What is Constructed Set Roulette?
The same Set Roulette you loved by the Mythic Society - still run by GoblinCredible, just now under GoblinCredible Gaming!
The Constructed Set Roulette format was originally created by Pascal Maynard and his local friends with the intent of maximizing and showcasing players deckbuilding skills. Because of today's information traveling so fast thanks to the internet and the amount of games that are played in relevant formats, we've been having the feeling that Magic's deckbuilding aspect is not like it used to be.
We came up with the idea of determining at random 2 Big Expansions, 3 Small Expansions and a Core Set to become the constructed format that we would all play on an upcoming weekend. It was an absolute blast to brew for a few days and gather and play to see who came up with what. Imagine doing that online with TONS of players!
The rules will be modified slightly, to fit the space of MTG Arena. 6 Sets will be picked at random, and NO BANS will be made. We will still roll 1 Core Set, 2 Big Sets and 3 Small Sets. Each category of sets will reset when each selecton in the category has been chosen. (Since there's only 3 core sets, they will reset after 3 months)
For the purposes of choosing sets, the following rules will apply:
1) Arena Rebalanced cards are playable. You may use ONLY the original version OR the rebalanced version. No mixture of the two, and only up to 4 copies as usual.
2) Arena Base Set cards are USABLE EVERY MONTH.
3) Some special sets are included as small sets (Eg. Mystical Archive and Retro
Artifacts - Base set is included every month just in case a special set is chosen.)
4) No more than one special set can be rolled per month (Eg. Mystical Archive and Retro Artifacts cannot be legal at the same time)
5) Explorer Anthology 1+2, PLUS Historic Anthology 1-6 are combined to make a SMALL SET which will serve as our "Masters Edition" power set for now.
6) Alchemy: The Brother's War, Dominaria, New Capenna, Kamigawa and Innistrad are combined to make another small set.
I will post on my social media when the expansions are (being) chosen, see Goblin's LinkTree for the links. Post will be made on Discord.
Set Roulette: Arena Edition will be 3-weeks after roll off. We chose this period of time rather than 1 week (and another Set Roulette event is run at the 2-week mark) to allow players to do a light amount of grinding if necessary to acquire some wild cards. We realize the card acquisition method for Arena can be tedious/expensive, so we're trying to respect that.
Tournament Structure
Format: Constructed Set Roulette
Legal Sets: Arena Beginner Set (Always Legal) + Core Set 2020, Retro Artifacts (The Brother's War), Ikoria: Lair of behemoths, Dominaria, Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate, Amonkhet Remastered)
Banned Cards: NO BANS
** Lightning Bolt is NOT legal in Set Roulette Arena Edition. It may show up in searches because it can be conjured by another card.
** Please remember only the Retro Artifacts are legal, not the main set [The Brother's War]
Structure:
- Open Decklist
- Swiss + Top 8
- Using MTG Arena (Direct Challenge Feature)
To unenroll after you must contact the organizer.
Decklists
- You will have until 11:59 AM (EDT) to submit your decklist, if you fail to do so, you will be dropped from the tournament.
- Submit your decklist using the player controller page.
- PLEASE edit Deck Name to something factual.
- Your decklist must be in ENGLISH.
- Decklists will be public at the start of the tournament.
Matches
Everything happens in your "Player Controller" page.
Pairings will be announced in the form of a notification, voice notification, SMS notification (if you activate it in your profile settings) and your player controller page will display your pairing in the "Current Pairing" section.
- You must click the green button to check-in to your match.
- Your opponents decklist will display in the bottom left corner.
- Copy your opponent's Screen Name, and paste it into Direct Challenge in Arena (the crossed swords) - make sure to choose proper format and settings.
- Connect with your opponent via. Discord or MTGMelee chat if you have any issues. If you cannot connect, or a player is missing - DM @GoblinCreidble via DISCORD please - sometimes tickets on MTGMelee get missed.
- Submit your Match result. (Intentional draws not allowed)
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- There will be live coverage, players are required to share their screen via Discord if asked. (Usually only top 8). If you cannot do so, you may be dropped from the event.
- We're using the freeform format on MTGMelee for deck lists. This will allow you to submit less than 60 cards in your main deck. Please don't, you'll recieve a game loss.
In-Match Rules
You will have 10 minutes to check-in and start your matches. You will be dropped if you don't start communicating with an admin. or your opponent 10 minutes after round is paired. Pay attention to all notifications throughout the tournament.
Players will be contacted an hour after the start of the round regarding the status of their match if the result is not yet reported. If there is no response within 10 minutes both will be dropped.
Any types of connection issue, bugs, anything related to your game crashing/not functioning properly will not result in restarting the match. If it happens to you and only you, it is your fault, and unfortunately the only to deal with this in a fair way. Anything else will be dealt with in a civilized and fair fashion.
Refer to the Digital Tournament Rules and Digital Infraction Guide for more information.
Communication
You MUST be available in my Discord server at all times.
- In the event that there is a dispute between players, we may ask for a screenshot in order to better understand a situation, or as a way to have proof that something is occurring. We also highly-recommend that you take a screenshot of every Victory screen when playing in a tournament, showing both players’ names; in the event of a dispute over which player won a match, these screenshots will generally act as concrete-proof of a victory.
Schedule
The Tournament will begin with the following schedule in Eastern Time (EST/EDT):
- Registrations closes 5 minutes before the start of the tournament.
- All players MUST check-in at any time before 12pm / noon
- Round 1: Noon / 12pm EST
- Following rounds approximately 30 mins after one another
- Number of rounds based on number of players, it will be updated before Round 1
- Top 8 cut: after swiss rounds.
The organizer has agreed to pay out prizes in 14 days or less.
Prizes
*PLEASE NOTE, prizes have changed.
*Non-Canadian prize winners will be subject to a $3 international (PayPal) transfer fee, deducted from their prize.
(Twitch Subscribers earn 2x PRIZING!*)
- You MUST be subscribed BEFORE the start of the tournament for 2x prizing
- Subscribe @ GoblinCredible Gaming Twitch
- Yes, you may use a FREE Prime Subscription for 2x prizing.
1st - $50
2nd - $30
3rd - $20
***If there are less than 8 players, the event will be cancelled. **
***Funds will be paid out via PayPal, in CAD $, in under 14 days. It is your responsibility to be in contact with GoblinCredible with your info.
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