Prerelease

Scheduling: unlimited during Prerelease week, July 25–31

Prerelease is your community's first opportunity to play with the new set in a casual, fun environment. Players open Prerelease Packs, build decks from the six Play Boosters and promo included, and play.

The Prerelease period is also when WPN partner stores can begin selling all products from the set before non-member stores and other market channels.

New! Commander Box League

Scheduling: unlimited during Prerelease week, July 25–31
Promo reward: one Commander promo and one Buy-a-Box promo per participant, while supplies last

Commander Box League is an event that runs with Prerelease and where players open a Play Booster box to build and play with a special 60-card Commander deck.

New! Two-Headed Giant Commander Night

Scheduling: one event monthly, August 1–September 18
Promo reward: one Commander promo per participant, while supplies last

Two-Headed Giant (2HG) Commander Night invites players to partner up for casual two-on-two Commander games—an ideal way to help hesitant or at-home Commander players feel comfortable stepping into store play with a friend.

Commander Party

Scheduling: one event per period, August 15–21 and September 5–11
Promo reward: one Commander promo per participant, while supplies last

Commander Party weaves together gameplay and story in an exciting Commander event. Players vie to control five worlds, each with its own special effects. Defeat all your opponents or control all five worlds to win the game!

There are two event windows for Commander Party—schedule one event in each window, August 15–21 and September 5–11, so players have a couple opportunities to enjoy the event.

Magic Academy

Scheduling: unlimited, August 1–September 18
Promo reward: one promo with purchase of starter product or six Play Boosters

Magic Academy is a two-part event series that introduces new players to Magic: The Gathering using instructional videos that guide players.

• In Magic Academy: Learn to Play, players use Welcome Decks or starter products to learn the basics and play their first games. Stores in English-speaking regions will receive a resupply of Welcome Decks.
• In Magic Academy: Deck Building, they use six Play Boosters to build a deck and experience Limited-format play.

Standard Showdown

Scheduling: one event per week, August 1–September 18
Promo reward: one promo for the first-place winner of each event

Standard Showdown is a weekly structured event where players compete with their Standard deck for a promo card prize. Depending on your play metrics, you may be allocated more promos than there are weeks in the season; you may award additional promos to event attendees at your discretion but be sure to reserve at least one promo to reward the winner for each remaining week of the season.

Store Championship

Scheduling: one event, August 23–September 14
Promo rewards:

• Participants receive the Bitter Triumph promo, while supplies last.
• Top 8 players receive the Slickshot Show-Off promo.
• Winner of the event receives the Fable of the Mirror Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki promo.
• WPN stores only: Top 8 and winner receive one additional non-foil promo printed with your store's name.

Store Championship is a seasonal, in-store event that lets players compete in a structured Standard tournament for prizes.

WPN Premium stores will receive an additional set of Top 8 and winner promos in non-foil, printed with your store's name. Both versions of each promo should be provided to qualifying players; they are not intended to allow you to run a second event.

Friday Night Magic

Scheduling: unlimited on Fridays, August 1–September 12

Friday Night Magic is the weekly heartbeat of in-store Magic play. You can schedule unlimited events every Friday in any format supported by seasonal Promo Packs distributed at your discretion.

As noted above, your Edge of Eternities marketing kit will include a larger quantity of Promo Packs to last through the release of Lorwyn Eclipsed in January 2026—please plan your usage accordingly.