This was Swiss Magic Masters 2025

The SMM has brought together Magic players from all over Switzerland as well as some guests from Germany, France and Italy. We hosted competitive tournaments, entertaining side events as well as fully casual game rounds, so everybody could enjoy Magic the Gathering in the way they preferred.

Modern Tournament

In addition to the Swiss Magic Master – Modern, players also competed for an RC invite by Fanfinity / Wizards of the Coast and an invite for the player-organized European Magic Cup by unityleague.gg (to learn about their tournament system, read unityleague.gg/info).

After 8 rounds of Swiss, the top 8 players finished the tournament in single eliminiation. All top 8 players qualified for RC Turin. Cheers to everyone who played in this challenging tournament, and congratulations to Gaëtan Bossy for taking home the trophy. You can find almost all decklists of the tournament on the unityleague website.

Limited Tournament

We played the Limited tournament with Edge of Eternities Boosters. First were 6 rounds with a sealed deck, then the top 8 proceeded to the top 8 draft and played single elimination. Congratulations to Florian Jost for battling his way to the top.

Legacy Tournament

Legacy is the place where you see the powerful oldest cards of Magic the Gathering mixed up with the newest broken prints. After 7 rounds, the top 8 played in single elimination, until Michael Geisser was determined winner with his Twelve-Post deck. You can find almost all decklists of the tournament on the unityleague website.

cEDH Tournament

The competitive commander tournament had fewer players than last year, but the competition was fierce nontheless. After 3 rounds with the ELO system developped by the Swiss Irregulars, the top players played a final match to determine the winner. Congratulations to Johannes Pilic to your success! You find the decklists of most players over at unityleague.

Casual Play Area

Aareboge Magic not only stands for competitive tournaments, but we also want to offer room for people who prefer less competitive play. We offered drafts and a less competitive modern and a pioneer tournament. We also had tables for casual commander games or any other ways people wanted to enjoy Magic the Gathering. We are glad for everyone who enjoyed their play, and thank all who sacrificed something to the wheel of fortune.

Vendors and Artists

Our vendors offered a wide range of Magic the Gathering products. The tournament winners could spend their CP with them, and of course they also sold their products for cash. Thank you Goodgames Bern, Ryuland and Cardfreaks for visiting us.

We also had Nik Grädel who painted the beautiful playmat of this years Swiss Magic Masters, as well as Freekens with their tokens and playmats.

Sponsors

A big thank you to our sponsors for helping the event financially! Thank you Red Bull for supplying everyone with free energy drinks – thanks for giving us wiiings!!! Thank you TwoMoons for your support – we look forward to welcome you as a vendor next year! Thank you CardMarket for the additional prices – we are sure every top 8 player appreciates the free credit to get some missing cards! And thank you Unity League for the cooperation – best of luck with the crowdfunding to bring the league to the next level.

Stream

Marco Felber, Mikko Tuhkanen and Benjamin Goranin did a live coverage of the tournament. With their experience from Swiss Irregulars cEDH streaming resp. streaming the Leonin League, they covered Modern on Saturday, and on Sunday the Modern Top 8 and the cEDH tournament. Head over to the linked Youtube recordings if you are interested in rewatching the coverage.

Impressions

What else to say? We hope you enjoyed the weekend and look forward to see you next year. And meanwhile, please consider becoming a member of the Aareboge Bern Association to join our members-only events and get a rebate at the next Swiss Magic Masters.