The path to the next Pro Tour starts in your Local Game Store, with Pro Quest: London!
Pro Quest: London offers players a direct qualification for the First Pro Tour of 2027, hosted in London, with elite prizes up for grabs.
For this upcoming season, Limited and Classic Constructed are the official formats for Pro Quest!
What is the event window?
September 26, 2026 to October 10, 2026.
Limited Events: September 26 – October 4, 2026
Classic Constructed Events: October 10 – 25, 2026.
What are Limited events?
The term Limited refers to either Sealed Deck or Booster Draft. Retailers selected to host a Limited Pro Quest event may choose which format to run at their discretion. The chosen format must be clearly communicated to players in advance, including in the event listing.
The most recently released booster set must be used for all limited events.
Is there any flexibility on the event dates?
Limited events must be run between September 26 – October 4, 2026, and Classic Constructed events must be run between October 10 – 25, 2026.
If stores are unable to host the event within the scheduled timeframe, please cancel the event and return the Prize Kit to your distributor.
How will I know if my store has been selected to host an event?
Selected stores will have already received an email inviting them to sanction their event in GEM.
What format is Pro Quest: London?
Pro Quest: London events are assigned to either Limited or Classic Constructed format.
Entry Fee?
Entry fees are at the store’s discretion.
What should I do if I am unable to run my Pro Quest: London event?
For Draft events, both swiss rounds and top cut are played using the draft format. After round 3 (in a 17 or larger player event) and round 6 (in a 65 or larger player event) a new draft must occur with new draft pods created in GEM. A new draft is also held for the Top 8. If a Draft event has less than 12 players, it must instead be run as a sealed event, regardless of how the event was advertised.
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For Sealed events, swiss rounds are played using sealed format and the top 8 is played using Draft format.
Is there a minimum number of players needed to run this event?
Pro Quest: London events need a minimum of 8 players to run. If an event runs with less than 8 players, it will not provide any invites.
Is there a maximum number of players?
Pro Quest events are a popular event series and frequently attract a high number of players. Stores may set an attendance cap in line with their store’s capacity and staffing capabilities, however, you may wish to consider an external venue if your store has the capacity for less than 32 players.
If your event does have an attendance cap, then we encourage you to have a clearly communicated pre-registration process to reduce the risk of player disappointment.
Restricted Player Eligibility
Pro Quest seasons are intended to provide a qualification pathway for players for the next Pro Tour and players who have already qualified are restricted from entering events as follows:
A player who wins a Pro Quest: London event may not play in any more Pro Quest events during the season.
How long should I budget for the event?
For Classic Constructed events, we recommend 55-minute rounds. This allows players up to 5 minutes to present their decks and at least 50 minutes to play their match.
For Limited events we recommend 35-minute rounds. This allows players up to 5 minutes to present their decks and at least 30 minutes to play their match.
Please note that for sealed events, we recommend an additional 35 minutes at the beginning of the event to allow for deck construction
Prizes and Distribution
How is the prize kit going to be distributed?
The Prize kit will be supplied by your distributor. Distributors will be notified of participating stores once the event sanctioning window has closed.
What are the prizes?
Each store running a Pro Quest: London event will receive a kit with the following:
Prize · Distribution
1x Pro Tour: London Invitation · Awarded to the event winner
1x Random Drop Gold Foil Card (Common, Rare, or Majestic) · Awarded to the event winner
8x Cold Foil Alternate Art Savor Bloodshed · Awarded to the Top 8 players
2x Playmats (Viserai, the Forsaken) · Awarded to the event winner and finalist
50x GEM Pack 6 Boosters · Participation prize (1 per player, while stocks last)
I have extra GEM Pack 6 left over after giving one per player, what should I do?
Stores may use any leftover GEM pack 6 boosters as additional prizing for their event or use as support for other in-store events at their discretion.
Judge Support
The following is provided to reward your Head Judge:
1x Judge Pack of the current season.
The following is provided to up to one Floor Judge, if any, otherwise to the Head Judge:
1x Judge Playmat.
The judge support must be provided to your judge team only.
LSS provides this Judge Support to reward judges for their skills and dedication shown towards the game and is not allowed to be used to replace any compensation they would otherwise receive for working an event.
Rules Enforcement, Judges and Decklists
Are decklists required?
For Classic Constructed events, decklists are required. We recommend having players use our GEM Deck Builder Tool to submit their decklists electronically. For paper submissions you can find the Deck Registration Sheets here.
For Limited events, card-pool registration is required.
What level of rules enforcement is this event run at?
This event is run at a competitive rules enforcement level.
Will I need a Judge for this event?
Pro Quest events MUST have a Level 1 or higher judge as head judge. The judge program has qualified over 1500+ Level 1+ judges up to date.
How do I find a Judge for my event?
If you are not already in touch with a judge in your community, please check out our guide here.
Other Questions
Can I run this event at a location that is not my store?
Pro Quest: London events can be run at alternate locations. However, location information needs to be entered in the event description in GEM when you create the event.
Can store staff play in these events?
The TO and judges for the event cannot play. Store staff that are not involved in the administration of the event are allowed.
Additionally, the TO is not allowed to be a judge in the event.
Marketing Your Event
Where can I find marketing assets?
Retail marketing assets are available through the Retailer Hub and the link below to help promote your Pro Quest events across social media, websites, and in-store.
We encourage retailers to begin promoting events as early as possible.
