Details For The First-Ever Mythic Championship on Magic: The Gathering Arena Announced

Wizards of the Coast

Mythic Championship III will be the first-ever Mythic Championship that will be played on the digital Magic: The Gathering Arena, and today, Wizards of the Coast have announced the details for the monumental $750,000 event that will feature 32 members of the Magic Pro League competing against 20 challengers, 16 of whom will qualify through MTG Arena play.

Last year's Mythic Championship winners Andrew Ellenbogen, Allen Wu, Ben Hull, and Gregory Orange have already locked their spots. The last 16 spots will be filled by the Top 16 players at the end of the Mythic Championship Qualifier Weekend (May 25-26). Here's a breakdown of how Magic Arena players will be able to qualify:

> The Top 1,000 ranked players on MTG Arena from March and April qualify for the Mythic Championship Qualifier Weekend May 25–26.

> Day One of the MCQW will feature an in-client queue where players play until they reach eight wins or two losses. The format for Day One is Traditional Constructed (best-of-three Standard). The Top 128 players will make Day Two and will be contacted by email with details.

> Day Two will be run as a direct-challenge tournament and will be seven rounds of Swiss play in best-of-three Traditional Constructed. Players will qualify automatically at 5-0 or at 5-1 after Rounds 5 and 6. The remainder of the sixteen players will qualify based on their record and tiebreakers.

Sean "Day9" Plott will be hosting the event, and the format will be best-of-three Standard matches. There will be 7 rounds on Friday, and the Top 16 will battle it out in double elimination on Saturday before the Top 4 will compete on Sunday.

First place will get $100,000 USD and all invited players will earn at least $7,500 just for qualifying.

Mythic Championship III will take place from June 21-23 and you can watch it live at twitch.tv/magic.

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