Time flies and the first season of the European Unity League is almost in the books. Until September 30th, 2025 players can collect the last few points to qualify for their EUL National Championship.

On 1st of October the 2025 leaderboards will be locked and a new season begins running throughout 2026.

Nationals Schedule 2025

Organizers across Europe applied to host an awesome finals for their country, the EUL Nationals.

🇭🇺 Budapest, Oct 4, Modern + Standard, open, 4 EMC invites
🇩🇪 Rosenheim, Oct 11, Standard, Top 100 qualifies, 8 EMC invites
🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Oct 18, Draft + Modern, Top 48 qualifies, 4 EMC invites
🇪🇪 Tallinn, Oct 18-19, Modern + Draft, open, 4 EMC invites
🇱🇺 Beggen, Oct 25, Standard + Draft, Top 40 qualifies, 4 EMC invites
🇳🇴 Larvik, Nov 8-9, Draft + Modern, Top 40 qualifies, 4 EMC invites
🇬🇧 Gloucester, Nov 8, Modern, Top 48 qualifies, 4 EMC invites
🇵🇹 Lisbon, Nov 8-9, Draft + Standard, Top 80 qualifies, 8 EMC invites
🇨🇭 Lucerne, Nov 8-9, Draft + Modern, 4 EMC invites
🇦🇹 Wien, Nov 9, Modern, Top 64 qualifies, 4 EMC invites
🇨🇾 Larnaca, Dec 6, Draft + Standard, Top 32 qualifies, 4 EMC invites
🇫🇷 Bordeaux, Dec 6, TBA, Top 80 qualifies, 8 EMC invites
🇪🇸 Madrid, Dec 6, Modern, Top 16 qualifies, 4 EMC invites
🇪🇸 Madrid, Dec 7, Standard, Top 100 qualifies, 4 EMC invites
🇸🇪 Trollhättan, Dec 13, Modern, Top 48 qualifies, 4 EMC invites
🇮🇹 Perugia, Dec 14, Pauper, Top 150 qualifies, 4 EMC invites
🇵🇱 Warsaw, TBA, Top 80 qualifies, 8 EMC invites
🇮🇹 Emilia-Romagna, TBA, Modern, Top 150 qualifies, 8 EMC invites

Can't find your home country? Please inform your local organizers, that they can still contact us and apply to host an EUL Nationals!

How to qualify?

The top X players of each country's leaderboard qualify for all EUL Nationals in their country.

🔗 unityleague.gg/ranking

In smaller countries it can also be an open event.

For more info on how to collect points, we recommend the guide for players.

Last-Chance Trials (LCQ)

For those that didn't manage to qualify through the leaderboard, there will be Last-Chance Trials the day before the EUL Nationals at the same location.

Usually they will be 16 player single-elimination events, where the winner gets an invite to the nationals. Please refer to the organizer of your EUL Nationals for more details about LCQs.

REALLY IMPORTANT!

You must sign up on Unity League by September 30th to secure your invite!

Otherwise your spot will be passed on to the next player in the leaderboard.

👤 unityleague.gg/accounts/register

Prize Kit

Most EUL Nationals will feature a prize kit sponsored by Heavy Play!

Contents

• 1st place prize: ETB Playmat + Champion Trophy
• 1st - 4th place prize: RFG Deckbox MAX
• 5th - 8th place prize: RFG Deckbox
• Participation promo: Eldrazi Spawn token by Alberto S. Ballesteros

Altered Dual land

Most EUL Nationals will also feature an original Revised Dual Land altered by Shivan Art.

Check out Shivan Art's instagram channel to see the the dual lands for other countries!

Additional prizes & Entry fee

The organizer of your Nationals will charge an entry fee to run the event and award additional prizes in the form of boosters, store credit, singles, etc.

Invites to European Magic Cup

The top 4 or top 8 finishers of each EUL Nationals will qualify for the European Magic Cup, the big finals of the European Unity League!

Pass downs

If a player earned an invite for the European Magic Cup from a previous event and they earn another one (at Nationals or any other event) it's automatically passed on to the next player in the standings.

European Magic Cup

Around 150-200 of the best European Magic players will qualify for this €20'000 prize event in Bologna, Italy Q1 2026. The event date and location is going to be announced soon and it's likely in mid/end of February 2026.

The European Magic Cup features a unique structure that allows qualified players to participate alone or in a team. The entry fee is €40 per player for both days.

Day 1 - Individual

The first day of the European Magic Cup will feature 3 separate main events each with €4'000 in prizes.

Qualified players choose their favorite format among Modern, Standard and Pauper.

Day 2 - Team Trios

On the second day of the European Magic Cup, qualified players will form national teams trios to compete for €8'000 in prizes.

The Swiss round structure will be Team Sealed followed by a top 8 in Team Trios (Modern, Standard, Pauper).

Forming teams

Qualified players can freely choose their teammates as long as:

• All members are qualified and represent the same country
• Each member played a different format on Day 1

Note, most nations will have multiple teams.

Qualified players that don't manage to find a team will receive a free side event ticket. There will be plenty of EUL Qualifiers and alike to choose from!

Team score

The team score considered for the top 8 cut is defined as follows:

• The individual points of each team member's match points from the day 1 main event.
• The match points of the team multiplied by 3.

Example: If the Modern player of the team achieved 15 points, the Standard player 12 points and the Pauper player 3 points, that's a total of 30 points from day one. If the team achieved 7 match points in the team sealed portion of day two, then that's 7*3=21 additional points. In total the team score will be 51.

Prize distribution

Season 2026

The new qualification season for the EUL Nationals 2026 begins on October 1st, 2025. All leaderboards will reset and start fresh and points after October 1st will count for the new leaderboard.

In particular the 2025 National Championships will also count towards this new season, with a 4x multiplier.

EMC invites from Qualifier & Grand Prix

EUL Grand Prix and EUL Qualifier events hosted between October and December 2025, will still award invites to the European Magic Cup Q1, 2026. However the League Points from these events will be awarded for the season 2026.

Stay Tuned for more changes

Season 2026 will feature an improved points system, going into effect on October 1st, 2025. We will announce more infos about it in a separate article soon.

There will be additional changes to our tournament landscape to be announced early 2026, stay tuned.