How it Works
Play in daily Challenge tournaments on Magic Arena to earn Star City Games store credit and SCG Online Points!
Earn 10 SCG Online Points in a Challenge Period to participate in the next SCG Tour Online Championship Qualifier. Qualifiers award $10,000 in cash prizes and SCG Online Points to all competitors!
Each player that earns at least 150 SCG Online Points during the Season Two of the SCG Tour Online qualifies for the SCG Tour Online 2020 Season Two Championship with $25,000 in cash prizes!
SCG Tour Online Challenge Event Information:
- Players are required to check-in prior to the start of the event.
- 8 player minimum
- Four (4) rounds of Swiss
Registration:
Registration for all SCG Tour Online events will close 20 minutes prior to each event. No late registrations will be allowed. Remember that MTG Arena user names are CaSE SenSITive.
Decklists
All SCG Tour Online events require decklists to be imported and submitted via your Player Controller prior to the beginning of the first round. Any player who fails to submit a decklist will be dropped from the event.
All SCG Tour Online events have open decklists. Each round, both your decklist and your opponent's will be available for reference in the Melee.gg Player Comtroller.
Check-In
Players are required to check-in by opening the Melee.gg Player Conteroller prior to the start of the event. Pre-event Check-In will be open 90 minutes before the event begins. Any Player who fails to check-in prior to the event will be dropped.
Pairings
Pairings will be announced in the form of a notification, voice notification, and SMS notification (if you activate it in your profile settings).
Each round, your Melee.gg Player Controller will update to display your "Current Pairing".
Players are required to "Check-in" to every round. Simply click the green button to check-in to your match.
Matches
Once you've received your pairing, Direct Challenge your opponent using the MTG Arena user name displayed (remember these are CaSe SeNsAtIvE) and the MTG Arena "TOURNAMENT MATCH" challenge option.
At the conclusion of your match, it is recommended that you take a screen shot of your match result. If there are any discrepancies in the match results, an admin may ask you for this as proof of your result. Then submit the match results in your Player Controller. (Intentional draws not allowed)
Each round will be 50 minutes including 5 minutes to check-in and begin your match. 15 minutes after round is paired, you will lose the current round and be dropped from the event if you have not communicated with your opponent or a tournemant admin.
For complete rules and frequently asked questions, please visit the SCG Tour Online
Eligibilty:
SCG Tour Online Challenge events are open to all players eighteen years of age and older.
Players must have accounts in good standing on MTG Arena, MTG Melee and Star City Games.
Players must not be currently suspended from participating in/on tabletop Magic: The Gathering events, The SCG Tour Online and/or tabletop SCG Tour events
Regional eligibility restrictions also apply, void where prohibited.
Miscellaneous
Players are fully and solely responsible for the presence and stability of an internet connection as well as for the stability of the system running MTG Arena.
Any types of connection issue, bugs, anything related to your game crashing/not functioning properly is the sole responsibility of the player and will not result in restarting the match.
Players should be aware of known issues in MTG Arena.
If you have a question, please use the "Contact Tournament Staff" feature and a member of our team will be happy to assist you.
- 4-0: $50 Star City Games Store Credit, 10 SCG Online Points
- 3-1: $20 Star City Games Store Credit, 4 SCG Online Points
- Participation: 2 SCG Online Points
All players with three or more match wins will receive SCG Online Points based on record. All other players receive SCG Online Points for participation.
Earn ten (10) SCG Online points in a qualifying period to earn a spot in the next SCG Tour Online Championship Qualifier!