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All honor to the Riftbound Players! Thanks to your overwhelming response to the Riftbound Showdown Series, here is the home of all the important tournament details so you have the best experience possible with the most complete understanding of what's to come. TL;DR More than 450 players are already registered for the Riftbound Showdown Series in Milwaukee. At 512 players , the tournament reaches Tier I , awarding the maximum number of Riftbound invitations: Regional Championship invites to the Top 4 and Regional Qualifier passes to the Top 16 . Saturday will feature 10 rounds of Swiss , beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central . We will play as much of the Top 8 as possible Saturday night. No additional Top 8 round will begin at 11:01 p.m. or later . Any remaining Top 8 rounds will begin at 8:00 a.m. Sunday . Sunday’s NRG Series: Riftbound $5K Showdown begins at 9:00 a.m. , awards NRG Series points and an NRG Championship invite, and caps at 256 players . If you want to play Sunday, register now . Do not wait until Saturday night. Players advancing to Sunday’s Top 8 rounds may receive up to two rounds of byes in the Sunday $5K. If they remain in the Saturday event when Round 3 of the Sunday event begins, they must accept a Round 3 loss or drop from the Sunday event. More Than 450 Players—and Tier I Is In Your Reach More than 450 players have already registered for the Riftbound Showdown Series , taking place Saturday, August 22, at the Baird Center in Milwaukee. Under the Riftbound Showdown Series structure, attendance determines the event’s tier and the number of invitations awarded: Attendance Event tier Regional Championship invites Regional Qualifier passes 128–255 Tier III Top 1 Top 4 256–511 Tier II Top 2 Top 8 512+ Tier I Top 4 Top 16 At 512 players , Milwaukee becomes the first Tier I Showdown Series event and awards the maximum number of Riftbound invitations. This means if you have friends who plan to attend but have not registered, encourage them to secure their seats now. Once enrollment closes, so do the tiers. Saturday Tournament Schedule The Riftbound Showdown Series will be run at Competitive Organized Play Level . Hall opens: 8:00 a.m. Central Tournament begins: 9:00 a.m. Central Format: Constructed Saturday Swiss rounds: 10 Top cut: Top 8, single elimination Decklists: Required and must be submitted through Carde.io before the tournament begins Please arrive with enough time to enter the hall, find your seat, and resolve any registration or decklist issues before the scheduled start. Round 1 player meeting will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. Top 8 and the 11:00 P.M. Cutoff After all 10 Swiss rounds have been completed, the tournament will cut to the Top 8. We will play the quarterfinals and as many additional Top 8 rounds as timing allows Saturday night. A Top 8 round will proceed time permitting, though no additional round will begin at 11:01 p.m. or later . Any Top 8 rounds not completed Saturday night will begin at 8:00 a.m. Sunday . Players still competing should be prepared to return before the hall’s general 8:00 a.m. opening so play can begin promptly. Register for Sunday’s $5K Now The NRG Series: Riftbound $5K Showdown begins Sunday, August 23, at 9:00 a.m. Central . The Sunday event features: A $5,000 prize pool NRG Series: Riftbound leaderboard points An invitation to the NRG Championship: Riftbound Competitive Organized Play Level Constructed play with a cut to Top 8 A hard cap of 256 players (Currently reduced to 12 based on expected byes from Saturday) With more than 450 players already registered for Saturday, Sunday does not have enough seats for everyone who may want to play. Even at the current attendance, nearly 200 Saturday players would be unable to enter if everyone attempted to register—and the gap will grow as Saturday registration approaches 512 players or beyond. If you want to play in Sunday’s $5K, register now. Do not wait until Saturday evening to decide. Last-minute registration will remain available only if seats remain. While the NRGEvents.gg staff may have a trick up their sleeve to give you even more competitive play options; this will be the ONLY event to offer NRG Points and an invite. Your ability to have more of those options published early is directly linked to how quickly this event caps. Sunday Byes for Saturday’s Top Players Registering for Sunday’s $5K will not prevent you from continuing in Saturday’s Top 8. Players whose remaining Top 8 matches carry into Sunday morning may receive up to two rounds of byes in the Sunday $5K. These byes allow advancing players to register for Sunday with confidence while continuing to compete for the Saturday title. The byes cover only the first two rounds of Sunday’s $5K. If a player remains in the Saturday event when Round 3 of the Sunday $5K begins, that player must either: Accept a Round 3 match loss and play starting in Round 4, or be dropped from the event. Registering now secures your opportunity to play Sunday. The bye policy protects players who advance deep into Saturday’s tournament, but it cannot create additional seats after the 256-player cap has been reached because having even 257+ players adds one or more additional rounds exceeding the time reserved at the venue. Welcome to you and the more than 450 other Riftbound players—and potentially the Showdown Series’ first Tier I field—to Milwaukee.
3:30 pm — Tappy Toe Claws hosts the Commander for a Cause Milwaukee LGBTQ+ Center Charity Event — $20 🔸 Play as many pods as you want until NRGEvents closes the doors. 🔸 Tables will be set up for each bracket. 🔸 All Proceeds go to Milwaukee LGBTQ+ Center. 🔸 Play the event Host and other NRGEvent Bounty Players for a bonus Pack for elimination. 🥚🐣🥚: Crack that Egg, Fast Action Bonus – Enroll on or Before August 1st for a raffle entry to win a travel-sized Sol Ring — 300 Tix value.
UNAUTHORIZED BROADCAST DETECTED SOURCE: Unknown TRACE: Failed STATUS: Three Hackers Active, Complete Vulnerability... HEX: You thought the Prize Wall belonged to NRG? 😏 It belongs to the PEOPLE 🎭 Don't worry. I'll give it back...Probably. NOVA: 🐰 We only changed a few things. 🐇 We took Release Weekend BACK from the Corpos; More Packs for the PEOPLE. ARC: 🔩 Reality has been augmented, get your upgraded Bioframes to Milwaukee, WI — August 22–23, 2026. Neuroscape Release Weekend has gone live and DIRECT powered by NRGEvents. On Swift time? No problem, Neuroscape On Demand Events are set up too, here . And, there will be FREE "CyberChip"... Learn to Play Installs going on all weekend. ...along side these Scheduled Events... 🦾 SATURDAY — AUGUST 22 🦿 🕛 Noon — Neuroscape Release Weekend Sealed — $40 Minimum 8 Players 3 Rounds Build your Cyberdeck from 6 sealed packs 🚨 PRIZE WALL BREACH HEX: You wouldn't steal from the Prize Wall... ...But, I would. Every participant receives: 💥 10 BONUS Prize Tix (courtesy of my "Null patch update") 💥 Neuroscape Promo Card 💥 A booster pack per match win No permission requested; No permission required. ⚠️ HACK THE WORLD FIRST HEX: They didn't want to tell you this...now they have no choice Milwaukee becomes the FIRST LOCATION ANYWHERE where players can win the brand-new Oversized Neuroscape Cards. 🕝 2:30 PM — Competitive Win-a-Card Sealed — $50 ARC: Cyberpsychosis is my best friend...so I'm going to send it a CARD Minimum 8 Players Cap: 64 Players Swiss Rounds Top 8 Draft ( at 33+ players) 💥 Top 8 players get a signed promo card. Will it be R3d or B1ue? Prize Matrix 8–16 Players 🥇 First: - Oversized Neuroscape Card + #1 Stamped Promo 🥈 Second: Travel Sized Neuroscape Card + #2 Stamped Promo 🏅 3rd–4th — 3 Packs 17–32 Players 🥇 First: Oversized Neuroscape Card + #1 Stamped Promo 🥈 Second: Oversized Neuroscape Card + #2 Stamped Promo 🏅 3rd–4th — 10 Packs 5th–8th — 3 Packs 33+ Players 🥇 Oversized Neuroscape Card + #1 Stamped Promo + 10 Packs 🥈 Oversized Neuroscape Card + #2 Stamped Promo + 5 Packs 🏅 3rd–4th — Travel-Sized Neuroscape Card 5th–8th — 10 Packs 🦿 SUNDAY — AUGUST 23 🦾 🕦 Noon — Constructed for a Card (Oversized) — $20 HEX INTERRUPTS... The Prize Wall has once again experienced...unscheduled maintenance. Every player receives: 💥 Neuroscape Promo Card 💥 Earn one booster pack for every match win for each team member. 💥 Go undefeated for an Oversized Neruoscape card 💥 Top 8 players get a signed promo card signed by Neuroscape's creators! Will it be R3d or B1ue? 🕝 2:30 PM —Neuroscape Release Weekend Sealed — $40 Minimum 8 Players 3 Rounds Build your Cyberdeck from 6 sealed packs 🚨 PRIZE WALL BREACH Every participant receives: 💥 10 BONUS Prize Tix (courtesy of my "Null patch update") 💥 Neuroscape Promo Card 💥 A booster pack per match win NOVA: Register early. Bring friends. Hack expectations. ARC: We gotta go, the CORPOS have our Signal. See you in Milwaukee. CONNECTION TERMINATED // HEX: Prize Wall remains compromised. // NOVA: See you down the rabbit hole. // ARC: Build. Adapt. Ascend. 🦾 NRGSeries Milwaukee — August 22–23, 2026 Neuroscape Release Weekend begins here. // WARNING Physical reward cache subject to depletion. Specialty items awarded while supplies last.
🌀 Sleeve Up at Sides in Milwaukee 💫 Event Details Date : August 22-23 Location : The Baird Center, 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 🎟️The Return of On Demand Events🎟️ ⏱️Play your way. On your time.⏱️ On demand events are back with vigorous support from NRG Staff. What makes On Demand Events launch? Two simple things: bodies in the room and infrastructure from our crew. With the newly added Commander Package, outreach to local Milwaukee game stores, restocked Prize Wall, focused ODE offerings, and a buzzer system YOU can queue up for ODEs with confidence. Hex wants you to HACK INTO FUN this weekend with Neuroscape Pre-Release Sealed Events on Demand! Event Price Details Prizing Neuroscape Sealed $30 Launches with 2 or more players Build your deck out of 6 Packs of Neuroscape Show Special, build a killer deck, be immortalized on coverage: Saturday Only! Attn: Hex hacked the prize wall. All participants also get 10 Tix. Constructed Win-A-Stack $20 Any Game, any constructed Format (the Main Event formats will have ODE signups by default) Launches with 8 players Players will receive a single elimination bracket and 150 Tix Players must use authentic cards 1st - 150 Tix Commander, Riftbound, or Neuroscape Pod $10 Play in EDH Pod of 3-5 players NRG Staff will help pair you in the same Bracket Optional MTG materials such as game variant printouts and planechase cards will be available for borrow from NRG Riftbound Free for All or 2v2 rules printouts provided Neuroscape 2v2 rules printout provided 10 Tix per player Learn to Play Next Steps $15 Play right away! Launches with 2 players. Play a 3 pack sealed of the new game you just learned! NRG staff will explain how to do so with the game you learned Limited to ONE purchase per game you learn on-site Ultimate Guard Welcome Bag (Deck Box, sleeves, and NRG Tokens) The Hobbit Draft $30 Launches with 8 players (or 4 players Pick-Two) You will draft 3 Play Boosters of The Hobbit Matches are single elimination 8 Players: 1st - 30 Tix | 2nd - 10 Tix | 3rd-4th - 5 Tix 4 Players: All players get 10 Tix Neuroscape Starter Deck Sealed $20 Launches with 2 or more players (Decks assigned at random) Modify your deck with 1 Neuroscape Booster Pack Show Special on Saturday. Have your battle caputred on coverage The winner gets 10 Tix. Saturday August 22nd 11:00am — Commander Chaos Sealed — $65 🔸 Open a mix of 12 booster packs (1 Mystery Booster Convention Edition, 1 Mystery Booster 2, and 10 chaos packs mostly in standard and some other oldies). 🔸 Players build in a pods of 4 and may trade cards within the pod (75 Total minutes). 🔸 Players play 99-card singleton deck with a Commander (and potentially a companion 👀). 🔸 The rest of your card pool is in your sideboard (Lessons and Wishes work). 🔸 Play 2 90-minute rounds with Sudden Death. 🔸 5 Tix per round played and 5 Tix to the pod winner. 🙈🙉🙊: Not My Monkey, Fast Action Bonus – The first 12 enrollments get 1 Collector’s Booster Pack instead to replace 1 non-Mystery booster in the sealed pool. Noon — Neuroscape Release Weekend Sealed — $40 🦾 No Time for Cyberpsychosis…🦿 🔜 ($30 Fast Action: Be among the first 32 or Enroll before 15 August 2026) ( See what the Epic Personalities of Neuroscape have done with this event ) 1:00pm — The Hobbit x MTG Sealed RCQ with NRG Points — $70 🔥 No Time for Dragon…🔥 🐲 ($60 Fast Action: Be among the first 16 or Enroll before 1 August 2026) 🐉 🔸 8-player minimum, caps at 32-players Swiss pairings, Sudden Death Rules. 🔸 Comp REL, Foil Promo to the Winner. Number of Players Prizing 32 🥇1st - RC Invite, 3 Hobbit x MTG Collector’s Packs (or 150 Tix) & 6 NRG Points 🥈2nd - 2 Hobbit x MTG Collector’s Pack (or 100 Tix) & 5 NRG Points 🏅3rd-4th - 50 Tix & 3 NRG Points 5th-8th - 2 NRG Points All other players get 1 NRG Point 17-31 🥇1st - RC Invite, 2 Hobbit x MTG Collector’s Pack (or 100 Tix) & 5 NRG Points 🥈2nd - 1 Hobbit x MTG Collector’s Pack (or 50 Tix) & 3 NRG Points 🏅3rd-4th - 50 Tix & 2 NRG Points All other players get 1 NRG Point 9-16 🥇1st - RC Invite, 1 Hobbit x MTG Collector’s Pack (or 50 Tix) & 4 NRG Points 🥈2nd - 50 Tix & 3 NRG Points All other players get 1 NRG Point 8 (Single Elimination) 🥇1st - RC Invite, 1 Hobbit x MTG Collector’s Pack (or 50 Tix) & 4 NRG Points All players with at least one match win get 1 NRG Point 2:00 pm — The H-Art of the Cards 2-Headed Giant for Art— $100/team 🔸 You and your other head each get four packs of Mystery Booster 2 🔸 This 16-player, 8-team capped event features playtest cards and a “cube-like” experience 🔸 Play as many as 3 Rounds to WIN two *signed Prints and/or Artist Proofs from NRGEvents.gg guest artists. That's one extra special prize for each head! *Exact prize is subject to the artist's stock 2:15 pm — Riftbound 2v2 Team Challenge — $50/team 🔸Only ONE player of the team needs to sign up for this event. Entry fee covers both players. 🔸Play four Swiss Rounds of 2v2 constructed. See section 603 2v2 of the tournament rules for further details Prize for EACH PLAYER per team based on match results: 🥇4 Wins 50 Tix | 🥈3 Wins 30 Tix | 🥉2 Wins 10 Tix 2:30 pm — Competitive Sealed Neuroscape Win-a-Card Sealed — $50 🔸Minimum 8 Players, Caps at 64 Players ( See what the Epic Personalities of Neuroscape have done with this event ) 3:00 pm — Pauper Win-a-Sheet with NRG Points — $30 🔸 17 Player minimum, 32 Player cap 🔸 Swiss Pairings with Cut to Top 8 🔸 Decklists Required, Comp REL 🔸 Get a collector booster pack if you selected a Commons uncut sheet! 🔸 All other prizes in Store Credit Number of Players Prizing 27-32 🥇1st - Uncut Sheet & 5 NRG Points 🥈2nd - $250 & 3 NRG Points 🏅3rd–4th - $100 & 2 NRG Points 5th – 8th - $50 & 1 NRG Point 9th – 16th - 1 NRG Point 17-26 🥇1st - Uncut Sheet & 4 NRG Points 🥈2nd - $150 & 3 NRG Points 🏅3rd–4th - $75 & 2 NRG Points 5th – 16th - 1 NRG Point 3:00 pm — Standard ReCQ with Up to 2 Invites and NRG Points — $25 🔸This 64 player cap event is single-elimination. 🔸Second invite is added at 33 players. 🔸Earn 1 NRG Point per match win plus any 5-0 gets +1 bonus point. 🔸Any needed byes will be Front-loaded after round 1 of this event. 🔸Decklists required Prizes based on ReCQ attendance (See ReCQ Prizing at bottom of page) 3:15 pm — Riftbound 100% Cash Event — $20 🔸Play Swiss Best of 3 rounds based on attendance. 🔸Caps at 128 players - maximum 7 rounds. 🔸Prizing: <65 players - %100 of entry fees paid out to Top 8. 65+ players - %100 of entry fees paid out to top 16. Prizes awarded as store credit. 4:00 pm — Modern ReCQ with Up to 2 Invites and NRG Points — $25 🔸 This 64 player cap event is single-elimination. 🔸 Second invite is added at 33 players. 🔸 Earn 1 NRG Point per match win plus any 5-0 gets +1 bonus point. 🔸 Any needed byes will be Front-loaded after round 1 of this event. 🔸 Decklists required. Prizes based on ReCQ attendance (See ReCQ Prizing at bottom of page) 4:30 pm — Riftbound Vendetta Full Box Sealed— $150 🔸You will receive a full box of Riftbound's newest set Vendetta. 🔸Construct a 25 card deck with up to 3 Domains (and a 12 card Rune Deck). 🔸Play any Legend and Champion within your three domains, even if they don't match! Draw an extra card to begin if you don't have a Legend and Champion. 🔸See section 602.1 Sealed Deck of the tournament rules for further details. 🔸Play 3 rounds of Best of 1 1v1. 🔸Earn two bonus packs of Vendetta per win. Sunday August 23rd 11:00am — Commander Chaos Sealed — $65 🔸 Open a mix of 12 booster packs (1 Mystery Booster Convention Edition, 1 Mystery Booster 2, and 10 chaos packs mostly in standard and some other oldies) 🔸 Players build in a pods of 4 and may trade cards within the pod (75 Total minutes) 🔸 Players play 99-card singleton deck with a Commander (and potentially a companion 👀) 🔸 The rest of your card pool is in your sideboard (Lessons and Wishes work) 🔸 Play 2 90-minute rounds with Sudden Death 🔸 5 Tix per round played and 5 Tix to the pod winner. 🙈🙉🙊: Not My Monkey, Fast Action Bonus – The first 12 enrollments get 1 Collector’s Booster Pack instead to replace 1 non-Mystery booster in the sealed pool. 11:30am — Neuroscape 2x2 Release Weekend Special — $80 🦾 It's Dangerous to Go it Alone, Runner to the Rescue Fast Action Savings…🦿 🔜 ($60 Fast Action: Be among the first 16 teams or Enroll before 15 August 2026) ( See what the Epic Personalities of Neuroscape have done with this event ) 12 pm — Riftbound 2v2 Team Challenge — $50/team 🔸Only ONE player of the team needs to sign up for this event. Entry fee covers both players. 🔸Play four Swiss Rounds of 2v2 constructed. See section 603 2v2 of the tournament rules for further details Prize for EACH PLAYER per team based on match results: 🥇4 Wins 50 Tix | 🥈3 Wins 30 Tix | 🥉2 Wins 10 Tix 1:00pm — The Hobbit x MTG Sealed RCQ with NRG Points — $70 🔥 No Time for Dragon…🔥 🐲 ($60 Fast Action: Be among the first 16 or Enroll before 1 August 2026) 🐉 🔸 8-player minimum, caps at 32-players Swiss pairings, Sudden Death Rules. 🔸 Comp REL, Foil Promo to the Winner. 🔸Same prizing breakdown as the Sat Hobbit RCQ. 1:30 pm — Pauper Win-a-Sheet with NRG Points — $30 🔸 17 Player minimum, 32 Player cap 🔸 Swiss Pairings with Cut to Top 8 🔸 Decklists Required, Comp REL 🔸 Get a collector booster pack if you selected a Commons uncut sheet! 🔸 Same prizing breakdown as the Sat Win-a-Sheet. 1:30 pm — Standard ReCQ with up to 2 Invites and NRG Points — $25 🔸 This 64 player cap event is single-elimination. 🔸 Second invite is added at 33 players. 🔸 Earn 1 NRG Point per match win plus any 5-0 gets +1 bonus point. 🔸 Any needed byes will be Front-loaded after round 1 of this event. 🔸 Decklists required Prizes based on ReCQ attendance (See ReCQ Prizing at bottom of page) 1:45 pm — Riftbound 100% Cash Event — $20 🔸Play Swiss Best of 3 rounds based on attendance. 🔸Caps at 128 players - maximum 7 rounds. 🔸Prizing: <65 players - %100 of entry fees paid out to Top 8. 65+ players - %100 of entry fees paid out to top 16. Prizes awarded as store credit. 2:00 pm — Modern ReCQ with up to 2 Invites and NRG Points — $25 🔸 This 64 player cap event is single-elimination. 🔸 The second invite is added at 33 players. 🔸 Earn 1 NRG Point per match win plus any 5-0 gets +1 bonus point. 🔸 Any needed byes will be Front-loaded after round 1 of this event. 🔸 Decklists required Prizes based on ReCQ attendance (See ReCQ Prizing at bottom of page) 2:30 pm — Neuroscape Team Trios "Box Your Socks Off" — $150/team 🔸 12 Player Minimum, 64 player cap event is Swiss + 1 ( See what the Epic Personalities of Neuroscape have done with this event ) 3:30 pm — Riftbound Vendetta Full Box Sealed— $150 🔸You will receive a full box of Riftbound's newest set Vendetta. 🔸Construct a 25 card deck with up to 3 Domains (and a 12 card Rune Deck). 🔸Play any Legend and Champion within your three domains, even if they don't match! Draw an extra card to begin if you don't have a Legend and Champion. 🔸See section 602.1 Sealed Deck of the tournament rules for further details. 🔸Play 3 rounds of Best of 1 1v1. 🔸Earn two bonus packs of Vendetta per win. ReCQ Single Elimination Prizing Structure Number of Rounds Prizing 5 Rounds 5-0 Gets Invite, Oversized Card & Foil Promo (While supplies last) 4-1 Gets Travel Sized Card 3-1 Gets 25 Tix 4 Rounds 4-0 Gets Invite, Travel Sized Card, & Foil Promo (While supplies last) 3-1 Gets 75 Tix 3 Rounds 3-0 Gets Invite, 50 Tix, & Foil Promo (While supplies last) 2-1 Gets 25 Tix
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