Voltron Tournament

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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).

Tournament Rules

Basics

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

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-combatkilling with 21+ commander damage!

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   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

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

History

2023: Voltron V

Shall be held at NLCC Spring 2023 in Shelton, WA, in March of 2023.

2022: Voltron IV @ NLCC-fall

Shall be held at NLCC Fall 2022 in Shelton, WA on Friday, September 30th 2022 from 8pm-11:30pm in the feast-hall.

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 shall be valid in all three kingdom for the duration of their respective monarchs' reigns.

The Mortis 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:

This year: permission was granted by: King Murphy O'Hygan of NL; and King Sirex Sunheart of BS. Prizes will continue to be valid NL until NLCC Fall 2022; and were valid in BS for two months from date of issuance.

This 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:

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:

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.