2022: Free MTGO Tournament Schedule and Where to find them

A new year has started, and the pandemic still doesn't show signs of retreating that much... so how about taking advantage of this new cycle that begins to explore new options to play Magic Online for free or in other alternative and fun ways?

At the beginning of 2021, we made a article explaining how the free tournaments in MTGO worked at the time, with an agenda for you to follow. As a few things have changed since then, I present below our updated calendar with all the free tournaments that we currently have on the Cards Realm and on Gatherling websites, which are the two main platforms that organize these tournaments:

To participate in one of these events is simple, just have an MTGO account and a legal deck in the specific format, as well as an account on the mentioned sites.

These websites are free to register, and an account on MTGO costs only 5 dollars to play at will. As for the decks, you have the option of renting up to 5 TIX for free at Cardhoarder and, if your goal is to start spending nothing or just a few bucks, I recommend that you go little by little, winning prizes in the events; in some, like tribal apocalypse, you don't even need to win, just reaching specific goals already guarantees some tix to be able to buy new cards for your collection.

In this part, I will talk about each event, as well as explaining some different formats and most importantly, the prizes. Check out the details!

Keep in mind that the time of these events are considered on the Brazilian time zone (GMT -3.0)

Format: Pauper

When: Every Monday at 8 PM

About: This event, created and played by our companion Tiago Fuguete, takes place on Cardsrealm's website, and you can follow the metagame and decklists through the website.

Prizes:

1st - 2 Bot Credits at Cardhoarder;

2nd to 4th - 1 Bot Credits on Cardhoarder for each place;

5th to 8th - 10 Pool cards for each place.

Contact: Registration on the CardsRealm website, information about the round or about the event at his discord channel or Twitch channel.

Format: Pauper

When: Every Tuesday, at 7:30 pm, GMT -3.0

About: Event created by Alexandre Weber, member of the Pauper Format Panel. The tournament has 4 fixed Swiss rounds and takes place on the Cardsrealm website, and you can follow the metagame and decklists on the website.

Prizes:

1st - 1 Chest;

2nd - 2 TIX in credit at CardHoarder;

3rd to 8th - 1 TIX credit on CardHoarder for each place.

Contact: Registration on the CardsRealm website, information about the round or about the event at his Youtube channel.

Format: Pioneer

When: Every Tuesday, at 8 PM

About: Event created by CardsRealm, takes place on the CardsRealm website, and you can follow the metagame and decklists through the website.

Prizes:

1st - 2 Tix in credit at Cardhoarder + R$ 20.00 in credits at the RedJogos store;

2nd - 2 Tix in credit at Cardhoarder;

3rd - 1 Tix in credit at Cardhoarder;

4th - 1 Tix in credit at Cardhoarder.

If the winner of RedJogos credits is from outside Brazil, the credits are replaced by 2 tix.

Contact: Registration on the CardsRealm website, information about the round or about the event at their Discord channel.

Format: Pauper

When: Every Tuesday, at 10 PM.

About: Event created by Arctic_Ghost, taking place on the Gatherling website, and you can follow the metagame and decklists through the website.

Prizes:

1st - 7 Dollar gift certificate at MTGOTraders;

2nd - 4 Dollar gift certificate on MTGOTraders;

3rd and 4th - 2 Dollar gift certificate for each on MTGOTraders;

5th to 8th - A card to be taken from the prize list for each place.

These gift certificates are coupons for you to use on the MTGOTraders website

Contact: Registration on the Gatherling website, round or event information on reddit or on their Discord channel.

Format: Pauper

When: Every Wednesday at 8 PM.

About: Event organized by Tiago Fuguete, but this one is different, happening in a League format. Each tournament has a prize, but each victory on them scores for a season point. At the end of the season, the 8 best placed participate in a separate event that rewards for participation and has prizes. It happens through the CardsRealm website, and you can follow the metagame and decklists through the website.

Prize on normal days :

1st - 2 Bot Credits on Cardhoarder + R$ 20.00 in credits on MYP Cards;

2nd - 2 Bot Credits at Cardhoarder;

3rd and 4th - 1 Bot Credit at Cardhoarder for each place;

5th to 8th - 10 cards for each place.

End of the Season Top 8 Prize:

1st - R$ 30.00 in credits on MYP Cards + 1 Tix

2nd - R$ 20.00 in credits on MYP Cards + 1 Tix;

3rd and 4th - 2 Tix for each place;

5th to 8th - 1 Tix for each place.

Contact: Registration on the CardsRealm website, information about the round or about the event on the discord channel or Twitch channel and to follow the league scoreboard access this link.

Format: Pauper

When it takes place: Every Thursday at 8 PM.

About: Event created by CardsRealm, takes place on the CardsRealm website, and you can follow the metagame and decklists through the website.

Prizes:

1st - 3 Tix;

2nd - 2 Tix;

3rd - 1 Tix;

4th to 8th - 10 Pool cards for each place.

Contact: Registration on the Cards Realm website, information about the round or about the event at their Discord channel.

Format: Modern

When: Every Friday, at 8 PM

About: Event created by Cards Realm, takes place on the Cards Realm website, and you can follow the metagame and decklists through the website.

Prizes:

1st - 2 Tix credits at Cardhoarder + R$ 20.00 in credits at the RedJogos store

2nd - 2 Tix credit at Cardhoarder;

3rd - 1 Tix credit at Cardhoarder;

4th - 1 Tix credit on Cardhoarder.

If the winner of RedJogos credits is from outside Brazil, the credits are replaced by 2 tix.

Contact: Registration on the Cards Realm website, information about the round or about the event on their Discord channel.

Format: Pauper

When: Every Saturday, at 10 AM

About: Event already known by the Pauper community that takes place on Saturday mornings, hosted by Cards Realm and Tiago Fuguete, takes place on the Cards Realm website, and you can follow the metagame and decklists through the website.

Prizes:

1st - 3 credits at Cardhoarder + R$ 30.00 credit at D20Bar Store;

2nd to 4th - 1 Cardhoarder credit for each place;

5th to 8th - 10 cards on MTGO for each place.

Contact: Registration on the Cards Realm website, information about the round or about the event at its Discord channel.

Format: Pauper

When: Every Sunday, at 8 PM

About: Event organized by the 0-2 DROP team, takes place on the Cards Realm website, and you can follow the metagame and decklists on the website.

Prizes:

1st - 2 tix;

2nd - 1 tix;

3rd - 1tix;

4th to 8th - 10 cards for each place.

Contact: Registration on the Cards Realm website, information about the round or about the event at the WhatsApp Group.

Format: Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy (each Saturday is a different format, for questions see the tournament calendar)

When it takes place: Every Saturday, at 2 PM.

About: Event that is starting its 12th year of existence, organized by the Italian Kumagoro, takes place on the Gatherling website.

In summary, the basic rule is that every deck has at least 20 creatures from the same tribe, has its own banlist defined by the tribal council (group of players) and has an objective prize system, in addition to the prize for victories. You can follow the metagame and decklists through the Gatherling website.

Conventional prizes for victories:

1st - 3 to 4 dollar gift certificate at MTGOTraders;

2nd - 2 dollar gift certificate at MTGOTraders.

Whoever has only one defeat at the end of the event receives a 1.5 dollar gift certificate at MTGOTraders.

These gift certificates are coupons for you to use on the MTGOTraders website

Prizes for secondary objectives:

-Darkhorse prize, 1 dollar gift certificate at MTGOTraders: In every event, decks that have a check in 3 categories (have less than 50 members, have never won a tournament, have been used less than 50 times) are eligible to be nominated for this prize. In case there is more than one deck, a tie is solved by checking the tournament result.

-Up-and-coming prize, 3 dollar gift certificate at MTGOTraders: The player who manages to win a tournament with a tribe that has never won a tournament before.

-New Kids on the block prize, a 3 dollar gift certificate at MTGOTraders: Any player who wins a match with a tribe that has never won a match before is eligible for this prize, however no-show or BYE wins are not counted. (Note: currently all existing tribes have won, unless Wizards creates a new tribe).

-New repopulation prize, 1 dollar gift certificate at MTGOTraders: Any player who registers and plays all rounds of an event with a tribe that has only been played three times or less in events. (Note: New tribes are not eligible for this prize).

-Hamtastic award, 3 dollar gift certificate at MTGOTraders: Every player who uses 10 different tribes during the year, excluding Humans, Elves, Goblins and Eldrazi. (cumulative prize, which can be won up to 5 times a year)

Contact: Registration on the Gatherling website, information about the round or about the event on the Discord channel. Rules, Banlist and restrictions can be found on the information sheet.

Format: Penny Dreadful

When: Every Monday, Thursday and Friday at 8 pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 pm and a special Sunday at 4 am.

About: This format started with the idea of ​​cards worth 1 cent, and over time it grew to cards worth up to 2 cents on MTGO. But it doesn't mean every deck is bad. For example, famous decks from past seasons were Affinity, Storm, Delver, Cycling, among others.

Prizes for each event:

1st - 4 tix in credits on Cardhoarder;

2nd - 3 tix in credits on Cardhoarder;

3rd and 4th - 2 tix in credits on Cardhoarder for each place;

5th to 8th - 1 tix in credits on Cardhoarder for each place;

1 tix in credits on Cardhoarder drawn among people who played until the last round and did not reach TOP8.

Contact: Registration on the Gatherling website, information about the round or about the event at the Discord Channel and the official website

Format: Penny Dreadful (no copy restriction per deck)

When it takes place: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9 PM

About: Event that started on Wednesdays when it was the only day without regular Penny events, and now we have two days in the week. The purpose of this event is to get out of the ordinary to create crazy decks! It has a small banlist, and it happens through the Gatherling website, you can follow the metagame and decklists through the website.

Prize for each event:

1st - 4 tix;

2nd - 3 tix;

3rd and 4th - 2 tix;

5th to 8th - 1 tix.

Contact: Registration on the Gatherling website, information about the round or about the event at the Discord Channel.

So, what did you think of the number of chances to start earning Tix to increase your collection on MTGO, or who knows, even use the game to get credits in card stores?

I hope you can have fun and also take home some prizes, remembering that in some cases it is not necessary to win them all, as I mentioned, we have several prizes that you can win by participating and/or doing secondary objectives.

Until next time!

All prizes, schedules and information were retrieved on January, 8, 2022 and are subject to change.