MTG World Championship 32 Opens Nov. 13 in Atlanta with $1 Million Prize Pool
Features Star Trek Draft and Standard... Broadcast Starts at 1 a.m. KST on Nov. 14
Magic World Championship 32, which concludes the year for Magic: The Gathering (MTG), will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, from November 13 to 15 (U.S. time). Wizards of the Coast re-announced in an MTG Arena announcement on November 9 (local time) that the tournament will be held within MagicCon: Atlanta (Nov. 13–15), the final MagicCon of the year. On November 11, the official tournament website magic.gg published an article covering the preparation process of participating teams.
Formats and Tournament Structure
According to the player Fact Sheet, the tournament is invitation-only. Invitees include the top 8 players from the previous World Championship 31, top performers from the 2025–2026 Season Pro Tours, top finishers from Regional Championships, and the top 2 players from the Arena and Magic Online Championships.
The tournament features two formats: Booster Draft using the new set 'Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek' and Standard Constructed. On November 13 and 14, players will play 3 rounds of Draft and 4 rounds of Standard each day. There are 14 Swiss rounds in total, and only players who earn 12 or more match points by Round 7 will advance to Day 2. On November 15, the top 8 players will compete in a single-elimination Standard bracket. The Top 8 playoff is best-of-five. Players must use the same Standard deck throughout all three days, and decklists closed at noon local time on November 11.
The prize distribution is as follows:
| Rank | Prize | |---|---| | 1st Place | $100,000 | | 2nd Place | $50,000 | | 3rd–4th Place | $25,000 each | | 5th–8th Place | $20,000 each | | Total Prize Pool | $1,000,000 |
The official Viewer's Guide stated that all competitors will receive $4,000 regardless of their final ranking. The winner will receive a Black Lotus-shaped trophy and design a card featuring their face and name together with the MTG design team. The winner will also receive an invitation to the Magic Limited Championship to be held in Minneapolis, USA, in 2027. The top 8 players will be awarded invitations to all Pro Tours of the 2026–2027 season as well as the next World Championship.
Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Also Held
On the final day, November 15, the Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place prior to the finals. This year's inductees are Javier Dominguez, Ken Yukuhiro, and Jean-Emmanuel Depraz. The Viewer's Guide noted that Hall of Fame members Seth Manfield, Shuhei Nakamura, Shota Yasooka, and Lee Shi Tian are also competing in this tournament.
The article published by magic.gg on November 11 covered the preparation process of four participating teams. In the article, Reid Duke remarked to the effect that "the first day of the World Championship is fiercer because passing the threshold to advance to Day 2 is much harder."
For Korean Readers
The broadcast can be watched on the Play MTG YouTube channel and Twitch (twitch.tv/magic). The Viewer's Guide announced that the Friday and Saturday broadcasts will start at 11:00 a.m. US Eastern Time, and the Sunday broadcast at 10:00 a.m. In Japan Standard Time (same time zone as Korea), these correspond to 1:00 a.m. and 0:00 a.m. (midnight) the following day, respectively. Converting to Korean Time, the broadcast starts at 1:00 a.m. on November 14 (Sat) and November 15 (Sun), and at 0:00 a.m. on November 16 (Mon) when the Top 8 playoff takes place. The 'Star Trek' set used in the tournament was added to MTG Arena on November 10, allowing domestic players to try the same draft environment on Arena. Whether a Korean broadcast will be provided is not mentioned in official documents.
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