Rising Tensions

Rising Tensions is a Legacy PvP event introduced in November 2018 along with the release of the Guilds of Ravnica set. The event changed from Standard to Legacy in October 2020.

Rising Tensions (RT)
Type	PvP Legacy
Rewards	Progression
Nodes	3
Charges	1 initial charges 6 maximum charges 8h recharge time
Specials	PW color-restricted  Perma-support in play
Card XP gain	20 XP (all wins on a node)
Introduced	GRN · Nov 2018 · v3.0
Portal:Events   (Infobox · Data)

Rising Tensions was reformatted and run occasionally, rather than three times each week. Information about the original four-node daily RT event can be found at Rising Tensions (historical).

Special rules

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

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

Contents

Node 1 (top): Gruul Clans

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

	Permanent support: Gruul Clans
	Side: Both
	Whenever a player draws a creature card, that creature gains Riot .

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	5 · 200
Ambush:  Summon 2 or more Creatures during a single turn.	5
Speed:  Win the fight within 8 rounds.	5

Node 2 (right): Cult of Rakdos

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

	Permanent support: Cult of Rakdos
	Side: Both
	At the end of each turn, if your opponent lost life during that turn, all cards in your hand gain 2 mana.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	5 · 200
Bounty Hunter:  Deal 15 or more damage to an opponent's Planeswalker during a single turn.	5
Veteran:  Cast 3 or more creatures with cost 10 or more.	5

Node 3 (left): Izzet League

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

	Permanent support: Izzet League
	Side: Both
	Whenever a player casts a non-copy spell, copy that spell. It gains half of its mana.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	5 · 200
Grimoire:  Cast 3 or more spells during a single turn.	5
Magician:  Cast 5 or more spells with cost 8 or less.	5

Schedule

Begins at Noon UTC and ends 46 hours later at 10AM. 180 ribbons in total. With one initial charge and five recharges on each of three nodes and a maximum of six charges, it is not possible to lose charges.

Rewards

Progression rewards (Nov 2020)

Ribbons	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
5	500	750	1,000	1,500
10	GRN Booster Pack	GRN Booster Pack	GRN Booster Pack	GRN Booster Pack
20	5	10	15	20
40	1,000	1,500	2,000	2,500
60	RNA Booster Pack	RNA Booster Pack	RNA Booster Pack	RNA Booster Pack
80	1,500	2,000	2,500	3,000
100	WAR Booster Pack	WAR Booster Pack	WAR Booster Pack	WAR Booster Pack
120	2	3	4	5
140	10	10	15	20

Notes

There are identical permanent supports, one for each player. This duplication has no effect on the top and right nodes, but on the Izzet League node, each support creates one copy of a Spell for its caster.