MTG Final Fantasy
SEALED Prerelease Tournaments
June 6th-8th at Alternate Universes

We’re holding Magic: the Gathering Final Fantasy SEALED Prerelease tournaments June 6th-8th at all three of our stores!

Preregistration for all events is open now! Use the links in the schedule below to preregister!

Super Saver Prereleases for Final Fantasy at AU Holmes and AU Wilmington feature discounted $37 entry fees along with a different prize structure! This means for $37 you will get at least 7 Final Fantasy Booster Packs: 6 from your Prerelease Pack and at least 1 pack from prizing. All of our Blue Bell prereleases will stay the same, with normal entry and prize payouts. See the prize structure at the bottom of this post!

All Prerelease tournaments are 3 rounds. At the tournament start time, each player is given a Prerelease Pack to build a deck and then play for 3 rounds. Prizes can be collected after Round 3. Lands will be provided for free at the event!

Players also get these special goodies at our MTG Final Fantasy Prereleases:

Crystal counter d10 spindown – for players who participate in any Prerelease event.
Velvet dice pouch – for players who participate in two or more Prerelease events.
Photoflyer photo tokens (WPN Premium stores like us!) – for players who participate in any Prerelease event.

Format: Sealed Deck

Each player gets one Final Fantasy Prerelease Pack to use to build a 40+ card deck and play for 3 rounds. Each one contains:

• 6 Final Fantasy Play Boosters; each Play Booster contains 14 Magic cards
• 1 foil, year-stamped Rare or Mythic Rare
• 1 deck box
• 1 Spindown die

To play in official MTG events, you’ll need a Wizards Account email. It’s easy and free!
Login with your Magic Arena account, link your DCI number to an account, or make a new account here:

🧙‍♂️ https://accounts.wizards.com/ 🧙‍♂️

Once you set up your account, try downloading the Magic Companion App, where you can check-in to the tournament you’re entering, enter results and see pairings on your phone, and more!

Entry fee: $50 ($55 store credit)

Super Saver Prereleases (Holmes & Wilmington only): $37 ($42 store credit)
See Super Saver prize structure at the bottom of this post!

SEALED 2-Headed Giant: $100 per team (+$5 for each player when using store credit)

AU Holmes

Friday, June 6th
3:00 pm – Preregister here
7:00 pm – Preregister here

Saturday, June 7th
2:00 pm – Super Saver! – Preregister here
6:00 pm – Super Saver! – Preregister here

Sunday, June 8th
1:00 pm – Super Saver! – Preregister here

AU Blue Bell

Friday, June 6th
3:00 pm – Preregister here
7:00 pm – Preregister here

Saturday, June 7th
Noon (Two-Headed Giant) – Preregister here
5:00 pm – Preregister here

Sunday, June 8th
2:00 pm – Preregister here

AU Wilmington

Friday, June 6th
3:00 pm – Preregister here
7:00 pm – Preregister here

Saturday, June 7th
1:00 pm – Super Saver! – Preregister here
5:00 pm – Super Saver! – Preregister here

Sunday, June 8th
1:00 pm – Super Saver! – Preregister here

PRIZES

MTG Final Fantasy Play Booster Packs are awarded based on your tournament record after 3 rounds.

3-0: 10 Play Boosters or $50 credit
2-0-1: 8 Play Boosters or $40 credit
2-1: 6 Play Boosters or $30 credit
1-2: 3 Play Boosters or $15 credit
All other records get 1 Play Booster pack

2-Headed Giant prizes are doubled and awarded per-team.

SUPER SAVER PRIZES

3-0: 4 Play Boosters or $20 credit
2-1: 2 Play Boosters or $10 credit
1 or fewer wins: 1 Play Booster Pack

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 a Goddric, Cloaked Reveler with our store name printed on it!

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 a 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 18th

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!

Magic: the Gathering
MODERN Regional Championship Qualifiers
April 12th–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.***
✅ Pre-registration is open NOW!
Click one of the links above to preregister online, or stop by your local AU! ✅

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! 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
5th–8th Place: at least $50 store credit each, Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
9th-16th Place: Secret Lair 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
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 – Sept. 19th, 2024: Ossification
Sept. 27th, 2024 – Nov. 7th, 2024: Disdainful Stroke
Nov. 15th, 2024 – Jan. 30th, 2025: Go for the Throat
Feb. 7th, 2025 – March 2nd, 2025: Lightning Strike
April 4th, 2025 – 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 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit