The 2022-2023 Magic: The Gathering World Championship is returning to Las Vegas, featuring live viewer access to the top eight playoffs and the final match on Sunday.
Much has changed in a year, with the MTG World Championship at MagicCon Las Vegas last year featuring gameplay through MTG Arena. The 2022-2023 season shifted organized play to tabletop while still incorporating digital platforms like Arena and MTGO. All players attending the MTG World Championship this year will compete through tabletop play, featuring matches in Standard Constructed and Wilds of Eldraine Draft.
Magic World Championship Las Vegas dates, format, and more
Over 100 of the best MTG players from around the globe will compete at the 2022-2023 World Championship at MagicCon Las Vegas from Sept. 22 to 24. The total prize pool is $1 million and the winner of Worlds will have their likeness featured on a Magic card.
The MTG Worlds champion from last year, Nathan Steuer, will compete at the World Championship through multiple qualifications. The world champion will also likely show off his unique Magic card sometime during the tournament, similar to how Yuta Takahashi showed off Faerie Mastermind last year. A full list of all players and how they qualified is available on the MTG website.
MTG Worlds format
Unlike the MTG World Championship last year, the 2022-2023 Worlds tournament will feature gameplay through tabletop and not digital on MTG Arena. WotC is even offering viewership of the matches to fans attending MagicCon Las Vegas through the main stage when normally high-stakes matches are closed off to the public.
Players will compete through Swiss rounds of Wilds of Eldraine Draft and Standard Constructed for the first two days, with the top eight advancing to the final day. The format for the top eight playoffs and final match is Standard Constructed.
- Day one of MTG 2023 World Championship: Three rounds of WOE Draft and four rounds of Standard constructed
- Day two MTG 2023 World Championship: Three rounds of WOE Draft and four rounds of Standard constructed (11 match wins before round 14 automatically advances a player to day three).
- Day three MTG 2023 World Championship: Players in the top eight are seeded according to placement from the first 14 rounds and will compete in single-elimination playoff rounds. All playoff matches are best three out of five games. Players may use cards from their sideboard after game two is complete.
How to watch MTG 2023 Worlds
Fans can still watch all the action unfold at the MTG World Championship through the WotC broadcast that will air from Sept. 22 to 24 through Twitch. Coverage for the first two days begins at 1pm CT and at 12pm CT for day three. Those attending MagicCon Las Vegas will have an opportunity to watch the final matches live on the main stage.
