Mythic Points

Mythic Points was an award system for Magic: The Gathering professional play, used in 2019 for the "Mythic Championship" rebranding before being replaced by Player Points in 2020. 
==History==
Replacing the Pro Points system, it was at first designed to connect competitive gaming across MTG Arena and Magic tabletop. However, this led to a quandary in that well-performing players on the paper Mythic Championships could not be a discretionary invite to the Arena Mythic Championships, or else they would get a significant and unfair lead into the MPL and Worlds race, as the 0-4 payout from Arena was equivalent to a 10-6 payout from paper - indeed, four of the six top challengers were beneficiaries of discretionary invites.
For 2020, the tracks for player ranking points for MTG Arena play and tabletop play were separated, with the MPL tracking rankings combining the two. For MTG Arena play, Mythic Points were kept. For tabletop Player Points were introduced. 
==Awards==
===2019===
Mythic points could only be won at Mythic Championship events. Grand Prix did not award Mythic Points.
For 2019, Mythic Championships Mythic Points were awarded as such:
Playing field	Ranking 	Award
MTG Arena 	1st 	50
MTG Arena 	2nd 	42
MTG Arena 	3rd–4th 	37
MTG Arena 	5th–8th 	32
MTG Arena 	9th–16th 	24
MTG Arena 	17th–28th 	17
MTG Arena 	29th–52nd 	11
MTG Arena 	Day Two of MQW 	5
Tabletop 	1st 	50
Tabletop 	2nd 	42
Tabletop 	3rd–4th 	37
Tabletop 	5th–8th 	32
Tabletop 	36+ Match Points 	24
Tabletop 	33–35 Match Points	17
Tabletop 	30–32 Match Points	11
Tabletop 	27–29 Match Points	5
===2020===
Mythic Points can only be earned in the following events:
* Mythic Invitationals
* Mythic Qualifiers
* Mythic Point Challenges
The COVID-19 outbreak in January resulted in preventative measures taken in March. By April, it was clear that further events were not safely feasible to hold, and Wizards wrote off the entire season as not salvageable. It was announced that some large events later in the year would be prospectively held, but that those events would not pay out points for League positions. 
===2020-21===
In the 2020–21 Players Tour Season, no Mythic Points were awarded. Instead, League points were used. Unlike previous systems, players outside the Leagues could not accumulate points, instead looking for a finish to award them a spot in the Challenger Gauntlet.
==References==
Category:Competitive Magic