Lorwyn League at TGP: 1/20 – 2/15
Lorwyn: Eclipsed is a return to a long-time favorite MTG plane, and Lorwyn: Eclipsed (ECL) is set up for some real classic Magic: The Gathering action. In celebration of Magic’ return to Lorwyn in the wake of Eventide and a new exploration of what exactly has been going on over there for all these years, The Gathering Place is running a two-week “Lorwyn League” with some… relatively special conditions.
Playing a Commander-style format with 60-card decks (if only there was a name for such a format… but, alas, there is no such thing). Decks can contain up to four copies of any card, with the chosen commander card being an obvious exception.
Players in the Lorwyn League will start with a Lorwyn: Eclipsed Prerelease Kit and a BYOCommander card of their choice, specifically chosen from a Lorwyn lore-friendly pool. Elementals, Elves, Fae, Goblins, Kithkin, Merfolk and Treefolk – any commander-eligible card printed in Lorwyn, Shadowmoor, Morningtide, Eventide, or characters originating from the Lorwyn plane printed elsewhere are legal for Lorwyn League play.
Each player in the Lorwyn League will also be allowed a kickstart kit consisting of a Sol Ring, Command Tower and Arcane Signet. Players can bring their own copies of those cards, or purchase the set from TGP for about two bucks. It should go without saying, but just in case it doesn’t, you’re only allowed one of each of these cards in any given deck. No x4 Sol Rings, that’s dumb. What were you even thinking, you monster.
From there, the structure should be familiar to any TGP League player from the past: week over week, cracking packs, trading, adding cards and games culminating in a final showdown tournament.
We’re also going to do something crazy: we’re gonna ban Universes Beyond cards on this one.
Lorwyn League will be limited to 24 players so it doesn’t get too unwieldy, and we’re planning on letting it more or less run. Meetups for Lorwyn League can happen any day TGP is open as organized by the players, but currently we’re planning on making it a real Friday Night Magic friendly event in keeping with the retro theme so there will be formal TGP prize support on Friday nights for Lorwyn League players.
This has been a lot of talking and introduction, so here’s a quick-hit breakdown:
Lorwyn League Breakdown
- Entry cost: $50
- Format: Brawl 60-Card Commander (multiple copies of cards in deck legal up to four), 1v1, best of three, 8-card sideboard
- Commanders: Only commander-eligible creatures from the original Lorwyn sets (Lorwyn, Shadowmoor, Morningtide, Eventide, or characters originating from the Lorwyn plane printed elsewhere). Players are permitted to BYOCommander fitting Lorwyn League requirements. Any commander-eligible creatures pulled from Lorwyn: Eclipsed are legal commanders in League.
- Cards: Players begin with a ECL Prerelease Kit + (Sol Ring, Command Tower, Path of Ancestry Arcane Signet), and are eligible to buy + open four additional League Legal packs per League Play week of MTG cards from TGP. No outside cards permitted in League play, Universes Beyond cards are also not permitted.
- Decks: Players will leave their decks at The Gathering Place during Lorwyn League
- Prizes: Prize support on Lorwyn League play days is in packs of ECL, prizes for tournaments will be given in TGP store credit and raffle prizes of specially-selected Lorwyn-theme cards.
- League Meetup Days: Three rounds Swiss play, an additional pack slot will be given to all League players who play at TGP, and any player who goes 3-0 in organized League play gets a free pack of ECL.
- Tournament(s):
- Friday, 2/6: Lorwyn League Smackdown: a qualifying / seeding tournament, optional but encouraged
- Sunday, 2/15: Lorwyn League Finale Tournament: Top 8 / Top 4 depending on attendance, store credit prizing for top players, raffles of Lorwyn-theme prizes throughout.
Lorwyn League runs from Tuesday, 1/20 to the finale tournament on Sunday, 2/15
26 days, two tournaments, prizes and all sorts of weird fun things calling back to some classic Magic: The Gathering action.
If you’ve got any questions, reach out to us in the TGP Discord – specifically the #ask-staff channel. We’re excited to be returning to Lorwyn, and we hope to see you in League!
Lorwyn League Registration Link
**SPECIFIC CLARIFICATIONS**
1. BYOCommanders, fitting into Lorwyn League rules, do not have restrictions. You can BYOCommander from Lorwyn, Shadowmoor, Morningtide and Eventide. Any commander-eligible card from Lorwyn: Eclipsed must be pulled from League-legal packs.
2. Hybrid mana is legal in Lorwyn League, otherwise commander/deck color identity must be adhered to.
3. Lorwyn League (mostly) follows Brawl rules. That said, key differences include:
- planeswalkers are not legal commanders
- players have an 8-card sideboard
- up to four (4) copies of main deck cards are permitted, since it’s a semi-sealed format
4. Vendillion Clique and Oona, Queen of the Fae are both on probation. Neither is banned, outright, but we’re keeping an eye on them and it would be…. unwise to put all your eggs in this particular basket.
for any further rules clarifications, just ask.
