The Guild Hall's Corn Palace Festival Competitive Commander Event

Event Information

Welcome to The Guild Hall’s Corn Palace Festival Competitive Commander Event on August 23rd.

There will be a $40 Entry fee.

Rules

A Topdeck account is free to sign up for. It is required to submit decklists, and view match pairings on the day of the event. Payment will be taken at the store the day of the tournament.

This tournament will utilize the Competitive MTR/IPG Addendum created by Eminence and will be held to Comp REL standards.

Check-in will begin when doors open up.

THIS EVENT IS PROXY FRIENDLY

Tournament has an 80 Player Cap. Minimum of 16 registered players needed.

Number of rounds and Top Cut will be determined by the number of players, as per the Competitive MTR/IPG Addendum:

• 16-34 players will play 3 Swiss rounds and final round with Top 4 cut
• 35-64 players will play 4 Swiss rounds with Top 10 cut, semifinal round for 3rd through 10th place, and final round with 1st and 2nd place with winners of the semifinal round pods
• 65-80 players will play 5 Swiss rounds with Top 16 cut, semifinal round pods will include all of Top 16 cut, and final round will include the winners from semifinal pods

Each round will have an 80 minute time limit. Whoever is on their turn when the time limit is up will finish their turn and the round will be over, except for the semifinals and finals, where play continues until there is a declared winner.

In the Swiss rounds, each win will be worth 5 points and 1 point for draws.

Also in the Swiss rounds, players receiving byes are considered to have won a match. They will have 3 opponents added to their opponent history with a .2 win rate percentage.

Prizing

Placing will be as determined by Topdeck, which means that for those that don't win the finals pod your place is determined by how well that you did during the swiss rounds.

1st place will have the choice of one of the following:

• Grim Monolith
• Wheel of Fortune
• Choice of Dual Lands available at the store on day of the event

2nd place will receive $100 (cash/store credit)

3rd and 4th place will get $40 buy-in back (refund/store credit).

Schedule

This event starts at Noon on August 23rd. Doors open at The Guild Hall at 11am for check in.

Free coffee provided.

Feel free to enjoy the Corn Palace Festival activities all weekend long.