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[[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.[https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/comment/991974]
  
== Event Details[edit | edit source] ==
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The player faced a different Dragon in each node, adding the Dragon's abilities to their [[Loyalty]] abilities.
{| class="wikitable"
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|Event Type
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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.
|
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|-
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The Dragon War changed from Standard to Legacy in November 2019 (v3.9).
|Coalition Event
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|True
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Completing its objectives was possible without cards from its associated set.
|-
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|Set
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=== Special rules ===
|M19
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{{Color restrict}}
|-
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{{Locked nodes}}
|Deck Restrictions
+
{{Perma support}}
|Standard Format
+
 
 +
== Node 1: Arcades' Strategy ''(top)'' ==
 +
{{Color restrict|WUG}}
 +
 
 +
{{Objective table header}}
 +
{{Objective|Win||7|200}}
 +
{{Objective|Ambush|3|3}}
 +
{{Objective|Hardened|3|param2=5|2}}
 
|}
 
|}
'''<big>Special Rules</big>'''
 
  
1.In addition to normal Planeswalker abilities, each node in the challenge gives your Planeswalker the same abilities as the Dragon you are facing.
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{{Perma support
 +
|name=Arcades' Strategy
 +
|side=both
 +
|color=WUG
 +
|image=ArcadesStrategy.png
 +
|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 {{Ability|Flying}} and {{Ability|Vigilance}} until the beginning of your next turn.
 +
|'''3rd Ability:''' Your creatures gain +X/+0, where X is equal to their toughness.
 +
}}
  
2. A Permacolour is added to represent your extra abilities.  Every time it is matched it changes colour.
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== Node 2: Chromium's Transformations ''(right)'' ==
 +
{{Color restrict|WUB}}
  
3. Each node has colour restrictions for the players' Planeswalkers.  Detailed in Nodes Section.
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{{Objective table header}}
 +
{{Objective|Win||7|200}}
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{{Objective|Grimoire|3|3}}
 +
{{Objective|Magician|4|param2=9|2}}
 +
|}
  
== Nodes  [edit | edit source] ==
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{{Perma support
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|name=Chromium's Transformations
 +
|side=both
 +
|color=WUB
 +
|image=ChromiumsTransformations.png
 +
|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 {{Ability|buff|buffs}} and gain {{Ability|Hexproof}} until the beginning of your next turn.
 +
|'''3rd Ability:''' All cards in your hand gain {{Ability|Flash}}.
 +
}}
  
=== Node A: Arcades' Strategy ===
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== Node 3: Nicol Bolas's Rising ''(bottom-right)'' ==
'''Planeswalker Color Restrictions:  White, Blue and Green'''
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{{Color restrict|UBR}}
{| class="wikitable"
+
 
|+Objectives
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{{Objective table header}}
!Objective
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{{Objective|Win||7|200}}
!Ribbons
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{{Objective|Striker|15|3}}
|-
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{{Objective|Prodigal|11|2}}
|Win the Fight
 
|7
 
|-
 
|Win with only common and uncommon cards
 
|3
 
|-
 
|Cast 3 or more creatures with cost 10 or less
 
|2
 
 
|}
 
|}
{| class="wikitable"
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|+Extra Planeswalker Abilities
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{{Perma support
!Name
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|name=Nicol Bolas's Rising
!Description
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|side=both
|-
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|color=UBR
|1st
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|image=NicolBolassRising.png
|Draw a card, then give it 3 mana
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|The following effects are added to your Planeswalker's abilities:
|-
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|'''1st Ability:''' Deal 5 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker.
|2nd
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|'''2nd Ability:''' Return the first creature from your graveyard to play under your control.
|Your creatures gain Flying and Vigilance until the beginning of your next turn
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|'''3rd Ability:''' If your opponent would draw cards during their next turn, you draw that many instead.  Those cards gain full mana.
|-
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}}
|3rd
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|Your creatures gain +X/+0, where X is equal to their toughness
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== Node 4: Vaevictis' Atrocities ''(bottom-left)'' ==
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{{Color restrict|BRG}}
 +
 
 +
{{Objective table header}}
 +
{{Objective|Win||7|200}}
 +
{{Objective|Gadgeteer|3|param2=10|3}}
 +
{{Objective|Recruit|4|param2=10|2}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
{| class="wikitable"
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{{Perma support
|+
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|name=Vaevictis' Atrocities
 +
|side=both
 +
|color=BRG
 +
|image=VaevictisAtrocities.png
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|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.
 +
}}
 +
 
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== Node 5: Palladia-Mors' Devastation ''(left)'' ==
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{{Color restrict|WRG}}
 +
 
 +
{{Objective table header}}
 +
{{Objective|Win||7|200}}
 +
{{Objective|Mightstone|3|param2=5|3}}
 +
{{Objective|Enraged|12|2}}
 
|}
 
|}
=== Node B:  Chromium's Transformations ===
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'''Planeswalker Color Restrictions: White, Blue and Black'''
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{{Perma support
{| class="wikitable"
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|name=Palladia-Mors' Devastation
|+Objectives
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|side=both
!Objective
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|color=WRG
!Ribbons
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|image=PalladiaMorsDevastation.png
 +
|The following effects are added to your Planeswalker's abilities:
 +
|'''1st Ability:''' Your first creature deals {{Ability|damage}} equal its power to the first creature your opponent controls.
 +
|'''2nd Ability:''' Your creatures gain {{Ability|Berserker}}, {{Ability|Trample}} and {{Ability|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 ==
 +
{{Rewards header progression}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Win the Fight
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!10
|7
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|[[ORI]] Booster Pack<br>{{Runes|500}}
 +
|[[ORI]] Booster Pack<br>{{Runes|1,000}}
 +
|[[ORI]] Booster Pack<br>{{Runes|1,500}}
 +
|[[ORI]] Booster Pack<br>{{Runes|1,500}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Cast 3 or more Spells during a single turn
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!20
|3
+
|{{Crystals|20}}
 +
|{{Crystals|20}}
 +
|{{Crystals|20}}
 +
|{{Crystals|20}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Cast 4 Spells with cost 10 or less
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!30
|2
+
|{{Crystals|20}}
|}
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|{{Crystals|20}}
{| class="wikitable"
+
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{Crystals|20}}
|+Extra Planeswalker Abilities
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|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{Crystals|20}}
!Name
+
|-
!Description
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!50
 +
|{{Crystals|20}}
 +
|{{Crystals|20}}
 +
|{{Crystals|30}}
 +
|{{Crystals|30}}
 
|-
 
|-
|1st
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!75
|Cards in your hand can't be drained, raised or discarded by opponent's effects until the beginning of your next turn
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|[[M19]] Rare Card<br>{{Runes|1,500}}
 +
|[[M19]] Rare Card<br>{{Runes|1,500}}
 +
|[[M19]] Rare Card<br>{{Runes|1,500}}
 +
|[[M19]] Rare Card<br>{{Runes|2,000}}
 
|-
 
|-
|2nd
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!100
|Creatures you control lose all their buffs and gain Hexproof until the beginning of your next turn
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|{{Crystals|20}}
 +
|{{Crystals|30}}
 +
|{{Crystals|30}}
 +
|{{Crystals|40}}
 
|-
 
|-
|3rd
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!125
|All cards in your hand gain
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|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{Card URL|Dragon's Hoard}}
 +
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{Card URL|Dragon's Hoard}}
 +
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{Card URL|Dragon's Hoard}}
 +
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{Card URL|Dragon's Hoard}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
=== Node C:  Nicol Bolas' Rising ===
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{{Rewards header individual}}
'''Planeswalker Color Restrictions:  Blue, Black and Red'''
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|-
{| class="wikitable"
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!1-5
|+Objectives
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|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,000|75|120}}
!Objective
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|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,500|100|140}}
!Ribbons
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|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|2,000|125|160}}
 +
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|2,500|150|220}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Win the Fight
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!6-25
|7
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|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,000|50|80}}
 +
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,000|75|80}}
 +
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,500|100|100}}
 +
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|2,000|125|140}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Deal 15 damage during a single turn
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!26-50
|3
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|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,000|45|60}}
 +
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,000|75|50}}
 +
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,500|75|70}}
 +
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,500|100|100}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Win with only cards that cost 11 or more mana
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!51-100
|2
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|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|500|30|40}}
|}
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|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,000|40|20}}
{| class="wikitable"
+
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,000|50|40}}
|+Extra Planeswalker Abilities
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|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,500|75|60}}
!Name
 
!Description
 
 
|-
 
|-
|1st
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!101-250
|Deal 5 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker
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|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|500|20|20}}
 +
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|500|30|10}}
 +
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,000|40|20}}
 +
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,500|50|20}}
 
|-
 
|-
|2nd
+
!251-500
|Return the first creature from your graveyard to play under your control
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|{{RCJ|500|10}}
 +
|{{RCJ|500|20|5}}
 +
|{{RCJ|500|30|10}}
 +
|{{RCJ|1,000|40|10}}
 
|-
 
|-
|3rd
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!501-3000
|If your opponent would draw cards during their next turn, you draw that many instead.  Those cards gain full mana.
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|{{Runes|500}}
 +
|{{Runes|500}}
 +
|{{Runes|500}}
 +
|{{Runes|1,000}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
=== Node D:  Vaevictis Atrocities ===
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{{Rewards header coalition}}
'''Planeswalker Color Restrictions:  Black, Red and Green'''
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+Objectives
 
!Objective
 
!Ribbons
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Win the Fight
+
!1-2
|7
+
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,000|120|80}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Cast 3 supports with cost 10 or less
+
!3-10
|3
+
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,000|80|40}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Cast 4 creatures with cost 10 or less
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!11-25
|2
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|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,000|50|20}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+Extra Planeswalker Abilities
 
!Name
 
!Description
 
 
|-
 
|-
|1st
+
!26-50
|Destroy an Enchantment Support your opponent controls
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|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,000|40|10}}
 
|-
 
|-
|2nd
+
!51-100
|Destroy an Artifact Support your opponent controls
+
|[[M19]] Booster Pack<br>{{RCJ|1,000|30|5}}
 
|-
 
|-
|3rd
+
!101-250
|Destroy the first creature your opponent controls
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|{{RCJ|1,000|20|3}}
|}
 
 
 
=== Node E:  Palladia-Mors' Devastation ===
 
'''Planeswalker Color Restrictions:  White, Red and Green'''
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+Objectives
 
!Objective
 
!Ribbons
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Win the Fight
+
!251-500
|7
+
|{{RCJ|1,000|10|2}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Cast 3 creatures with power 5 or more
+
!501-1000
|3
+
|{{RCJ|1,000|10|1}}
 
|-
 
|-
|Deal 12 or more damage to creatures during a fight
+
!1001-10000
|2
+
|{{Runes|1,000}}
 
|}
 
|}
{| class="wikitable"
+
 
|+Extra Planeswalker Abilities
+
{{Event points table
!Name
+
|event=The Dragon War
!Description
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|start_hour=20
|-
+
|total_hours=70
|1st
+
|base_1=35
|Your first creature deals damage equal its power to the first creature your opponent controls
+
|bonus_1=25
|-
+
}}
|2nd
+
 
|Your creatures gain Beserker, Trample and Prevent Damage until end of turn
+
== 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."''
|3rd
+
 
|Your creatures gain "Whenever this creature becomes the target of a Spell it gets +3/+3"
+
{{Events}}
|}__FORCETOC__
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__FORCETOC__
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[[Category:PvP]]
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[[Category:Event]]
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[[Category:Legacy Events]]
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[[Category:Coalition Events]]

Latest revision as of 19:43, 25 January 2023

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 Dragon War (TDW)
EventsStoryPlaneswalkersCardsGuides
TheDragonWar.png
Type PvP Legacy Coalition PvP Legacy Coalition
Rewards Progression rewards Progression
Placement rewards Individual placement
Coalition rewards Coalition placement
Nodes 5
Charges 1 initial charges
4 maximum charges
8h recharge time
Specials Color restriction  PW color-restricted
Locked nodes    PW choice locked
Permanent support  Perma-support in play
Card XP gain 20 XP (all wins on a node)
Introduced Core Set 2019 M19 · Jul 2018 · v2.8
Portal:Events   (Infobox · Data)

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.

Special rules

Color restriction Color restriction One or more nodes in this event can only be played by Planeswalkers of a specified color.
Locked nodes Locked nodes Once a Planeswalker has been chosen for a node, it's locked in for the whole event.
Permanent support Permanent support
A permanent support affects play on one or more nodes.

Contents

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
  Individual rewards
Rank Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
1-5 M19 Booster Pack
1,000   · 75   · 120  
M19 Booster Pack
1,500   · 100   · 140  
M19 Booster Pack
2,000   · 125   · 160  
M19 Booster Pack
2,500   · 150   · 220  
6-25 M19 Booster Pack
1,000   · 50   · 80  
M19 Booster Pack
1,000   · 75   · 80  
M19 Booster Pack
1,500   · 100   · 100  
M19 Booster Pack
2,000   · 125   · 140  
26-50 M19 Booster Pack
1,000   · 45   · 60  
M19 Booster Pack
1,000   · 75   · 50  
M19 Booster Pack
1,500   · 75   · 70  
M19 Booster Pack
1,500   · 100   · 100  
51-100 M19 Booster Pack
500   · 30   · 40  
M19 Booster Pack
1,000   · 40   · 20  
M19 Booster Pack
1,000   · 50   · 40  
M19 Booster Pack
1,500   · 75   · 60  
101-250 M19 Booster Pack
500   · 20   · 20  
M19 Booster Pack
500   · 30   · 10  
M19 Booster Pack
1,000   · 40   · 20  
M19 Booster Pack
1,500   · 50   · 20  
251-500 500   · 10   500   · 20   · 5   500   · 30   · 10   1,000   · 40   · 10  
501-3000 500   500   500   1,000  
  Coalition rewards
Rank Reward
1-2 M19 Booster Pack
1,000   · 120   · 80  
3-10 M19 Booster Pack
1,000   · 80   · 40  
11-25 M19 Booster Pack
1,000   · 50   · 20  
26-50 M19 Booster Pack
1,000   · 40   · 10  
51-100 M19 Booster Pack
1,000   · 30   · 5  
101-250 1,000   · 20   · 3  
251-500 1,000   · 10   · 2  
501-1000 1,000   · 10   · 1  
1001-10000 1,000  
Total Possible Points
Number of charges Possible points Time elapsed Time in UTC
Base Bonus Total
(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
(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.

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."