MagicCon: Chicago Announces Panel Schedule And More

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On Monday, January 20th, Wizards of the Coast made many announcements regarding MagicCon: Chicago, the next upcoming Magic convention. These announcements include information about Dungeons & Dragons, Family Magic, and the entire panel schedule. What are the particulars? Read on and find out!

Dungeons & Dragons Debuts At MagicCon: Chicago

First off, Dungeons & Dragons will have a showing at MagicCon: Chicago. According to Wizards of the Coast's email announcement, this MagicCon will preview the supplemental D&D expansion Legends of Greyhawk. This will likely entice various D&D players attending the convention and entice those who aren't yet attending to purchase tickets.

The webpage for this side of the convention details this further:

Dungeons & Dragons makes its play debut at MagicCon: Chicago with a preview adventures for Legends of Greyhawk - a new convention-focused campaign and a special event brought to you by the producers of Chicago-local Level Eater! Looking to find your Magic fix hiding behind the Dungeon Master's screen? How about a MTG x D&D play event set in the plane of Tarkir, allowing you and your friends to explore this dragon-infested plane together!

Securing a Level 20 VIP badge means having access to exclusive activities. Three epic campaigns await and whether you're taking Journey A, or Journey B, you'll be sure to have fun with the talented DMs we've got lined up to guide you through 'A Village Called Hommlet', 'Darkness in Nulb', and 'Ruins of the Moathouse'.  

We've also got more to share about Legends of Greyhawk! Check out the article on D&D Beyond for a closer look. 

In addition, the following panels are slated for February 21st:

Burrowed in Strixhaven - 2/21 @ 11AM-2PM - Dicecream Sandwich leads three D&D Personalities: Mayanna Berrin, David Tilstra, Persephone Valentine, and one well-meaning Wizard, Matt Tabak, through a D&D one-shot where a band of colorful critters from Bloomburrow must journey to the arcane school of Strixhaven to rescue their village elder from a terrible fate! 

Dungeons and Delicacies - 2/21 @ 4PM-7PM - Kathleen of Loading Ready Run takes the Dungeon Master's seat, leading four culinary characters: Chef Mike Haracz, Quincy's Tavern, ZMain, and Urbanbohemian through a twisted competition sampling beasts from the new Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual.

Furthermore, D&D merch booths will feature at MagicCon Chicago, as well a number of featured D&D artists. The current list of artists include Evyn Fong, Justine Jones, and Tyler Jacobson, with more promised to come.

Family Magic Returns To MagicCon

For those who bring their family to Chicago, there are many events for the whole family! The brunt of these side-events include arts and crafts for children. These include making Magic-themed friendship bracelets, decorating deck boxes, and creating art with established Magic artists.

However, there are also daily Family League Play events, which will teach your kids how to play the game with a pair of Foundations Jumpstart packs. Players all receive one additional pack of the product for playing in all three rounds, but also an additional pack for every win in the event. This event is only for those with a Kid's Badge unless there's extra space, but their guardian can also attend.

MagicCon: Chicago Panel Schedule

You can find the full event and panel schedule for MagicCon: Chicago here. Many of the daily draw-ins include the events and panels described above, but there are other much-anticipated panels! These include Saturday's Cosplay Contest and a Friday preview panel for Tarkir: Dragonstorm.

Festival In A Box

For those unable to make it to Chicago's event, Wizards of the Coast has something for you, too. Festival In A Box is available as of February 3rd at 9 am Pacific Time, or 12 Noon Eastern Time on Wizards of the Coast's Secret Lair website. The Festival In A Box will have a box of Mystery Booster 2, a new Secret Lair drop, and four exclusive promos: Serra the Benevolent, The First Sliver, and Ponder, all shown in images above. Finally, there is another exclusive in the form of a playtest card called Second City, themed after Chicago, Illinois itself.

Are you excited for MagicCon: Chicago? Are you going to it, or are you picking up the Festival In A Box? Sound off below!