Evil Cluster Main Event

The Grand Prix itself: Evil Cluster, a Level 4 tournament, Swiss into a Top cut on the one day.

• 09:00 - doors
• 09:30 - registration closes
• 10:00 - first match
• around 17:00 - Swiss expected to end

Matches are best of three with a 60 minute limit; when time is called, three additional turns may be given.

Swiss rounds scale with turnout: 3 rounds up to 8 players, 4 up to 16, 5 up to 32, 6 up to 64, 7 up to 128, 8 up to 256, 9 up to 512, 10 up to 1024 and 11 up to 2048. The cut is a Top 4 up to 16 players and a Top 8 above that.

Format

Evil Cluster allows cards from the Evil Starter Decks (ESD1, ESD2), Descent into the Raven's Catacombs, Journey to Ravidra, Attack on Velmardia and The Quest of the Seven Keys, plus Masterpiece Collection 03. Memory Collection cards are out, and so is any card sharing a name with a card printed as "Paradoxical", unless it belongs to one of those sets or reprints a card that does. The manufacturer's banned list applies.

Check a list against our Evil Cluster legality list.

Prizes

Top 32 - a full set of the WPR2025 promos:

Top 16 - one each of World2026-003 and World2026-004:

Top 8 - the gold Warden Apathetic Tyrant, Moloch:

Top 3 - the The Halfblood Prodigy, Nero trophy card, gold for first, silver for second, bronze for third, in addition to the gold card:

World Grand Prix 2026 invites: places one through four each take a non-sponsored invitation.