This has been the seventh time the VIENNAGEDDON was organized by the Lions of Austria and it has been the biggest retro card event ever in Vienna! With a total of 65 Old School players and 97 Premodern players as well as 38 Limited players during the Community Event and 61 players for the Premodern side event, which were both held at our Three for One Trading store. That means there were a total of 261 players this year!

So, what actually happened at this year’s VIENNAGEDDON? 

Pretty much the same as last year!

Two main tournaments were planned: Old School (Ravenna) on Saturday and Premodern on Sunday. Both tournaments have been given the status of Austrian Championships. For Premodern, there was also a very well-organized Side Event at the Three for One Trading store, and for Old School, there was a very “hush-hush” chaotic Old School tournament “planned”. Nobody knows what happened there! (Okay, maybe I have some info for you ;)

On Friday before the Championships, we played Retro Limited Events! Fallen Empires, Ice Age, Odyssey, and Urza were planned, but not everything was played.

THE SCHEDULE

Friday, 29th May 2026 – Community Event with Retro Limited Events

Saturday, 30th May 2026 – Austrian Old School Championship and Premodern Side Event

Sunday, 31th May 2026 – Austrian Premodern Championship + Old School Side “Event”

On Friday, May 29th 2026, we met at the Three for One Trading store for the warm-up, community event and get-together! The plan was simple:

Get together, talk about old cardboard, drink some beers, meet Paolo Parente, play some retro games and have fun! 

To be fair, it was pretty similar to last year, but we switched it up a bit: For the very adventurous players, we added an Urzas Block Draft! Now that one is super pricey, but when do you ever get the chance to draft this again?! The following Limited Events were available once enough people wanted to join:

Drafts
15:00 Fallen Empires (6 Packs) – €50
15:00 Ice Age Block (IA, ALL, CSP) – €90
19:00 Fallen Empires (6 Packs) – €50
19:30 Urzas Block (USG, ULG, UDS) – €400

Sealed
15:00 Odyssey Block (Starter ODY, Booster Torment, Booster Judgment) – €135

On Saturday and Sunday, we met at Vinzirast Mittendrin, for the main tournaments, but we ALSO met at Three for One Trading store for the Premodern Side Event. The location was an easy pick after last year’s success! Not a lot has changed, and to quote last year:

Vinzirast Mittendrin was a really great location for the event, because they had soooo much space! We could meet at the rooftop terrace which had a covered area for around 70-80 people, which was perfect for the main event. Then there was the first floor, which could seat around 30 people. This is where we could hold our side events as well as set up THE artist and our 341 booth!

Except this time, both floors got used for the main events, the big Championships! The Premodern Side Event was moved to the Three for One Trading store, where we had enough space for a huge Side Event with 61 players! 

Kathy, the wonderful wife of Rolf, organised and crafted a beautiful “Magic Menu” with a lot of cool options, including different Magic-themed Cocktails and Mocktails as well as three different dishes to choose from! Of course, we also had a Magic beer price to go along with our games.

Check out the full menu: 

Just like last year, we want to paraphrasing/copying this info from the Vinzirast website, to also emphasize the social project that the Lions of Austria supported by picking this wonderful spot in Vienna for their tournament:

Vinzirast Mittendrin is an innovative social housing project that opened in May 2013. It is a place where formerly homeless people and students live, work and learn together here. Some of the residents find employment in the kitchen or in service, an opportunity to re-enter working life. Here they work together with full-time and volunteer colleagues.

Do we even have to mention this regular VIENNAGEDDON guest and superstar anymore?

Timmy, the Sorcerer

Of course we do, because he’s awesome! Thomas visited the VIENNAGEDDON first in 2024 and since then has never stopped showing up. He streams our VIENNAGEDDON on his YouTube channel, and we wouldn’t know how to do it without him. Okay, maybe we would, but the show would never be as good as his!

This time, Timmy went full on stream and didn’t play like in 2025. His brother Joep, however, was there to represent both of them in the tournament.

Thanks again for supporting us and being a big part of the VIENNAGEDDON, Timmy!

Our very own Mutsch (yes, the star from our Instagram and TikTok reels) accompanied us during the whole event, so anybody who needed to buy cards or wanted to get rid of cards could do so! We had a little 341 booth present with all the staples needed for Premodern, as well as some Old School cards that people might need!

As expected, Lukas did a great job! Well-structured, organized, and calm, he managed the booth both days on Saturday and Sunday.

If you missed buying any cards you wanted during the event, you can still do so here!

Almost every picture you see on this blog is from Mario Pernkopf from Mario Pampel Productions photography. He also did the photography last year for the VIENNAGEDDON, and we couldn’t be happier to have found such a talented and beautiful professional.

Mario has the working power of well… a workhorse. Sorry for the comparison, but he was there the WHOLE TIME from start to finish on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday doing all in his power to cover the VIENNAGEDDON to its fullest. On Sunday, he even played the Premodern Championship and did the pictures! Can you tell?

Mario has covered a lot of events for us so far, from smaller tournaments at our store to international events like the MagicCon Amsterdam, to bigger local tournaments in Vienna!

Thanks a lot for those wonderful photos, Mario!

The VIENNAGEDDON 2026 has been PACKED with prizes! Now we all know the real prize is the friendships you make along the way, but it’s also really cool to win something! A little appreciation for the good plays you made, so to speak.

As last year, the Old School prize pool consisted of three different categories:

• 1. Place: Signed (by ALL participants) Unlimited Armageddon + Chaos Orb Beer Mug + Deckbox
• 2. Place: Triskelion + Chaos Orb Beer Mug + Deckbox
• 3. – 4. Place: Unlimited Berserk + Chaos Orb Beer Mug + Deckbox
• 5. – 8. Place: Strip Mine (Stamped) + Chaos Orb Beer Mug + Deckbox
• 9. – 24. Place: Fallen Empires Booster
• 25. – 32. Place: Mega Man Sleeves
• Price for BEST UNPOWERED deck: Revised Plateau
• Price for MOST CREATIVE deck: Juzam Djinn Apron
• PARTICIPATION: Swedish Legal Cards (Stamped)

The Premodern prize pool looked a bit more pricey this year:

• 1. Place: Mox Diamond + Apex Sleeves
• 2. Place: City of Traitors + Apex Sleeves
• 3. – 4. Place: Phyrexian Dreadnought + Apex Sleeves
• 5. – 8. Place: Ancient Tomb + Apex Sleeves
• 9. – 16. Place: Wasteland + Cardmarket Deckbox
• 17. – 32. Place: 18€ Cardmarket Voucher
• 1. – 9. Place: Ticket for European Premodern Masters

On Saturday, May 30th 2026, we officially started the VIENNAGEDDON with our first main event: THE AUSTRIAN OLD SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP! For a lot of people, this was the origin of the VIENNAGEDDON and therefore the “real” main event of the weekend.

A total of 65 players made it through the registration and to their tables! It only took 7 rounds (because of 1 player!) to arrive at the Top 8.

On Saturday, May 30th 2026, while the Austrian Old School Championship started at Vinzirast, we held the second event of the day: THE PREMODERN SIDE EVENT

The Premodern Side Event was a great opportunity to warm up your deck. For others, it was a chance to participate in a big Premodern tournament if they couldn't register for the Austrian Championship. A total of 61 players came together to share their love for retro cards and competitive gameplay!

On Sunday, May 31th 2026, we continued the VIENNAGEDDON with our second main event: THE AUSTRIAN PREMODERN CHAMPIONSHIP

A total of 97 players were ready to win the title of Austrian Premodern Champion, and nine of them would qualify for the European Premodern Masters!

On Sunday, May 31th 2026, a very small gathering of 4 players came together for the Old School Side Event. Four players is exactly what was needed for a game of Commander, or maybe we should call it Old School Rumble?! Anyhow, they played a multiplayer game of Old School and had a lot of fun!

No pictures, no witnesses, only Old School nonsense!