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The April 2020 Ranked Season starts March 31, 12:05 PT (20:05 UTC) and ends April 30 at 12:00 PT (19:00 UTC). Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths releases half way through the month on April 16!
- Finishing in the top 1200 Mythic at the end of the season qualifies you to participate in Mythic Qualifier – Zendikar Rising on May 16, 2020.
- The Historic ranked ladder is leaving upon the release of Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths on April 16.
- Ranked Draft Core Set 2020 will be available between April 16 and May 1.
If you are after some fresh Standard decks to play for the beginning of the season, check out all the latest decklists from the Mythic Point Challenge – Ikoria tournament!
Check out our Standard Metagame Tier List: BO1 / BO3
Season Details
Card Style Rewards
The card style rewards for April 2020 Ranked Season are Soul-Guide Lantern and Nightmare Shepherd for reaching Gold and Platinum rank, respectively.
Formats
- Constructed:
- Standard Ranked (BO1) Ladder
- Traditional Ranked (BO3) Ladder
- Historic Standard Ranked (BO1) Ladder (from March 12 to April 16)
- Historic Traditional Ranked (BO3) Ladder (from March 12 to April 16)
- Limited:
- Ranked Draft (BO1) Theros Beyond Death (from March 19 to April 16)
- Ranked Draft (BO1) Core Set 2019 (from March 27 to April 03)
- Ranked Draft (BO1) Core Set 2020 (from April 17 to May 1)
Standard Constructed Legal Sets
| Guilds of Ravnica Ravnica Allegiance War of the Spark Core Set 2020 | Throne of Eldraine Theros Beyond Death Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (from April 16) |
Standard Constructed Banned Cards
- As of November 18, 2019 (read announcement):
- As of October 21, 2019 (read announcement):
- Field of the Dead
Historic Consructed Legal Sets
| Ixalan Rivals of Ixalan Dominaria Core Set 2019 | Guilds of Ravnica Ravnica Allegiance War of the Spark Core Set 2020 |
| Throne of Eldraine Theros: Beyond Death Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (from April 16) | Historic Anthology 1 Historic Anthology 2 |
Historic Constructed Banned Cards
- As of February 14, 2019 (read announcement)
- Nexus of Fate (BO1 only)
Historic Constructed Banned Cards
- As of Marc 9, 2020 (read announcement):
SEASON DATES
April 2020 Ranked Season starts March 31, 12:05 PT (20:05 UTC), ends April 30 at 12:00 PT (19:00 UTC).
- Top 1,200 Mythic Ranked players in Constructed or Limited at the end of this season will be eligible to compete in the May 16, 2020: Mythic Qualifier Zendikar Rising.
- For more information on the ranked play and qualifying for 2020-2021 events, head over to Magic.gg
APRIL 2020 SEASON REWARD
Players will receive their rewards for April 2020 season at the start of the next ranked season (April 30, 12:05 PT/19:05 UTC). You must have played at least one ranked game in the respective format to receive seasonal rewards.
- Bronze: 1 Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths booster pack
- Silver: 1 Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths booster pack + 500 gold
- Gold: 2 Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths booster packs + 1000 gold + Soul-Guide Lantern Card Style
- Platinum: 3 Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths booster packs + 1000 gold + Nightmare Shepherd Card Style
- Diamond: 4 Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths booster packs + 1000 gold
- Mythic: 5 Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths booster packs + 1000 gold
As a general reminder, card styles are a cosmetic option only and does not add any cards to a player’s collection. There is no benefit to acquiring a card style more than once; if you achieve Gold Rank or higher in both Limited and Constructed, you will only receive one copy of the card style.
SEASONAL RESET
Constructed and Limited Ranks will be reset. Your new rank will be based on your end of season rank from the previous season:
| Previous Rank | New Rank |
|---|---|
| Bronze Tier 4 | Bronze Tier 4 |
| Bronze Tier 3 | Bronze Tier 4 |
| Bronze Tier 2 | Bronze Tier 4 |
| Bronze Tier 1 | Bronze Tier 3 |
| Silver Tier 4 | Bronze Tier 3 |
| Silver Tier 3 | Bronze Tier 3 |
| Silver Tier 2 | Bronze Tier 2 |
| Silver Tier 1 | Bronze Tier 2 |
| Gold Tier 4 | Bronze Tier 1 |
| Gold Tier 3 | Silver Tier 4 |
| Gold Tier 2 | Silver Tier 3 |
| Gold Tier 1 | Silver Tier 2 |
| Platinum Tier 4 | Silver Tier 1 |
| Platinum Tier 3 | Gold Tier 4 |
| Platinum Tier 2 | Gold Tier 4 |
| Platinum Tier 1 | Gold Tier 3 |
| Diamond Tier 4 | Gold Tier 3 |
| Diamond Tier 3 | Gold Tier 2 |
| Diamond Tier 2 | Gold Tier 2 |
| Diamond Tier 1 | Gold Tier 1 |
| Mythic | Platinum 4 |
Source: April 2020 Ranked Season Details
