Join us at the The Mana Vault this Summer for three days of the Pokémon TCG's greatest format! Doors open Friday, July 18!

New to the EX format or need a refresher? Check out this article written by 3-time World Champion Jason Klaczynski.

Address

3807 S. Packard Ave. St. Francis, WI 53235

Just minutes from Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport and hotels, our location is convenient for travelers. Our store is also attached to a brewery & restaurant, making meals a breeze!

Prizing & Entry Fees

Saturday: Ruby & Sapphire–Power Keepers (EX) Format ($40 entry or $70 for Dual Event pass)

• 1st Place: $500 store credit
• 2nd Place: $300 store credit
• Top 4: $150 store credit
• Top 8: $100 store credit

Sunday: Ruby & Sapphire–Power Keepers (EX) 2-on-2 Format ($40 entry or $70 for Dual Event pass)

• 1st Place: $500 store credit
• 2nd Place: $300 store credit
• Top 4: $150 store credit
• Top 8: $100 store credit

Friday, Saturday & Sunday Evening: On-Demand RS–PK (EX) Single Elimination Tournaments ($10 entry)
On-Demand tournaments will run Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening! As soon as eight players have signed up, the tournament begins! Both 1-on-1 and 2-on-2 tournaments will be available. Players may participate in as many as they'd like!

• 1st Place: $50 store credit
• 2nd Place: $30 store credit

Players may also elect to receive 80% of the value of any store credit prizes in cash! Additionally, there will also be door prizes raffled among all competitors!

Full Schedule

Friday, July 18: Open Play

4pm–Midnight: Open Battling & Trading + 8-player On-Demand Single Elim. Tournaments (1-on-1 format, $10 entry)

Saturday, July 19: Ruby & Sapphire–Power Keepers EX Tournament

Entry Fee: $40 (or $70 for a Dual Event Pass) paid at check-in

11am–Noon: Player check-in (All players must be preregistered on this page with a deck list submitted)
Noon–5:00pm: Swiss Rounds, Best-of-1 (Six rounds total)
5:30pm–5:40pm: Day 1 Yadon Award Ceremony
5:40pm–10pm: Top 8 Double Elimination + On-Demand 8-player Tournaments

Amount of Swiss rounds may be adjusted for attendance. In Top 8, the higher-seeded player will elect who plays first in each match. In a 2-game Finals Match, each player will be given an opportunity to play first, with the higher-seeded player choosing or deferring in Game 1.

Sunday, July 20: Ruby & Sapphire–Power Keepers EX 2-on-2 Tournament

Note: Each event has a separate registration page. To register for Sunday's 2-on-2 event, click here.

Entry Fee: $40 (or $70 for a Dual Event Pass) paid at check-in

11am–Noon: Player check-in
Noon–4:00pm: Swiss Rounds, Best-of-1 (Five rounds total)
4:20pm–4:30pm: Day 2 Yadon Award Ceremony 4:30pm–8:30pm: Top 8 Double Elimination + On-Demand 8-player Tournaments)

Amount of Swiss rounds may be adjusted for attendance. Swiss rounds will alternate between traditional 1-on-1 format and 2-on-2. Rounds 1, 3 and 5 will be played in traditional format, while Rounds 2, 4 and 6 (if necessary) will be played 2-on-2 format.

All Top 8 rounds will be played 2-on-2 format. In Top 8, the higher-seeded player will elect who plays first in each match. In a 2-game Finals Match, each player will be given an opportunity to play first, with the higher-seeded player choosing or deferring in Game 1.

Yadon Award

After completing the final round of Swiss each day, players will have a chance to publicly share their most embarrassing misplay of the tournament, after which players can vote for the biggest misplay of them all. The winner receives a special prize!

Match Time Limits

Swiss rounds will feature a 40-minute +3 turn time limit. After the time limit expires, three additional turns will be played. If, by then, neither player has won the match, the game will continue in Sudden Death, with the next Prize card drawn determining the winner. Ties are not allowed.

Top 8 matches (as well as On-Demand tournaments) will not have a time limit, but players must always play at a lively pace.

Late Players

Players will have three minutes after pairings are posted to start their round. During the Swiss rounds, players shall begin their match as soon as they are seated and ready, but must be seated with their deck and ready to play by the start of the round timer or will be considered late. Late players will forfeit any unfinished match after the time limit +3 turns expires, regardless of game state. In the event that both players were late to the match, this penalty applies to the player who arrived later. A player more than 5 minutes late automatically forfeits the match.

Legal Sets & Cards / Set Abbreviations

• Ruby & Sapphire (RS)
• Sandstorm (SS)
• Dragon (DR)
  
• Team Magma vs Team Aqua (MA)
• Hidden Legends (HL)
  
• FireRed LeafGreen (RG)
  
• Team Rocket Returns (TRR)
  
• Deoxys (DX)
  
• Emerald (EM)
  
• Unseen Forces (UF)
  
• Delta Species (DS)
  
• Legend Maker (LM)
  
• Holon Phantoms (HP)
  
• Crystal Guardians (CG)
  
• Dragon Frontiers (DF)
  
• Power Keepers (PK)
  

• POP Series 1 (P1)
• POP Series 2 (P2)
• POP Series 3 (P3)
• POP Series 4 (P4)
• POP Series 5 (P5)
• Nintendo Black Star Promos 001–040 (NP)
  

Deck List Submission

All players must submit a legal deck list before Noon on Saturday in order to be paired for Round 1. Submit your deck list in the following format:
[Quantity] [Card Name] ([English Set Abbreviation] [English Set Number])

Example:
2 Jirachi (DX 9)
4 Rocket's Admin. (TRR 86)
3 Battle Frontier (EM 75)

Set abbreviations can be found above.

Reprints, Foreign Cards, Proxies

In order to ensure players have easy access to the cards needed to build their decks, all language cards and reprinted versions of cards are legal at this event. Reprints are allowed provided there is no significant text differences between the EX era and reprinted version. Players will also be permitted to use up to 10 proxy cards in their decks. World Championship cards may be used without counting towards this limit.

Proxy Guidelines

• Proxies must be indistinguishable from the other cards as parts of your deck while sleeved. You should not be able to tell by the sleeve openings or thickness which cards are proxies and which are not).
• Proxies must be original English prints with all appropriate text and typing. No hand-written proxies are allowed. Everyone must be able to readily recognize the cards for what they represent and easily read the words on them.
• Players may choose to print proxies on regular printer paper. These proxies must be in full color, cut to the approximate size of Standard Pokémon cards, and placed in front of a real Pokémon card inside the sleeve. See the depiction below.

Click here to be directed to a page for selecting and printing proxies. Simply navigate to the link, enter your desired cards, and select Print Proxies from the Tools dropdown menu.

Erratas

This event will use corrected versions of mistranslated cards. You can view all erratas here.

Game Disputes

Judges will handle any disputes, including resolving any illegal gameplay in a way that is fair to both players. Judges will also ensure players play at a brisk pace that allows for most matches to finish in the allotted time limits.

Contact

E-mail: themanavaultmke@gmail.com
Phone: (414) 763-9111
Discord: https://tr.ee/QoGAKqkksp