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MTG Modern RCQ – Saturday, May 3rd @ AU Wilmington

April 10th, 2025

MTG Modern RCQ Sat. May 3rd @ AU Wilmington

Magic: the Gathering
MODERN Regional Championship Qualifier
Saturday, May 3rd @ AU Wilmington

***There is a 64 player cap on this event.***
โœ… Pre-registration is open NOW! Preregister online or stop by your local AU! โœ…

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Click here to preregister online! ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ

We’re holding a Magic: the Gathering Modern RCQ on Saturday, May 3rd at Alternate Universes Wilmington!

This RCQ is one of our Modern RCQs for the Season 4, Round 1 season of RCQs, which all support the TWO Regional Championships taking place October-November 2025! Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, we are able to award 2 invites to the next Magic Regional Championships at each of our RCQs!

Magic Regional Championship Qualifiers are open to everyone, and are a player’s first step down the road of competitive Magic. RCQs qualify players for Regional Championships, which in turn qualify players for the Pro Tour and the Magic World Championship.

Each player gets a Secret Lair promo Prosperous Innkeeper for entering! Top 16 finishers get a Secret Lair promo Fauna Shaman, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Fauna Shaman!ย Both of these promos feature BRAND NEW ART! These promos are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.

Format: MODERN

Entry: $30

Pre-registration is open NOW! Click the link above or stop by your local AU to preregister!
Pre-registration is NOT necessary to play, though it is the only way to guarantee your spot!

Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

PRIZES
1st Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
3rd & 4th Place: at least $100 store credit each, Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
5thโ€“8th Place: at least $50 store credit each, Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
9th-16th Place: Secret Lairย Fauna Shaman promo

PRIZE SCALING: When we reach 32 players, we will add $30 store credit to the Top 8 prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 45 players total, we will add $390 store credit to the prize pool.

Store credit prizes are guaranteed for 17 or more players.

MTG Tarkir: Dragonstorm Store Championships – 5/3, 5/10 & 5/17 at Alternate Universes

April 10th, 2025

MTG Tarkir: Dragonstorm Store Championships 5/3, 5/10 & 5/17 @ Alternate Universes

Magic: The Gathering
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Store Championships
Sat. May 3rd @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. May 10th @ AU Holmes
Sat. May 17th @ AU Wilmington

We’re holding Magic: the Gathering Store Championships! Saturday, May 3rd at AU Blue Bell, Saturday, May 10th at AU Holmes, and Saturday, May 17th at AU Wilmington. Represent AU by becoming one of our MTG Store Champions! The format this time around is Standard!

Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, Top 8 and 1st Place players both win promos with our store name printed on them, on top of the normal Top 8 and Winner promos! $20 store credit will be added to the prize pool per player!

Format: Standard, Swiss-style, with a Top Cut playoff if we reach 10 or more players!

Entry: $20
Each player gets a promo Gleeful Demolition for entering.

Sat. 5/3
*NEW LOCATION!*
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422

Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 1 pm

Sat. 5/10
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043

Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 12:30 pm

Sat. 5/17
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 1 pm

PRIZES

We’re adding $20 store credit to the prize pool for each player who enters.
When we reach 16 players, the Top 8 players will win store credit.
If we have 15 or fewer players, only the Top 4 players will win store credit. (Top 8 and Champions will win both copies of their promos regardless of the number of players)

Each player who enters gets a promo Gleeful Demolition!
Top 8 Promos: Charming Scoundrel, AND a Charming Scoundrel with our store name printed on it!
Champion Promos: full-art textless Goddric, Cloaked Reveler, AND aย Goddric, Cloaked Reveler with our store name printed on it!

MTG Spring Flourish Chaos Drafts – 5/4, 5/10, and 5/18 at Alternate Universes

April 20th, 2025

MTG Spring Flourish Chaos Drafts
Sun May 4th @ AU Blue Bell
Sat May 10th @ AU Wilmington
Sunday, May 18 @ AU Holmes

Alternate Universes is holding MTG Spring Flourish Chaos Drafts on May 4th at Alternate Universes Blue Bell, May 10th at Alternate Universes Wilmington, and May 17th at Alternate Universes Holmes! These spring-themed drafts give each player a special emblem that starts in play! This emblem lets you draw an additional card each turn and play an additional land each turn!

Each player gets aย Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Secret Lair Promo card for entering (while supplies last!)

Players will also win store credit depending on how they finish! Store credit is awarded on an AU Gift card and is usable at any Alternate Universes location!

Format: CHAOS Draft; 3 rounds, Best 2-of-3 Matches, Swiss

Entry: $20

Sunday, May 4th

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whipain Shopping Center
1510 Dekalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422

Registration Begins: 1 PM
Draft Begins: 2 PM

Saturday, May 10th

Registration Begins: Noon
Draft Begins: 1 PM

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

Sunday, May 17th

Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043

Registration Begins: Noon
Draft Begins: 1 PM

PRIZES
3 – 0: $40 Store Credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 Store Credit
2 – 1: $20 Store Credit
Each player gets a Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Secret Lair Promo card just for playing!

 

MTG Modern RCQs Season 4, Round 1 Schedule at Alternate Universes – April-July 2025

March 19th, 2025

MTG Modern RCQs Season 4 Round 1, April-July 2025 at Alternate Universes

Magic: the Gathering
MODERN Regional Championship Qualifiers
April 12thโ€“July 12th, 2025

Sat. 4/12 @ AU Wilmington
Sat. 5/3 @ AU Wilmington
Sat. 5/17 @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. 5/31 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 6/14 @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. 6/21 @ AU Wilmington
Sun. 6/29 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 7/5 @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. 7/12 @ AU Holmes

***There is a 64 player cap on each event.***
โœ… Pre-registration is open NOW!
Click one of the links above to preregister online, or stop by your local AU! โœ…

We’re holding Magic: the Gathering Modern RCQs for the Season 4, Round 1 season of RCQs, which all support the TWO Regional Championships taking place October-November 2025! Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, we are able to award 2 invites to the next Magic Regional Championships at each of our RCQs!

Magic Regional Championship Qualifiers are open to everyone, and are a player’s first step down the road of competitive Magic. RCQs qualify players for Regional Championships, which in turn qualify players for the Pro Tour and the Magic World Championship.

Each player gets a Secret Lair promo Prosperous Innkeeper for entering! Top 16 finishers get a Secret Lair promo Fauna Shaman, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Fauna Shaman!ย Both of these promos feature BRAND NEW ART! These promos are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.

Format: MODERN

Entry: $30

Pre-registration is open NOW! Click one of the links above or stop by your local AU to preregister!
Pre-registration is NOT necessary to play, though it is the only way to guarantee your spot!

Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon

Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043

*NEW LOCATION!*
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

PRIZES
1st Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
3rd & 4th Place: at least $100 store credit each, Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
5thโ€“8th Place: at least $50 store credit each, Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
9th-16th Place: Secret Lairย Fauna Shaman promo

PRIZE SCALING: When we reach 32 players, we will add $30 store credit to the Top 8 prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 45 players total, we will add $390 store credit to the prize pool.

Store credit prizes are guaranteed for 17 or more players.

MTG Standard Showdown with Cowboy Bebop Promos – Every Week at Alternate Universes

August 26th, 2024

MTG Standard Showdown at Alternate Universes

MTG Standard Showdown
Every Week at Alternate Universes

MTG Standard Showdown tournaments are every week at Alternate Universes! Starting August 2nd, 2024, Standard Showdown features new promos in the style of Cowboy Bebop! Players who go 3-0 at each Standard Showdown tournament will win a Cowboy Bebop promo in traditional foil! Players also win store credit based on their record after 3 rounds.

Starting in January 2025, one random player at each Standard Showdown tournament will win a Neon Yellow Cavern of Souls, while supplies last! As long as the tournament fires, one lucky player will win, and we only need 4 players to fire!

Aug. 2nd, 2024 โ€“ Sept. 19th, 2024: Ossification
Sept. 27th, 2024 โ€“ Nov. 7th, 2024: Disdainful Stroke
Nov. 15th, 2024 โ€“ Jan. 30th, 2025: Go for the Throat
Feb. 7th, 2025 โ€“ March 2nd, 2025: Lightning Strike
April 4th, 2025 โ€“ May 29th, 2025: Snakeskin Veil

Alternate Universes Holmes
Every Thursday @ 7 pm

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Every Wednesday @ 7 pm

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Every Monday @ 7 pm

Entry: $10

PRIZES
3 โ€“ 0: $40 store credit
2 โ€“ 0 โ€“ 1: $30 store credit
2 โ€“ 1: $20 store credit

Cowboy Bebop MTG Standard Showdown promos

Standard Showdown Cavern of Souls promotion at Alternate Universes

 

Magic: The Gathering TRICK OR TREAT CHAOS Sealed – October 26th and 27 at AU

October 3rd, 2024

Magic: The Gathering
Trick or Treat CHAOS Sealed
October 26th at AU Holmes and October 27
at Blue Bell and Wilmington

***There is a 16 player cap on each event!***
โœ… Pre-registration is open NOW! Preregister online below โœ…

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ AU Holmes Preregistration ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ AU Blue Bell Preregistration ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ AU Wilmington Preregistration ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ

Looking for a SCARY good time? Each store is celebrating Halloween this year with special Trick or Treat CHAOS sealed tournaments! Each player will get 4 Duskmourn Play Packs and 2 Mystery Booster Convention Edition packs to build a 40 card deck to use for the event (basic lands will be provided).

Each player will also receive a special Emblem token that will have you HOWLING for more enchantments! It reads: “Whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, choose one: Trick โ€“ create a treasure token. Treat โ€“ create a food token.”.

Alternate Universes Holmes

Saturday, Oct. 26th

Deckbuilding begins: 3 pm

Sunday, Oct. 27th

Alternate Universes Blue Bell

Deckbuilding Begins: 2 pm

Alternate Universes Wilmington

Deckbuilding begins: 1 pm

Entry: $20

Each player will receive 4 Duskmourn Play Packs + 2 Mystery Booster 1 Packs to build a 40 card sealed deck!

PRIZES:

Players will receive a collector pack for each win they get by the end of the tournament!

We will also be giving out CAVERN OF SOULS PROMOS to 2 lucky participants, chosen at random!