00 UTC) to 12:00 PM PDT (19:00 UTC)
The system will go into "No Pay" at 5:00 AM PDT (12:00 UTC).
Store and trades will shut off at approximately 7:45 AM PDT (14:45 UTC).
This downtime is expected to last approximately 4 hours.
This downtime contains the Magic: The Gathering Commander card set build and features several card bug fixes.
Commander will be available for in the Magic Online Store Monday, July 4, at 9:00 AM PDT (16:00 UTC). Commander cards become legal in Classic and Legacy based formats after the downtime.
General
- Added: Magic: The Gathering Commander product and support.
- Updated: Official support for multiplayer starts with this build. While we know that some issues still exist, they will be prioritized appropriately. Known issues with seating for formats other than multiplayer free-for-all will be addressed in the new UI.
- Updated: Clan "Boosters Won" on Magic Online now updates dynamically at the conclusion of each event.
Card Rules
- Updated: Commander banned list has been updated to match paper Commander banned list.
- Updated: Commander format now uses color identity across all card properties and abilities where appropriate.
- Fixed: Thraximundar -- Correctly triggers its sacrifice ability when it attacks.
- Fixed: Karn, Silver Golem -- Triggered ability now interacts correctly with -1/-1 counters during the end step.
- Fixed: Melira, Sylvok Outcast -- Abilities now function correctly with persist and Etched Monstrosity.
- Fixed: Bludgeon Brawl -- Creatures equipped by an artifact affected by Bludgeon Brawl now lose the power bonus when the equipped artifact is destroyed.
- Fixed: Myr Superion -- Can now be cast using mana generated with Lotus Cobra.
- Fixed: Arm with Aether -- Spell's effect no longer allows non-creature permanents to be targeted.
- Fixed: Chancellor of the Spires -- Targeting Act of Aggression with its enters the battlefield ability now works correctly.
- Fixed: Saproling Symbiosis -- Now creates correct number of tokens if cast without its additional cost.
- Fixed: Hypergenesis -- Correctly resolves in multiplayer games if all players decline placing an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land into play.
- Fixed: Apostle's Blessing -- Corrected rare instances of players not being able to choose a color.
- Fixed: Spellskite -- Spellskite's ability can now redirect damage from Searing Blaze.
- Fixed: Karn Liberated -- Now restarts the game correctly when playing two-headed giant.
User Interface
- Updated: Commanders are now chosen by placing them in your sideboard. This means decks built for the commander format are now 99-card decks with a 1 card sideboard.