
Only 24 players will qualify for NRG Champs: Magic. The pathways are described below:
1 Slot - Our 2025 winner, Matt Sikkink Johnson
12 Slots - Team Trios Showdown Winners (4 events X 3 players on a team)
4 Slots - MTGO Showdown Winners
3 Slots - Combined Leaderboard Points Leaders
2 Slots - Paper Only Leaderboard Points Leaders
2 Slots - MTGO Only Leaderboard Points Leaders
3 leaderboards feeding into this championship
The NRG Series: Magic is back with exciting multi-platform qualification pathways for our 2026 NRG Championship: Magic, an invite only $35,000 event with a Pro Tour invite on the line. Every NRG Series: Magic event awards leaderboard points to all players based on standings and a direct qualification to "Showdown" winners.