Contest rarity is the gating mechanism that creates value for holding scarcer digital player cards in your collection. There can be contests at the 5 rarity tiers outlined above and each tier typically has a consistent baseline of card requirements for entry:
Note: Cards are eligible to be played at the shown rarity tier or lower. For example, a legendary tier card can be used as a core, rare, elite, or legendary card in fantasy contests.
Tiers for Classic Format Contests:
- CORE - Can draft cards from any rarity tier
- RARE - Must draft at least four rare tier cards or better + one core tier card or better
- ELITE - Must draft at least four elite tier cards or better + one rare tier card or better
- LEGENDARY - Must draft at least two legendary tier cards or better + three elite tier cards or better
- REIGNMAKER - Must draft at least two Reignmaker tier cards or better + three legendary tier cards or better
Tiers for Showdown Format Contests:
- CORE - Four cards from any rarity tier
- RARE - Must draft at least three rare tier cards or better + one core tier card or better
- ELITE - Must draft at least three elite tier cards or better + one rare tier card or better
- LEGENDARY - Must draft at least two legendary tier cards or better + two elite tier cards or better
- REIGNMAKER - Must draft at least one Reignmaker tier cards or better + three legendary tier cards or better
Tiers for Deep Roster Format Contests:
- CORE - Nine cards from any rarity tier
- RARE - Must draft at least eight rare tier cards or better + one core tier card or better
- ELITE - Must draft at least six elite tier cards or better + three rare tier cards or better
- LEGENDARY - Must draft at least five legendary tier cards or better + four elite tier cards or better
- REIGNMAKER - Must draft at least three Reignmaker tier cards or better + six legendary tier cards or better