Break the Powerstone

Break the Powerstone is a Standard Coalition PvP event, released in January 2023 following the The Brothers' War (BRO) card set.

Break the Powerstone (BtP)
Type	PvP Standard Coalition
Rewards	Progression Individual placement Coalition placement
Nodes	1
Charges	6 initial charges 12 maximum charges +6 charges per recharge 23.5h recharge time
Specials	Perma-support in play
Introduced	BRO · Jan 2023 · v6.0.1
Portal:Events   (Infobox · Data)

Unlike a shrinking majority of events, the requirements of the objectives in Break the Powerstone (BtP) feature no elements of the associated set that are found only in BRO cards. However, the event's eponymous Powerstone support mirrors The Brothers' obsession with artifacts, and artifacts are empowered by the abilities of all three permanent supports. Gems and supports are a focus of the objectives.

Since Break the Powerstone, like A Timeless Voyage (ATV), can be fully completed with cards from any set, it could, like ATV, remain Standard even when cards from its associated set have rotated into Legacy.

BtP has the same points allocation (5 for the win and 3 and 2 for secondaries) and duration (46 hours) as many Coalition events, but it is unusual in having maximum points 20 points less than usual, at 120 points. However unusual, it is the second and consecutive 120 point event, following Family Business. It was the second event in recent years with half the total charges available at the start, and the other half added on the second day of the event, 23.5 hours later (the first being Colors of Magic); Update 6.1.0 retroactively changed previous events to this new norm. It is a rare event, and possibly only the second event, to have a destroyable support; should The Powerstone be destroyed, it is replaced by a pair of indestructible supports, one for whichever player has the highest life total, or the acting player in the case of a tie, and the other for the other player.

BtP was the first previously released event to be remade in the post-March-2024 style of all charges upfront.

"Automatons could be rebuilt. The Powerstone could not." - text from the "Stone Retrieval Unit" paper card, from the BRO set. Part of the event's Story.

Contents

Special rules

Break the Powerstone's single node can be played by any color Planeswalker

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

The Powerstone

Once The Powerstone is destroyed, the other two supports are created

Permanent support: The Powerstone

Side: Both

Artifact, Shield 8. When a player matches this support’s gem: The first Artifact card in that player’s hand gains full mana. If it can’t: The first card in that player’s hand without mana gains half of its mana. At the end of each turn: This support loses 1 Shield. When this support leaves the board: The player with the greatest life total creates a Herald of Phyrexia token.The other player creates a War Ender token. If both players have the same life total - The player whose turn it is creates a Herald of Phyrexia token. The other player creates a War Ender token.

Herald of Phyrexia

Herald of Phyrexia is given to the player with the highest current life. If both players have the same, it is given to the player taking their turn.

Permanent support: Herald of Phyrexia

Side: Both

Artifact, Infinite Shields; Token , Can’t Be Destroyed, Can’t Be Exiled, Level  When you match an Artifact support's gem: Increase this card's Level by 1. Then: The first non-artifact Creature or Support card in your hand gains the Artifact subtype. If this card's Level is 3 or more: Your opponent's first Artifact creature gets -3/-3. If this card's Level is 6 or more: Your first Artifact creature gains Trample and Double Strike. If this card's Level is 9 or more: Your first Artifact Creature gets +X/+0. X is this card’s Level .

War Ender

War Ender is given to the player with the lowest current life. If both players have equal life, the inactive player gets it.

Permanent support: War Ender

Side: Both

Artifact, Infinite Shields; Token , Can’t Be Destroyed, Can’t Be Exiled, Level  When you match an artifact support's gem: Increase this card's Level by 1. Then: The first non-artifact Creature or Support card in your hand gains the Artifact subtype. If this card's Level is 3 or more: Artifact creatures you control get +1/+1. If this card's Level is 6 or more: Reduce the cost of Artifact cards in your hand by 3. If this card's Level is 9 or more: Destroy all gems. Gain 3 Loyalty.

Objectives

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	5 · 200
Leyline:  Convert 10 or more gems during a single fight.	3
Artificer:  Cast 5 or more supports during a single fight.	2

Schedule

Total Possible Points

Number of charges	Possible points			Time elapsed	Time in UTC
	Base	Bonus	Total
6 (Initial charges)	30	30	60	-START-	12:00 AM
6	60	60	120	+23.5 Hrs	11:30 PM
Event end			120	+46 Hrs	10:00 PM

Begins at midnight UTC with 6 charges on its single node. Acquires an additional six charges 23.5 hours later and ends 46 hours from commencement, at 10PM UTC. No charges can be lost.

Rewards

Rewards are precisely the same as its predecessor, Family Business

Progression rewards (Jun 2022)

Ribbons	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
10	500	1,000	1,000	1,500
20	5	10	15	20
30	BRO Booster Pack	BRO Booster Pack	BRO Booster Pack	BRO Booster Pack
40	1,000	1,000	1,500	1,500
50	2	3	4	5
60	1,500	2,000	2,500	3,000
70	BRO Booster Pack	BRO Booster Pack	BRO Booster Pack	BRO Booster Pack
80	BRO Booster Pack 5	BRO Booster Pack 10	BRO Booster Pack 15	BRO Booster Pack 20

Individual rewards (Jun 2022)

Rank	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
1-5	BRO Booster Pack x 3 5,000  · 5	BRO Booster Pack x 3 5,000  · 5	BRO Booster Pack x 3 5,000  · 5	BRO Booster Pack x 3 5,000  · 5
6-25	BRO Booster Pack x2 4,000  · 5	BRO Booster Pack x2 4,000  · 5	BRO Booster Pack x2 4,000  · 5	BRO Booster Pack x2 4,000  · 5
26-50	BRO Booster Pack 3,000  · 3	BRO Booster Pack 3,000  · 3	BRO Booster Pack 3,000  · 3	BRO Booster Pack 3,000  · 3
51-100	BRO Booster Pack 2,000  · 3	BRO Booster Pack 2,000  · 3	BRO Booster Pack 2,000  · 3	BRO Booster Pack 2,000  · 3
101-250	2,000  · 3	2,000  · 3	2,000  · 3	2,000  · 3
251-500	1,000  · 2	1,000  · 2	1,000  · 2	1,000  · 2
501-3000	1,000  · 1	1,000  · 1	1,000  · 1	1,000  · 1

Story

"It began when the brother found a Powerstone and split it into the Mightstone and Weakstone.

Their feud over those artifacts caused a conflict that ravaged Terisiare and changed Dominaria forever.

Play your role in this story as you unfold the events of the Brothers' War."

Notes

Forum announcement and feedback.

The 22nd of April 2023 run saw multiple mechanics failures, even after the event was restarted, including matches not starting and the allowable sets being changed to ORI, HOU, XLN, RIX and DOM. The restart also delayed the end of the event by a day.

Known Bugs

Date Run	App Version	Node	Fixed	Bug Description
4th of February, 2023	6.0.1	1	7th of February	Artificer required 15 supports