Eligibility

This National Championship is an invitation-only event. All qualified players need to register for the event. A list of qualified player can be found here.

Prizes

Event Structure

Saturday

Three Classic Constructed, Swiss rounds
Three Booster Draft, Swiss rounds
Three Booster Draft, Swiss rounds

Sunday

Three Classic Constructed, Swiss rounds
Top 8: Classic Constructed, Single Elimination (untimed)

SWISS ROUNDS

Swiss rounds are best-of-one.

• Classic Constructed Swiss rounds are 50 + 5 minutes in duration (50 + 5 means there are 5 minutes allocated for the start of game procedure. Players must have presented their deck and revealed their equipment and weapons within this 5-minute window. If both players complete the start of game procedure in less than 5 minutes, they may begin playing their match immediately.)
  
• Booster Draft Swiss rounds are 30 + 5 minutes in duration.

TOP 8

• Top 8 playoffs are single elimination, best-of-one matches.
• Top 8 matches have no time limit. Players are expected to play at a reasonable pace and Slow Play penalties will be enforced.
• For each Top 8 match, the player that finished higher in the Swiss portion of the event chooses to play first or second.

Decks

• Decks must be legal as defined by the Card Legality Policy.
• Deck registration must be done using full card names only and be clearly legible.
• The official Classic Constructed Deck Registration Sheet is available here.
• Players may not change their registered deck during the tournament.
• Deck checks will be conducted by event staff throughout the tournament.
• It is the responsibility of each player to ensure there are no distinguishing marks or patterns on their cards or card sleeves for the duration of the tournament.