Getting Started with the CPS

Getting started with the Community Premodern Series takes a bit of set up. This page is designed to help guide you through the process.  Remeber, to participate in the CPS you need

• An active MTGO Account

• An active Gatherling account

• An active Discord Account

• Access to the Community Premodern Series Discord

All Community Premodern Series events are hosted on Magic: the Gathering Online.

To download MTGO, visit mtgo.com

For help getting started, check out the official New Player Guide

Note: Although MTGO is free to download, you will need to upgrade to a full account to participate in our CPS events.  Currently, the upgrade fee is $4.99 (USD).

Once you've set up your MTGO account, you'll need cards.  While there are many ways to access cards for MTGO, Cardhoarder is the official sponsor of the Community Premodern Series.  While many players choose to purchase cards directly from online retailers, others choose to use card loan programs to access a wider range of cards for a small weekly fee.

As MTGO does not have official Premodern support, Decks should be created in the Freeform section of the Collection tab.

All CPS events are organized on Gatherling, which is where you'll find upcoming and active events across a range of formats.  Creating a Gatherling account enables you to register for events, record your match results, and track your performance.

To register, visit Gatherling and click "Need to Register?"

Once you've created an account, you are now able to join events.  Active and Upcoming Events are listed on the left side of the homepage.

Active and Upcoming Events can also be found by clicking the Player CP tab.

Once you've joined an event, you'll be prompted to enter your deck list.  

Discord is a popular way for communities to engage in synchronous and asynchronous communication through text, voice, and video chat.

Create an account at Discord.

All CPS events are managed via dedicated channels on the Magic Online Society Discord.

Invitation Link: Community Premodern Series Discord

Once you've join the Community Premodern Series server, you'll need to assign yourself the Community Premodern League role by entering the the following command: !CPL

This will assign you the Community Premodern League role so that you can be easily notified if another player is looking for a match or if there is an announcement from the event Moderators.

You might also consider assigning yourself the Premodern role by entering the command: !premodern

This will allow you to see notifications from players looking for practice matches as well as Moderator announcements

Now that you have all the necessary steps completed, it's time to join a League and jump into some League matches. There are two primary ways to find a League match:

• Typing @CPL into the chat in the Premodern-League Channel

• Responding to another player's @CPL in the Premodern League Channel

For more details about playing in our Leagues, please visit our League page