Magic the Gathering

Bracket 2 Event

Are you ready for some Casual Bracket 2 Commander goodness!? We've incorporated an event that we hope will capture the fun of playing casual commander where high budget decks with powerful 2 card combos don't dominate the landscape. This event is designed to test your deck building skills, on a budget. Do you have what it takes to build strong, lower cost decks that prioritize synergy over individually powerful/expensive cards?

Event Schedule

Friday, January 30th, 2026

Check In: 6:00-6:30pm

Event Overview: 6:30-6:45pm

Round 1: 6:45-8:30pm

Round 2: 8:30-10:15pm

Round 3: 10:15-11:45pm

Entry Fee: $40

Tournament Rules

Round Time Limits

Each Round will be 80 minutes long + 15 Minute Overtime
After time is called, the active player will have 15 minutes to finish their turn. If no winner has been determined by the end of that players turn, the round will be considered a draw.

Deck Restrictions

Decks should be built in the spirit of Bracket 2!
No Game Changers (Thassa's Oracle, Smothering Tithe, etc.).
No 2-card infinite combos (Spike Feeder/Archangel of Thune, Splinter Twin/Pestermite, etc.)
No Mass Land Denial (Blood Moon, Armageddon, etc.)
Proxies are not allowed.
Total budget for the deck when optimized should be less than $300 using TCGplayer Market costs (See the tutorial below).

Points Awarded

Pod Win: 4 Points
Pod Loss: 0 Points
Pod Draw: 1 Point to each player

Other Rules

Current Commander banlist will be adhered to and followed!

Registration & Payment

Registration must also be done through topdeck.gg after purchasing a ticket
https://topdeck.gg/event/raven-fest-2026-bracket-2-commander-event
Decklists must be submitted through topdeck.gg and show as a Bracket 2 deck in Moxfield/Archidekt

What Do You Get?

Three exciting games of Commander!
Custom Raven Forge Games Mana Color Dice (6 Dice: WUBRG + Colorless)
Custom Raven Fest Playmat
Custom Raven Fest Tokens
$10 donation to our charities
Access to amazing raffles
Prizes for playing/winning
Discounted food during the entire weekend at participating downtown restaurants

Prizing

Prizes For The Event:

Prizes will be awarded based on overall placement in the event.
Players will receive one booster pack for each point they received during the event (max of 12 booster packs for 3 wins).

Ready To Buy Your Ticket?

Please purchase your tickets at the following link:

https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/ravenforgegames/raven-fest-2026

If you have any questions in regards to ticket purchases, store policies, etc. please reach out to Raven Forge Games at the following email:

Admin@RavenForgeGames.com

How To Check Your Power Level

We recommend you use Archidekt.com to check the power level of your deck. It seems to have the best grasp on what constitutes proper brackets. You will want to use Moxfield.com to submit your deck to TopDeck.gg after you've optimized your list. Moxfield has similar tools so if you feel comfortable using them, go for it. The website is not as good at determining power levels and it defaults to Card Kingdom for prices which are typically higher than TCGPlayer Market Price which can be confusing to newer players.

Example of a Bracket 2 Deck

Check your Bracket Score in the top left corner of the screen.

Bracket 2 Deck

A Bracket 2 Deck will show our rules in effect:

No Mass Land Denial

No Extra Turns

No 2-Card Infinite Combos

No Game Changers

Not a Bracket 2 Deck (Bracket 4)

If you deck isn't a Bracket 2 initially select the Bracket details and it will explain why you deck doesn't meet the requirements.

To validate your deck is under the $300 budget cap look in the top left corner again.

This is a fully unoptimized version of the deck with all the most expensive versions of cards selected.

This is an optimized version of the deck with all the cheapest cards selected.

To fix your cheapest printings follow the steps below.

Select "Extras"
Then "Optimize Printings"

Select "Cheapest Printing" and "Force All Cards to Non-Foil". This should give your deck the proper budget for the event. You can still play your expensive cards and bling out, but the cheapest version of your deck must be under $300 to be considered legal for the tournament.

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