MOCS STEP 1 – Showcase Challenges & Last Chance Events

Players looking to prove their mettle against the best players in Magic Online will want to use their QPs to enter Magic Online Champions Showcase (MOCS) events. MOCS is a set of linked tournaments designed to highlight the game's best players each season, culminating in the Champions Showcase with its large cash prize pool and two invitations to the World Championship!

THE MOCS PATH

(This Page) STEP 1 – Showcase Challenges & Last Chance Events
STEP 2 – Showcase Qualifiers
FINAL STEPS – Showcase Opens & MOCS Leaderboard
DESTINATION – The Magic Online Champions Showcase

NOTES:

• Each event in Magic Online has a maximum number of players (as indicated below) and events at the end of each season are likely to have more players. Once an event fills, no further entries will be allowed, so plan your QP usage accordingly.
• Players must be at least age 13 to play Magic Online. Players under age 18 on the date of the qualifying event are permitted to win digital prizes but are ineligible to be awarded invitations to a tabletop Premier Play event or the Magic Online Champions Showcase.

SHOWCASE CHALLENGES

Showcase Challenges are the first step in the Champions Showcase path. Three times per season certain Format Challenges are replaced by a Showcase Challenge in the same format.

In 2025, Modern, Legacy, and Standard are always Showcase Formats.

The fourth format depends on the Season: Season 1 is Vintage, Season 2 is Pauper, Season 3 is Pioneer.

Each of these events require 40 QPs to enter. The Top 8 finishers from each event earn an invitation token to enter that format's Showcase Qualifier. (Redundant Showcase Qualifier invites do not pass down)

Start Time: As listed in the Premier Play Schedule
Format: As listed in the Premier Play Schedule
Product: A deck that matches the event's format.
Location: The Constructed lobby that matches the format.
Entry Option: 40 Magic Online Qualifier Points
Size: 33–672 players
Play Style: Swiss, with a single-elimination Top 8
Duration: A number of rounds determined by entries, Swiss pairings, each round up to 50 minutes, followed by a single-elimination Top 8
Prizes:

*Set prizes contain one digital copy of each card in the main set of the most recent Standard-legal expansion
**Players who complete all Swiss rounds and finish lower than 16^th place, but with only 2 match losses (X-2 record) will also receive a regular set - manual grant by Customer Service within 7 days of event

SHOWCASE LAST CHANCE EVENTS

For players unable to earn an entry into the Showcase Qualifiers via Showcase Challenges but who still have at least 40 QPs left over in their accounts, there will be a set of Last Chance Events at the end of the season. These Last Chance Events will replace the Preliminary Events in the Showcase formats held in the last few days of the season (after the last Showcase Challenge but before the official Season end).

Last Chance periods are 10 a.m. PT Sunday until 8 a.m. PT Wednesday on the indicated dates, unless otherwise specified in the Weekly Announcement Blog.

To participate, players will need to provide 40 QPs plus either 30 Event Tickets or 300 Play Points. Players who finish with 5 wins will earn a Format Championship Token to the appropriate Showcase Qualifier.

Start Times: As listed in the Preliminary and Challenge Schedule within the date range for the Season shown above
Format: As listed in the Preliminary Schedule—only formats with Showcase Qualifiers that season are used
Product: A deck that matches the event's format
Location: The Constructed lobby that matches the format
Entry Options:

• 40 QPs and 30 Event Tickets
• 40 QPs and 300 Play Points

Size: 16–672 players
Play Style: Swiss pairings
Duration: 5 rounds
Prizes:

QUICK LINKS

MTGO Premier Play Start Page
General Event Rules & Legal Information