Challenger Decks 2020
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| Set symbol | This set has no own expansion symbol. | ||||
| Symbol description | Cards use the symbol of their original expansion. | ||||
| Release date | March 27, 2020 | ||||
| Plane |
Eldraine Meditation Plane Ravnica Theros Multiversal | ||||
| Set size | Four 75-card constructed decks | ||||
| Expansion code | Q04[1] | ||||
| Challenger Deck series | |||||
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Challenger Decks 2020 is a set of four individual preconstructed 75-card challenger decks that became available on March 27, 2020.[2][3] The earlier announced release date of April 3, 2020 was bumped up as one of the measures to fight the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Description
Like its previous installment, these challenger decks are built with more tournament-play competitive players in mind. The 75-card decks are geared toward Standard play for the Friday Night Magic player. They are intended to be playable and competitive at a local level right out of the box. All cards had been previously printed in Standard and were Standard-legal.
The decks are available worldwide in English, with Japanese available in Japan.
Contents
Each package contains:
- a 60-card main deck
- a 15-card sideboard
- 5 double-sided tokens
- a quick reference guide
- a box capable of holding 75 sleeved cards
Decks
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| Allied Fires | W | U | – | R | – |
| Final Adventure | – | – | B | – | G |
| Cavalcade Charge | – | – | – | R | – |
| Flash of Ferocity | – | U | – | – | G |
Tokens
Each deck comes with 5 double-sided tokens pulled from the following list (original expansion and token number in parentheses):
2/2 Spirit creature (WAR #1)- 1/1 Human creature (ELD #2)
- 2/2 Wizard creature (WAR #5)
- 1/1 Devil creature with “When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target” (WAR #12)
- 4/4 Dragon creature with flying (WAR #13)
- 1/1 Elemental creature (M20 #7)
- 1/1 Satyr creature with “This creature can’t block” (THB #9)
- 2/2 Wolf creature (M20 #8)
- 1/1 Servo artifact creature (WAR #18)
- Emblem for Vraska, Golgari Queen (GRN #8)
- On an Adventure marker (ELD #20)
FNM at Home event
The four decks were playable on Magic: The Gathering Arena on March 27, 2020, for the inaugural FNM at Home event.[5]
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (December 18, 2019). "Announcing Challenger Decks 2020". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-01-07.
- ↑ Kendall Pepple (February 15, 2020). "Challenger Decks 2020". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic: The Gathering (January 19, 2020). "Good news if you’ve been liking them: we’ve bumped up the original 4/3 release.". Twitter.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast. "FNM at Home, With Your Local Store, And on MTG Arena (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved on March 29, 2025.