2025 NRG Series Announcement
The NRG Series is back in 2025, powered by Ultimate Guard, with $175,000 in cash prizes, a streamlined qualification structure, more side events, and live coverage you know and love. Let’s dive in!
NRG Series Main Events
The 2025 NRG Series features two seasons, each with four weekends. Here’s a look at the 2025 Season One schedule:
| Date | Location | Saturday Event | Sunday Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1-2, 2025 | Elmhurst, IL | Modern $10,000 Showdown |
Standard, Modern, Legacy $10,000 Team Trial |
| Mar 15-16, 2025 | Madison, WI | Standard $10,000 Showdown |
Pioneer $5,000 Trial |
| May 10-11, 2025 | Mundelein, IL | Modern $10,000 Showdown |
Standard $5,000 Trial |
| Jun 28-29, 2025 | Indianapolis, IN | Standard $10,000 Showdown |
Final Fantasy Team Sealed $10,000 Team Showdown |
More information on formats and Season Two events will be coming soon.
The winners of every Showdown will earn a direct invitation to compete at the 2025 NRG Series Championship. Leaderboard points will also be distributed to top-performing finishers, helping to qualify additional at-large players for the Championship.
Each season will wrap up with a double-Showdown weekend: A $10,000 individual Showdown on Saturday and a $10,000 Team Showdown on Sunday — giving you and your squad one last chance to qualify for #NRGChamp.
| $10,000 Individual Showdown Prize Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Cash Prize | Points | Invites |
| 1 | $2,400 | 30 | NRG Championship & RC Invite |
| 2 | $1,200 | 25 | RC Invite |
| 3-4 | $800 | 20 | RC Invite |
| 5-8 | $400 | 15 | |
| 9-16 | $200 | 10 | |
| 17-32 | $100 | 5 | |
| 33-64 | 3 | ||
| 65-128 | 2 | ||
| 129+ | 1 | ||
| $10,000 Team events Prize Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Cash Prize (per team) | Points (per player) | Invites (per player) |
| 1 | $3,000 | 30 | NRG Championship (for Showdown ONLY) & RC Invite |
| 2 | $1,500 | 25 | RC Invite |
| 3-4 | $1,100 | 20 | |
| 5-8 | $570 | 15 | |
| 9-16 | $252 | 10 | |
| 17-32 | 5 | ||
| 33-64 | 3 | ||
| 65-128 | 2 | ||
| 129+ | 1 | ||
| $5,000 Individual Trial Prize Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Cash Prize | Points | Invites |
| 1 | $1,200 | 30 | RC Invite |
| 2 | $600 | 25 | RC Invite |
| 3-4 | $400 | 20 | |
| 5-8 | $200 | 15 | |
| 9-16 | $100 | 10 | |
| 17-32 | $50 | 5 | |
| 33-64 | 3 | ||
| 65-128 | 2 | ||
| 129+ | 1 | ||
Didn’t get off to a great start in the main event? Be on the lookout for select side events awarding a few NRG Series points and RC invites to undefeated finishers.
Championship
The 2024 Championship is on horizon, but it isn’t too early to chat about what we’ll be doing in 2025! 24 of the best players on the NRG Series will compete for $35,000 in cash prizes and an invite to the 2026 Championship for 1st Place. Here’s the complete list of ways you can qualify for the 2025 NRG Series Championship:
- (8) $10,000 individual Showdown winners
- (6) 2 – $10,000 team Showdown winners (all 3 members qualify)
- (3) Season One leaderboard: Top 3 at-large
- (3) Season Two leaderboard: Top 3 at-large
- (3) Overall leaderboard (S1 + S2): Top 3 at-large
- (1) 2024 NRG Series Champion.
Side Events & Coverage
The NRG Series continues to expand side event offerings, from RCQs and constructed events to Commander pods and Mystery boosters. Plus, an ever-expanding prize wall so that you win what matters most to you.
We’re also thrilled to continue bringing live coverage straight from the NRG Series each weekend. Be sure to follow us on twitch.tv/NRGSeries as we continue to support tournament Magic coverage, featuring live matches with commentary, time-shifted matches, interviews, deck techs, and more.
To The Year Ahead!
The NRG Series is looking forward to celebrating Magic as we begin our tenth year of running best-in-class tournaments across the Midwest. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on the 2025 NRG Series on X at @NRGSeries. To the year ahead!
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