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'''Planeswalker Points''' is a worldwide system designed to reward you for playing [[Magic: The Gathering]] in [[DCI|DCI sanctioned]] events (where an organizer schedules and reports the event to [[Wizards of the Coast]]). All sanctioned events, from [[casual]] sanctioned events to [[Worlds]] will carry points.
'''Planeswalker Points''' was a worldwide system introduced in  [[2012]] designed to reward you for playing ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' in [[DCI]]-sanctioned events (where an organizer scheduled and reported the event to [[Wizards of the Coast]]). All sanctioned events, from [[casual]]-format sanctioned events to [[Worlds]] carried points. The system was retired in 2020.<ref name="Sunsetting">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.gg/news/sunsetting-planeswalker-points|title=Sunsetting Planeswalker Points|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|date=April 27, 2020|publisher=[[Magic.gg]]}}</ref>


Unlike previous systems that rewarded only [[winning]], Planeswalker Points is based on [[play]]ing. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/259|Twenty Things That Were Going To Kill Magic|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 05, 2013}}</ref> Players earn points for every sanctioned event they join, and they earn even more for each victory. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/893|Your Scorecard|[[Monty Ashley]]|January 25, 2012}}</ref> The larger the tournament, the more participation points players receive, no matter where they finish. Special events carry a point multiplier.  
==Playing based==
Unlike previous systems that rewarded only [[winning]], Planeswalker Points was based on [[play]]ing.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/twenty-things-were-going-kill-magic-2013-08-05|Twenty Things That Were Going To Kill Magic|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 05, 2013}}</ref> Players earned points for every sanctioned event they joined, and they earned even more for each victory.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/your-scorecard-2012-01-25|Your Scorecard|[[Monty Ashley]]|January 25, 2012}}</ref> The larger the tournament, the more participation points players received, no matter where they finished. Special events carried a point multiplier.  


==Categories==
==Categories==
There are three major categories:  
There were three major categories:  
#Lifetime: The total point obtained all time.
#Lifetime: The total points obtained overall.
#Competitive: The total point obtained in a specific period, excluding [[casual]] events, [[Pro Tour]], [[Worlds]] and [[World Magic Cup]] events. Which can be further divided into Seasonal Award points (which affects the number of [[Byes]] in [[Grand Prix]]) and Yearly Award points, to decide a player is eligible or not to participate the following year's [[World Magic Cup Qualifiers]]. The Seasonal Award points will be retired on November 2014, and the original calculation of Byes in Grand Prix will be merged into Yearly Award.
#Competitive: The total points obtained during the span of a Pro Tour season, excluding [[casual]], [[Pro Tour]], [[Worlds]], and [[World Magic Cup]] events. It is used to determine the number of byes granted to a player in [[Grand Prix]] and eligibility for invitation to [[Nationals]] and, formerly, [[World Magic Cup Qualifiers]].
#Professional: The [[Pro Points]] obtained in a year's span.
#*Until November 2014, there was also a Seasonal Award subcategory, which almost exclusively determined Grand Prix byes.
#Professional: The [[Pro Points]] obtained throughout a Pro Tour season.
#*At the start of the 2018–19 season, a subcategory, where inclusion is determined by calculating the Pro Points of the top 12 finishing players of the previous four Pro Tour cycles, was introduced accompanying the new [[Pro Players Club]] system.


==Website==
==Website==
Players keep track of their Planeswalker points on the Wizards of the Coast website [http://www.wizards.com/magic/planeswalkerpoints PlaneswalkerPoints.com]. At certain point totals, players level up in the Planeswalker Points program and improve their rank. The ranks go all the way up from Prodigy (level 1-5) to Archmage (level 46-50).
Players could keep track of their Planeswalker Points progress on the Wizards of the Coast website [http://www.wizards.com/magic/planeswalkerpoints planeswalkerpoints.com]. At certain point totals, players leveled up in the program and improved their rank. The ranks went from Prodigy (levels 1–5) up to Archmage (levels 46–50).


The points needed to advance to the next level are as follows: <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/feature/159b|Introducing Planeswalker Points: ''What Level Are You?''|[[Mike Turian]]|September 06, 2011}}</ref>  
The points needed to advance to the next level were as follows:<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/introducing-planeswalker-points-2011-09-06|Introducing Planeswalker Points: ''What Level Are You?''|[[Mike Turian]]|September 06, 2011}}</ref>  
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center
! Rank !! Level !! Points needed
! Rank !! Level !! Points needed
|-
|-
| Prodigy || 1-5 || 1 points
| Prodigy || 1–5 || 5 points
|-
|-
| Apprentice || 6-10 || 3 points
| Apprentice || 6–10 || 5 points
|-
|-
| Task Mage || 11-15 || 5 points
| Task Mage || 11–15 || 10 points
|-
|-
| Adept || 16-20 || 15 points
| Adept || 16–20 || 30 points
|-
|-
| Spellshaper || 21-25 || 30 points
| Spellshaper || 21–25 || 50 points
|-
|-
| Guildmage || 26-30 || 60 points
| Guildmage || 26–30 || 100 points
|-
|-
| Invoker || 31-35 || 120 points
| Invoker || 31–35 || 400 points
|-
|-
| Sorcerer || 36-40 || 240 points
| Sorcerer || 36–40 || 1,400 points
|-
|-
| Battlemage || 41-45 || 480 points
| Battlemage || 41–45 || 3,000 points
|-
|-
| Archmage || 46-48 || 960 points
| Archmage || 46–49 || 6,000 points
|}
|}
Advancing to level 50 takes 1,920 points and is currently the final level possible at 1,920 points total.
Level 50 was the highest possible level players could reach, sitting at 50,000 points total. Advancing to level 50 required 7,000 additional points past level 49. Although there was a maximum level, there was no upper limit for obtainable points; for example, all-time leader [[Shuhei Nakamura]] obtained more than 100,000 points in his lifetime.


===Phasing out===
As of 2020, the Planeswalker Points website remained functional, allowing players to view their match history and earn rewards. However, logging in was occasionally problematic due to outdated software that had not been updated since around 2014. On May 27, 2020, Wizards of the Coast officially discontinued Planeswalker Points and [[DCI]] numbers, removing access to the Planeswalker Points website.<ref name="Sunsetting"/> Future in-store play and [[esports]] events, as well as other play opportunities would require players to have a valid Wizards Account compatible with the [[Magic: The Gathering Companion]] app and a new event tool for local game stores.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.wizards.com/Magic/PlaneswalkerPoints/Information Planeswalker Points information page]
* [http://www.wizards.com/magic/planeswalkerpoints/information Planeswalker Points information page]
*{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/feature/206|Planeswalker Points Achievements and Badges Beta Launches!|[[Dave Guskin]]|August 02, 2012}}
*{{DailyRef|feature/planeswalker-points-achievements-and-badges-beta-launches-2012-08-02|Planeswalker Points Achievements and Badges Beta Launches!|[[Dave Guskin]]|August 02, 2012}}
*{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/feature/242d|Planeswalker Points ''Dragon's Maze'' Achievements and Updates|[[Trick Jarrett]]|April 10, 2013}}
*{{DailyRef|making-magic/planeswalker-points-dragons-maze-achievements-and-updates-2013-04-10|Planeswalker Points ''Dragon's Maze'' Achievements and Updates|[[Trick Jarrett]]|April 10, 2013}}


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Latest revision as of 15:13, 9 June 2024

Planeswalker Points was a worldwide system introduced in 2012 designed to reward you for playing Magic: The Gathering in DCI-sanctioned events (where an organizer scheduled and reported the event to Wizards of the Coast). All sanctioned events, from casual-format sanctioned events to Worlds carried points. The system was retired in 2020.[1]

Playing based

Unlike previous systems that rewarded only winning, Planeswalker Points was based on playing.[2] Players earned points for every sanctioned event they joined, and they earned even more for each victory.[3] The larger the tournament, the more participation points players received, no matter where they finished. Special events carried a point multiplier.

Categories

There were three major categories:

  1. Lifetime: The total points obtained overall.
  2. Competitive: The total points obtained during the span of a Pro Tour season, excluding casual, Pro Tour, Worlds, and World Magic Cup events. It is used to determine the number of byes granted to a player in Grand Prix and eligibility for invitation to Nationals and, formerly, World Magic Cup Qualifiers.
    • Until November 2014, there was also a Seasonal Award subcategory, which almost exclusively determined Grand Prix byes.
  3. Professional: The Pro Points obtained throughout a Pro Tour season.
    • At the start of the 2018–19 season, a subcategory, where inclusion is determined by calculating the Pro Points of the top 12 finishing players of the previous four Pro Tour cycles, was introduced accompanying the new Pro Players Club system.

Website

Players could keep track of their Planeswalker Points progress on the Wizards of the Coast website planeswalkerpoints.com. At certain point totals, players leveled up in the program and improved their rank. The ranks went from Prodigy (levels 1–5) up to Archmage (levels 46–50).

The points needed to advance to the next level were as follows:[4]

Rank Level Points needed
Prodigy 1–5 5 points
Apprentice 6–10 5 points
Task Mage 11–15 10 points
Adept 16–20 30 points
Spellshaper 21–25 50 points
Guildmage 26–30 100 points
Invoker 31–35 400 points
Sorcerer 36–40 1,400 points
Battlemage 41–45 3,000 points
Archmage 46–49 6,000 points

Level 50 was the highest possible level players could reach, sitting at 50,000 points total. Advancing to level 50 required 7,000 additional points past level 49. Although there was a maximum level, there was no upper limit for obtainable points; for example, all-time leader Shuhei Nakamura obtained more than 100,000 points in his lifetime.

Phasing out

As of 2020, the Planeswalker Points website remained functional, allowing players to view their match history and earn rewards. However, logging in was occasionally problematic due to outdated software that had not been updated since around 2014. On May 27, 2020, Wizards of the Coast officially discontinued Planeswalker Points and DCI numbers, removing access to the Planeswalker Points website.[1] Future in-store play and esports events, as well as other play opportunities would require players to have a valid Wizards Account compatible with the Magic: The Gathering Companion app and a new event tool for local game stores.

References

  1. ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (April 27, 2020). "Sunsetting Planeswalker Points". Magic.gg.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 05, 2013). "Twenty Things That Were Going To Kill Magic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Monty Ashley (January 25, 2012). "Your Scorecard". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Mike Turian (September 06, 2011). "Introducing Planeswalker Points: What Level Are You?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

External links

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