European Unity League


Abstract

The European Unity League is a Magic: the Gathering tournament series culminating in the European Magic Cup with €20k prizes.

From the smallest FNM to the largest convention, every event can participate and award League Points.
Players collect these points to qualify for their National Championships, which award invites to the European Magic Cup.

European Unity League league system

League Points

Players earn League Points based on their performance in each event:

  • 3 League Points just for attending an event.
  • League Points equal to their total match points in the event.
  • Top finishers receive a fixed amount of points based on the event's size.

How to collect points

National leaderboards

Each country has a separate leaderboard only showing players who live in this country.
League points you collect at all events across Europe count for your home country's leaderboard.

Rewards

At the end of the season (Sept. 30, 2025) the top finishers of each national leaderboard receive the following rewards:

  • The 1st of the leaderboard receives a direct invite to the European Magic Cup
  • The top 40* players qualify for their National Championships

*Large countries have more qualified players.

Your leaderboard rewards

Event types

Each Magic event gets a type that defines its multiplier. League points awarded to players are multiplied based on the multiplier of the event.

Local

1x

Weeklies, FNM, Prerelease, Leagues, etc.*

  • 1x multiplier
  • Only the best 40 results of a player count
  • Only the best 5 playoff results count
Regional

3x

Competitive 1k, RCQs, Store Champs, etc.*

  • 3x multiplier
National

4x

The finals of your country in Oct-Dec 2025

  • 4x multiplier
  • 4 European Magic Cup invites
Qualifier

5x

Coupe de France, Nordic Masters, MOLE, etc.*

  • 5x multiplier
  • 1 European Magic Cup invite
Grand Prix

6x

RC, Spotlight, Relic Fest, 4Seasons, etc.*

  • 6x multiplier
  • 1-8 European Magic Cup invites

*We recommend to assign the given type to these events, but the assignment depends on the organizer.

Find events near you

EUL National Championships

Most countries countries have 1 National Championship, however larger countries can have several.

Once a player is qualified throught the leaderboard, they may attend all EUL National Championships in their country.

  • Dates: Oct - Dec 2025
  • Only the best players of the country
  • Top 4 is invited to the European Magic Cup

Each Nationals awards 4 invites to the European Magic Cup and crowns a national champion.

Winner of the Swiss Nationals of Magic: The Gathering
Lou Dumez, 2024 National Champion of Switzerland

20k European Magic Cup

The European Magic Cup will feature 3 main events each in a different format. Qualified players choose their favorite format to play.

  • Date: Q1 2026
  • Location: Italy (to be announced)
  • Prizes: €20k
  • Formats: announced one by one during the year

National teams

Three qualified players from the same country can form a national team, each playing a different format/main event. The combined Swiss round match points count for the team result.

Prizes are awarded to the top finishers of the 3 main events and the best national teams.