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[[Five College Showdown]] is a special PvE event, introduced in April 2026, along with the update 7.9.0 and the release of [[Secrets of Strixhaven]] [[card]] [[set]]. During the event, players were able to test out five newly introduced Planeswalkers, playing with their Master decks against five different Archaics - enemies from Arcavios. It is most likely a one-time event.

== Story ==
:''When the Elder Dragons of Arcavios first noticed humanoid races trying to wield magic they grew angry and wary. The dangers of mortals being capable of magic far overweighted the positives of the matter.''
:''But with time the Elders understood that with discipline and proper guidance these mortals could master the magic birthed from the plane’s snarls. With that philosophy in mind Strixhaven was founded, a school of magic where the teachings of the founder Elder Dragons would be passed for generations.''
:''Each Elder had its own college, named after themselves: Silverquil, Lorehold, Witherbloom, Prismari and Quandrix.''

== Special rules ==
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== Node 1: [[Zimone, Infinite Analyst]] ==
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Wildgrowth Archaic
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|Level=120
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Player's deck list:
{{Deck List
|Mathemagics
|Ambitious Augmenter
|Traumatic Critique
|Flow State
|Strixhaven Skycoach
|Additive Evolution
|Procrastinate
|Banishing Betrayal
|Paradox Gardens
|Quandrix, the Proof
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||5|}}
{{Objective|Loyalty|2|3}}
{{Objective|Slow and Steady|3|2}}
|}

== Node 2: [[Rootha, Mastering the Moment]] ==
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Transcendent Archaic
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|Level=120
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Player's deck list:
{{Deck List
|Mind into Matter
|Suspend Aggression
|Flow State
|Prismari Charm
|Tablet of Discovery
|Page, Loose Leaf
|Orysa, Tide Choreographer
|Emeritus of Ideation
|Molten-Core Maestro
|
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||5|}}
{{Objective|Loyalty|2|3}}
{{Objective|Assault|3|2}}
|}

== Node 3: [[Killian, Decisive Mentor]] ==
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=The Dawning Archaic
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|Level=120
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Player's deck list:
{{Deck List
|Informed Inkwright
|Forum of Amity
|Great Hall of the Biblioplex
|Graduation Day
|Strixhaven Skycoach
|Skycoach Waypoint
|Silverquill Charm
|Masterfull Flourish
|Wander Off
|Silverquill, the Disputant
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||5|}}
{{Objective|Loyalty|2|3}}
{{Objective|Striker|10|2}}
|}

== Node 4: [[Quintorius, History Chaser]] ==
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Wandering Archaic
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|Level=120
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Player's deck list:
{{Deck List
|Fields of Strife
|Erode
|Skycoach Waypoint
|Borrowed Knowledge
|Molten Note
|Practiced Scrollsmith
|Pursue the Past
|Emeritus of Conflict
|Lorehold, the Historian
|Antiquities on the Loose
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||5|}}
{{Objective|Loyalty|2|3}}
{{Objective|Spell Caster|3|2}}
|}

== Node 5: [[Professor Dellian Fel]] ==
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Magmablood Archaic
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|Level=120
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Player's deck list:
{{Deck List
|Titan's Grave
|Great Hall of the Biblioplex
|Planar Engineering
|Skycoach Waypoint
|Lluwen, Exchange Student
|Essenceknit Scholar
|Send in the Pest
|Witherbloom, the Balancer
|Comforting Counsel
|Last Gasp
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||5|}}
{{Objective|Loyalty|2|3}}
{{Objective|Ambush|3|2}}
|}

== Rewards ==
{{Rewards header progression|Apr 2026}}
|-
!10
| {{Runes|5,000}}
| {{Runes|5,500}}
| {{Runes|6,000}}
| {{Runes|6,500}}
|-
!20
| {{Crystals|5}}
| {{Crystals|5}}
| {{Crystals|10}}
| {{Crystals|10}}
|-
!30
| {{Crystals|5}}
| {{Crystals|10}}
| {{Crystals|10}}
| {{Crystals|15}}
|-
!40
| {{Crystals|10}}
| {{Crystals|10}}
| {{Crystals|15}}
| {{Crystals|20}}
|-
!50
| [[SOS]] Booster Pack<br>{{Crystals|10}} {{Jewels|5}}
| [[SOS]] Booster Pack<br>{{Crystals|15}} {{Jewels|5}}
| [[SOS]] Booster Pack<br>{{Crystals|20}} {{Jewels|5}}
| [[SOS]] Booster Pack<br>{{Crystals|25}} {{Jewels|5}}
|}

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