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Magic World Championship 32: $1,000,000 in Atlanta and Three New Hall of Famers
Magic: The Gathering's World Championship 32 runs November 13 to 15, 2026 at MagicCon: Atlanta, where an invite-only field (134 players on Wizards' July 30 invitation list) plays Standard and Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Draft for a $1,000,000 prize pool and a $100,000 first prize, per Wizards' viewer's guide. Three players join the Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Schedule and Formats
- Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14: coverage from 11 a.m. ET, with three rounds of Draft followed by four rounds of Standard Constructed
- Sunday, November 15: coverage from 10 a.m. ET, with the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals, all in Standard
- Venue: Georgia World Congress Center, Building C, Atlanta, per the fact sheet
- Where to watch: twitch.tv/magic and the Play MTG YouTube channel
- Player of the Year: Christoffer Larsen leads the race going in, and a third Top 8 this season would lock up the title, per the November 2 viewer's guide
Prizes and the Tamiyo Promo
Per Wizards' July 28, 2026 fact sheet and November 2 viewer's guide, with the full prize table due this week:
- 1st: $100,000, a Black Lotus-themed trophy and a future card, made with the Magic Design team, that bears the winner's name and likeness
- 2nd: $50,000
- 3rd and 4th: $25,000 each
- 5th to 8th: $20,000 each
- Every competitor: at least $4,000
Each competitor also receives a non-foil Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student promo with art by Ampreh (the same promo given at every 2026 Pro Tour), and Wizards says the Top 32 players also get a traditional foil copy. The Top 8 earn invitations to every Pro Tour and Worlds next season, and 9th to 24th earn a Pro Tour Nauctis invite.
The 2026 Hall of Fame Class
Per the August 21, 2026 Hall of Fame announcement, the class is inducted in person on Sunday, November 15, and the fact sheet schedules the ceremony between the semifinals and the final:
- Javier Dominguez (Spain): 40 votes (100%), 11 top finishes, winner of the 2018 Magic World Championship, Mythic Championship V and World Championship 30
- Ken Yukuhiro (Japan): 37 votes (92.5%), 9 top finishes, including Pro Tour Magic: The Gathering FINAL FANTASY and the 2025 Player of the Year title
- Jean-Emmanuel Depraz (France): 24 votes (60%), 8 top finishes, including World Championship XXIX and the 2018 World Magic Cup with Team France
"I never thought that this would be me," Dominguez told Magic.gg in the August 21, 2026 Hall of Fame announcement.
What It Means for Collectors
The Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student promo is not new to Worlds. It is the 2026 season's competitor promo: Wizards gave the same Ampreh art to every player at Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed, Pro Tour Secrets of Strixhaven and Pro Tour Marvel Super Heroes, with a traditional foil for each event's Top 32. Worlds 32 adds one more batch. Our take: the Top 32 traditional foil is the version event-promo collectors chase, and MagicCon itself is worth watching too, where Wizards has promised sneak previews of 2027 and beyond, per its June 9 MagicCon: Atlanta announcement. Our Magic Star Trek release week story covers the set being drafted at Worlds, and our Star Trek Superdrop story covers this month's Secret Lair drops.
Where to Go From Here
World Championship 32 runs November 13 to 15, 2026. Watching the finals on Sunday? Grab a free mystery pack first on the Polkastarter marketplace, where every Lootbox lists its contents, values, and chances before you open it.
Details checked November 10, 2026. Event details are as published by Wizards of the Coast on the dates given and can change. Nothing here is financial advice. Polkastarter is not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro or the other companies named.
Sources
- Magic.gg: World Championship 32 Viewer's Guide, published November 2, 2026, accessed November 10, 2026
- Magic.gg: World Championship 32 Fact Sheet for Competitors, published July 28, 2026, accessed November 10, 2026
- Magic.gg: Announcing the Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame 2026 Class, published August 21, 2026, accessed November 10, 2026
- Magic.gg: Magic World Championship 32 Invitation List, updated July 30, 2026, accessed November 10, 2026
- Magic.gg: Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed Viewer's Guide, published January 19, 2026, accessed November 10, 2026
- Magic.gg: MagicCon: Atlanta 2026, Gather for the Multiverse, published June 9, 2026, accessed November 10, 2026
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