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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)
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Type PvP Legacy PvP Legacy
Rewards Progression rewards Progression
Nodes 3
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 Guilds of Ravnica 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 Color restriction One or more nodes in this event can only be played by Planeswalkers of a specified color.
Permanent support 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.