Overview
Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor will take place in Chicago, USA at MagicCon: Chicago on February 23–25, 2024.
The formats for Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor are Murders at Karlov Manor Booster Draft and Pioneer Constructed.
Official hashtag: #PTKarlov
Location
MagicCon: Chicago
McCormick Place, Lakeside Center
Exhibit Hall D
2301 S. Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60616
USA
The Pro Tour will take place in the Pro Tour section of Hall D. The Pro Tour section will be open to MagicCon: Chicago attendees.
Invited Competitors
Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor is an invitation-only tournament. Invitations to Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor are awarded as follows:
- The Top 8 finishers at Magic World Championship XXIX.
- Competitors with thirty-nine (39) or more points in the Adjusted Match Points standing generated at the conclusion of Pro Tour The Lord of the Rings.
- Top finishing competitors from each Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor Regional Championship.
- Pro Tour The Lord of the Rings competitors that finished with thirty (30) or more match points.
- Competitors from each MTG Arena Qualifier Weekend with seven (7) wins that award invitations to Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor.
- The eight (8) competitors from the Magic Online Champions Showcase that award invitations to Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor.
- Members of the Pro Tour Hall of Fame that selected Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor as their once per season Pro Tour invitation benefit.
- Competitors that are otherwise invited to Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor.
The Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor invitation list is available online. If you believe you are an invited competitor but are not on the invitation list, please email PremierPlay@wizards.com
Competitor Information
Decklists
Pioneer decklists will be due in MTGMelee on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at 12:00 PM (Chicago-local time). To see the equivalent time where you are located, click here.
During the Pioneer rounds, opponents' decklists will be available for viewing on MTGMelee on your mobile device. Competitors can only access the decklists of other competitors prior to the start of a game or in between games. Competitors cannot reference decklists during games.
During the Booster Draft rounds, only competitors from the featured draft table will have access to their opponent's decklist. These will be paper checklists.
Hall Hours
The estimated hours of operation for Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor are:
- Friday & Saturday: Hall opens at 8:00 AM and closes at the end of the last Swiss round.
- Sunday: Hall opens at 8:00 AM and closes at 6:00 PM
Note: The opening times on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are for Pro Tour competitors ONLY. The public will be able to enter the Pro Tour section only when the show opens each day.
Registration
In-person registration takes place from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at a location to be determined (details will be provided to competitors at a later date). If you are unable to attend this registration session on Thursday, late registration will be available Friday morning from 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM. Competitors should email PremierPlay@wizards.com if they will not be attending the Thursday registration session.
Even though competitors will have registered for the tournament on MTGMelee prior to Thursday, competitors must still register on-site to confirm they are in Chicago, undergo an ID check, and receive their complementary Pro Tour gifts.
For in-person registration, all competitors must present one of the following forms of identification:
- a driver's license; or
- a passport; or
- a copy of a birth certification and photo ID (school IDs are acceptable)
Tournament Information
The Magic: The Gathering Tournament Rules and Infraction & Penalty Guide are in effect for this tournament unless specifically overruled by information in this section.
Structure (Swiss Rounds)
- Friday: 3 rounds of Murders at Karlov Manor Booster Draft, followed by 5 rounds of Pioneer Constructed.
- Saturday: 3 rounds of Murders at Karlov Manor Booster Draft, followed by 5 rounds of Pioneer Constructed.
- 16 Swiss Rounds total, 50 minutes per round.
- All competitors may participate in all 8 Swiss rounds of Friday's competition.
- Competitors with twelve (12) or more match points after Round 8 will advance to Saturday's portion of the competition.
- Whenever a competitor reaches 12 match wins before round 16, they immediately advance to the Top 8 playoff and are removed from future pairings in Swiss rounds.
- Competitors in the Top 8 playoff are seeded in order from 1st through 8th. Seeding is determined by:
- The round in which a competitor received their designated number of match wins.
- Their OMW%, GW%, and OGW% as of the round in which they receive their designated number of match wins.
- Seeding for the Top 8 playoff is locked after each round in which a competitor reaches their designated number of match wins.
- The top 8 competitors after Round 16 will advance to Sunday's single-elimination playoff rounds.
Structure (Playoff Rounds)
- Playoff rounds will use a traditional, single-elimination bracket.
- Playoff rounds will run in the Pioneer Constructed format.
- All playoff matches will be best 3 out of 5. The first two games played in each playoff match are pre-sideboard games. After Game 2 is complete, competitors may exchange cards from their deck for cards in their sideboard.
- Standings after the Swiss rounds are used to determine final order in the standings for losing competitors in the quarterfinal and semifinal playoff rounds.
- While there are no time limits in the playoff rounds, competitors are expected to play at a reasonable pace and finish their matches within 90 minutes.
- For the first game of each match in the playoff rounds, the competitor that finished higher in the Swiss rounds chooses either to play first or to play second. For subsequent games in each playoff match, the usual Play/Draw rule applies (loser of the previous game decides whether to play first in the next game).
Schedule
| Day | Time | Tournament Item |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | 8:50 AM | Seating for competitor meeting and Draft 1 posted |
| Friday | 9:00 AM | Competitor meeting begins |
| Friday | 9:05 AM | Draft 1 begins |
| Saturday | 8:50 AM | Seating for competitor meeting and Draft 2 posted |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM | Competitor meeting begins |
| Saturday | 9:05 AM | Draft 2 begins |
| Sunday | 9:00 AM | Top 8 competitor check-in |
| Sunday | 9:45 AM | Quarterfinals begin |
Other Items
- Rules Enforcement Level: Professional.
- Competitors must use the same Pioneer deck for Day 1, Day 2, and the Top 8 playoff.
- Competitors are responsible for knowing all tournament rules.
- Competitors are responsible for bringing their own appropriate counters and tokens.
Prizes
Competitors that finish Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor with thirty (30) or more match points will be invited to Pro Tour Outlaws of Thunder Junction in Seattle, USA.
Competitors that have thirty-nine (39) or more Adjusted Match Points ("AMP") in the post-Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor standing will be invited to Pro Tour Thunder Junction in Seattle, USA.
Players that finish Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor with thirty-six (36) or more match points at the end of the Swiss rounds or the top eight (8) finishing competitors (whichever is greater) will be invited to World Championship 30.
There is a $500,000 prize pool, which is awarded to competitors based on their final standing in the tournament. All prizes displayed in U.S Dollars. Prizes subject to change.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 |
| 2 | $30,000 |
| 3-4 | $15,000 |
| 5-8 | $10,000 |
| 9-12 | $5,000 |
| 13-16 | $3,000 |
| 17-24 | $2,500 |
| 25-32 | $2,000 |
| 33-76 | $1,500 |
| 77-216 | $1,250 |
| 217-260 | $1,000 |
| 261+ | $1,000 |
| Total | $500,000* |
*Assumes 260 Players
Second Chance Pro Tour Qualifier
Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024, at 9:00 AM.
Cost: Free
Format: Pioneer Constructed
Invitations: Four (4) invitations to the second Pro Tour of the 2023-2024 Season.
Structure: Single-Elimination
Who can play: Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor Competitors that are not already qualified for the second Pro Tour of the 2023-2024 Season. Remember that if a competitor (1) finishes Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor with thirty (30) or more match points, or (2) has 39 or more Adjusted Match Points (AMP) in the post-Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor AMP standing, they will be invited to the second Pro Tour of the 2023-2024 Season.