Main Event
The Ultimate Guard European Magic Series – Regional Championship Turin 2026 is for players who qualified during Round 2 of the 2025/2026 Regional Championship Season.Â
Only qualified players can compete in the Regional Championship Main Event, where top finishers earn coveted spots at the Pro Tour Secrets of Strixhaven (May 1–3, 2026, MagicCon: Las Vegas) and World Championship!
Even if you haven’t qualified for the main event, you can still be part of the action and enjoy all the activities and side events taking place at the venue! Plus on Friday you can participate in the Last Chance Qualifier tournaments for a final opportunity to get an invitation to the main event.
The Ultimate Guard Open tournament will be held on Sunday and open to everyone. This event includes a total prize pool of $20,000 and the Top 16 finishers will qualify to the next Regional Championship in Prague.
Note: This is a cashless event. Please be prepared to pay without cash at the venue!
Regional Championship Tournament Structure
Only qualified players can participate
- Format: Standard
- Deck List: Open
- Day 1:Â 8 Rounds of Swiss
- Players with 18+ Match Points (6+ Wins) advance to Day Two
- Day 2: 6 Rounds of Swiss
- Day 2 Top 8: Single Elimination Top 8 Playoff
Decklist Submission: Saturday, 7 March, 08:00 CET (local time)
Please submit your decklist on melee.gg before the deadline.
Registration
- Qualified Players will be Preregistered for this event.
- Once Preregistered, players must complete the Registration process to participate in the event. This is a manual process, and is done weekly in batches.
- If you’re qualified for this event, but you’re not showing as preregistered, please open a ticket at our customer support
- Registration for the Regional Championship closes at 20:00 CET on Thursday, 5th March 2026.
- Players who wish to enter after this deadline will be enrolled with a loss for their first round.
- LCQ winners will be manually enrolled by the organiser after winning their LCQ.
- Players must have their Wizards Account Email in their Melee.gg profile in order to enroll.
Decklists
- Decklists must be submitted through the Player Controller on Melee.gg.
- Decklists are due at 8:00 CET on Saturday, 7th March 2026.
- Failure to submit a decklist on time will result in Tardiness penalties.
All participants for this round of Regional Championships will receive a non-foil Innkeeper’s Talent promo card with art by Ben Newman, with Top Finishers receiving traditional foil copies. You can find more info about promo cards here!Â
Last Chance Qualifiers
Last Chance Qualifier tournaments will be held on Friday. These will give players a final opportunity to win an invitation to the main event.
Side Events, Activities & Packages
From vendors and artist meet-and-greets, to special guest appearances, and a live stream – there will be various activities for you to check out!
Meet these amazing artists in Turin and get your favourite cards signed!
Get signatures, proofs, and sketches from home
Would you like to get your cards signed, buy Artist Proofs, or get a sketch, but you’re not able to attend this event?
You can contact the artists’ agent for this event at pugsvault@gmail.com for information.
Please note: This service is independently provided by the artists and their agent for this event, and is not affiliated with Fanfinity.
Side Event Package includes:
- 80€ in Side Event Vouchers
- Aquatic Subtlety limited edition Ultimate Guard Playmat
- Aquatic Subtlety limited edition Ultimate Guard Sidewinder
Lorwyn Eclipsed Collector Booster - Shoot the Sherrif non-foil promo card
- Shoot the Sherrif foil promo card
Last Chance Trial Package includes:
- Two LCQ vouchers (activate when you’re ready to play)
- Taster of Wares limited edition Ultimate Guard Playmat
- Taster of Wares limited edition Ultimate Guard Sidewinder
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Collector Booster
- Shoot the Sherrif non-foil promo card
- Shoot the Sherrif foil promo card
Side Event Package includes:
- 80€ in Side Event Vouchers
- Aquatic Subtlety limited edition Ultimate Guard Playmat
- Aquatic Subtlety limited edition Ultimate Guard Sidewinder
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Collector Booster
- Shoot the Sherrif non-foil promo card
- Shoot the Sherrif foil promo card
Limited Championship Qualifier
Limited Championship Qualifier (110€)
In Sealed Deck, you build your deck from the product you receive at the start of the tournament.Â
Start: Sunday, 8 March, 09:00
Format: Lorwyn Eclipsed Sealed Deck (6 packs); BO3;Structure:Â 5-7* rounds Swiss followed by Top Cut: Top 32 players will advance to 3 rounds of Single Elimination Booster Draft in (seeded) pods.
Prizes: Coming soon!
The winner of each pod will qualify for the 2027 Magic Limited Championship. Find more info about it here!Â
*The number of rounds for this events is determined as follows:
- Up to 168 players: 5 rounds
- Up to 288 players: 6 rounds
- Up to 512 players: 7 rounds
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Path to Paupergeddon
Join us for three days of Pauper, powered by Boose, the lovely folks behind Paupergeddon!
Path to Paupergeddon Trials (20€)
Win a bye for Saturday at our trials!
5 rounds SwissÂ
- 100 tix for participation
- 100 tix per win
- Round-1 bye in the Path to Paupergeddon event on Saturday for players who go 5-0.
Path to Paupergeddon (60€)
7-8 rounds of Swiss  + Top 8 Single Elimination rounds on Sunday.
- 100 tix for participation
- 200 tix per win
- 5th-8th place: 2500 tix
- 3d-4th place: 5000 tix
- 1st place: 20.000 tix + Round-1 bye for Paupergeddon – Spring Edition 2026
- The top 8 players win a free entry to the Paupergeddon – Spring Edition 2026, happening in Lucca on March 20-22!
Pauper Event (20€)
Saturday afternoon, 3 rounds SwissÂ
- 200 tix for participation
- 200 tix per win
Pauper Team Trios Unified (35€)
5 rounds Swiss + Top 4 play-off
- 100 tix for participation
- 200 tix per win
8-player Pauper On-Demand Event
More information coming soon!
Venue
Hall 1 Opening Hours
Friday: 09:00 – Close
Saturday: 08:00 – Close
Sunday: 08:30 – Close
Travel to the Venue
Check out more information about how to get to the venue here!
Hotels
Vendors
Sponsors
See you soon! 🙂