SHOWDOWN Weekly Recap 2–8 November 2026
SHOWDOWN Weekly Recap: $110K+ in Play Volume, Rakeback Live and Fresh Champions
SHOWDOWN passed $110,000 in total play volume, rakeback claims went live, and players put the latest balance changes to the test. McDuck won Super High Stakes and reached another Main Event final, while Adam “Roothlus” Levy took on Stan in Beat Stan. Here’s your weekly catch-up!
$110K+ in Total Play Volume
Players have now put more than $110,000 into play across SHOWDOWN matches and tournaments, another milestone for the game.
A big thank-you to everyone playing, inviting friends and helping us improve the game. Whether you’re testing your first deck or becoming a familiar name in the finals, you’re part of what we’re building.
This Week’s Tournament Highlights
Weekly Super High Stakes: McDuck took the title and $3,500, with Tiltmate finishing second for $1,500. McDuck also reached the Main Event final later in the week, collecting $3,782 in prizes across those two events. Quite a week!
Weekly Mid Stakes: resident claimed the trophy and $165.44, while 1cedL3af finished runner-up for $82.72.
Weekly Freeroll: garou came out on top for $11, followed by kingdropp in second for $7.
Weekly Main Event: WhyCallMe secured the win and $564, with McDuck taking second place for $282.
Big Field Special: wby won $80, while Alex took the runner-up spot and $40.
Congratulations to all our finalists! Curious about the cards behind their runs? Explore last week’s finalists’ decklists and find something to try in your next build.
Rakeback Is Live: Claim Your Weekly Rewards
You can now claim rakeback directly from your Profile. Every player gets 10% of the rake they paid back each week, with no minimum volume required.
Head to your Profile every Monday to claim your rakeback for the previous week.
Want to bring a friend along? Copy your referral link from your Profile and share it. You’ll receive 10% of the rake paid by players you refer, paid by SHOWDOWN. These rewards stack with your own rakeback and depend on your referrals’ play.
More friends to play with, and a little extra back along the way.
Read the full guide to rakeback and referrals.
New Balance, New Ideas
The 3 November balance update gave players a reason to revisit their decks. If you haven’t checked the changes yet, open the patch notes in the game client before your next session.
Last week’s finalists’ decklists are a useful starting point for exploring what players brought to competition after the update. Try a few changes, play some matches and see what works for you.
Beat Stan: Roothlus Last Week, Vibhu Up Next
Alongside the tournament action, Beat Stan welcomed Adam “Roothlus” Levy last week to take on Stan at the SHOWDOWN tables.
The challenge continues today, 9 November, with Vibhu, CPO of the Solana Foundation joining for a new episode.
Can Vibhu beat Stan at his own game? Tune in and find out!
Made by the Community
Players kept the SHOWDOWN content coming this week. A big shoutout to:
- MetaAlex, for creating and sharing multiple pieces of SHOWDOWN content. Check out his work.
- STRONGG, for taking viewers along on his Road to Elite. Check out his stream.
- Saint Lee, for sharing SHOWDOWN with his community. Take a look at his post.
Thanks also to ORAT for streaming, and to everyone who stopped by to watch, chat and support our creators.
Our community builders deserve some love, too. Cap’s SHOWDOWNed and Flash’s SHOWDOWN Duel now have a dedicated place for discussion in our new third-party tools channel on Discord. Explore their projects, share feedback directly with the creators and help shape what comes next.
Built a SHOWDOWN tool of your own? Share it with us so we can review it and consider adding it to the channel.
Whether you’re making videos, streaming, writing guides or building tools, we’d love to see your work. We’ll keep selecting standout community contributions to feature and reward.
Your Next Tournament Is Never Far Away
With a tournament every hour, the schedule offers 168 tournaments each week and more than $13,000 in guaranteed prize pools. The five weekly specials replace the daily event in their time slot.
Check the Tournaments tab for upcoming events, or explore the full schedule. Remember to register before the start, as there’s no late registration.
Make Your Mark This Week
Claim your rakeback, try a new deck idea and pick your next tournament. And if you play a hand worth sharing, grab its replay link from Quick Play → Match History and post it in #share-your-replays.
Before your next session, join us for Beat Stan with Vibhu today. Keep an eye on SHOWDOWN on X for the stream updates.
Thanks for another week at the tables. Let’s see whose deck makes the next recap.
