CCS Kicks Off $50K cEDH Invitational With $20K Qualifier

Competitive Commander players will get their first shot at leaderboard points and an invitational berth when CCS runs Qualifier #1 of the $50,000 cEDH Invitational Series on January 31 and February 1, 2026. The event takes place at Charlie’s Collectible Show, 6009 Memorial Drive Unit 14, Stone Mountain, GA 30083, and carries a guaranteed $20,000 prize pool that will draw experienced cEDH pilots and observers tracking the evolving metagame.

Registration is priced at $90 through January 17 and increases to $110 after that date, so register early to secure the lower rate. The tournament uses competitive EDH rules in a proxy-friendly format; organizers have published proxy requirements that players must meet. The structure is intensive: Saturday will feature six Swiss rounds and Sunday will start with two Swiss rounds that cut to a Top 16 bracket. Prize support includes a first-place award of $5,000, an automatic invite to the Invitational, and leaderboard points that contribute to end-of-series qualification.

The event’s promise to publish the Top 16 decklists will make it a focal point for list sharing and metagame discussion in the weeks that follow. For players building toward higher-level events, the combination of cash payouts, guaranteed invites, and public decklists means that performance here will directly influence both personal standings and broader deck adoption or counter-strategy development across the cEDH community.

Practical matters matter: confirm you meet the proxy policy before arriving and factor in the two-day schedule when planning travel. The intense Swiss structure rewards tight, optimized lists and consistent play across multiple rounds, so prepare mana bases and lines against common cEDH strategies. Registration and the full schedule are available on the event page; review them early to ensure deck legality under the event’s proxy rules and to secure your seat at this meaningful season opener.

This qualifier sets the tone for the Invitational Series, offering tangible rewards and published data that will steer competitive conversations and deckbuilding priorities through the rest of the season.