Paradox Main Event
completeEvent · Paradox · Europe
The Grand Prix itself: Paradox, an International Level 4 tournament for up to 50 players, Swiss into a Top 8.
- 09:00 to 10:00 - registration (waiting list by 09:30)
- 09:45 - players meeting
- 10:00 - first round
Rounds
6 Swiss rounds with 33 to 50 players, 5 with 17 to 32, then a cut to the Top 8 played as single elimination. Each round is best of three with a 60 minute limit. Times and round count depend on the final turnout.
Format
Paradox allows cards from these products, in any language:
- Hero Starter Decks Aristella and Asuka (HSD)
- H1 A New World Emerges... (NWE), H2 The Underworld of Secrets (TUS), H3 The War of the Suns (TWS), H4 Crimson Moon's Battleground (CMB), H5 Clash of the Star Trees (CST), H6 Judgment of the Rogue Planet (JRP)
- Trinity Starter Decks Lehen (TSD1) and Yokoshima (TSD2)
- T1 Thoth of the Trinity (TTT), T2 The Battle at the Sacred Ruins (TSR), T3 Timeless Eclipse of the Underworld (TEU), T4 Ten Oaths of Protopaterpolis' War (TOP), each with its Buy a Box card
- Evil Starter Decks Valgott (ESD1) and Matelda (ESD2)
- E1 Descent into the Raven's Catacombs (DRC), E2 Journey to Ravidra (JRV), E3 Attack on Velmardia (AVL)
- Masterpiece Collection 03: Dimensional Hope (MP03)
Memoria Collection cards, PR cards, and cards sharing a name with a Paradoxical card from the Hero, Trinity or Evil clusters are legal only if they also appeared in one of the sets above, or are a reprint of a card that did. The manufacturer's banned list and combination banned list apply.
Check a list against our Paradox legality list.
Decklist
Mandatory, and registered on the day during tournament registration.
Prizes
5th to 32nd - one copy each of World2026-003 and World2026-004, with two of each for 2nd to 4th and three for the winner, alongside Spirit of the Mirage Ruins (RL2510) and Sphinx of the Mirage Ruins (RL2511) on a sliding scale:
Top 8 - the gold Warden Prideful One, Amon:
Top 3 - a metal trophy card of The Halfblood Prodigy, Nero, gold for first, silver for second, bronze for third:
Top 4 - a non-sponsored invitation to the World Grand Prix 2026 in Japan, covering entry alone.
- Format
- Paradox
- Structure
- swiss top cut
- Max players
- 50
Registration 15 entered
Registration is closed.
- #1 Shunpo
- #2 TheGleamEyes
- #3 Philip Chybiorz
- #4 AkaTakuya
- #5 Ragepal
- #6 tach1223
- #7 ZeroSpecter
- #8 DarkKnight_00_
- #9 Karl1
- #10 Aleksandar Stivasarov
- #11 Nightfirer
- #12 Greazir
- #13 ZippyTheBug
- #14 Glacius
- #15 Raiden
- #1 Shunpo Clumsy Devotee, Saint Iris
- #2 TheGleamEyes Seeker of the Excessive, Caelth
- #3 Philip Chybiorz Clumsy Devotee, Saint Iris
- #4 AkaTakuya Raven's Order Class B's Representative, Siphone
- #5 Ragepal Seeker of the Excessive, Caelth
- #6 tach1223 Seeker of the Excessive, Caelth
- #7 ZeroSpecter Raven's Order Class B's Representative, Siphone
- #8 DarkKnight_00_ Seeker of the Excessive, Caelth
- #9 Karl1 Raven's Order Class B's Representative, Siphone
- #10 Aleksandar Stivasarov Raven's Order Class B's Representative, Siphone
- #11 Nightfirer Raven's Order Class A's Representative, Valentio
- #12 Greazir The Halfblood Prodigy, Nero
- #13 ZippyTheBug Raven's Order Class B's Representative, Siphone
- #14 Glacius Sylthmir's Mastermind, Noihs
- #15 Raiden Raven's Order Class B's Representative, Siphone