Voltron Tournament

The EDH Voltron Tournament is a Magic:TheGathering Commander tournament held at coronation campouts, which typically features Talisman prizes valid in both the kingdoms of Northern Lights and Blackspire (Washington and Oregon).

Voltron Tournament Rules

Basics

• MTG Format: Commander
• Groupings: 4 players per pod.
• Time: 1 hour per round.
• Rounds: 2 rounds, random pairings.

We use the official Commander-format Banned List from Wizards of the Coast.

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: 3 Points.
• Defeating an opponent with any other form of combat damage: 2 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. +6pts or +4pts 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 multiple rounds. These points do not influence the second-round matchmaking (which is 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.

Game Design Philosophy

In the game of MTG:Commander: your deck's Commander is supposed to represent YOU. This scoring system is designed to encourage players to fight with the honor and chivalry of a knight, by rewarding you for doing the MTG-equivalent of defeating your opponents in single-combat – killing with 21+ commander damage!

For a more in-depth explanation of the game-design philosophy, see this wiki article's talk page.

Look-The-Part Bonus

All participants who meet the look-the-part requirement will earn a single-use Trinket potion for each round they complete.

​LTP Requirement:
(A) Cosplay as your Commander, as shown in the art on the card, and/or
(B) "Cosplay as your Deck"*

To "Cosplay As Your Deck": The colors of your deck must be prominently represented in the colors of your outfit:​

• Blue Mana: Blue, Cyan, Indigo
• Black Mana: Black, Purple, Violet
• Red Mana: Red, Orange, Maroon
• Green Mana: Green, earth tones
• White Mana: White, yellow, beige
• Colorless/Artifact: Grey, silver

Please Don't Scoop: 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.

Next Event

2023: Voltron V @ NLCC-Spring

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

Prizes:

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

Prize Pool:

• "Holy Bracelet of the most Hated of Dragons" (counts as a Bracelet of Anti-Magic Talisman)
• "Mill-stone Wand of Time's Unwinding" (counts as a Wand of Mending Talisman)
• "Lucky Beads of a Forgetful Bard" (counts as a Wand of Release Talisman)

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

The Holy Bracelet item was crafted by "Raist Lin", who also donated (but didn't craft) the Lucky Beads physrep item. All other LTP-trinket and talisman prize items were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.

History

2022: Voltron IV @ NLCC-fall

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

Results: Vox Caedes came in first place, with 27 points. Lief came in second, with 20 points. Heron came in third with 18 points. Also noteworthy: Vox became the first person ever, to get 3 consecutive commander-kills in the same game, thus achieving a perfect 12-point game!

• 1st prize: Indomitable Wand (Relic) + three MTG booster packs
• 2nd prize: Wand of Release (Talisman) + two MTG booster packs
• 3rd prize: Bracelet of Anti-Magic (Talisman) + one MTG booster pack

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

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

2022: Voltron III @ WB

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

• 1st prize was a Wand of Release
• 2nd prize was a Bracelet of Anti-Magic
• 3rd prize was a Wand of Mending

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.

That year, all prizes were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.

2021: Voltron II @ MSNG

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

• 1st prize - Staff of Nuntius
• 2nd prize - Wand of Release
• 3rd prize - Bracelet of Anti-Magic
• 4th prize - Wand of Mending

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.

That year, first prize was donated by Ion, and 2nd-4th prizes were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.

2020: Voltron I @ WB

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

• 1st prize - Wand of Release
• 2nd prize - Bracelet of Solidity
• 3rd prize - Wand of Mending

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.

That year, all prizes were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.