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What are Swiss Pairings?
Some events in Magic Online are Single Elimination. As soon as you lose a match, you will be dropped from the tournament. The rest of the events use Swiss pairings. In a Swiss tournament, you will continue to play whether you win or lose. You get 3 points for winning and 0 points for a loss. Prizes will be awarded based on how many points you have at the end of the event. Other tournaments may award prizes based on your record after the preliminary rounds. The number of preliminary rounds is determined by the number of players that began the tournament:

I'm in a Swiss event and everyone else is playing but I'm not. Was a dropped?
You're fine! You just got a bye. This counts like a win for the round but you don'te have to play anyone to get that win. In the first round, players are paired randomly, with one player receiving a bye if there are an odd number.  In subsequent rounds, you are paired based on your record - players with the same or similar records are paired together.  If there are an odd number of players in any round, a player is chosen at random from players who have the lowest score and who have not yet received a bye.  If a top 8 playoff is used, pairing for the single-elimination rounds generally use a seeding system (1st seed plays 8th seed, 2nd plays 7th, and so on).

How can I find tournaments or play in events in Magic Online? You can find all of the events in the Tournament section of Magic Online by clicking Menu > Play > Tournaments. To find information about when events are happening, please visit the Magic Online Calendar by clicking here. • Scheduled Events - Will begin at the listed time as long as the minimum number of players have joined. • Release Queues - Here you can find events for Releases and Prereleases. Being queues, these events will begin each time a set number of players have joined. • Constructed Queues - Constructed events are where you will bring your own deck of a specified format. • Limited Queues - Limited events are where you will be opening packs and building a deck to play as part of the event.

What are the different types of events?
You can find more information about all of the different formats available in Magic Online by clicking here.

How should I build my deck or where can I find out how to get better at playing in tournaments?
While game support cannot offer any deck building or strategy help, you can find plenty of information about playing in tournaments Daily MTG website here. If you want to see the deck lists that have recently won Magic Online events, you can check out the What's Happening page by clicking here. You can also discuss strategy with other members of our community on our forums by clicking here.

How do I add lands to my Sealed or Draft deck? Near the top of the screen click the,  button.  This will pop up a smaller window where you click to increase/decrease lands, even a very handy Suggest button.  Once you have the lands you like select, 'done'.  You can click the same button again to add more lands if you like.

How do I know how much time I have left to pick a card in Draft? What else should I know about drafting in Magic Online?
• You will see a timer in the bottom left hand corner of the screen. This indicates how much time you have remaining before Magic Online issues you a random card from the booster.
• The time reduces each pack each pick. If you pick a card before then. You can right click a card to highlight it. This card will be chosen for your when the timer expires.
• Everyone in the event must finish picking their cards before the deck editor opens. You are paired randomly within the players in your draft pod in Magic Online. This is different from drafting in DCI events.

I picked a card and the timer counted all the way down, but I don't see the next pack. Am I disconnected?  What gives!?
All other players must make their choices before Magic Online will show you the next set of available cards. Just because the timer on your screen has run out doesn't mean you're lagging or have disconnected.

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