2026.01.03 - 2026.01.04.

Legal cardpool up to: Elevation
MWL: Standard Ban List 24.12
Format: standard

decklist is mandatory!

Contact: maninthem00n - on discord or mitm.netrunner@gmail.com

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Showdown2026

➡️ Buy Tickets Here!

➡️ Check my timezone Player meeting at 16:00 UTC , 11:00am Eastern USA, 8:00 am PDT
Round 1 starts 30 minutes later

Showdowns are fairly casual events and I make a special effort to make them approachable and inviting for newer players. This is a great place to start if you've never played in an online or any tournament before. There is even a bonus prize if this is your first online Showdown! The online Showdowns are a great way to make connections with netrunner players all around the globe! 😃 I expect this will be another epic netrunner tournament bringing together new and old players of all skill levels for a wonderful day of connecting with friends and hacking servers 🥳

Games will be played on Jinteki.net. I will be coordinating the event through the Null Signal online events hub Discord server. You can join the server here.

How long will the event be? This is going to be a large event and I expect to run 10 rounds of single sided swiss plus a meal break on day one. This should take between 9-10 hours. You're definitely not required to play the whole event to get prizes. I'm sure some people will end up dropping part way through. We will cut to top 16 on day two; this will be a standard double elim cut with the same start time as day one.

The Showdown events have gotten big enough that I’m looking for additional help on the operations side. If you’re interested in volunteering, please fill out this google from.


What happens if I buy a ticket and can't make it? You have two choices. First, I can refund your ticket. The earlier you can register the better it is for me and I don't want that to cost you if your plans change. The second option is to keep your ticket and I will ship you the participation prizes and any early registration bonuses. Playing is required to receive the first Showdown tournament bonus.


Affordability My main goal for running the Showdown tournaments is to increase access to competitive netrunner and help connect our global community. I make an effort to keep the base ticket price affordable, but I want to make sure the cost isn't a barrier for anyone who would like to play and receive prizes. If you are hesitant to play because of the cost you have a couple of options.

First of all, anyone can play completely free without a ticket (tickets are only required to receive physical prizes). If you would like to play without receiving prizes, all you need to do is register on Cobra and show up in the Discord events hub at the start of the event. Without a ticket you can still win any non-physical prizes and Beans.

If you want to play and receive prizes but paying for a ticket would prevent you, use the discount code NETRUNNER4EVERYONE for 100% off the base ticket price. This discount code does not have unlimited uses. Please use one if it would help, but only if you plan to participate in the event. If the free tickets happen to run out you can check again later as quite a few players donate to support additional free tickets. ❤️

Alternatively, if paying the whole ticket price would be a burden, you're welcome to take $6 off with the code 18$TICKET. I really want to avoid the ticket price being a financial barrier, and I'm hoping to make sure anyone who wants to play can participate. ❤️

These discounts are available thanks in large part to my Patrons on Patreon! If you’re interested in supporting my events, check out my Patreon. (There are extra goodies!)

Thanks so much to my patrons who help make this event possible: Rongydoge, stefdh, Wenjong, Stwyde, Tradon, OdsyWrenn, Wynaut, Radiant, liadahlia, dotv, ksodiya, Seabeast, New Puldrix, Ish, Battle_fennec, CyberShark, Human_Kirby, jelo and Baxder

Unofficial prizes
 
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Additional prizes and information

Players who have never played in an Online Showdown event before will get a playset of their choice:
Spin Doctor by Lenny.xyz!
Tucana by HelabellaArt!
If you've been thinking about trying online competitive netrunner but haven't yet taken the plunge this is a great opportunity. ❤️


As is tradition with the Showdowns, most of the best prizes are just for showing up! Everyone gets to pick two Participation Prize playsets of their choice from the list below:

Participation Prize choices

The Class Act by V4lvi_
Rising Tide by ManintheMoon
Regolith Mining License by Kira L. Nguyen
Carpe Diem full art by NSG GNK
Offworld Office full art by NSG GNK

Past Participation Prizes (only available for first 48 hours)

Semak-Samun by ManintheMoon
Unity by Aleksandra Simonović
Telework Contract by Kira L. Nguyen
Arruaceiras Crew by Lenney.xyz
Strike Fund by Matheus Calza
Bladderwort by ManintheMoon
Finality by Cat Shen
End of the Line by Brindelmold

Add-On New Year’s Showdown 2026 Souvenir Prize

Laser-cut iridescent acrylic Sable Dragon ID! Illustration by Aleksandra Simonović. This iridescent variant is exclusive to the New Year’s Showdown 2026. Fancy, shiny things are fun and it’s nice to have something extra special to remember the event!

Placement Prizes

Early Registration (first 48 hours only) - Arissana by V4lvi_

2 wins (6+ points) or played all rounds of Swiss
1x Showdown Exclusive variant of Hannah “Wheels” Pilintra by V4lvi_
This 2-wins prize will be repeated at all Showdowns in 2026. Because of the way I ship the prizes I can only afford to include a single card in the new 2 wins slot. I spent a long time trying to figure out a good option and Hannah is both useful if you have only a single copy, but still fun to collect a full playset. A slightly less epic version of this card will also eventually be for sale on my site, but this version will be exclusive to Showdowns in 2026.

3 wins (9+ points) or played all rounds of Swiss
Stained Glass Sable by Aleksandra Simonović

4 wins (12+ points)
Hostile Architecture, by Jandon Banyu

5 wins (15+ points)
The New Year’s Showdown Key - redeemable at one of the next two Showdowns

6 wins (18+ points)
Foil Semak-Samun by ManintheMoon

7 wins (21+ points)
Set of 6 Acrylic Botulus Tokens by ManintheMoon

16th - 8th
Acrylic Leo laser engraved, produced by ManintheMoon.

Top 16
Unique Jnet Cardbacks

Top 8
Gold Mirror Acrylic Leo laser engraved with placement, produced by ManintheMoon.

Top 4
Invitation to the Ultimate Showdown 2026

Top 2
Slate Leo laser engraved with placement, produced by ManintheMoon.

First place
One of a kind 2026 Showdown Champion dog tag by Atien

Top 5%
CBI invite handed down if needed (top cut only).

All prizes potentially subject to change. (This has often meant adding more stuff).

New Year’s Showdown Prizes

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