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<big>The '''Annual Voltron Tournament''' is an inter-kingdom '''Magic:TheGathering Commander''' tournament held between the kingdoms of [[Northern Lights]] and [[Blackspire]] ''(Washington and Oregon)''. It is held once a year in winter or spring, and typically features [[Talisman]] prizes which are valid in both kingdoms. </big>  
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<i>The '''Voltron Tournament''' is an MTG Commander tournament held every 6 months, and open to the public. It is held during weekend-long LARP-events in the Pacific Northwest.</i>
  
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==Tournament Rules==
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<big><b><u>Next Event:</u> Voltron IX</b> at <b>Winterbash 2025</b></big>
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====Basics====
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<br>'''Date:''' Friday, March 28th 2025
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<br>'''Time:''' TBA
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<br>'''Cost:''' Free to all Winterbash attendees.
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<br>'''Address:''' TBA
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<br>'''On-Site Location:''' TBA
  
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====Scoring====
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[[File:VoltronPrizes512.png|Prizes]]
  
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====Matchmaking====
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'''<span style="color:#008F00">Prize Pool:</span>'''
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* '''TBA''' - <small>something in honor of Lenalin's knighting</small>
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* '''TBA''' - <small>something in honor of Dovahyol's knighting</small>
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* '''TBA'''
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<small>Whomever scores First-place gets first dibs; second-place chooses second, third-place gets the remaining item.</small>
  
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==Game Design Philosophy==
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'''<span style="color:#008F00">Inter-kingdom usability:</span>'''
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To maximize inclusivity: cross-referencing the prepay list, relic approval requests get sent-out to every kingdom whose players will be in attendance at a given campout. Prizes typically are valid in a half dozen kingdoms and freeholds.
  
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==History==
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[[Image:FKG_logo_smol.png|200px|frame|right|<small>The Voltron Tournament is sponsored by <b>Forever Knight Games</b>, an awesome local-game-store, located in the <b>Olympia</b> mall.<br>• [https://www.foreverknightgames.com/ Website]<br>• [https://www.facebook.com/ForeverKnightGames Facebook Page]<br>• [https://discord.gg/uZesEu9YKz Discord]</small>]]
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=====2023: Fourth Annual Voltron Tourney=====
 
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Shall be held at '''[[NLCC | NLCC Spring]]''' in Washington State. Prizes TBA.
 
  
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=====2022: Third Annual Voltron Tourney=====
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=<span style="color:#331F71">Rules</span>=
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Was held at '''[[Winterbash | WinterBash 2021]]''' in '''February'''. Prizes were:
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">Summary</span>===
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* '''MTG Format:''' Commander
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* '''Groupings:''' 4 players per pod.
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* '''Time:''' 75min per round ''with 15min breaks between rounds''
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* '''Scoring:''' Voltron 5/3/1
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* '''Rounds:''' 2 rounds w/ random pairings; final round for the top-4.
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'''<big><span style="color:#79191c"><u>No</u> Proxies. All cards must be real.</span></big>'''
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">Scoring</span>===
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''Whenever a player does the indicated action: they are awarded the corresponding points:''
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* Defeating an opponent with <span style="color:#417d1b">21+ Commander-damage: '''5 Points'''</span>.
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* Defeating an opponent with <span style="color:#1d547a">any other form of combat damage: '''3 Points'''</span>.
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* Defeating an opponent, or winning the game, with <span style="color:#3e299e">any other method: '''1 Point'''</span>.
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* Defeating the final opponent, thus winning the game, is <span style="color:#793e1c">worth Double Points </span>''(<span style="color:#793e1c">i.e. '''+10pts''' or '''+6pts''' or  '''+2pts'''</span>)''.
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">Matchmaking</span>===
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Tournament structure consists of 2 rounds of '''randomized matchmaking''', followed by a third and final round of '''just the top-4''' highest-scoring players.
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Players accumulate points across two rounds. Points '''do not''' influence the second-round matchmaking ''(which is also done randomly)''. Rounds are time-limited. For the third and final round: most players are eliminated, and the top-four players play one final match. Grand Prizes are awarded to the '''top 3 players''' according to their final cumulative scores.
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">Look-The-Part Bonus</span>===
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'''​Requirement:''' ''(pick one)''
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* (A) Cosplay as your Commander ''(as shown in the art on the card)''
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* (B) Wear garb which is themed around the mana-colors of your deck:
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{| cellpadding=5
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| • <span style="color:#2b5f84">'''Blue Mana:'''</span> Blue, Cyan, Indigo ||&nbsp;|| [[File:Blue 2.png|frameless]]
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|-
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| • <span style="color:#3e299e">'''Black Mana:'''</span> Black, Purple, Violet ||&nbsp;|| [[File:Black 2.png|frameless]]
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|-
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| • <span style="color:#79191c">'''Red Mana:'''</span> Red, Orange, Maroon ||&nbsp;|| [[File:Red 2.png|frameless]]
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|-
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| • <span style="color:#3f7a1b">'''Green Mana:'''</span> Green, earth tones ||&nbsp;|| [[File:Green2 2.png|frameless]]
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|-
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| • <span style="color:#79661c">'''White Mana:'''</span> White, yellow, beige ||&nbsp;|| [[File:White 2.png|frameless]]
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|-
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| • <span style="color:#6e6e6e">'''Colorless/Artifact:'''</span> Grey, silver ||&nbsp;|| [[File:Grey 2.png|frameless]]
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|}
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'''"Look The Part" Bonuses:'''
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# A single '''"+1 Mulligan Token"''' which can be used ''before'' a game begins, during the Mulligans phase. Grants one additional Mulligan-to-7. Players with LTP get '''one''' such token for the whole tournament, and may choose which game to use it on.
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# A single-use amtgard [[Trinket]] for each game they '''complete'''<big><span style="color:#BE220C">*</span></big>.
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# The '''top 3 best-dressed players''' will win a '''Collector Booster''' pack. Costumes are judged after the second round, before the final-4 game begins.
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<big><span style="color:#BE220C">*</span></big>'''Scooping:''' Due to the kill-based scoring system: participants are asked not to "scoop" ''(quit a game early)'', because it denies other players the opportunity to score. <span style="color:#941100">Players who prematurely quit '''earn no''' look-the-part bonuses.</span>
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[[File:Mulltoken.jpg|frame|center|''what a '''+1 Mulligan Token''' looks like'']]
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">Banned List</span>===
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'''Banned:'''
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* Cards on the official [https://magic.wizards.com/en/banned-restricted-list Commander Banned List] from Wizards of the Coast.
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* Whenever a deck '''wins 1st place:''' that deck's Commander becomes '''"banned-as-Commander"''' in future Voltron tournaments.
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'''Banned-As-Commander:'''
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* [https://scryfall.com/card/neo/25/light-paws-emperors-voice Light Paws].
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* [https://scryfall.com/card/c16/42/sidar-kondo-of-jamuraa Sidar] + [https://scryfall.com/card/c16/48/tymna-the-weaver Tymna].
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* [https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/931/narset-enlightened-master Narset]
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* [https://scryfall.com/card/mh3/193/nadu-winged-wisdom Nadu] ''(also banned in Commander)''
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">FAQ</span>===
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* There is a short FAQ on this wiki page’s [[Talk:Voltron_Tournament|talk page]].
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* Still have questions? Join our <b>official Discord</b>: [https://discord.gg/P6cJWMWzXZ The Player's Club], and ask in the #general channel! Folks are super friendly and will answer whatever questions you might have.
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=<span style="color:#331F71">Past Events</span>=
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See "'''[[List of past Voltron prizes]]'''" for a list of past custom-items given as prizes & whom they were named after.
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">2024: Voltron IIX @ The Fall Classic</span>===
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Was held in ''Shelton, WA'', on '''Friday, September 24th 2024''' from '''9:00pm-2am''' in the Main Area of the Feast-Hall building. ''(The late start was due to Friday-court)''
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'''<span style="color:#008F00">Prize Pool:</span>'''
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* '''[[The Wrath of Roth]]'''
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* '''[[Lefty's Legendary Longknife]]'''
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* '''[[Kitsune Claw of the Arrowfox]]'''
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Place !! Name !! Score !! Commander || Prize
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| 1st || Nox || * || [https://scryfall.com/card/mh3/193/nadu-winged-wisdom Nadu] || Claw
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|-
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| 2nd || Fiddlewhip || 59 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/clb/285/minsc-&-boo-timeless-heroes Minsc&Boo] || Bracers
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|- 
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| 3rd || Albel || 16 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/151/chatterfang-squirrel-general Chatterfang] || Longknife
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| 4th || Galinmorn || 10 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/mkm/172/the-pride-of-hull-clade Pride] || _
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|}
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'''Prizes were ''inter-kingdom relics'',''' approved for use in the kingdoms of [[Blackspire]]; [[Viridian Outlands]]; [[Desert Winds]]; and [[Rising Winds]]. Also usable in the '''freeholds''' of [[Hellig Brann]]; Three Lakes; and [[Oceans Alley|Ocean's Alley]]. ''(cross-referenced the prepay-list and sent relic approval requests to every kingdom who had members in attendance).''
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'''Crafting Credits:'''
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Kitsune Claw and Lefty's Longknife were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]] ([[Kieran]]), who also made the Trinket potions. [[Thorfin Hillbreaker]] made the super duper awesome grand prize bracers:
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[[Image:WrathOfRoth.jpg|frame|center|<small>The "[[The Wrath of Roth|Wrath of Roth]]" was a pair of leather bracers crafted by Squire [[Thorfin Hillbreaker]], in honor of Sir [[Derek Roth]], who was knighted at that campout. He became first 5-belted knight in the kingdom of Blackspire. The left bracer combines visual elements from all 5 branches of knighthood.</small>]]
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[[Image:FKG_logo_smol.png|200px|frame|right|<small>The Voltron Tournament was sponsored by <b>[https://www.facebook.com/ForeverKnightGames Forever Knight Games]</b>, who donated 54x booster packs as prizes, plus other mtg swag. Thank you, FKG!</small>]]
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">2024: Voltron VII @ NLCC-Spring</span>===
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Rules Change:
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|-
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| Beginning with Voltron-7, the scoring system was changed from 3/2/1 to 5/3/1.
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Place !! Name !! Score !! Commander || Prize
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| 1st || Poppy || 38 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/931/narset-enlightened-master Narset] || Pillar
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|-
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| 2nd || Vaye || 35 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/bot/6/slicer-hired-muscle-slicer-high-speed-antagonist Slicer] || Saga
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|- 
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| 3rd || Kite || 31 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/14/avacyn-angel-of-hope Avacyn] ||
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|-
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| 4th || Sir Torg || 26 pts || Magahn || Amulet 
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|}
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'''<span style="color:#008F00">The Prize Pool Was:</span>'''
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* '''"[[Devry's Pillar of Salt]]"''' ''(Relic)''
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* '''[[The Duskwalker’s Saga of Kanphuzian & Enlightenment]]''' ''(Relic)''
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* '''"Rock-Hard Amulet of a Place devoid of Magic"''' ''(counts as a [[Bracelet of Anti-Magic]] talisman)''
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<br>All Relic/Trinket/Talismans were usable in the 4x kingdoms of Northern Lights, Viridian Outlands, Blackspire, and Westmarch, as well as the 4x freeholds of Hellig Brann; Lost Cove; Oceans Alley; and Three Lakes. <i>These items were issued with permission from all 8 monarchies.</i>
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'''Crafting Credits:'''
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Sir [[Devry]] crafted his own namesake relic. All else was crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]] (i.e. [[Kieran]]).
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[[File:Voltron8.png|frame|center|Voltron VII at NLCC Spring 2024]]
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">2023: Voltron VI @ NLCC-Fall</span>===
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Was held at '''[[NLCC | NLCC Fall 2023]]''' in ''Shelton, WA'', on '''Friday, September 22nd 2023''' from '''8:00pm-midnight''' in the Main Area of the Court Hall building.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Place !! Name !! Score !! Commander || Prize
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| 1st || [[Nico]] || 18 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/c16/42/sidar-kondo-of-jamuraa Sidar] + [https://scryfall.com/card/c16/48/tymna-the-weaver Tymna] || Dag'ger
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|-
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| 2nd || [[Albel]] || 16 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/151/chatterfang-squirrel-general Chatterfang] || Stein
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|- 
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| 3rd || [[Leif]] || 15 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/voc/38/umbris-fear-manifest Umbris] || Bouquet
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|-
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| 4th || [[Skeeter]] || 8 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/moc/447/slimefoot-and-squee Slimefoot & Squee] || 
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'''Prizes:'''
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# '''1st place:''' First-choice-pick from the prize pool.
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# '''2nd place:''' Second-choice-pick from the prize pool.
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# '''3rd place:''' The remaining item in the prize pool.
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'''Prize Pool:'''
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* '''[[Archmage's Dag'ger]]''' ''(custom Relic)''
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* '''"Buttercup's Bouquet of Barbar's Bedevilment"''' ''(counts as a [[Wand of Release]] talisman)''
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* '''"Stout & Sturdy Stein of Sir [[Kormac]] & Floi"''' ''(counts as a [[Bracelet of Anti-Magic]] talisman)''
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Permission granted by: [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/98940 Queen Ursa Runa Leicaster] of [[Northern Lights | NL]]; King [[Akryn | King Akryn]] of [[Blackspire | BS]]; and [[Thoan Runebeard | King Thoan Runebeard]] from [[Viridian Outlands | VO]]. Prizes shall be valid in each kingdom for the duration of their respective monarchs' reigns.
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'''Crafting Credits:'''
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Relic and both Talismans were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]]. All trinket-scrolls were crafted by [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/143559 Blacklink].
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[[File:Voltron6.png|frame|center| Voltron VI at NLCC Fall 2023]]
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">2023: ''The Tactician's Gambit'' @ PacWar</span>===
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Was held at '''[[Pacific War | PacWar 2023]]''' in ''Salem, OR''.
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This ''"Reverse Voltron"'' was run by [[Galinmorn Maldranthe]] ''(<small>an O.G. who played in the very first Voltron tourney</small>)''.
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Featured an '''"Inverted" Scoring System''':
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* '''1 point''' for killing with 21 commander damage;
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* '''2 points''' for a creature-combat kill;
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* '''3 points''' for stealing an opponent's creature(s) and killing them with their own stuff; and
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* '''4 points''' for gaining control of an enemy's commander and killing them with their own commander.
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More info: [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=6914794268530688&set=gm.945231519869304&idorvanity=880506109675179 this post] on the [https://www.facebook.com/events/880506109675179/?active_tab=discussion PacWar FB Event] page.
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'''Crafting Credits:'''
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All prizes were provided by [[Galinmorn Maldranthe|Galinmorn]] himself.
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">2023: Voltron V @ NLCC-Spring</span>===
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Was held at '''[[NLCC | NLCC Spring 2023]]''' in ''Shelton, WA'', on '''Friday, March 24th 2023''' from '''8:30pm-11:30pm''' in the Court Hall building.
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{| class="wikitable"
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| 1st || [[Nox Vox Caedes | Nox]] || 24 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/neo/25/light-paws-emperors-voice Light-paws]
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| 2nd || [[Oskar Bloodbath | Oskar]] || 16 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/snc/193/jetmir-nexus-of-revels Jetmir]
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| 3rd || [[Kanphuzian Duskwalker|Kanphuzian]] || 14 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/200/the-first-sliver?utm_source=api 1st Sliver]
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| 4th || [[Albel]] || 8 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/pmh2/151s/chatterfang-squirrel-general Chatterfang]
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'''Prizes:'''
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* '''1st place: First-choice'''-pick from the prize pool + 2x MTG booster packs.
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* '''2nd place: Second-choice'''-pick from the prize pool + 1x MTG booster pack.
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* '''3rd place:''' The remaining Talisman.
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'''Prize Pool:'''
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* '''"Holy Bracelet of the most [[Hated]] of Dragons"''' ''(counts as a [[Bracelet of Anti-Magic]] Talisman)''
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* '''"[[Miller|Mill]]-stone Wand of Time's Unwinding"''' ''(counts as a [[Wand of Mending]] Talisman)''
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* '''"Lucky Beads of a Forgetful Bard"''' ''(counts as a [[Wand of Release]] Talisman)''
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Permission had been granted by: [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/98940 Queen Ursa Runa Leicaster] of [[Northern Lights | NL]]; [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/64502 Queen Dee Metria] of [[Blackspire | BS]]; and [[Thoan Runebeard | King Thoan Runebeard]] from [[Viridian Outlands | VO]]. Prizes were/are valid in '''all three kingdoms''' for the duration of their respective monarchs' reigns.
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'''Crafting Credits:'''
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The Holy Bracelet and Lucky Beads items was crafted by "Raist Lin", a very nice homeless guy [[Kieran]] randomly met outside a grocery store one day. The trinket-scrolls were crafted by [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/143559 Blacklink]. The trinket potion bottles + the 2nd- and 3rd-place talisman prize items were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]].
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| colspan="2"|<center>[[Image:Voltron IV.jpg|200px]]</center>
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|<center><i><small>Voltron IV at [[NLCC|NLCC Fall 2022]].</small></i></center>
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|-
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|}
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">2022: Voltron IV @ NLCC-fall</span>===
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Was held at '''[[NLCC | NLCC Fall 2022]]''' in ''Shelton, WA'' on '''September 30th''' of that year.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Place !! Name !! Score !! Commander
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|-
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| 1st || [[Nox Vox Caedes | Nox]] || 27 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/neo/25/light-paws-emperors-voice Light-paws]
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|-
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| 2nd || [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/80153 Leif Dolph] || 20 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/voc/38/umbris-fear-manifest Umbris]
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|-
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| 3rd || [[Heron]] || 18 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/uma/206/sigarda-host-of-herons Sigarda]
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|-
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| 4th || [[Orc Elfsplitter | Elfsplitter]] || 8 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/238/krenko-mob-boss Krenko]
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|}
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* '''1st''' prize was: [[Indomitable Wand]] (Relic) + three MTG booster packs
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* '''2nd''' prize was: [[Wand of Release]] (Talisman) + two MTG booster packs
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* '''3rd''' prize was: [[Bracelet of Anti-Magic]] (Talisman) + one MTG booster pack
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'''Notable:''' Vox became the first person '''ever''', to get 3 consecutive commander-kills in the same game, thus achieving a ''perfect'' 12-point game!
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That year: permission had been granted by: [[Guin | Queen Guin Llewellyn]] of [[Northern Lights | NL]]; [[Cat | Queen Cat Viserion Tendragon]] of [[Blackspire | BS]]; and [[Odereus | King Odereus Urungus]] from [[Viridian Outlands | VO]]. Prizes were valid in all three kingdom for the duration of their respective monarchs' reigns.
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'''Crafting Credits:'''
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The Indomitable Wand relic was crafted by [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/57015 Crow]; all other prizes were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]].
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">2022: Voltron III @ Winterbash</span>===
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Was held at '''[[Winterbash | WinterBash 2022]]''' in ''Salem OR'' in '''February'''. Prizes were:
 
* '''1st''' prize was a [[Wand of Release]]
 
* '''1st''' prize was a [[Wand of Release]]
 
* '''2nd''' prize was a [[Bracelet of Anti-Magic]]
 
* '''2nd''' prize was a [[Bracelet of Anti-Magic]]
 
* '''3rd''' prize was a [[Wand of Mending]]
 
* '''3rd''' prize was a [[Wand of Mending]]
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This year: permission was granted by: [[Murphy O'Hygan | King Murphy O'Hygan]] of [[Northern Lights | NL]]; and [[Sirex Sunheart | King Sirex]] of [[Blackspire | BS]]. Prizes will continue to be valid NL until [[NLCC | NLCC Fall 2022]]; and '''were''' valid in BS for two months from date of issuance.
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That year: permission had been granted by: [[Murphy O'Hygan | King Murphy O'Hygan]] of [[Northern Lights | NL]]; and [[Sirex Sunheart | King Sirex Sunheart]] of [[Blackspire | BS]]. Prizes were valid NL until [[NLCC | NLCC Fall 2022]]; and were valid in BS for two months from date of issuance.
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'''Crafting Credits:'''
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All prizes were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]].
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Missing scores from the first three games...
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|-
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| ''Records from the first three tournaments were kept on a phone in a notepad app, and were permanently lost when that phone was lost. As of the fourth game: all records are kept '''on paper''' and shall never been lost again!''
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|}
  
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=====2021: Second Annual Voltron Tourney=====
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">2021: Voltron II @ MSNG</span>===
 
Was held at '''Midsummers Nights Games''' in ''Vancouver WA'' in '''June''' of that year. Prizes were:
 
Was held at '''Midsummers Nights Games''' in ''Vancouver WA'' in '''June''' of that year. Prizes were:
 
* '''1st''' prize - [[Nuntius Staff | Staff of Nuntius]]
 
* '''1st''' prize - [[Nuntius Staff | Staff of Nuntius]]
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* '''3rd''' prize - [[Bracelet of Anti-Magic]]
 
* '''3rd''' prize - [[Bracelet of Anti-Magic]]
 
* '''4th''' prize - [[Wand of Mending]]
 
* '''4th''' prize - [[Wand of Mending]]
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That year: permission had been granted from: [[Theory | King Theory]] of [[Blackspire | BS]]; [[Mithius| Konnig Mithius Silverbow]] of [[Northern Lights | NL]], and [[placeholder | King Steven]] from [[Viridian Outlands | VO]] and were valid all three kingdoms.
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That year: permission had been granted from: [[Theory_nolis | King Theory Nolis]] of [[Blackspire | BS]]; [[Mithius| Konnig Mithius Silverbow]] of [[Northern Lights | NL]], and [[Aeon Wulfsbane | King Aeon Wulfsbane]] from [[Viridian Outlands | VO]] and were valid all three kingdoms.
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'''Crafting Credits:'''
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First prize was donated by Ion; all Trinkets + 2nd, 3rd & 4th prizes were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]].
  
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=====2020: The first Voltron Tourney=====
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===<span style="color:#0C4506">2020: Voltron I @ Winterbash</span>===
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Voltron was at '''[[Winterbash | WinterBash 2020]]''' in ''Astoria OR'' in '''Feb''' of that year. Prizes were:
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Was held at '''[[Winterbash | WinterBash 2020]]''' in ''Astoria OR'' in '''Feb''' of that year. Prizes were:
 
* '''1st''' prize - [[Wand of Release]]
 
* '''1st''' prize - [[Wand of Release]]
 
* '''2nd''' prize - [[Bracelet of Solidity]]
 
* '''2nd''' prize - [[Bracelet of Solidity]]
 
* '''3rd''' prize - [[Wand of Mending]]
 
* '''3rd''' prize - [[Wand of Mending]]
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That year: the prizes had been granted with permission from both [[Akryn | King Akryn]] and [[Duncan McFlan | King Sir Kalten]], and thus were valid in both the kingdoms of [[Northern Lights | NL]] and [[Blackspire | BS]]
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That year: the prizes had been granted with permission from both [[Akryn | King Akryn]] and [[Duncan McFlan | King Sir Kalten]], and thus were valid in both the kingdoms of [[Northern Lights | NL]] and [[Blackspire | BS]].
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'''Crafting Credits:'''
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All prizes were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]].
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Latest revision as of 09:44, 26 February 2025

The Voltron Tournament is an MTG Commander tournament held every 6 months, and open to the public. It is held during weekend-long LARP-events in the Pacific Northwest.

Next Event: Voltron IX at Winterbash 2025
Date: Friday, March 28th 2025
Time: TBA
Cost: Free to all Winterbash attendees.
Address: TBA
On-Site Location: TBA

Prizes

Prize Pool:

  • TBA - something in honor of Lenalin's knighting
  • TBA - something in honor of Dovahyol's knighting
  • TBA

Whomever scores First-place gets first dibs; second-place chooses second, third-place gets the remaining item.

Inter-kingdom usability: To maximize inclusivity: cross-referencing the prepay list, relic approval requests get sent-out to every kingdom whose players will be in attendance at a given campout. Prizes typically are valid in a half dozen kingdoms and freeholds.

The Voltron Tournament is sponsored by Forever Knight Games, an awesome local-game-store, located in the Olympia mall.
• Website
• Facebook Page
• Discord

Rules

Summary

  • MTG Format: Commander
  • Groupings: 4 players per pod.
  • Time: 75min per round with 15min breaks between rounds
  • Scoring: Voltron 5/3/1
  • Rounds: 2 rounds w/ random pairings; final round for the top-4.

No Proxies. All cards must be real.

Scoring

Whenever a player does the indicated action: they are awarded the corresponding points:

  • Defeating an opponent with 21+ Commander-damage: 5 Points.
  • Defeating an opponent with any other form of combat damage: 3 Points.
  • Defeating an opponent, or winning the game, with any other method: 1 Point.
  • Defeating the final opponent, thus winning the game, is worth Double Points (i.e. +10pts or +6pts or +2pts).

Matchmaking

Tournament structure consists of 2 rounds of randomized matchmaking, followed by a third and final round of just the top-4 highest-scoring players.

Players accumulate points across two rounds. Points do not influence the second-round matchmaking (which is also done randomly). Rounds are time-limited. For the third and final round: most players are eliminated, and the top-four players play one final match. Grand Prizes are awarded to the top 3 players according to their final cumulative scores.

Look-The-Part Bonus

​Requirement: (pick one)

  • (A) Cosplay as your Commander (as shown in the art on the card)
  • (B) Wear garb which is themed around the mana-colors of your deck:
• Blue Mana: Blue, Cyan, Indigo   Blue 2.png
• Black Mana: Black, Purple, Violet   Black 2.png
• Red Mana: Red, Orange, Maroon   Red 2.png
• Green Mana: Green, earth tones   Green2 2.png
• White Mana: White, yellow, beige   White 2.png
• Colorless/Artifact: Grey, silver   Grey 2.png


"Look The Part" Bonuses:

  1. A single "+1 Mulligan Token" which can be used before a game begins, during the Mulligans phase. Grants one additional Mulligan-to-7. Players with LTP get one such token for the whole tournament, and may choose which game to use it on.
  2. A single-use amtgard Trinket for each game they complete*.
  3. The top 3 best-dressed players will win a Collector Booster pack. Costumes are judged after the second round, before the final-4 game begins.

*Scooping: Due to the kill-based scoring system: participants are asked not to "scoop" (quit a game early), because it denies other players the opportunity to score. Players who prematurely quit earn no look-the-part bonuses.

what a +1 Mulligan Token looks like

Banned List

Banned:

  • Cards on the official Commander Banned List from Wizards of the Coast.
  • Whenever a deck wins 1st place: that deck's Commander becomes "banned-as-Commander" in future Voltron tournaments.

Banned-As-Commander:

FAQ

  • There is a short FAQ on this wiki page’s talk page.
  • Still have questions? Join our official Discord: The Player's Club, and ask in the #general channel! Folks are super friendly and will answer whatever questions you might have.


 
 
 


 
 

Past Events

See "List of past Voltron prizes" for a list of past custom-items given as prizes & whom they were named after.


2024: Voltron IIX @ The Fall Classic

Was held in Shelton, WA, on Friday, September 24th 2024 from 9:00pm-2am in the Main Area of the Feast-Hall building. (The late start was due to Friday-court)

Prize Pool:

Place Name Score Commander Prize
1st Nox * Nadu Claw
2nd Fiddlewhip 59 pts Minsc&Boo Bracers
3rd Albel 16 pts Chatterfang Longknife
4th Galinmorn 10 pts Pride _

Prizes were inter-kingdom relics, approved for use in the kingdoms of Blackspire; Viridian Outlands; Desert Winds; and Rising Winds. Also usable in the freeholds of Hellig Brann; Three Lakes; and Ocean's Alley. (cross-referenced the prepay-list and sent relic approval requests to every kingdom who had members in attendance).

Crafting Credits: Kitsune Claw and Lefty's Longknife were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy (Kieran), who also made the Trinket potions. Thorfin Hillbreaker made the super duper awesome grand prize bracers:

The "Wrath of Roth" was a pair of leather bracers crafted by Squire Thorfin Hillbreaker, in honor of Sir Derek Roth, who was knighted at that campout. He became first 5-belted knight in the kingdom of Blackspire. The left bracer combines visual elements from all 5 branches of knighthood.
The Voltron Tournament was sponsored by Forever Knight Games, who donated 54x booster packs as prizes, plus other mtg swag. Thank you, FKG!

2024: Voltron VII @ NLCC-Spring

Rules Change:
Beginning with Voltron-7, the scoring system was changed from 3/2/1 to 5/3/1.
Place Name Score Commander Prize
1st Poppy 38 pts Narset Pillar
2nd Vaye 35 pts Slicer Saga
3rd Kite 31 pts Avacyn
4th Sir Torg 26 pts Magahn Amulet

The Prize Pool Was:


All Relic/Trinket/Talismans were usable in the 4x kingdoms of Northern Lights, Viridian Outlands, Blackspire, and Westmarch, as well as the 4x freeholds of Hellig Brann; Lost Cove; Oceans Alley; and Three Lakes. These items were issued with permission from all 8 monarchies.

Crafting Credits: Sir Devry crafted his own namesake relic. All else was crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy (i.e. Kieran).

Voltron VII at NLCC Spring 2024

2023: Voltron VI @ NLCC-Fall

Was held at NLCC Fall 2023 in Shelton, WA, on Friday, September 22nd 2023 from 8:00pm-midnight in the Main Area of the Court Hall building.

Place Name Score Commander Prize
1st Nico 18 pts Sidar + Tymna Dag'ger
2nd Albel 16 pts Chatterfang Stein
3rd Leif 15 pts Umbris Bouquet
4th Skeeter 8 pts Slimefoot & Squee


Prizes:

  1. 1st place: First-choice-pick from the prize pool.
  2. 2nd place: Second-choice-pick from the prize pool.
  3. 3rd place: The remaining item in the prize pool.

Prize Pool:

Permission granted by: Queen Ursa Runa Leicaster of NL; King King Akryn of BS; and King Thoan Runebeard from VO. Prizes shall be valid in each kingdom for the duration of their respective monarchs' reigns.

Crafting Credits: Relic and both Talismans were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy. All trinket-scrolls were crafted by Blacklink.

Voltron VI at NLCC Fall 2023

2023: The Tactician's Gambit @ PacWar

Was held at PacWar 2023 in Salem, OR.

This "Reverse Voltron" was run by Galinmorn Maldranthe (an O.G. who played in the very first Voltron tourney).

Featured an "Inverted" Scoring System:

  • 1 point for killing with 21 commander damage;
  • 2 points for a creature-combat kill;
  • 3 points for stealing an opponent's creature(s) and killing them with their own stuff; and
  • 4 points for gaining control of an enemy's commander and killing them with their own commander.

More info: this post on the PacWar FB Event page.

Crafting Credits: All prizes were provided by Galinmorn himself.

2023: Voltron V @ NLCC-Spring

Was held at NLCC Spring 2023 in Shelton, WA, on Friday, March 24th 2023 from 8:30pm-11:30pm in the Court Hall building.

Place Name Score Commander
1st Nox 24 pts Light-paws
2nd Oskar 16 pts Jetmir
3rd Kanphuzian 14 pts 1st Sliver
4th Albel 8 pts Chatterfang

Prizes:

  • 1st place: First-choice-pick from the prize pool + 2x MTG booster packs.
  • 2nd place: Second-choice-pick from the prize pool + 1x MTG booster pack.
  • 3rd place: The remaining Talisman.

Prize Pool:

Permission had been granted by: Queen Ursa Runa Leicaster of NL; Queen Dee Metria of BS; and King Thoan Runebeard from VO. Prizes were/are valid in all three kingdoms for the duration of their respective monarchs' reigns.

Crafting Credits: The Holy Bracelet and Lucky Beads items was crafted by "Raist Lin", a very nice homeless guy Kieran randomly met outside a grocery store one day. The trinket-scrolls were crafted by Blacklink. The trinket potion bottles + the 2nd- and 3rd-place talisman prize items were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.


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Voltron IV at NLCC Fall 2022.

2022: Voltron IV @ NLCC-fall

Was held at NLCC Fall 2022 in Shelton, WA on September 30th of that year.

Place Name Score Commander
1st Nox 27 pts Light-paws
2nd Leif Dolph 20 pts Umbris
3rd Heron 18 pts Sigarda
4th Elfsplitter 8 pts Krenko

Notable: Vox became the first person ever, to get 3 consecutive commander-kills in the same game, thus achieving a perfect 12-point game!

That year: permission had been granted by: Queen Guin Llewellyn of NL; Queen Cat Viserion Tendragon of BS; and King Odereus Urungus from VO. Prizes were valid in all three kingdom for the duration of their respective monarchs' reigns.

Crafting Credits: The Indomitable Wand relic was crafted by Crow; all other prizes were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.

2022: Voltron III @ Winterbash

Was held at WinterBash 2022 in Salem OR in February. Prizes were:

That year: permission had been granted by: King Murphy O'Hygan of NL; and King Sirex Sunheart of BS. Prizes were valid NL until NLCC Fall 2022; and were valid in BS for two months from date of issuance.

Crafting Credits: All prizes were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.

Missing scores from the first three games...
Records from the first three tournaments were kept on a phone in a notepad app, and were permanently lost when that phone was lost. As of the fourth game: all records are kept on paper and shall never been lost again!

2021: Voltron II @ MSNG

Was held at Midsummers Nights Games in Vancouver WA in June of that year. Prizes were:

That year: permission had been granted from: King Theory Nolis of BS; Konnig Mithius Silverbow of NL, and King Aeon Wulfsbane from VO and were valid all three kingdoms.

Crafting Credits: First prize was donated by Ion; all Trinkets + 2nd, 3rd & 4th prizes were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.

2020: Voltron I @ Winterbash

Was held at WinterBash 2020 in Astoria OR in Feb of that year. Prizes were:

That year: the prizes had been granted with permission from both King Akryn and King Sir Kalten, and thus were valid in both the kingdoms of NL and BS.

Crafting Credits: All prizes were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.


Category: Voltron Tournament
Main Articles: Voltron Tournament • Past Prizes
Lore: Gaily Forward Alchemy • Boreal Emporium
Artifacts: Lefty's Legendary Longknife • The Wrath of Roth • Kitsune Claw of the Arrowfox • Archmage's Dag'ger • Devry's Pillar of Salt • Duskwalker’s Saga of Kanphuzian & Enlightenment • Indomitable Wand
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