NOTE: You must schedule this event by August 15, 11:59 p.m. PT, to receive event materials!

Scheduling: October 31–November 2; use the Magic Presents: A Villainous Halloween scheduling template
Scheduling deadline: August 15, 11:59 p.m. PT
Format: Commander
Rules Enforcement Level: casual
Pairing method: player list only
Promotional material support:

• Play aids
• Villain cards

Play aids and villain cards will be delivered separately from the Magic: The Gathering® | Marvel’s Spider-Man marketing kit in a later shipment. We’ll be providing additional promotional support materials so you can reward players for participating in-store by letting them take home the event experience. Materials are available while supplies last.

What Is Magic Presents: A Villainous Halloween?

Magic Presents: A Villainous Halloween is a special Commander event scheduled between October 31 to November 2, offering a unique twist on the popular Magic format. Players bring their own Commander decks and, at the start of the game, secretly choose a villain card, each representing a classic villain from Magic’s history with its own alternate win condition.

As the game unfolds, players can work toward their secret objective. Once a player meets the condition on their chosen villain card, they reveal it—and from that point on, each opponent loses the game at the end of their own turn, unless they can stop the villain in time.

As a reward for participating, players can take home a pack of event materials (while supplies last), making it a memorable and replayable experience beyond the event. Each pack supports four players, but the expectation is that each participant will receive their own pack to bring the fun home.

Schedule and Promote Your Event

You can schedule your Magic Presents: A Villainous Halloween event in Wizards EventLink for a date between October 31 and November 2. WPN members must schedule this event by 11:59 p.m. PT on August 15 to qualify to receive the materials needed to run it.

Conjure excitement in your community for your event by using the downloadable assets available on the Marketing Materials page.

For stores in the US, Canada, Guam, and Puerto Rico, you can step up your promotional game even further by ordering customizable marketing materials like tension fabric displays, sidewalk signs, and flyers from the WPN Marketing Portal—plus, WPN Premium stores in these regions have a $300 seasonal promotional marketing credit for Magic: The Gathering | Marvel’s Spider-Man they can use by November 1.

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