Terrors in the Shadows

Terrors in the Shadows (TiS) is a PvP Legacy event introduced in August 2016, along with the release of the Shadows over Innistrad set.

Terrors in the Shadows (TiS)
Type	PvP Legacy
Rewards	Progression Individual placement
Nodes	3
Charges	3 initial charges 5 maximum charges 8h recharge time
Specials	PW color-restricted    PW choice locked  Enraged (x2 damage)
Card XP gain	20 XP (all wins on a node)
Introduced	SOI · Aug 2016 · v1.6
Portal:Events   (Infobox · Data)

Each battle in this event has a secondary objective to summon a pair of thematically terrifying creatures.

Prior to December 2016, Terrors in the Shadows was a Coalition event. In October 2021 its rewards were updated to feature the newly-released Innistrad: Midnight Hunt set, and Innistrad: Crimson Vow rewards were added in May 2022. TiS had long been an especially competitive event, due to its rewards being from an old set which is harder to acquire.

Charges are added in excess of the maximum; charges can be missed.

Special rules

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

Enraged	Side: Both	Turns: 5
After 5 turns, both players become enraged and deal double damage.

Contents

Node 1 (top): Black

Planeswalker color restriction	Black
Only planeswalkers with affinity to Black can be played.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	4 · 100
Summon:  Win the fight and summon 2 Vampires or Horrors.	2
Shield:  Win the fight with 80 or more HP remaining.	1

Node 2 (left): White

Planeswalker color restriction	White
Only planeswalkers with affinity to White can be played.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	4 · 100
Summon:  Win the fight and summon 2 Spirits or Zombies.	2
Pacifist:  Kill 2 or less enemy creatures during a single fight.	1

Node 3 (right): Green

Planeswalker color restriction	Green
Only planeswalkers with affinity to Green can be played.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	4 · 100
Summon:  Win the fight and summon 2 Wolves or Werewolves.	2
Protector:  Have 2 or fewer creatures you control destroyed or exiled during a fight.	1

Schedule

Total Possible Points

Number of charges	Possible points			Time elapsed	Time in UTC
	Base	Bonus	Total
3 (Initial charges)	36	27	63	-START-	12:00 AM
4	48	36	84	+8 Hrs	8:00 AM
5 (Max charges reached)*	60	45	105	+16 Hrs	4:00 PM
6	72	54	126	+24 Hrs	12:00 AM
7	84	63	147	+32 Hrs	8:00 AM
8§	96	72	168	+40 Hrs	4:00 PM
Event end			168	+46 Hrs	10:00 PM

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

Noon_* start, 10AM UTC end; 46 hours. On each of three nodes, three charges to start and eight hour recharging of nodes, five times. Eight charges in all, with a five charge maximum; it is possible to lose charges.

* Previously, and potentially again, 11AM UTC start

Rewards

Progression rewards (May 2022)

Ribbons	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
5	500	600	700	800
25	5	5	10	10
50	SOI Rare Card	SOI Rare Card	SOI Rare Card	SOI Rare Card
75	MID Rare Card	MID Rare Card	MID Rare Card	MID Rare Card
100	VOW Rare Card	VOW Rare Card	VOW Rare Card	VOW Rare Card

Individual rewards (May 2022)

Rank	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
1-5	VOW Rare Card SOI Booster Pack 5	VOW Rare Card SOI Booster Pack 10	VOW Rare Card SOI Booster Pack 15	VOW Rare Card SOI Booster Pack 20
6-25	MID Rare Card SOI Booster Pack	MID Rare Card SOI Booster Pack 5	MID Rare Card SOI Booster Pack 10	MID Rare Card SOI Booster Pack 15
26-50	SOI Rare Card SOI Booster Pack	SOI Rare Card SOI Booster Pack	SOI Rare Card SOI Booster Pack 5	SOI Rare Card SOI Booster Pack 10
51-100	SOI Booster Pack	SOI Booster Pack	SOI Booster Pack	SOI Booster Pack 5
101-250	500	500	500	500

Shadows over Innistrad is considerably more rare than MID or VOW; for newer players, the third tier reward of a Shadows over Innistrad pack is superior to either the first place reward of an Innistrad: Crimson Vow pack or the second place Innistrad: Midnight Hunt pack. After the rewards change, some players began pulling their punches, and trying for third place Shadows over Innistrad Rewards on purpose. It is a tricky process to get a sufficiently high score to get third place but not so high as to place higher. In some brackets, it may be necessary to give up the last individual reward, effectively trading two Standard Rares for one Legacy.