Pro Tier

Pro Tier Guide

Unlimited leagues, entry fees, AI tools, and custom branding for dedicated organisers.

User Guide

What You Get as Pro

Feature Detail
Unlimited active leaguesRun as many simultaneous leagues as you need
Entry fee collectionCharge players to join, with Stripe integration
Discount codesCreate percentage or fixed-amount codes for entry
Staff managementAdd judges and co-managers to your leagues
Custom brandingLeague header images, background gradients, AI-generated trophies
AI newsletter generationAuto-draft weekly or welcome newsletters
Ad-free experienceNo ads shown on your account
Featured listing eligibilityYour leagues can be featured on the dashboard
Priority supportFaster response from the MTGSL team
Public API accessRead/write access to your league data
Revenue share3% of entry fees collected (paid to MTGSL)
Note: Pro does not include the ability to create organisations. If you need to manage a group with multiple organisers and a shared brand, consider upgrading to Community or LGS.

Setting Up Your Pro Account

1. Upgrade Your Tier

Go to Profile → Billing and follow the upgrade flow.

2. Connect Stripe (required for entry fees)
  1. Go to Profile → Billing → Connect Stripe
  2. Follow Stripe's onboarding (identity verification required)
  3. Status shows Connected when complete
Important: Complete Stripe onboarding BEFORE your first paid event to avoid delays.
3. Complete Your Profile

Upload an avatar and fill in your screen name. For paid events, players may check your profile before joining.

Running Paid Leagues

Enabling Entry Fees (Step 5 - Access & Registration)
  1. Toggle Enable Entry Fee
  2. Enter amount and currency (USD, EUR, GBP, CAD)
  3. Optionally add an initial discount code (code string, type: Percentage or Fixed, amount)

Revenue share: MTGSL takes 3% of collected fees, deducted automatically through Stripe.

Managing Discount Codes (League Settings → Financials)
  • Code string (e.g. EARLYBIRD)
  • Type: Percentage or Fixed
  • Amount
  • Max uses (blank = unlimited)
  • Existing codes shown in table with use count and delete button
Custom Scoring Achievements (League Settings → Custom Scoring)
  1. Enter achievement name (e.g. "Perfect Week")
  2. Enter point value
  3. Click Add

Award these manually to participants. They appear in standings.

Note: Achievement awarding is currently manual. Automatic trigger conditions are a planned future feature.

Staff Management (League Settings → Staff)

  1. Search by email or screen name
  2. Select from dropdown
  3. Click Add

Staff can: view and manage participants, moderate matches, view fair play reports.

Staff cannot: change financial settings, delete the league, change staff roles.

Custom Branding

Header Image

League Settings → branding section: upload JPG/PNG, use position slider for vertical crop.

Background Gradient

Pick a background colour shown on league cards when no header image is set.

AI Trophy
  1. Enter a prompt (e.g. "a golden dragon holding a Magic card")
  2. Click Generate
  3. Preview and regenerate if needed

Trophy displayed on winner's profile and league completed page.

AI Newsletter (League Settings → Newsletter)

  1. Choose type: Welcome (league start) or Weekly (specific week recap)
  2. For Weekly, select the week number
  3. Click Generate
  4. Review and edit the draft
  5. Copy or Email to send to all participants
Note: Always review AI-generated newsletters before sending.

Late-Join System

  1. League Settings → Enable Late Join
  2. A unique late-join code is generated
  3. Share with the player

Players using a late-join link: see week progress warning, start with 0 points, added to schedule from current week forward.

Public API

  1. Profile → Security → Generate API Key
  2. Include as X-API-KEY header on /api/v1/ requests

See the Public API guide for all endpoints.

Upgrading Further

For a store or community organisation with multiple leagues under a shared brand, see the Community or LGS guides.

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