2023–24 Pro Tour Season
| 2023–24 Pro Tour Season | ||||
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| Player of the Year | Javier Dominguez | |||
| World Champion | Javier Dominguez | |||
| Hall of Fame inductions | None | |||
| PTs | 3 | |||
| Open events | 3 | |||
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The 2023–24 Pro Tour season is the twenty-ninth Pro Tour season for Magic: The Gathering. The season opened with Regional Championships at the end of September 2023, and ends with the 2024 World Championship.
Tournaments
Regional Championships 1
The Regional Championships of September 29 to December 17 award invites to Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor and the 2024 World Championship. The format is Pioneer.
Date: September 29 – October 1, 2023
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Date: September 29 – October 1, 2023
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Date: October 27–29, 2023
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Date: October 27–29, 2023
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Date: November 3–5, 2023
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Date: November 3–5, 2023
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Date: November 3–5, 2023
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Date: November 3–5, 2023
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Date: November 24–26, 2023
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Date: November 24–26, 2023
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Date: November 25–26, 2023
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Date: December 15–17, 2023
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Arena Championship 4
October 7–8, 2023 (Wilds of Eldraine draft and Historic)[1] 14 players qualified and 18 from the leaderboard made up the competitors for Arena Championship 4. Fewer big names were present, the biggest being Pascal Vieren; there was also Players Tour Online 1 Top 4er Joonas Eloranta, Challenger Gauntlet competitor Toni Ramas Pascual, long-time Pro Tour competitor Thierry Ramboa and 2023 Worlds competitor Andre Santos.
With the move back to paper, Historic had moved aside in competitive Magic. With three bonus sheets, Anthologies and an entire set aimed for Modern, there was no shortage of new cards of high power. As such, two leading decks from other formats made their way into Historic. The leading deck was Mono-Green Devotion, similar to that in Pioneer; followed by Dimir Control one of the few remaining decks with Lurrus of the Dream-Den; then Golgari Yawgmoth, Thran Phyisician, porting a popular Modern deck into Historic. Taylor Cobb, Michal Guldan, Alex Saltzman and Shinya Saito won their draft, and Saito defeated the other three for the 6-0 overnight.
| Place | Player | Prize | Points | Historic Deck |
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| 1 |  Shinya Saito
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$30,000 | N.A. | Izzet Wizards |
| 2 |  Bassel Nasri
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$20,000 | N.A. | Dimir Control |
| 3 |  Michael Guldan
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$15,000 | N.A. | Mono-Green Devotion |
| 4 |  Marcus Wosner
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$15,000 | N.A. | Golgari Yawgmoth |
| 5 | Brian Heine
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$10,000 | N.A. | Samwise Combo |
| 6 |  Michael Meier
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$10,000 | N.A. | Golgari Yawgmoth |
| 7 |  Pascal Vieren
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$10,000 | N.A. | Kethis Combo |
| 8 | Taylor Cobb
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$10,000 | N.A. | Kethis Combo |
Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor
The first Pro Tour of 2024 took place on February 23-25, 2024, at Chicago MagicCon, USA. The format was Murders at Karlov Manor Booster Draft and Pioneer Constructed. The field consisted of 258 players.
| Place | Player | Deck | Prize | Points | Comment |
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| 1 | Seth Manfield
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Rakdos Vampires | $50,000 | 27 | Eleventh Top Finish |
| 2 |  Simon Nielsen
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Boros Heroic | $20,000 | 23 | Fourth consecutive, fifth total Top Finish |
| 3 | Christoffer Larsen
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Amalia Combo | $15,000 | 20 | Third Top Finish |
| 4 |  Mingyang Chen
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Lotus Field | $15,000 | 20 | |
| 5 | Sam Pardee
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Rakdos Vampires | $10,000 | 18 | Sixth Top Finish |
| 6 | Alex Friedrichsen
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Lotus Field | $10,000 | 18 | |
| 7 | Adam Edelson
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Izzet Phoenix | $5,000 | 18 | |
| 8 |  Jean-Emmanuel Depraz
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Izzet Phoenix | $5,000 | 18 | Seventh Top Finish |
$75,000 Standard Open
The first Standard Open took place on February 24-25, 2024, at Chicago MagicCon, USA.[2] It was an open competitive event for a maximum of 1,500 participants with a prize pool of $75,000, as well as eight invites to Pro Tour Outlaws of Thunder Junction. The format was Standard Constructed, and the field consisted of 510 players.
| Place | Player | Prize | Points |
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| 1 | Rei "cftsoc" Zhang | $15,000 | 37 |
| 2 | Anthony Desangles | $8,000 | 34 |
| 3 | Miles Nossett | $4,000 | 34 |
| 4 | Diogo Santos | $4,000 | 34 |
| 5 | Brian Zeng | $2,000 | 34 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Carr | $2,000 | 34 |
| 7 | Isaac Sears | $2,000 | 34 |
| 8 | Jarvis Yu | $2,000 | 33 |
Regional Championships 2
The Regional Championships of January 19 - March 24, 2024 award invites to Pro Tour Outlaws of Thunder Junction and the 2024 World Championship. The format is Modern. Note that gong forward Canada only features one RC, instead of being split in West and East.
Date: 26-28 January, 2024
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Date: 26-28 January 2024
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Date: 9-11 February, 2024
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Date: 9-11 February, 2024
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Date: 9-11 February, 2024
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Date: 1–3 March, 2024
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Date: 9–10 March, 2024
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Date: 9–10 March, 2024
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Date: 9–10 March, 2024
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Date: 9–10 March, 2024
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Date: 9–10 March, 2024
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Arena Championship 5
Taking place in March 30-31, Arena Championship 5 featured big names like Raphaël Lévy, Arne Huschenbeth, David Inglis, regular competitors Toni Ramis Pascual, Bernado Torres, and Limited advisor Ethan "LordTupperware" Saks. The format is three rounds of Murders at Karlov Manor Draft six rounds of Explorer for Constructed.
The breakout deck of Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor, Vampires, was fully powered in Explorer in compared to other decks, and the new tech of Archfiend of the Dross meant Izzet Phoenix became favorable. Hence, half the field registered the deck, with other stragglers on Amalia and Quintorius Kand combo. Team Handshake had a significant presence in the field, with Jesse Hampton and Huschenbeth taking up the first two places and Inglis the first after the cutoff.
| Place | Player | Prize | Points | Historic Deck |
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| 1 |  Toni Ramis Pascual
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$30,000 | N.A. | Izzet Phoenix |
| 2 | Ryan Condon
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$20,000 | N.A. | Quintorius Combo |
| 3 | Jesse Hampton
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$15,000 | N.A. | Rakdos Vampires |
| 4 | David Inglis
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$15,000 | N.A. | Rakdos Vampires |
| 5 |  Arne Huschenbeth
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$10,000 | N.A. | Rakdos Vampires |
| 6 | Kouhei Komiyama
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$10,000 | N.A. | Rakdos Vampires |
| 7 |  Simonas Gerve
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$10,000 | N.A. | Amalia Combo |
| 8 | Muhan Yu
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$10,000 | N.A. | Rakdos Vampires |
Pro Tour Outlaws of Thunder Junction
Pro Tour Outlaws of Thunder Junction took place in Seattle, USA on April 26-28, 2024 and was a standalone Pro Tour. The format was Outlaws of Thunder Junction Booster Draft and Standard Constructed.[3]
| Place | Player | Deck | Prize | Points | Comment |
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| 1 | Yoshihiko Ikawa
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Domain Ramp | $50,000 | 27 | Third Top Finish |
| 2 | Yuta Takahashi
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Azorius Control | $15,000 | 23 | Sixth Top Finish |
| 3 | Tatsumi Matsuura
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Boros Convoke | $15,000 | 20 | Second Top Finish |
| 4 | Arne Huschenbeth
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Esper Midrange | $15,000 | 20 | Third Top Finish |
| 5 | Rei Zhang
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Four-Color Legends | $10,000 | 18 | |
| 6 | Lucas Duchow
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Esper Midrange | $10,000 | 18 | |
| 7 | Jason Ye
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Four-Color Legends | $5,000 | 18 | |
| 8 |  Sean Goddard
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Temur Analyst | $5,000 | 18 |
Regional Championships 3
The Regional Championships between May 4 and June 2, 2024 award invites to Pro Tour Modern Horizons 3 and the 2024 World Championship. The format for these Regional Championships is Standard Constructed.
Date: May 3–5, 2024
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Date: May 3–5, 2024
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Date: May 24–26, 2024
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Date: May 24–26, 2024
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Date: May 24–26, 2024
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Date: May 25–26, 2024
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Date: May 24–26, 2024
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Date: May 31-June 2, 2024
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Date: May 31-June 2, 2024
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Date: May 31-June 2, 2024
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Date: May 31-June 2, 2024
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Pro Tour Modern Horizons 3
Pro Tour Modern Horizons 3 took place on June 28-30, 2024 at MagicCon: Amsterdam. The format was Modern Horizons 3 Booster Draft and Modern Constructed.[3] The field consisted of 243 players.
| Place | Player | Deck | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
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| 1 | Simon Nielsen
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Bant Nadu | $50,000 | 27 | Sixth Top Finish |
| 2 | Sam Pardee
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Bant Nadu | $20,000 | 23 | Seventh Top Finish |
| 3 |  Daniel Goetschel
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Four-Color Nadu | $15,000 | 20 | |
| 4 |  Eli Kassis
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Bant Nadu | $15,000 | 20 | Fourth Top Finish |
| 5 |  No Ah Ma
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Mono-Black Necro | $10,000 | 18 | |
| 6 | Jason Ye
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Bant Nadu | $10,000 | 18 | Second Top Finish |
| 7 | Javier Dominguez
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Jeskai Control | $5,000 | 18 | Tenth Top Finish |
| 8 | Seth Manfield
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Mono-Black Necro | $5,000 | 18 | Twelfth Top Finish |
$75,000 Modern Open
The first Modern Open took place on June 28-30, 2024, at MagicCon Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It was an open competitive event for a maximum of 1.500 participants with a prize pool of $75,000, as well as eight invites to the first Pro Tour of 2025. The format is Modern Constructed, and the field consisted of 516 players.
| Place | Player | Prize | Points |
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| 1 | Arthur Symes (Archaeus Dota) | $15,000 | 44 |
| 2 | George Skeparnides | $8,000 | 39 |
| 3 | Adriano Moscato | $4,000 | 37 |
| 4 | Isaac Bullwinkle | $4,000 | 36 |
| 5 | Jacopo Bartollini | $2,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Andrew Elenbogen | $2,000 | 35 |
| 7 | Manuel Danninger | $2,000 | 34 |
| 8 | Alessandro Lippi | $2,000 | 33 |
Arena Championship 6
July 13-14, 2024 (Modern Horizons 3 draft and Historic)[4]
The sixth Arena event would be the last under the old system, as declining participation became evident in the invitation list. Renowned competitors Logan Nettles, Riku Kumagai and Eduardo Sajgalik made the invitation list, alongside New Capenna Championship finalist Hisamichi Yoshigoe, regular Magic Online Premier Play Program finalist Sean "Beekeeper" Goddard, and 2018 Magic Online Championship Series Top 4 competitor Bernado Torres. The metagame was largely made up of Energy decks from Modern Horizons 3, split between aggro forms with Guide of Souls and control/midrange variants using Wrath of the Skies, with two Abzan Yawgmoth, Thran Physician decks. One player did not submit a Historic deck, opting to drop after the draft portion.
| Place | Player | Prize | Points | Historic Deck |
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| 1 |  Wouter Noordzij
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$30,000 | N.A. | Boros Energy |
| 2 | Marcus Wosner
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$20,000 | N.A. | Jeskai Lotus Field |
| 3 |  Conor Hughes
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$15,000 | N.A. | Jeskai Lotus Field |
| 4 | Logan Nettles
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$15,000 | N.A. | Boros Energy |
| 5 |  Simonas Gerve
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$10,000 | N.A. | Boros Energy |
| 6 | Riku Kumagai
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$10,000 | N.A. | Lurrus Boros Energy |
| 7 | Brandon Hersh
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$10,000 | N.A. | Lurrus Boros Energy |
| 8 | Koki Kondo
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$10,000 | N.A. | Boros Energy |
$100,000 Limited Open
A Limited Open took place on October 25-27, 2024, at MagicCon Las Vegas, USA. It was an open competitive event for a maximum of 1.500 participants with a prize pool of $100,000, as well as eight invites to the first Pro Tour of 2025. The format was Duskmourn Sealed Deck on day 1, and players with 18 match points (or better) would play Duskmourn Booster draft on day 2. The Top 8 players after day 2 played Duskmourn Booster Draft on Sunday. In addition to the top 128 players winning a share of the $100,000 prize pool, players that finished day 2 with 36 or more match points received a Pro Tour invite to the first Pro Tour of 2025.[5]
| Place | Player | Prize | Points |
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| 1 | Paul Rietzl | $15,000 | 43 |
| 2 | Zev Goldhaber-Gordon | $8,000 | 42 |
| 3 | Bryan Hohns | $4,000 | 39 |
| 4 | Marcy Franta | $4,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Matt Nass | $2,000 | 37 |
| 6 | Paul Green | $2,000 | 36 |
| 7 | Andrea Mengucci[6] | $2,000 | 35 |
| 8 | Alexander Kans | $2,000 | 34 |
Magic World Championship 30
World Championship 30 took place on October 25-27, 2024 at MagicCon: Las Vegas. The format was Duskmourn: House of Horror Booster Draft and Standard Constructed.[3]
| Place | Player | Prize | Points | Standard deck | Duskmourn: House of Horror draft record |
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| 1 | Javier Dominguez [7]
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$100,000 | 42 | Dimir Demons | 5-1 | 5-2 |
| 2 |  Márcio Carvalho
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$50,000 | 39 | Golgari Midrange | 5-1 | 5-2 |
| 3 | Seth Manfield
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$25,000 | 42 | Golgari Ramp | 5-1 | 5-0 |
| 4 | Quinn Tonole
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$25,000 | 39 | Mono-Red Aggro | 4-2 | 6-0 |
| 5 | Ha Pham
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$20,000 | 33 | Dimir Demons | 5-1 | 5-2 |
| 6 | Yoshihiko Ikawa
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$20,000 | 30 | Dimir Midrange | 2-4 | 8-0 |
| 7 | Kai Budde
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$20,000 | 30 | Gruul Prowess | 4-2 | 6-2 |
| 8 | Max Rappaport
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$20,000 | 30 | Dimir Demons | 5-1 | 5-3 |
References
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 24, 2023). "Arena Championship 4 Fact Sheet for Competitors". Magic.gg. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023.
- ↑ William Jensen (September 24, 2023). "The Next Steps in Revitalizing Standard: Play". Magic.gg. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023.
- ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (November 17, 2023). "The 2024 MagicCon Schedule". Magic.gg.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 10, 2024). "Arena Championship 6 Fact Sheet for Competitors". Magic.gg.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (September 3, 2024). "Where an How tp Play Duskmourn: House of Horror". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Andrea Mengucci (October 28, 2024). "11-1-2 at 100k Limited Open and qualified to ProTour Chicago!". Twitter.
- ↑ Final results