Wars of the Wizards 2

In the version that cannot be mentioned aloud here, the rebuild did not work on the Library, i.e., the spells in it remained the same after the rebuild. For a weak Tower, this is a decent bonus, but not an imba in the version in which it works now. I strongly recommend that the developers consider this option

In my opinion, this is also the most optimal option. If I understood correctly, in this case the spell slot added by the Library will not change during the rebuild. I think in that case, an additional rule needs to be introduced that the Tower's Mage Guild is rebuilt only after the Library is built.
As far as I understand, this is not how it works now. And we need to find out the wizard's opinion on whether he can make it work the way you suggested.

Here's what I don't understand. 11 templates are announced, but there will be only 4 rounds in a group (according to the regulations), i.e., only 8 templates will be played within a single group. How then will the 8 "most popular" templates be selected for the playoffs?

Skirmish will only be in the qualifications and, if necessary, in the tiebreaker match in the group.
In the group round, with 5 players in a group, there will be 5 rounds with 10 templates. With this system, each player will skip 1 round.

On small templates, mages are already leveled as standard, why do they need a mage tournament?

IMHO something like Jebus-Diamond-Mini-2xLU-2xMirror would be better.

P.S. I don't quite understand why the "Yolka" template was added. In my opinion, it's some kind of trash akin to a hyper turbo balalaika, which will be vetoed 99% of the time. Why couldn't the same Mini-Nostra or Jebus be added?

I decided not to add templates with ГО, as I think mages are quite difficult to play there and a proper Battle might not happen.
I left SMCU, but the regular one - with passages to secondary zones costing 3k and mines of valuable resources, which will allow building the Mage Guild faster.
Also, don't forget that the tournament is open, and besides experienced players who prefer to play XL maps, there are players who like medium-sized maps.

Regarding the Yolka, by default it is played on random (and there it gives 3 different castles). With the checkbox - it will generate 3 identical castles for the player. There are enough resources on the map to build the Mage Guild, since fast contact on the template is inevitable, it is quite in keeping with the spirit of the tournament. Perhaps the template will appeal to someone.
It's no secret that there are players who don't like Jebus or 8mm6a, but these templates appear in almost every tournament.