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| A ''[[Magic]]'' '''League''' is an ongoing [[tournament]] that plays out over the course of days or weeks rather than hours. Leagues have two main goals: reduce the amount of time it takes to play competitive ''Magic'' and allow players to play on their own schedules.
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| ==History==
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| A a seasonal league used to be organized by the [[DCI]]. The organisation is now transferred to individual shops.
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| ===''Magic 2013'' and further===
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| This ongoing, five-week tournament was played in local game and hobby stores around the world, a month after each a new card [[set]] was released. This [[sealed deck]] tournament followed up on [[Game Day]] events and uses the [[Standard]] [[format]].
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| Each participant should play three matches per week, for a total of fifteen over the course of the league. Players joining the league late could play extra matches to catch up to the current match cap of three times the current total of weeks of the league. Over the course of the league, players were able to add more [[booster]]s to their league [[deck]]. There were optional achievements that players could complete to earn a [[Planeswalker points]] badge and [[achievement]].
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| The first league was July / August 2012, in commemoration of the release of ''[[Magic 2013]]''. Because League play wasn't making the returns on investment, and most stores would run leagues anyways, ''[[Magic 2014]]'' marked the last physical League kit to be offered to stores. Starting with ''[[Theros]]'', stores were able to download a digital asset kit, which didn't include special prizes anymore. <ref>[http://www.wizards.com/wpn/News/Article.aspx?x=2013_07_31_THELEAG Gateway to Core and League]</ref> However, for subsequent sets the promos apparently were available again.
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| ====Prizes====
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| The base prize for the Top 10 finishers in the league was an exclusive [[token]] card.
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| * ''Magic 2013'': {{R}} 1/1 [[Goblin]] <ref>{{NewRef|arcana/league-token-2012-06-05|League Token!|[[Trick Jarrett]]|June 05, 2012}}</ref>
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| * ''[[Return to Ravnica]]'': {{W}} 2/2 [[Knight]] with [[Vigilance]]
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| * ''[[Gatecrash]]'': {{R}}{{W}} 1/1 [[Soldier]]
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| * ''[[Dragon's Maze]]'': {{W}} 1/1 [[Bird]]
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| * ''[[Magic 2014]]'': {{C}} 1/1 [[Sliver]]
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| * ''[[Theros]]'': {{W}} 2/2 [[Soldier]]
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| * ''[[Born of the Gods]]'': {{W}} 1/1 Soldier
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| * ''[[Journey into Nyx]]'': {{R}} 2/3 [[Minotaur]]
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| * ''[[Magic 2015]]'': {{U}} 1/1 [[Squid]] with [[Islandwalk]]
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| * ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'': {{W}} 1/1 [[Warrior]]
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| * ''[[Fate Reforged]]'': {{W}} 1/1 [[Monk]] with [[Prowess]]
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| ===''Kaladesh'' and further===
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| With ''[[Kaladesh]]'', [[WotC]] launched a playtest version of a new, easy-entry league system, with the goal of collecting feedback from stores for a full launch with ''[[Amonkhet]]''.<ref>{{NewRef|news/leagues-playtest-coming-kaladesh-2016-10-07|Leagues Playtest Coming with ''Kaladesh''|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|October 7, 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{NewRef|news/whats-store-store-play-2017-02-13|What's in Store for In-Store Play|[[Elaine Chase]]|February 13, 2017}}</ref>
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| The goal of the league is to foster league-style play with a low barrier to entry for newer players that can still be just as enjoyable for long-time fans of Limited.
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| The playtest version of the league worked as such:
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| * Players open three booster packs and use those boosters to build a 30-card deck.
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| * The league lasts four weeks.
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| * Every week, players add a booster pack to their pool, rebuilding as often as they like. Players can also add a booster after three losses, once per week.
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| * Matches consist of a single game. Each player gets one free [[mulligan]] at the start of the game.
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| * Players play against each other, earning [[Planeswalker Points]].
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| ====Prizes====
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| The prize in the league is an exclusive [[foil]] [[double-faced tokens|double-faced token]] card.
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| * ''[[Kaladesh]]'': {{C}} 1/1 [[Servo]] // 1/1 [[Thopter]] <ref>[http://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/playtest-league-and-earn-foil-tokens Wizards of the Coast (October 7, 2016), "Playtest League and Earn Foil Tokens", Wizards Play Network]</ref>
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| * ''[[Aether Revolt]]'': {{R}} 2/2 [[Gremlin]] // [[Energy counter]] <ref>[http://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/join-aether-revolt-league-preview Wizards of the Coast (January 18, 2017), "Join the Aether Revolt League Preview", Wizards Play Network]</ref>
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| ==Magic online==
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| In [[Magic Online]] the ''Leagues room'' is where people can play matches against other players for prizes without affecting their Magic Online ratings. It is a good place to start for players who want to get used to competitive ''Magic'' play in a more casual environment.<ref>[http://magic.wizards.com/en/MTGO/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-leagues-update-2015-08-17 Chris Kiritz (August 17, 2015) "Magic Online Leagues Update", magicthegathering.com]</ref><ref>[http://magic.wizards.com/en/MTGO/articles/archive/magic-online/league-event-structures-2015-08-31 Lee Sharpe (August 31, 2015) "League Event Structures", magicthegathering.com]</ref> <ref>{{NewRef|feature/future-leagues-2015-11-10|The Future of Leagues|Chris Kiritz|November 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|feature/state-magic-online-events-2015-11-12|State of Magic Online Events|[[Lee Sharpe]]|November 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|magic-digital/magic-online-leagues-circle-complete-2016-08-24|Magic Online Leagues: The Circle Is Complete|[[Lee Sharpe]]|August 24, 2016}}</ref>
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| Each Magic online league runs for a minimum of four weeks, though some leagues may run longer. Each week, participants can play up to five matches that count towards their league rating. Additional league matches played during that week count only towards players' tiebreaker points. Each match is best two out of three games, with a 90-minute time limit.
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| League play is a form of [[sealed deck]]. Players begin the league with one [[tournament pack]] and two boosters to build their deck. Each following week, they can purchase an additional booster.
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| ==Other uses==
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| '''League''' may also refer to:
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| ;In-game entities
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| * [[Izzet League]]
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| * [[Kipamu League]]
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| * [[Anowon#League of Anowon|League of Anowon]]
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| * [[Wojek League]]
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| ;Player leagues
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| * [[Arena League]]
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| * [[Future Future League]]
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| * [[Military League]]
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| [[Category:Magic tournaments]][[Category:Magic Online]]
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