About Sparks League

How the platform works end-to-end

This guide explains the full league process: account setup, legal deck registration, match reporting, record tracking, season rules, leaderboards, teams, and moderation.

1) Account & profile setup

Your league identity and access entry point.

  1. Create an account with your name, email, and password.
  2. Sign in and verify your profile is complete.
  3. Add at least one legal deck in the format(s) you want to play.
  4. Join or create a team if you want to compete on team standings.

2) Deck registration & legality

Bring your own spice, but legal spice.

  • Each deck is tied to a format (e.g., Standard, Modern, Commander).
  • Decks are checked against format legality and ban restrictions.
  • You may only have one active deck per format.
  • If legality data changes (new sets, rotation, bans), deck validation can be rerun to keep league compliance current.

3) Games, invites, and result confirmation

The official match lifecycle.

  1. A player creates a game and selects format + invited players.
  2. Invited players accept and seat with a legal active deck for that format.
  3. After play, participants submit/confirm the result.
  4. Confirmed results update lifetime, seasonal, format, and deck records.
  5. If there is disagreement, players can dispute and moderators resolve.

4) Records & scoring

What gets tracked when a game is finalized.

  • Lifetime record (Wins-Draws-Losses).
  • Per-format record slices.
  • Per-season record slices (if an active season window exists).
  • Deck-specific performance for the deck used in that game.
  • Team contribution via member records.

5) Seasons

Planned competition windows with details and prizes.

  • Admins can create planned seasons and activate them when they start.
  • Active season page includes rules/conditions, schedule, and prize rules.
  • Prize rules are flexible condition-based entries (example: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Most Wins, Best Record in Format X).
  • Season records are tracked independently from lifetime records.
View active seasonView leaderboards

6) Leaderboards

How standings are presented.

  • Overall leaderboard ranks top players by points and record.
  • Format leaderboards rank by format-specific record.
  • Team leaderboard aggregates records across team members.
  • Minimum games threshold may apply for eligibility (current default: 5).

7) Teams

Organize players into competitive groups.

  • A creator forms a team and manages invites.
  • Team size is capped (current policy target: 10 players max).
  • Members can leave teams they joined.
  • Team standings aggregate member contributions.

8) Integrity policies

How Spark League protects competitive fairness.

  • Repeated games against the same opponent within a short rolling window use diminishing points to prevent record farming.
  • Leaderboards require opponent diversity (unique opponents threshold) so standings reflect broad competition, not one repeated pairing.
  • Admins can mark suspicious games as unranked, which removes awarded points while preserving historical W-D-L game history.
  • Integrity interventions require a documented reason and are captured in admin audit logs.
  • Repeated abuse patterns may result in escalated moderation or account restrictions under league governance policy.

9) Moderation & administration

Governance, safety, and operational controls.

  • Moderators review and resolve disputed results.
  • Admins control seasons, role assignment, maintenance tools, and audit log review.
  • Sensitive operations require reasons and are audit logged.
  • Privileged routes are server-guarded (not UI-only access checks).

FAQ

Fast answers for common questions.

How many active decks can I have?
You can keep many decks overall, but only one active deck per format at a time.
What happens when card legality changes?
Deck legality checks are format-aware and designed to track changing banlists and legality windows. Revalidate decks after major updates.
Do season records replace lifetime records?
No. Season records are additional slices. Lifetime always remains cumulative.
Can a player leave a team?
Yes. Team members can leave; team standings update from active team membership data.
Who can edit seasons and user roles?
Admins. Moderators handle dispute operations but not platform-level role/season management.

Need help or found an issue?

If something looks off (records, game state, or deck legality), report it to moderators or admins so it can be reviewed with audit-backed workflows.