Friday Update – Eggcellent!
Mar 29, 2019Welcome to a round up of the week. Merry Melee 4Play returns and more:
Merry Melee Rotation
Spring is in the air, and it is time for more Merry Melee excitement! 4play, a wacky constructed gauntlet that asks players to build a bulgingly beefcake battalion of cost 4 or more, returns today. Go for broke with all cards in your deck being at least 4 cost and Standard legal. In return, players will start with 3 permanent resources to start the game off with a bang:
Merry Melee 4Play
Format: Standard
Cost: 100 Platinum
Length: Gauntlet (5 wins / 3 losses)
Match: Best of one
Prizes:
- 3 Wins – Random Standard Rare
- 4 Wins – Current Set Booster Pack
- 5 Wins – Current Set Booster Pack and Random Standard Rare
With this exciting mode, we are also bringing back this sexy sleeve for you to win. Claim victory in a total of 10 games across our 4Play event to nab this gorgeous animated sleeve! Check it out below:
4Play is live now and will run for 1 week (ending Friday 4/5 at 10am PT). It will be a while before we bring sexy back, so be sure to go crazy while it is up!
VIP Weekend
VIP weekend has come once more. We are rerunning our Emsee, Etcher of Nulzann and Graven Geist AAs for a limited time so that players who still have VIP tickets can use them while we reevaluate the program. In the meantime, please enjoy our classic VIP tournaments for a little while longer. The format this month is Sealed. Tournament times are as follows:
Start times listed in US Pacific below:
Friday: 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM
Saturday: 1:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM
Start times listed in US Eastern below:
Friday: 1:00 PM, 9:00 PM
Saturday: 4:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 9:00 PM
Sunday: 4:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 9:00 PM
Start times listed in Central European Time below:
Friday: 18:00
Saturday: 02:00, 9:00, 18:00
Sunday: 02:00, 9:00, 18:00
Monday: 02:00
Our new Bash & Clash structure continues! Come join our short-form tournaments for your chance to win platinum, prizes, and exclusive alternate arts.
Here is the full prizing and schedule breakdown:
Schedule:
Saturdays at 8am PT – Bash
Saturdays at 4pm PT – Clash
Sundays at 8am PT – Clash
Sundays at 4pm PT – Bash
Bash:
Format: Standard Constructed
Cost: 700 Platinum
Length: 4 rounds, swiss pairings
Match: Best of three
Prizes:
- 1-0 Wins – n/a
- 2 Wins – 5 current set booster packs, AAA card
- 3 Wins – 12 current set booster packs, AAA card, AAA sleeve
- 4 Wins – 10,000 platinum, AAA card, AAA sleeve, Battleboard
Clash:
Format: Standard Sealed
Cost: 1500 Platinum (or packs + 300 Platinum entry fee)
Length: 4 rounds, swiss pairings
Match: Best of three
Prizes:
- 1-0 Wins – n/a
- 2 Wins – 5 current set booster packs, AAA card
- 3 Wins – 12 current set booster packs, AAA card, AAA sleeve
- 4 Wins – 10,000 platinum, AAA card, AAA sleeve, Battleboard
Door prizes will still be granted to a few lucky participants. We will be giving out a total of 2 random Battleboards to players without 4 wins, 4 random AAA sleeves to players without 3 wins, and 4 random AAA cards to those favored by Kismet.
See you in the Battlegrounds,
The HEX Team
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