All Universal Tournament Rules and Magic: the Gathering Floor Rules are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document.
Format
Shards of Alara Block Constructed and Booster Draft
- 1 Shards of Alara, 1 Conflux, and 1 Alara Reborn boosters will be used for drafting
- Deck lists are required
- Check www.thedci.com for Block Constructed and Booster Draft format rules.
Round Length
- Day 1 will consist of 5 rounds of Block Constructed followed by 3 rounds of Booster Draft
- Day 2 will consist of 3 rounds of Booster Draft followed by 5 rounds of Block Constructed
- 16 Swiss Rounds total, 55 minutes per round
- When time is called, the active player will finish the turn and five additional turns will be taken
- Stalling and slow play rules will be strictly enforced during the tournament.
Advancement
- All players may participate in all 8 Swiss rounds of Friday’s competition.
- Players with 15 or more match points after round 8 will advance to Saturday's competition.
- The top 8 players after round 16 will advance to Sunday’s Top 8 single-elimination finals.
Top 8
- Top 8 will be Booster Draft format
- Top 8 matches will be best 3 of 5
- Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will still be used to determine final order in the standings.
- While there are no time limits in the Top 8, players are expected to play at a reasonable pace and finish their matches within 90 minutes.
Notes
- 48K, REL: Professional
- Players are required to use the same Block Constructed deck for day 1 and day 2
- Players are responsible for knowing all DCI rules and high-level tournament rules.
- Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and appropriate counters.
Friday Schedule
8:55 AM Seating for player meeting posted.
9:00 AM Mandatory Player meeting begins. Deck lists are collected from player tables by judges.
9:15 AM Day 1 play begins.
Saturday Schedule
8:55 AM Day 2 pairings posted.
9:00 AM Day 2 play begins.
Sunday Schedule
10:30 AM Finals players check in at feature match area.
11:00 AM Single-elimination Finals matches begin.
Prizes
All Amounts in US Dollars
|
Place
|
Prize
|
Place
|
Prize
|
Place
|
Prize
|
Place
|
Prize
|
| 1 |
$40,000 |
18 |
$3,250 |
35 |
$1,200 |
52 |
$630 |
| 2 |
$20,000 |
19 |
$3,000 |
36 |
$1,150 |
53 |
$620 |
| 3 |
$15,000 |
20 |
$2,800 |
37 |
$1,100 |
54 |
$610 |
| 4 |
$13,000 |
21 |
$2,600 |
38 |
$1,050 |
55 |
$600 |
| 5 |
$11,000 |
22 |
$2,400 |
39 |
$1,000 |
56 |
$590 |
| 6 |
$10,500 |
23 |
$2,200 |
40 |
$950 |
57 |
$580 |
| 7 |
$10,000 |
24 |
$2,000 |
41 |
$900 |
58 |
$570 |
| 8 |
$9,500 |
25 |
$1,900 |
42 |
$850 |
59 |
$560 |
| 9 |
$7,000 |
26 |
$1,800 |
43 |
$800 |
60 |
$550 |
| 10 |
$6,500 |
27 |
$1,700 |
44 |
$775 |
61 |
$540 |
| 11 |
$6,000 |
28 |
$1,600 |
45 |
$750 |
62 |
$530 |
| 12 |
$5,500 |
29 |
$1,500 |
46 |
$730 |
63 |
$520 |
| 13 |
$5,000 |
30 |
$1,450 |
47 |
$710 |
64 |
$510 |
| 14 |
$4,500 |
31 |
$1,400 |
48 |
$690 |
65 |
$500 |
| 15 |
$4,000 |
32 |
$1,350 |
49 |
$675 |
|
|
| 16 |
$3,750 |
33 |
$1,300 |
50 |
$660 |
|
|
| 17 |
$3,500 |
34 |
$1,250 |
51 |
$645 |
Total
|
$230,795
|