Cold Hunt Expedition LCQ Event

December 8, 2021

This month, it’s your Last Chance to earn a spot at the The Eternal^®2021 World Championship with the Cold Hunt Expedition Last Chance Qualifier event!

Beginning on Friday, December 17th at 10 AM MST (17:00 UTC) with entry open until Saturday, December 18th at 4 PM MST (23:00 UTC), all participants will receive an alternate art copy of Wisdom of the Elders with each event run! If you win 7 games during any of your qualifying runs, you will receive four premium copies! Players with the Masters Medallion will receive one free run entry for this event.

Please note that while this Last Chance Qualifying tournament is open to all players, it is not one of our nine “Opens” for this season, and thus reaching the top 16 or top 4 will not count towards qualifying placements for Worlds or January’s invitational Last Chance Qualifiers.

This tournament will be slightly different than the Open tournaments we’ve seen this season. For this event, we’re experimenting with a new structure that reduces the amount of games to qualify for Sunday while still allowing players to shrug off an unfortunate loss or two.

From Friday, December 17th at 10 AM MST (17:00 UTC) until Saturday, December 18th at 4 PM MST (23:00 UTC), players can join and compete in Event runs with any Expedition-legal deck.

Players can play games for their run at any time until they reach 7 wins or 2 losses.

If a player goes 7-0…

They advance directly to our Top 64 Broadcast Finals on Sunday
They receive their run rewards (prize table below), including four premium copies of the alternate art Wisdom of the Elders card

If a player goes 7-1…

They advance to the Sunday Preliminary Round where they will compete to advance to the Top 64 Broadcast Finals
They receive their run rewards, including four premium copies of the alternate art Wisdom of the Elders card

If a player finishes with less than 7 wins…

They receive their run rewards, including a copy of the alternate art Wisdom of the Elders.

Players are eligible to join and play as many event runs as they’d like to improve their standing. Only a player’s best run will determine their standing for Sunday. Like with any of our competitive events, players are expected to conduct themselves with integrity in all games.

For players who advance to Sunday, our Sunday Finals will be a 64-person event like our Opens that will feature all the players who reached a 7-0 run as well as players who advance out of the Sunday Preliminary Round.

Sunday Preliminary Round – 9 AM MST (16:00 UTC)

Players will compete in rounds of single elimination best of three matches with their same Expedition deck to determine which players will complete our Top 64.
Players who reach this stage will receive an email with details/logistics on this stage of competition at the conclusion of Saturday’s first round.

Note: the number of matches for this stage will be based on the number of competitors already in the Finals and in this stage, we project 2-3 matches will be needed, but the final number will be emailed to competitors on Saturday.

Sunday Top 64 Broadcast Finals – After the Preliminary Round, Estimated 11 AM MST (18:00 UTC)

Our top 64 players will compete in single elimination best of three matches with their Expedition decks.
Players who are qualified will receive an email after the Sunday Preliminary round with copies of all competitor’s decklists.
The winner will be invited to compete in our World Championship.

Note: The number of rounds for each stage are projections based off of a full year of Eternal Open competition. In the event of unexpected turnout, changes to the number of rounds in a stage may be necessary. In that event, all players would be notified via email as well as social media postings

If you don’t make it to that final round, be sure to tune in on the Dire Wolf Digital Twitch to see the Top 64 battle it out for a spot in the 2021 World Championship with live commentary from Andrew Baeckstrom and Patrick Sullivan! Twitch drops will be enabled throughout the broadcast so make sure to check out the action and get your share of the loot!

The Cold Hunt Expedition LCQ will use the Expedition format.
All players on Steam, Xbox, and iOS or Android phones & tablets can participate.
The Qualifiers begin on Friday, December 17th at 10 am MST (17:00 UTC) and will close sharply on Saturday, December 19th at 4 pm MST (23:00 UTC).
- No one may enter the tournament or start a new game after 4:00 pm MST (23:00 UTC) on Saturday.
- Games in progress may be completed until 4:30 pm MST (23:30 UTC) on Saturday, at which time all scores will become final.
Players can complete their games at any time during the Qualifiers.
Bring your best Expedition deck for each run, playing until you reach 7 wins or 2 losses.
You may enter as many times as you wish.
Players with a record of 7-1 will advance to the Preliminary Round on Sunday, December 19th at 9:00 am MST (16:00 UTC) where they will play until enough players have been eliminated to begin the Top 64 Broadcast Round.
Players who finish a run with a record of 7-0 will advance to to the Top 64 broadcast round directly.
Entry costs 300 Gems or 4,000 Gold to enter.

Sunday Preliminary Round – 9:00 AM MST (16:00 UTC) on Sunday, December 19th

Players will compete in rounds of single elimination best of three matches with their same Expedition deck to determine which players will complete our Top 64.
The Preliminary Round will begin promptly at 9:00 AM MST (16:00 UTC)
- Qualifying players must be online and ready to play when the Preliminary Round begins.
- You will receive an in-game prompt to join your first game when the Preliminary Round begins.
When it is time to play, you will receive an invitation to join your next game.

Top 64 Broadcast Finals – After the Preliminary Round on Sunday, December 19th, Estimated 11:00 AM MST (18:00 UTC)

The Broadcast Finals will begin after the Preliminary Round is finished.
After the Preliminary Round has concluded, an email containing all Top 64 competitor decklists will be sent to qualified players. Finals will begin shortly after this email has been received.
- Qualifying players must be online and ready to play when the Finals begin.
- You will receive an in-game prompt to join your first game when the Finals begin.
The Finals are open to only the top 64 players from the Qualifiers and Preliminary Round.
Finals matches are best-of-3 games, single-elimination, played with the same Expedition deck used in the Qualifiers.
There will be a short delay between the last active game in a round and the start of the next round.
All games must finish before the next round can start, so watch the Bracket View.
When it is time to play, you will receive an invitation to join your next game.
The winner will be invited to compete in our World Championship.

Prizes will be delivered upon conclusion of the Finals. All packs are from Cold Hunt.
All players will receive one alternate art copy of Wisdom of the Elders for each run they complete.
If you win 7 games during a run, you will receive four premium alternate art copies of Wisdom of the Elders.

Leaderboard Rewards

____Rank____	Prizes
1	Invitation to 2021 Worlds, 10x Packs, 2x Diamond Chests
2	10x Cold Hunt Packs, 2x Diamond Chests
3-4	8x Cold Hunt Packs, 1x Diamond Chest, 1x Gold Chest
5-8	6x Cold Hunt Packs, 2x Gold Chests
9-16	5x Cold Hunt Packs, 2x Gold Chests
17-32	4x Cold Hunt Packs, 1x Gold Chest, 1x Silver Chest
33-64	3x Cold Hunt Packs, 2x Silver Chest
Prelim Round	2x Cold Hunt Packs, 2x Silver Chest

Run Rewards

___Record___	Prizes
7-0	Qualification for Top 64 Round, 8x Packs, 1x Diamond Chest, 4x Premium Alt Art
7-1	Qualification for Preliminary Round, 8x Packs, 1x Diamond Chest, 4x Premium Alt Art
6-2	8x Cold Hunt Packs, 1x Diamond Chest 1x Alt Art
5-2	7x Cold Hunt Packs, 1x Gold Chest 1x Alt Art
4-2	7x Cold Hunt Packs, 1x Silver Chest 1x Alt Art
3-2	7x Cold Hunt Packs, 1x Bronze Chest 1x Alt Art
2-2	6x Cold Hunt Packs, 1x Bronze Chest 1x Alt Art
1-2	4x Cold Hunt Packs, 1x Bronze Chest 1x Alt Art
0-2	2x Cold Hunt Packs, 1x Alt Art

Join us for broadcast coverage of the Finals on Sunday, December 19th, live on Twitch!

Special Twitch Drops will be enabled exclusively on the DWD channel during the broadcast – so if you’re not playing in the Finals, make sure to tune in to claim your share of the loot!

Participating in the Cold Hunt Expedition LCQ is open to all players on Steam, iOS, Android, and Xbox. A registered and validated account and email address are required for entry. This can be done through the Options menu in-game. We strongly encourage players to register and validate their email addresses in advance of attempting to enter the tournament.

Drop us a line at support@direwolfdigital.com if you need help validating your email address.