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War is imminent as the Phyrexian plague engulfs the plane of Mirrodin, corrupting it from the inside out. In February, the war comes to Thursday Night Magic Online!

Beginning February 3, each TNMO time slot will have a Phyrexian Event and a Mirran Event, each with its own promo card – straight out of Mirrodin Besieged! You must make a stand, which side will you choose?

These awesome cards will be legal in all appropriate formats beginning Wednesday, February 16.

Mirrodin Besieged Prerelease at Your Local Store
Mirrodin Besieged Prereleases are happening worldwide this weekend! Find a store near you and play with the newest Magic: The Gathering set a week before it goes on sale! Choose your side, Mirran or Phyrexian, and play with booster packs for your side!

More Event Entry Updates!
After the downtime on January 26, most sealed deck and draft events will return with multiple ways to join. In most cases this will simply be an event ticket option, but several other events (such as the Scars of Mirrodin drafts and Masters Edition IV drafts) will also accept the appropriate event bundle.

Gold Queues Return!
Beginning after the downtime on January 26, the popular 2-player Gold Constructed Queues return for all Core Constructed formats (Standard, SOM

EDIT: Magic Online is live as of 9:10 AM PST.  Happy gaming!

Due to some issues with lag we have seen when players first navigate to the various play lobbies, we are scheduling an emergency downtime tomorrow at 8:00 AM PST (16:00 UTC). During this downtime we will deploy a new build that should take care of this issue.

Until this new build is deployed, players can minimize the inconvenience by staying the same play lobby (for instance, the 8-Player Draft room) as long as possible. Once any lag clears, they shouldn't experience significantly more lag until they navigate to a new lobby. We recommend players try to limit their navigation and re-logging to a bare minimum tonight.

The emergency downtime also means that all scheduled events after 1:00 AM PST (9:00 UTC) will be cancelled.

Event Entry Requirements Getting a Facelift!
We are pleased to announce that after we return from out downtime on January 19, Magic Online will support multiple entry options for the same event! While we are going to start slowly (when we go live, only the Urza’s Saga Block Draft Queue will support this change), over time we will be able to offer even more ways for players to join their favorite events.

Here’s how it works. Finding the tournaments will be the same, but the “Join” button will be replaced with an “Entry Options” button which will open the Entry Requirement Options box. Each option will have its own tab starting with the most common option. Just select the option you want and click “Join”!

For example, in the near

Happy new year, everyone! Hope your holidays were safe and happy. Now on with the announcements.

Masters Edition IV Release Events Begin
Play with iconic cards from throughout Magic's history! Masters Edition IV Release Events start with the draft and sealed queues after the downtime on January 12 with Premier Events beginning on January 15. Check out our ME4 known issues list before you jump into a match!

MOCS Season 1 End-of-Season Championship
Season 1 of the Magic Online Championship Series ends Wednesday with the downtime. All players with at least 15 QPs are eligible for the End-of-Season Championship that starts at 7:00 AM PST (15:00 UTC), not to mention the Pernicious Deed promo card, so make sure you mark your calendars!

MOCS Season 2 Information
Don't forget, MOCS Season 2 starts

Hey everyone,

UPDATE:  We are pack up.  Sorry for the delay and have fun. 

UPDATE:  Due to some additional delays with network maintenance (which could only be competed while MTGO is down), we currently targeting 5 PM PST as our go live date.   

As of 11:00 AM PST, our downtime is running longer than expected. Our current estimate of when MTGO will be live is 3:30 PM PST. I will post here when I have more information. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Chris

Happy new year, everyone! Hope your holidays were safe and happy. Now on with the announcements.

Masters Edition IV Prerelease and Release
Masters Edition IV releases January 10, but Prerelease events begin January 7. Release Events start with the draft and sealed queues on January 12 with Premier Events beginning on January 15. Have fun!

Premier Event Prize Structure Changes…Again
After running constructed Premier Events with the prize structure players voted on, it is clear that the change has not had the effect we were hoping for (increased fire rates for PEs). Standard format PEs fire rate dropped from 100% to 66%, while the other events remained at 0%. In response to this result, starting this weekend all constructed PEs will require a minimum of 33 players and use the following

UPDATE 1/1/2011:  As of 12:40 PM PST, web based New Account Creation for Magic Online is available.  Thank you for your patience. 

We are currently experiencing some technical issues with the web based New Account Creation for Magic Online.  We do not currently have an ETA on when this issue will be resolved.   

Only the web-based account creation is affected, however, so players can download the Magic Online program and create a new account by launching the program after the download is complete.   Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. 

Have a safe and happy New Year!
Chris

Below are the promo cards for the January 2011 Player Rewards season (December 29 to January 26).  Have fun!

The Tier 1 and 2 alternate art land promo cards are the Guru lands and were originally released in paper between 1999 and 2001 as part of the Guru program.

The Tier 3 and 4 promo card is Carrion Feeder, originally released as a Friday Night Magic prize in 2004.

The Tier 5 and 6 promo card is a current frame Two-Headed Giant of Foriys.

The Tier 7 and 8 promo card is a full art Imperious Perfect, originally released for the Champs/States in 2007.

The Tier 9, 10, and 11 promo card is a full art Deathless Angel, originally released for the Rise of the Eldrazi Game Day.