Five College Showdown
Five College Showdown is a special PvE event, introduced in April 2026, along with the update 7.9.0 and the release of Secrets of Strixhaven card set. During the event, players were able to test out five newly introduced Planeswalkers, playing with their Master decks against five different Archaics - enemies from Arcavios. It is most likely a one-time event.
| Five College Showdown (FCS) | |
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| Type |
 PvE Standard |
| Rewards |
 Progression |
| Nodes | 5 |
| Specials |
 PW restricted |
| Card XP gain | 0 XP (all wins on a node) |
| Introduced |
 SOS · Apr 2026 · v7.9.0 |
| Portal:Events (Infobox · Data) | |
Contents
Story
- When the Elder Dragons of Arcavios first noticed humanoid races trying to wield magic they grew angry and wary. The dangers of mortals being capable of magic far overweighted the positives of the matter.
- But with time the Elders understood that with discipline and proper guidance these mortals could master the magic birthed from the plane’s snarls. With that philosophy in mind Strixhaven was founded, a school of magic where the teachings of the founder Elder Dragons would be passed for generations.
- Each Elder had its own college, named after themselves: Silverquil, Lorehold, Witherbloom, Prismari and Quandrix.
Special rules
| Planeswalker requirement
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One or more nodes in this event can only be played with a required Planeswalker. | |
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Node 1: Zimone, Infinite Analyst
| Wildgrowth Archaic | |
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| 120 | +0 |
Player's deck list:
| Card name | Type | Cost | Color | Rarity | Set |
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| Mathemagics | Missing card data | ||||
| Ambitious Augmenter | Missing card data | ||||
| Traumatic Critique | Missing card data | ||||
| Flow State | Missing card data | ||||
| Strixhaven Skycoach | Missing card data | ||||
| Additive Evolution | Missing card data | ||||
| Procrastinate | Missing card data | ||||
| Banishing Betrayal | Missing card data | ||||
| Paradox Gardens | Missing card data | ||||
| Quandrix, the Proof | Missing card data | ||||
| Objectives | Reward | ||
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Node 2: Rootha, Mastering the Moment
| Transcendent Archaic | |
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| 120 | +0 |
Player's deck list:
| Card name | Type | Cost | Color | Rarity | Set |
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| Mind into Matter | Missing card data | ||||
| Suspend Aggression | Missing card data | ||||
| Flow State | Missing card data | ||||
| Prismari Charm | Missing card data | ||||
| Tablet of Discovery | Missing card data | ||||
| Page, Loose Leaf | Missing card data | ||||
| Orysa, Tide Choreographer | Missing card data | ||||
| Emeritus of Ideation | Missing card data | ||||
| Molten-Core Maestro | Missing card data | ||||
| Objectives | Reward | ||
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Node 3: Killian, Decisive Mentor
| The Dawning Archaic | |
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| 120 | +0 |
Player's deck list:
| Card name | Type | Cost | Color | Rarity | Set |
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| Informed Inkwright | Missing card data | ||||
| Forum of Amity | Missing card data | ||||
| Great Hall of the Biblioplex | Missing card data | ||||
| Graduation Day | Missing card data | ||||
| Strixhaven Skycoach | Missing card data | ||||
| Skycoach Waypoint | Missing card data | ||||
| Silverquill Charm | Missing card data | ||||
| Masterfull Flourish | Missing card data | ||||
| Wander Off | Missing card data | ||||
| Silverquill, the Disputant | Missing card data | ||||
| Objectives | Reward | ||
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Node 4: Quintorius, History Chaser
| Wandering Archaic | |
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| 120 | +0 |
Player's deck list:
| Card name | Type | Cost | Color | Rarity | Set |
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| Fields of Strife | Missing card data | ||||
| Erode | Missing card data | ||||
| Skycoach Waypoint | Missing card data | ||||
| Borrowed Knowledge | Missing card data | ||||
| Molten Note | Missing card data | ||||
| Practiced Scrollsmith | Missing card data | ||||
| Pursue the Past | Missing card data | ||||
| Emeritus of Conflict | Missing card data | ||||
| Lorehold, the Historian | Missing card data | ||||
| Antiquities on the Loose | Missing card data | ||||
| Objectives | Reward | ||
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Node 5: Professor Dellian Fel
| Magmablood Archaic | |
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| 120 | +0 |
Player's deck list:
| Card name | Type | Cost | Color | Rarity | Set |
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| Titan's Grave | Missing card data | ||||
| Great Hall of the Biblioplex | Missing card data | ||||
| Planar Engineering | Missing card data | ||||
| Skycoach Waypoint | Missing card data | ||||
| Lluwen, Exchange Student | Missing card data | ||||
| Essenceknit Scholar | Missing card data | ||||
| Send in the Pest | Missing card data | ||||
| Witherbloom, the Balancer | Missing card data | ||||
| Comforting Counsel | Missing card data | ||||
| Last Gasp | 
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 JMP
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