Event Details

The European Legacy Masters 2023 took place at 4Seasons Summer in Bologna (Italy), on September 2nd 2023.

Practical details – historical info

The European Legacy Masters is an invitation-only event. The list of qualified players will be published as they become qualified. The tournament is free to play for all contestants. This was the setup for the 2023 version:

• Date: Saturday 2nd September 2023
• Round 1 start: 10:30
• Event size: max. 116 players
• Event structure: 7 rounds of swiss + Top 8
• REL: Competitive
• Proxies were allowed

Melee.gg account

You’d need to have Melee account to participate in the European Legacy Masters 2023. To create one, click here. Please check that the email you use to set up your Melee account matches the one on your player profile form as it will be important later when registering. If you already have a Melee account, you’ll need to make sure that the emails match. This is necessary to finalise registration. To change your Melee account’s email, click here and navigate to the Account tab.

Registration

After registration has been completed you can check in to the invitational event by following this link: European Legacy Masters 2023. From here, you have will access to the Player Control which will server as the central hub to submit decklists, receive pairings and submit results.

Please complete the registration and deck submission process before Friday 1st September at 12:00.

Decklist Submission

• Go to Your Tournaments or follow the direct link to the event
• Go to the Player Controller section
• Add your decklist to the event and hit submit
• Only judges and non-playing crew will be able to view the decklists
• Cards from Wilds from Eldraine will be legal for tournament play.

Coverage

Our coverage crew is ready to bring you all the action live from inside the hall. Starting at 10:30 CET, the event will be streamed on twitch.tv/4seasonstournaments. Text coverage will also be available on Twitter.

Tournament Location

4Seasons tournaments take place at Circolo ARCI Benassi, just outside the centre of Bologna, Italy.
Street address: Viale Sergio Cavina, 4, 40139 Bologna

Entry to the venue is free. ARCI Benassi features a bar, lunch and dinner options, and various vendors to provide you with cards and accessories.

Prizes

All prizes are courtesy of our fantastic sponsors.

Next to the prize pool of €2000 worth of store credit from Boose, Cardmarket and Three-For-One, each top 8 competitor will get an exclusive ELM Top 8 playmat courtesy of Boose MTG. The artwork was designed by Bulgarian concept artist and qualified player Svetoslav Petrov.

Additionally, Ultimate Guard will be offering the top 8 players a variety of awesome products, while Bazaar of Boxes is giving both of the finalists a customized ELM-Shirt.

The top 16 (9th – 16th) will receive another ELM exclusive playmat, offered by Three-For-One-Trading.

Finally, every competitor at ELM will receive an assortment of goodies (sleeves, deck box…) by Ultimate Guard, as well as one random ELM playtest dual land designed by the In Response Podcast.
These playtest cards were created specifically for ELM, and feature photos are taken all across Europe, by members of the European Legacy community. Additionally, Top8 players will receive an entire set (10p) of these.

We can’t thank our sponsors enough for providing us with this incredible spread of prizes.

Proxy guidelines

At the European Legacy Masters, you are allowed to use as many playtest cards (“proxies”) as you need. To ensure an enjoyable experience for everyone, including the viewers at home in case your match gets featured on stream, we ask that you adhere to the following guidelines:

• Proxies must be in full colour and clearly recognizable to your opponent and outside spectators.
• When using images other than the official card face, the same rules that exist for altered cards apply. Make sure it is clear which card you are representing, and stay clear of explicit or offensive imagery.
• The cards must be created and sleeved in such a manner, that they are indistinguishable from other cards in the deck. Notably, the thickness and feel of the cards must match.
• The head judge has the final word when it comes to determining whether your proxies could be considered marked, or not sufficiently recognizable.