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Star City Games Invitational

Do you have what it takes to be a Star City Games® Invitational Champion?

Qualified players compete for $100,000 in prizes and their likeness immortalized on an exclusive token!

Each Star City Games Invitational is held at an SCG CON weekend which also includes several special events, tons of side events, vendors and special guests, so even players without an Invitational qualification can join in the fun.

Prizes

The Top 64 players earn prizes with $20,000 going to first place!

Finish Prizes
Winner $20,000
Finalist $10,000
Top 4 $5,000
Top 8 $3,000
Top 16 $2,000
Top 32 $1,000
Top 64 $500

Tournament Structure

Each Invitational features two formats, Pioneer and Modern, with four Swiss rounds of each the first two days. On Sunday, the Top 8 players battle it out in best-of-five elimination matches (where the first two games are unsideboarded) for the title of Invitational champion!

Friday
Starts: 11am
4 rounds each of Pioneer and Modern (format order varies)
15+ match points or tied for Top 96 advance
Saturday
Starts: 11am
4 rounds each of Pioneer and Modern (format order varies)
Cut to Top 8
Sunday
Starts: 9am
Top 8 (format varies)

How to Qualify

Want your chance at a $20,000 top prize and your likeness on a future token? Get qualified for an Invitational! Here's how:

  • Finish in the Top 16 of a Star City Games Invitational
  • Finish in the Top 8 of a Star City Games Open
  • Finish in the Top 8 of a Star City Games Regional Championships
  • Finish in the Top 4 of a Star City Games Team Open
  • Finish in the Top 4 of a Star City Games Classic
  • Finish in the Top 2 of a Star City Games Invitational Qualifier
  • Earn at least 15 SCG Points in the current Player of the Year race.

List of Qualified Players


DECKLISTS
  • STANDARD
  • PIONEER
  • MODERN
  • 5/17 Regional Championship Hartford, US
  • 5/04 Regional Championship Minneapolis, US
  • 2/23 Pro Tour Aetherdrift Chicago, US
  • 1/05 Magic Spotlight: Foundations Atlanta, US
  • 11/16 SCG CON Standard 10K Columbus,
  • 10/27 World Championship Las Vegas, US
  • 6/02 Regional Championship Dallas, US
  • 5/04 SCG CON Team Constructed 20K Richmond, US
  • 4/28 Pro Tour Thunder Junction Seattle,
  • 10/21 SCG CON Standard 10K Dallas, US
  • 9/24 Magic World Championship XXIX Las Vegas, US
  • 4/09 Regional Championship San Diego, US
  • 5/22 Streets of New Capenna Championship STD Magic Arena,
  • 3/27 Magic Online Challenge Magic Online,
  • 3/26 Magic Online Challenge Magic Online,
  • 3/20 Magic Online Challenge Magic Online,
  • 3/19 Magic Online Challenge Magic Online,
  • 3/13 Magic Online Challenge Magic Online,
  • 3/12 Magic Online Challenge Magic Online,
  • 3/06 Magic Online Challenge Magic Online,
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  • 10/06 SCG CON Pioneer 10K Washington DC,
  • 10/06 Regional Championship Washington DC,
  • 10/05 SCG CON Pioneer 5K Washington DC,
  • 6/07 SCG CON Pioneer 5K Las Vegas, US
  • 5/26 Regional Championship Qualifier Anchorage,
  • 5/25 Regional Championship Qualifier Moncks Corner,
  • 5/18 Regional Championship Qualifier Millersville,
  • 5/04 SCG CON Team Constructed 20K Richmond, US
  • 2/25 Pro Tour Chicago, US
  • 12/16 Regional Championship Atlanta,
  • 7/16 SCG CON Pioneer 5K Cincinnati, US
  • 7/15 SCG CON Team Constructed 25K Cincinnati, US
  • 6/04 Regional Championship Dallas, US
  • 2/19 Pro Tour Phyrexia Philadelphia, US
  • 12/11 Regional Championship Calgary, CA
  • 11/27 Regional Championship Toronto, CA
  • 11/20 Regional Championship Atlanta, US
  • 11/13 Pioneer $5K - SCG CON Philadelphia Philadelphia, US
  • 11/12 SCG CON Philadelphia - Pioneer $30k Philadelphia, US
  • 10/09 SCG CON Pioneer 5K Dallas,
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  • 5/18 SCG CON Modern 5K Hartford, US
  • 3/09 Regional Championship Charlotte, US
  • 2/09 Regional Championship Portland, US
  • 10/06 SCG CON Modern 5K Washington DC,
  • 9/07 SCG CON Modern 10K Tampa Bay, US
  • 9/06 SCG CON Modern 10K Tampa Bay, US
  • 7/27 SCG CON Modern 10K Baltimore, US
  • 6/30 Pro Tour Modern Horizons 3 Amsterdam, NL
  • 6/09 SCG CON Modern 5K Las Vegas, US
  • 5/04 SCG CON Team Constructed 20K Richmond, US
  • 4/14 SCG CON Modern 10K Atlanta, US
  • 4/13 SCG CON Modern 10K Atlanta, US
  • 4/12 SCG CON Modern 5K Atlanta, US
  • 3/17 Hunter Burton Memorial Open Hurst, US
  • 3/10 SCG CON Modern 5K Philadelphia, US
  • 3/09 SCG CON Modern 10K Philadelphia, US
  • 3/08 SCG CON Modern 5K Philadelphia, US
  • 2/11 Champions Cup Final Chiba,
  • 2/11 Regional Championship Ottawa,
  • 2/11 Regional Championship Denver,
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