The Dragon War

The Dragon War (TDW)
Type	PvP Legacy Coalition
Rewards	Progression Individual placement Coalition placement
Nodes	5
Charges	1 initial charges 4 maximum charges 8h recharge time
Specials	PW color-restricted    PW choice locked  Perma-support in play
Card XP gain	20 XP (all wins on a node)
Introduced	M19 · Jul 2018 · v2.8
Portal:Events   (Infobox · Data)

The Dragon War was a Legacy Coalition PvP event, first released in July 2018 along with the Core Set 2019 card set. It was deactivated in 2020, not long after it was last run in March, 2020.[1]

The player faced a different Dragon in each node, adding the Dragon's abilities to their Loyalty abilities.

Once a Planeswalker was chosen for a node, another might not be chosen for that node, nor might that Planeswalker be chosen for another node, for the whole event.

The Dragon War changed from Standard to Legacy in November 2019 (v3.9).

Completing its objectives was possible without cards from its associated set.

Story

Legends of an ancient Elder Dragon War describe five elder dragons as the only survivors of an ages-long conflict against others of their kind. They are said to have become the ancestors of all dragons, drakes, and wurms on their home plane, and possibly beyond.

Special rules

Color restriction	One or more nodes in this event can only be played by Planeswalkers of a specified color.

Locked nodes	Once a Planeswalker has been chosen for a node, it's locked in for the whole event.

Permanent support		A permanent support affects play on one or more nodes.

Nodes

Node 1: Arcades' Strategy (top)

Planeswalker color restriction	White, Blue, Green
Only planeswalkers with affinity to White, Blue, or Green can be played.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	7 · 200
Ambush:  Summon 3 or more Creatures during a single turn.	3
Hardened:  Cast 3 creatures with toughness 5 or more.	2

	Permanent support: Arcades' Strategy
	Side: Both
	The following effects are added to your Planeswalker's abilities: 1st Ability: Draw a card, then give it 3 mana. 2nd Ability: Your creatures gain Flying  and Vigilance  until the beginning of your next turn. 3rd Ability: Your creatures gain +X/+0, where X is equal to their toughness.

Node 2: Chromium's Transformations (right)

Planeswalker color restriction	White, Blue, Black
Only planeswalkers with affinity to White, Blue, or Black can be played.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	7 · 200
Grimoire:  Cast 3 or more spells during a single turn.	3
Magician:  Cast 4 or more spells with cost 9 or less.	2

	Permanent support: Chromium's Transformations
	Side: Both
	The following effects are added to your Planeswalker's abilities: 1st Ability: Cards in your hand can't be drained, raised or discarded by opponent's effects until the beginning of your next turn. 2nd Ability: Creatures you control lose all their buffs and gain Hexproof  until the beginning of your next turn. 3rd Ability: All cards in your hand gain Flash .

Node 3: Nicol Bolas's Rising (bottom-right)

Planeswalker color restriction	Blue, Black, Red
Only planeswalkers with affinity to Blue, Black, or Red can be played.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	7 · 200
Striker:  Deal 15 or more damage during a single turn.	3
Prodigal:  Win with only cards that cost 11 or more mana.	2

	Permanent support: Nicol Bolas's Rising
	Side: Both
	The following effects are added to your Planeswalker's abilities: 1st Ability: Deal 5 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker. 2nd Ability: Return the first creature from your graveyard to play under your control. 3rd Ability: If your opponent would draw cards during their next turn, you draw that many instead. Those cards gain full mana.

Node 4: Vaevictis' Atrocities (bottom-left)

Planeswalker color restriction	Black, Red, Green
Only planeswalkers with affinity to Black, Red, or Green can be played.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	7 · 200
Gadgeteer:  Cast 3 or more supports that cost 10 or less.	3
Recruit:  Cast 4 creatures with cost 10 or less.	2

	Permanent support: Vaevictis' Atrocities
	Side: Both
	The following effects are added to your Planeswalker's abilities: 1st Ability: Destroy an Enchantment Support your opponent controls. 2nd Ability: Destroy an Artifact Support your opponent controls. 3rd Ability: Destroy the first creature your opponent controls.

Node 5: Palladia-Mors' Devastation (left)

Planeswalker color restriction	White, Red, Green
Only planeswalkers with affinity to White, Red, or Green can be played.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	7 · 200
Mightstone:  Cast 3 or more creatures with power 5 or more.	3
Enraged:  Deal 12 or more total damage to creatures during a single fight.	2

	Permanent support: Palladia-Mors' Devastation
	Side: Both
	The following effects are added to your Planeswalker's abilities: 1st Ability: Your first creature deals damage equal its power to the first creature your opponent controls. 2nd Ability: Your creatures gain Berserker , Trample  and Prevent Damage  until end of turn. 3rd Ability: Your creatures gain "Whenever this creature becomes the target of a Spell it gets +3/+3".

Rewards

Progression rewards

Ribbons	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
10	ORI Booster Pack 500	ORI Booster Pack 1,000	ORI Booster Pack 1,500	ORI Booster Pack 1,500
20	20	20	20	20
30	20	20	M19 Booster Pack 20	M19 Booster Pack 20
50	20	20	30	30
75	M19 Rare Card 1,500	M19 Rare Card 1,500	M19 Rare Card 1,500	M19 Rare Card 2,000
100	20	30	30	40
125	M19 Booster Pack Dragon's Hoard	M19 Booster Pack Dragon's Hoard	M19 Booster Pack Dragon's Hoard	M19 Booster Pack Dragon's Hoard

Total Possible Points

Number of charges	Possible points			Time elapsed	Time in UTC
	Base	Bonus	Total
1 (Initial charges)	35	25	60	-START-	8:00 PM
2	70	50	120	+8 Hrs	4:00 AM
3	105	75	180	+16 Hrs	12:00 PM
4 (Max charges reached)*	140	100	240	+24 Hrs	8:00 PM
5	175	125	300	+32 Hrs	4:00 AM
6	210	150	360	+40 Hrs	12:00 PM
7	245	175	420	+48 Hrs	8:00 PM
8	280	200	480	+56 Hrs	4:00 AM
9§	315	225	540	+64 Hrs	12:00 PM
Event end			540	+70 Hrs	6:00 PM

* Maximum charges reached if you have not started playing yet.
^§ 6 hours available to complete last charge.