August 2020 Ranked Season

Table of Contents

Season Details
Season Dates
August 2020 Season Reward
Seasonal Reset

The August 2020 Ranked Season has begun, running from July 31, 12:05 PT (20:05 UTC) through to August 31 at 12:00 PT (19:00 UTC) and we have all the details for you below. There is the release of Amonkhet Remastered to look forward to on August 13 to shake up the Historic format, with Zendikar Rising a bit further out in September 17 to accompany Standard rotation. Will we see any further suspensions and bans during this time to keep the powerful mana accelerators like Wilderness Reclamation in check? Or will we see innovations such as Mono Black Aggro from last season sweep up the ladder and tournament scene?

Finishing in the top 1200 Mythic ranked players in the June, July and August 2020 season will feed into the same September 2020 Zendikar Rising Qualifier Weekend, so this month will be your last chance to do so if you have not qualified already. If you are not sure of your final placement, you should see a badge in your profile and the results of the July 2020 season should be emailed out by Wizards in the next few days.

Season Details

Card Style Rewards

The card style rewards for August 2020 Ranked Season are Pestilent Haze and Speaker of the Heavens for reaching Gold and Platinum rank, respectively.

Formats

Constructed:
- Standard Ranked (BO1) Ladder
- Traditional Standard Ranked (BO3) Ladder
- Historic Ranked (BO1) Ladder
- Traditional Historic Ranked (BO3) Ladder
Limited: See below for dates on available sets.

Standard Constructed Legal Sets

Be sure to check out our Standard Rotation Guide for 2020!

Guilds of Ravnica
Ravnica Allegiance
War of the Spark
Core Set 2020

Throne of Eldraine
Theros Beyond Death
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
Core Set 2021

Standard Constructed Banned Cards

As of November 18, 2019 (read announcement):
As of October 21, 2019 (read announcement):
- Field of the Dead
As of June 1, 2020 (read announcement):
- Fires of Invention
- Agent of Treachery

Historic Constructed 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 Core Set 2021	Historic Anthology 1 Historic Anthology 2 Historic Anthology 3 Jumpstart

Historic Constructed Banned Cards

As of July 13, 2020 (read announcement):
As of March 9, 2020 (read announcement):
- Oko, Thief of Crowns
- Once Upon a Time
- Veil of Summer

Historic Constructed Suspended Cards

As of July 13, 2020 (read announcement):
- Burning-Tree Emissary

Season Dates

August 2020 Ranked Season starts July 31, 12:05 PT (20:05 UTC), ends August 31 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 September 2020 Zendikar Rising Qualifier Weekend.

Ranked Events	Format	Start	End
Standard Ranked	Bo1 Standard Constructed	∞	∞
Traditional Standard Ranked	Bo3 Standard Constructed	∞	∞
Historic Ranked	Bo1 Historic Constructed	∞	∞
Traditional Historic Ranked	Bo3 Historic Constructed	∞	∞
Quick Draft: Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths	Draft	6/26/2020	7/10/2020
Quick Draft: Theros Beyond Death	Draft	7/24/2020	8/7/2020
Quick Draft: Core Set 2021	Draft	8/7/2020	8/21/2020
Premier Draft: Core Set 2021	Player Draft	6/25/2020	September 2020
Premier Draft: Dominaria	Player Draft	7/31/2020	08/14/2020

August 2020 Season Reward

Players will receive their rewards for August 2020 season at the start of the next ranked season (August 31, 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 Core Set 2021 booster pack
Silver: 1 Core Set 2021 booster pack + 500 gold
Gold: 2 Core Set 2021 booster packs + 1000 gold + Pestilent Haze Card Style
Platinum: 3 Core Set 2021 booster packs + 1000 gold + Speaker of the Heavens Card Style
Diamond: 4 Core Set 2021 booster packs + 1000 gold
Mythic: 5 Core Set 2021 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