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)

Overview

The Dragon War is a Standard coalition PvP event, first released in July 2018 along with the Core Set 2019 card set. The player faces a different Dragon in each node, adding the Dragon's abilities to their Loyalty abilities.

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

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

Objectives	Reward
Win the Fight.	7
Win with only common and uncommon cards.	3
Cast 3 or more creatures with cost 10 or less.	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

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

Objectives	Reward
Win the Fight.	7
Cast 3 or more Spells during a single turn.	3
Cast 4 Spells with cost 10 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' Rising

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

Objectives	Reward
Win the Fight.	7
Deal 15 damage during a single turn.	3
Win with only cards that cost 11 or more mana.	2

Permanent support: Nicol Bolas' 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

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

Objectives	Reward
Win the Fight.	7
Cast 3 supports with cost 10 or less.	3
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

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

Objectives	Reward
Win the Fight.	7
Cast 3 creatures with power 5 or more.	3
Deal 12 or more damage to creatures during a 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 500	ORI Booster Pack 500	ORI Booster Pack 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

Individual rewards

Rank	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
1-5	M19 Booster Pack 1,000  · 75	M19 Booster Pack 1,500  · 100	M19 Booster Pack 2,000  · 125	M19 Booster Pack 2,500  · 150
6-25	M19 Booster Pack 1,000  · 50	M19 Booster Pack 1,000  · 75	M19 Booster Pack 1,500  · 100	M19 Booster Pack 2,000  · 125
26-50	M19 Booster Pack 1,000  · 45	M19 Booster Pack 1,000  · 50	M19 Booster Pack 1,500  · 75	M19 Booster Pack 1,500  · 100
51-100	M19 Booster Pack 500  · 30	M19 Booster Pack 1,000  · 50	M19 Booster Pack 1,000  · 50	M19 Booster Pack 1,500  · 75
101-250	M19 Booster Pack 500  · 20	M19 Booster Pack 500  · 30	M19 Booster Pack 1,000  · 40	M19 Booster Pack 1,500  · 50
251-500	500  · 10	500  · 20	500  · 30	M19 Booster Pack 1,000  · 40
501-3000	500	500	500	1,000

Charges and Possible Score

Total Possible Points
Initial Charges:1		Max Charges: 4		Time between charges: 8 hours
Number of Charges	Base Points	Bonus Points	Total Possible Points	Time from Start	Time in PDT
1	35	25	60	START	1:00 PM
2	70	50	120	+8 Hrs	9:00 PM
3	105	75	180	+16 Hrs	5:00 AM
4	140	100	240	+24 Hrs	1:00 PM
5	175	125	300	+32 Hrs	9:00 PM
6	210	150	360	+40 Hrs	5:00 AM
7	245	175	420	+48 Hrs	1:00 PM
8	280	200	480	+56Hrs	9:00 PM
9	315	225	540	+64 Hrs	5:00 AM