ANZ Super Series

EPIC Ipswich has hosted many Wednesday Night Pioneer nights over the past couple of weeks to varying success. If you haven't turned up frequently, now is the best time to do so. The ANZ Magic Super Series is right around the corner and our store qualifiers for finals is Wednesday the 31st of October.

What is the ANZ Magic Super Series?

A new program for Magic the Gathering for the Australian and New Zealand region. The finalists all receive win cash prizes and invites to the Magic Pro Tour - in essence, the world championships for Magic the Gathering.

The program is run in cycles with the first being Store Qualifiers. Players may partake in as many qualifiers as they like with the store qualifiers allowing the following formats: Standard, Pioneer, Modern or Sealed.

Rules Enforcement Level (REL) for the Super Series is Competitive REL, meaning decklists must be submitted and expect random deck checks throughout your events.

The Finals has one format - Pioneer Constructed, and this is why EPIC Ipswich has dedicated our event to Pioneer to best train our local players.

Is there a point to competing if I don't want to go to the protour or finals?

ABSOLUTELY! Everyone who participates will receive a Lava Spike alt art promo. The top 8 players from each store will receive an alt art Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx promo and the winner receives a foiled Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx promo! So yes there's incentive to compete.

Pioneer at EPIC

Pioneer will hopefully continue past the point of our Store Qualifiers and will be run using swiss pairings in Eventlink. Our store qualifier will cost $25 to enter to help cover the cost of the event and we will even have one of our most beloved Card Dealers back in store to support the event!

So come in each Wednesday at 6:30 PM for our weekly Pioneer and train up to battle against the best in Australia and potentially the world.

Your Friend and Ally,

Lachy

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