Nodes of Power is a Legacy event which was introduced in July 2016, a month after the release of the Oath of the Gatewatch set. It was the first PvP event added to the game after Quick Battle.
| Nodes of Power (NoP) | |
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| Type |
 PvP Legacy |
| Rewards |
 Progression Individual placement |
| Nodes | 5 |
| Charges |
1 initial charges 3 maximum charges 8h recharge time |
| Specials |
 PW color-restricted PW choice locked |
| Card XP gain | 20 XP (all wins on a node) |
| Introduced |
 OGW · Jul 2016 · v1.5.8 |
| Portal:Events (Infobox · Data) | |
From its introduction until December 2016, Nodes of Power was a coalition event, and had no secondary objectives.
Each battle in this event features the same secondary objective twice, the second time with a more difficult target.
Once a Planeswalker has been chosen for a node, another may not be chosen for that node, nor may that Planeswalker be chosen for another node, for the whole event.
Special rules
| Color restriction
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One or more nodes in this event can only be played by Planeswalkers of a specified color. |
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| Locked nodes
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Once a Planeswalker has been chosen for a node, it's locked in for the whole event. |
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Contents
Node 1: Black
| Planeswalker color restriction
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 Black
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| Only planeswalkers with affinity to Black can be played. | |
See Bugs
| Objectives | Reward | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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4 · 100 
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2
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1
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Node 2: Red
| Planeswalker color restriction
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 Red
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| Only planeswalkers with affinity to Red can be played. | |
| Objectives | Reward | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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4 · 100
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2
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1
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Node 3: Green
| Planeswalker color restriction
|
 Green
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| Only planeswalkers with affinity to Green can be played. | |
| Objectives | Reward | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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4 · 100
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2
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1
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Node 4: Blue
| Planeswalker color restriction
|
 Blue
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| Only planeswalkers with affinity to Blue can be played. | |
| Objectives | Reward | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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4 · 100
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2
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1
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Node 5: White
| Planeswalker color restriction
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 White
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|---|---|
| Only planeswalkers with affinity to White can be played. | |
| Objectives | Reward | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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4 · 100
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2
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1
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Rewards
Unlike other older events, rewards for Nodes of Power were detached from the set of its origin and flavor: Battle for Zendikar. Rewards were changed from BFZ to M21 and Standard in 2021. Rare card rewards were changed briefly from M21 to AFR in December 2022, and back to M21 in February 2023.
| Ribbons | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 500 |
600 |
700 |
800
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| 25 | 600 |
750 |
800 |
900
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| 50 | Standard Booster Pack | Standard Booster Pack | Standard Booster Pack | Standard Booster Pack |
| 75 | 1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000
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| 100 | Standard Booster Pack | Standard Booster Pack | Standard Booster Pack | Standard Booster Pack |
| Rank | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-5 | AFR Rare Card Standard Booster Pack 5 
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AFR Rare Card Standard Booster Pack 10
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AFR Rare Card Standard Booster Pack 15
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AFR Rare Card Standard Booster Pack 20
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| 6-25 | Standard Booster Pack | AFR Rare Card Standard Booster Pack 5
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AFR Rare Card Standard Booster Pack 10
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AFR Rare Card Standard Booster Pack 15
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| 26-50 | Standard Booster Pack | Standard Booster Pack | AFR Rare Card Standard Booster Pack 5
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AFR Rare Card Standard Booster Pack 10
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| 51-100 | 1,000
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Standard Booster Pack | Standard Booster Pack | Standard Booster Pack 5
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| 101-250 | 500
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500
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500
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500
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Bugs
The first, Black node counts remaining life as maximum life minus damage taken, plus any life gained while at maximum life. The first part is perhaps only misleading, since neither damage nor the distinction between damage and loss of life are mentioned. But the second part is unequivocally a bug; there is quite obviously a ceiling to life gain: maximum life. Avoiding using life gain until sufficient damage is taken, and avoiding or at least counting life loss (and counteracting that life loss count with sufficient life gain to stay alive), should be sufficient to avoid the sting of these bugs.