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Duel Decks: Zendikar vs Eldrazi is a block-restricted Duel Decks event which was launched as a beta event in September 2018 in release 2.9, along with its associated Zendikar vs Eldrazi card set. The event was overhauled in May 2019, in release 3.4.

Duel Decks: Zendikar vs Eldrazi (ZvE)
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ZendikarvsEldrazi.png
Type PvP Block PvP
Spacing-horz.pngBlock [OriginsZendikar vs EldraziBattle for ZendikarOath of the Gatewatch]
Rewards Progression rewards Progression
Winning side Winning side
Nodes 2
Charges 3 initial charges
12 maximum charges
2h recharge time
Specials Duel Decks event Duel Decks event
Planeswalker requirement  PW restricted
Permanent support  Perma-support in play
Card XP gain 20 XP (all wins on a node)
Introduced Core Set 2019 M19 · Sep 2018 · v2.9
Portal:Events   (Infobox · Data)
Card Set Series
Card sets: Duel Decks
ZVE Zendikar vs Eldrazi Zendikar vs Eldrazi  [DD:ZVE Event]
DvK Daxos vs Kalemne Daxos vs Kalemne  [DD:DvK Event]

The first, Challenge Phase of the event is a PvE matchup and second and third Duel and Final Duel Phases are PvP matches. There are separate Challenge Phase rewards and rewards received after the Final Duel. Which side the player chooses to play also determines rewards; Challenge rewards can be received from both sides, but once a Final Duel side is chosen, rewards can only be received from that side.

Unique to Duel Decks events, Winning Side rewards are given to the side with the most wins across all players in the event.

If the player chooses Eldrazi in the final phase, their deck can include only Blue, Black, Red and Colorless cards.

Special Rules

Block restricted: OriginsZendikar vs EldraziBattle for ZendikarOath of the Gatewatch
Cards in player decks are restricted to the following block of card sets:
Duel Decks event Duel Decks event
This is a Duel Decks event. It has three phases:
  1. Challenge phase: Unlock a side (PvE; decks provided)
  2. Duel phase: Play for your side (PvP; make your own deck)
  3. Final duel phase: Play for your side (PvP; make your own deck)
    Victory at the end depends on games won by all players on your side vs the other side.
Planeswalker requirement Planeswalker requirement One or more nodes in this event can only be played with a required Planeswalker.

Note: The required Planeswalkers are available for use in each stage of this event, whether or not you own them.

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

Contents

Challenge Phase

Choose a planeswalker below and duel against the other one, using a pre-set deck. Nodes have no charges and are untimed.

Only the first objective (Win the Fight) is initially unlocked and available on each node. Completing the first objective unlocks the second objective, and completing the second objective unlocks the third objective.

In order to join Nissa's or Eldrazi's side in the Duel and Final Duel phases, and to receive their Challenge Phase rewards, all three of their respective Challenge Phase objectives must be completed.

Zendikar (Nissa Worldwaker)

Nissa, Worldwaker
 
Level HP            
60 113 +3 +1 -1 +2 +4 +0
Abilities   Effect
Whispers of Zendikar  9  Create 4 Forest Tokens . Convert 6 gems to Green.
Worldwake 12 Draw 2 cards, then all cards in your hand gain "Awaken  4: Create 2 Forest Tokens ". Create a Worldwake Token  under your control.
Heart of Zendikar 18 Create 4 Ashaya, the Awoken Tokens .
Objectives Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.
200  
Call to Arms:  Create 12 or more Creature Tokens  during a single fight.
1200   · 10  
Striker:  Deal 20 or more damage during a single turn.
ZVE Rare Zendikar card (non-duplicate)
· 1200   · Zendikar Welcome Pack

Rewards for objectives 2 and 3 are only received the first time the objective is met.

Card name Type Cost Color Rarity Set 
Embodiment of Insight   (4/4) 20       OGW   
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood   (3) 9       ZVE   
Sword of the Animist   (2) 7       ORI 
Mina and Denn, Wildborn   (6/6) 14        OGW   
Elemental Uprising   10       ZVE   
Nissa's Pilgrimage   (3) 3       ORI 
Undergrowth Champion   (4/4) 16       BFZ   
Groundswell   3       ZVE   
Bonds of Mortality   (3) 11       ZVE   
Avenger of Zendikar   (8/8) 17       ZVE  

Eldrazi (The Eldrazi Devastation)

The Eldrazi Desolation
 
Level HP            
60 118 +0 +2 +2 +2 +1 +0
Abilities   Effect
Scions of Desolation  9  Target non-colorless creature gets -3/-3. Create 3 Eldrazi Scion Tokens .
Ulamog's Consumption 12 Ingest 6, then your opponent exiles the last 2 cards from their hand.
Kozilek's Distortion 15 Process 3: Your opponent loses 10 life, then move the first 2 cards from your opponent's exile zone to your hand with full mana.
Objectives Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.
200  
Call to Arms:  Create 12 or more Creature Tokens  during a single fight.
1200   · 10  
Striker:  Deal 20 or more damage during a single turn.
ZVE Rare Eldrazi card (non-duplicate)
· 1200   · Eldrazi Welcome Pack

Rewards for objectives 2 and 3 are only received the first time the objective is met.

Card name Type Cost Color Rarity Set 
Adverse Conditions   6       BFZ   
Grip of Desolation   5       BFZ   
Wasteland Strangler   (8/7) 18       BFZ   
Cryptic Cruiser   (4/4) 10       BFZ   
Blight Herder   (5/6) 11       BFZ   
Molten Nursery   (2) 7       BFZ   
Bane of Bala Ged   (9/6) 18       BFZ   
Warping Wail   9       ZVE   
Skittering Invasion   13       ZVE   
Eldrazi Temple   (3) 7       ZVE  

Duel and Final Duel Phase

It is eight hours between the start of the event and the opening of the Duel Phase, represented by a timer above the lower node. Once the Duel Phase starts, the timer is replaced by another, indicating twelve hours until the start of the Final Duel.

Join one side and play PvP duels against the other side. Each game depletes a charge on the node, which is recharged over time.

If the player uses the preconstructed deck provided, it is the same cards as the Welcome Pack Rewards. Card XP will accrue to these cards if they are unmastered.

The player may construct their own deck, with the following additional restrictions:

  • Both sides: Can only use cards from the ORI, ZVE, BFZ, and OGW card sets.
  • The Eldrazi Devastation: Cannot use green or white cards.

The side with the most victories at the end of the event is the winning side.

Zendikar (Nissa Worldwaker)

    Permanent support: Voice of Zendikar   
Side: Zendikar
  • Landfall: The first creature you control gains +2/+2 and you gain 4 life.
  • Whenever a player casts a card with Awaken , create 4 Forest Tokens  under that player's control.
Objectives Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.
1  · 1,200  
Zendikari:  Cast 5 or more Creatures with any of these subtypes: Elemental, Elf.
1,200   · 30   · 10  
Hardened:  Cast 4 creatures with toughness 4 or more.
1,200   · 30   · 10  

Rewards for objectives 2 and 3 are only received the first time the objective is met.

Eldrazi (The Eldrazi Devastation)

    Permanent support: Eldrazi Desolation   
Side: Eldrazi
Whenever a player casts a Colorless card, Ingest 2.
Objectives Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.
1  · 1,200  
Progeny:  Cast 5 or more Creatures with any of these subtypes: Eldrazi, Vampire.
1,200   · 30   · 10  
Mightstone:  Cast 4 or more creatures with power 4 or more.
1,200   · 30   · 10  

Rewards for objectives 2 and 3 are only received the first time the objective is met.

Schedule

Begins at 2AM UTC and ends 48 hours later at 2AM UTC.

Rewards

The Eldrazi side has almost never won, making its reward, if not the Eye of Ugin itself, quite rare.

Challenge Phase rewards

Zendikar Welcome Pack

Name Type
Cost
Color
Rarity
Set
Seed Guardian   (3/4) 16       OGW   
Wild Instincts   8       ORI 
Yavimaya Coast   (2) 8       ORI 
Oran-Rief Invoker   (2/2) 11       BFZ   
Natural Connection   3       BFZ   
Undercity Troll   (4/4) 13       ORI 
Seek the Wilds   4       BFZ   
Llanowar Wastes   (2) 8       ORI 
Mantle of Webs   9       ORI 
Fertile Thicket   (2) 2       BFZ  

Eldrazi Welcome Pack

Name Type
Cost
Color
Rarity
Set
Smash to Smithereens   3       ORI 
Mist Intruder   (1/2) 5       BFZ   
Meteorite   (4) 8       ORI 
Kozilek's Channeler   (4/4) 14       BFZ   
Spell Shrivel   5       BFZ   
Scour from Existence   12       BFZ   
Infernal Scarring   (2) 6       ORI 
Breaker of Armies   (10/8) 19       BFZ   
Shivan Reef   (2) 8       ORI 
Read the Bones   4       ORI

Event end - Winning side rewards

Between the demise of the original Rising Tensions event and the release of Battles From the Ages (or a lucky draw from Colors of Magic), the Duel Decks Mythic rewards were the highest rarity rewards in the game.

Zendikar

Side outcome Reward
Victory Mana Confluence
3000   · 150   · 40  
Defeat ZVE Rare Zendikar card (non-duplicate)
1500   · 100   · 20  

Eldrazi

Side outcome Reward
Victory Eye of Ugin
3000   · 150   · 40  
Defeat ZVE Rare Eldrazi card (non-duplicate)
1500   · 100   · 20