The $5,000
cEDH Showdown.
The headline competitive event of the mega weekend, all day Saturday at the Sheraton Reston. 128-player cap, Competitive REL, up to six Swiss rounds and a cut to the Top 16 single-elimination pods.
The only ticket that carries tournament entry. It also includes two-day general admission, so you get the vendor floor, the guest lineup and all of Sunday on the same badge.
Decklists are required. Buying a ticket does not enter you into the tournament, so do this as well.
Both are required. Registration and decklist submission happen on Topdeck.
- 1st$1,100
- 2nd – 4th$500 each
- 5th – 16th$200 each
That accounts for the full pool exactly.
When time is called, the game ends when the active player finishes their turn, 20 minutes expire, or a winner is declared, whichever comes first.
Plus 20 minutes of overtime. Played if the attendance calls for it.
The Final Pod plays to a winner.
- 9 AMEntry and proxy check
- 10 AMEvent start
- All daySwiss rounds
- After SwissTop 16 cut, single elimination
* Sixteen players split into four Semi-Final pods. The four pod winners meet in the Final Pod.
- A competitive EDH event, run using the cEDH modifications to the official Commander rules. The specific differences are at learncedh.com.
- This is a Competitive REL event. The Magic Tournament Rules and Infraction Procedure Guide apply, along with the Topdeck Commander addendum, which covers the multiplayer specifics including round counts and end-of-game overtime.
- Decklists are required and are submitted through the Topdeck event page.
- Up to 10 proxies. Bring any question about whether a proxy is acceptable to the Head Judge before the event starts. Once the event begins, your proxies are your responsibility.
- Round count is set by attendance, to a maximum of six Swiss rounds, with a cut to the Top 16 or the Top 10 depending on how many play.
- Pods are four players. The last one to three pods each round may run as three-player pods, based on attendance.
- After Swiss, the cut plays single elimination: four Semi-Final pods, and the four pod winners meet in the Final Pod.