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Challenge of the Courts - Vantress

Challenge of the Courts - Vantress is a Challenge of the Courts event with a thematic color of Blue. Only Blue Planeswalkers may be used, and each node features a different Blue permanent support.

Challenge of the Courts - Vantress (CotC:V)
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Type PvP Legacy PvP Legacy
Rewards Progression rewards Progression
Placement rewards Individual placement
Nodes 4
Charges 1 initial charges
6 maximum charges
8h recharge time
Specials Color restriction  PW color-restricted
Permanent support  Perma-support in play
Card XP gain 20 XP (all wins on a node)
Introduced Throne of Eldraine ELD · Nov 2019 · v3.9
Portal:Events   (Infobox · Data)
Event Series
Challenge of the Courts
Part 1 (Green) CotC - Garenbrig
Part 2 (Blue) CotC - Vantress
Part 3 (Black) CotC - Locthwain
Part 4 (Red) CotC - Embereth
Part 5 (White) CotC - Ardenvale

The nodes are accessed one by one in the Across Ixalan / Revolving Planeswalk fashion, with new nodes opening up and activating their timers depending on when the current node is first defeated.

The event was introduced in November 2019 along with the Throne of Eldraine card set.

Special rules

Color restriction Planeswalker color restriction Blue  Blue
Only planeswalkers with affinity to Blue can be played.
Permanent support Permanent support
A permanent support affects play on one or more nodes.

Contents

Node 1: First Knowledge Challenge (top)

Objectives Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.
5  · 200  
Peasant:  Win with only Common, Uncommon, and Rare Cards.
5 
Mysterious:  Summon 3 or more Creatures with any of these subtypes: Faerie, Wizard.
5 
    Permanent support: First Knowledge Challenge   
Side: Both
When you cast a spell card with Adventure : The first creature with Adventure  in your hand gains half of its mana.

Node 2: Second Knowledge Challenge (right)

Objectives Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.
5  · 200  
Spellsmith:  Cast 2 or more enchantments during a single fight.
5 
Researcher:  Draw 15 or more cards during a single fight.
5 
    Permanent support: Second Knowledge Challenge   
Side: Both
Resourceful 2: Gain 4 mana.

Node 3: Third Knowledge Challenge (bottom)

Objectives Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.
5  · 200  
Spell Caster:  Cast 4 or more spells during a single fight.
5 
Millstone:  Have 20 or more cards in your opponent's graveyard during a single fight.
5 
    Permanent support: Third Knowledge Challenge   
Side: Both
Mill 35: At the beginning of your turn, draw a card. It gains full mana.

Node 4: Final Knowledge Challenge (left)

Objectives Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.
5  · 200  
Commander:  Summon 5 or more creatures within a single fight.
5 
Foundry:  Cast 2 or more Artifact supports during a single fight.
5 
    Permanent support: Final Knowledge Challenge   
Side: Both
When you cast a support card with the Artifact subtype: It gains 1 shield. Then, fetch the first creature from your library.

Schedule

Begins at noon UTC, with one charge on each of four nodes. Acquires an additional five charges, one every eight hours, with six hours to complete the final charge until its ending, 46 hours from commencement, at 10AM UTC. No charges can be lost.

Rewards

  Progression rewards (2019-11-28)
Ribbons Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
10 700   800   900   1,000  
20 1   2   3   4  
35 ELD Booster Pack ELD Booster Pack ELD Booster Pack ELD Booster Pack
45 25   30   35   40  
60 700   800   900   1,000  
70 1   2   3   4  
85 ELD Booster Pack ELD Booster Pack ELD Booster Pack ELD Booster Pack
95 25   30   35   40  
110 700   800   900   1,000  
120 3   4   5   8  
135 2,100   2,400   2,700   3,000  
  Individual rewards (2019-11-28)
Rank Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
1 1,000   · 15   1,200   · 20   1,600   · 25   2,000   · 30  
2-5 1,000   · 10   1,200   · 15   1,600   · 15   2,000   · 20  
6-15 1,000   · 5   1,200   · 10   1,600   · 10   2,000   · 15  
16-50 1,000   1,200   1,600   2,000  
51-100 500   600   800   1,000  
101-250 200   300   400   500