Steel City Spectacular Battle for a Lotus - Vintage
Magic: The Gathering: Vintage
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Battle for a Black Lotus - Vintage
Sponsored by The Gathering Place
Registration starts March 10th 2025
Event Details:
Date: August 15th
Time: We start at 9:00am SHARP
Entry: $90
$80 for entry
$10 for taxes & processing fees
Prize Support: $15,000 in prizes with 1st place getting an Unlimited Black Lotus!.
Prize support guaranteed at 160 participants. 2nd - 16th prize payout will be in The Gathering Place Vendor Bucks.
Prize Breakdown:
1st: Unlimited Black Lotus
2nd: $400
3rd-4th: $300
5th-8th: $200
9th-16th: $100
This event will be proxy friendly. 15 printed proxy maximum with IE & CE cards NOT counting as proxies.
Event Schedule, times are estimates
8:45 - 9:00AM SHARP
Player Meeting
9:00 AM
Round 1 Start
10:30 AM
Round 2
12:00 PM
Round 3
1:30 PM
Round 4
3:00 PM
Round 5
4:30 PM
Round 6
6:00 PM
Round 7
7:30 PM
Round 8
8:45 AM SHARP
Players' Meeting
9:00 AM
Cut to top 8
10:30 AM
Top 4
12:00 PM
Final Round
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$179.00 USD per night. Last Day to Book : Monday, July 14, 2025
Courtyard Pittsburgh Downtown
Frequently Asked Questions
This event will follow the current Vintage ban list and tournament rule set. Best of 3 with 8 rounds cut to top 8.
This event will be proxy friendly. 15 printed proxy maximum with IE & CE cards NOT counting as proxies.
All alters must be approved before the start of the event by our head judge. The head judge will be available the day of the event to inspect alters for approval.
The event will be capped at 226 player with a max of 8 - 50 minute rounds with a cut to top 16. Round will be best 2 out of 3.
If an individual that pre-registered for this event is unable to attend for any reason, they will need to notify Excalibur Events at least one week before the event to be eligible for a full refund. You can reach out at [email protected]. Any request for a refund that is less than a week from the event date will not be accepted.
A topdeck.gg account is free to sign-up for. It is required to pay for events, submit decklists, and view match pairings the day of the event.
This event will take place on the listed date and time above at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Fort Duquesne Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Vendor Bucks are what we use for prize support in place of prize tickets or similar. They will have 2 types listed in our events. Any Use Vendor Bucks can be used at ANY vendor booth at the event to purchase products from them. Any Vendor Bucks that show a specific name on them will only be usable at the specified vendor stations.
You can reach out to [email protected] for any questions that weren't answered here and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Steel City Spectacular Battle for a Lotus - Vintage
Entry Fee – $90