Appendix A — Swiss Pairing Guidelines
Most Wonders of The First tournaments use the Swiss pairing system during preliminary rounds.
Swiss tournaments consist of a fixed number of rounds. Players are paired each round against opponents with the same or similar match record. Players are not eliminated during Swiss rounds.
A.1 Match Points
Section titled “A.1 Match Points”Match results award points as follows:
| Result | Match Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 1 |
| Loss | 0 |
| Draw | 0 |
| Bye | 1 |
A.2 Swiss Round Recommendations
Section titled “A.2 Swiss Round Recommendations”The Tournament Organizer may adjust the number of rounds based on event needs.
| Players | Swiss rounds | Top cut |
|---|---|---|
| 4–8 | 3 | — |
| 9–16 | 4 | Top 4/8 |
| 17–32 | 5 | Top 8 |
| 33–64 | 6 | Top 8 |
| 65–128 | 7 | Top 8 |
| 129–256 | 8 | Top 8 |
A.3 Format Summary
Section titled “A.3 Format Summary”Elimination matches are untimed.
| Format | Category | Deck | Match | Time | Build Time | DBS | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vagabond | Constructed | 50 cards | BO1 | 50 min | None | 750 | DBS + Tier limits |
| Seeker | Constructed | 50 cards | BO1 | 50 min | None | 1000 | DBS + Tier limits |
| Master | Constructed | 50 cards | BO1 | 50 min | None | 1250 | DBS + Tier limits |
| Immortal | Constructed | 50 cards | BO1 | 50 min | None | Unlimited | DBS + Tier limits |
| Sealed | Limited | 30 cards | BO1 | 50 min | 30 min | — | No tier/core limits |