Thursday Standard: Battle of Five Armies

Date: Every Thursday for August 2026 (6 weeks even starts 13th August 2026, ends on 17th September 2026)
Time: 8:30PM
Venue: Classroom Uptown
Max Seats: 80
Format: Standard Constructed - 6 week Faction Battle - 

Welcome to The Battle of Five Armies, a Magic: The Gathering event where allegiances are fragile, rivalries run deep, and every spell cast shapes the fate of Middle-earth!

Five factions descend upon the slopes of Erebor. Choose your faction and claim the Arkenstone!

1. The Men of Lake-town
2. The Elves of Mirkwood
3. The Dwarves of the Iron Hills
4. The Goblins & Wargs of the Mist
5. The Eagles & The Shape-Shifter

Event Mechanics:
Each player will chose a Faction from the Five Armies and ride their banner to victory over this SIX week long Standard event!
At the end of the 6 weeks, the faction that carries the highest wins percentage will be treated with some extra gifts as the winning Faction! (see below!) - Players CANNOT change Factions midway! -

*if every player chooses the same faction, there will be a random placement of each player into the faction's houses up to our discretion! (e.g: Elves: House of Rivendel, House of Mirkwood etc)

Win Percentages are calculated solely on a percentage basis: i.e.: There will not be any skewed results if the factions chosen are uneven! So each player from that faction needs to win as many games as they can through out the 5 weeks battle! (results will be polled at the end of the 6 weeks and a leader board will be set up in store for all participants to view!)

REL: Regular

3 wins: 3 x Standard non-UB Play boosters
0 - 2 wins: 2 x Standard non-UB Play boosters