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STANDARD FORMAT DECK CONSTRUCTION |
| Constructed decks must contain a minimum of
sixty cards. There is no maximum deck size; however, you must be
able to shuffle your deck with no assistance. If a player wishes to
use a sideboard, it must contain exactly fifteen cards.
With the exception of basic land cards, a
player’s combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four
of any individual card, counted by its English card title
equivalent. All cards named Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and
Forest are basic.
The following card sets are permitted in
Standard tournaments: |
- Tenth Edition
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Guildpact
- Dissension
- Coldsnap
- Time Spiral
- Planar Chaos
- Future Sight
- Lorwyn (Effective October 20,
2007)
- Morningtide (Effective February
20, 2007)
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| There are currently no banned cards in
Standard tournaments. (Effective October 20, 2007 the following sets
will be leaving the Standard Format: Ravnica: City of
Guilds,Guildpact, & Dissension, .
Official information about Constructed formats and the Standard
format can be found in the
Magic: The Gathering
Floor Rules.
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EXTENDED FORMAT DECK CONSTRUCTION |
| Constructed decks must contain a minimum of
sixty cards. There is no maximum deck size; however, you must be
able to shuffle your deck with no assistance. If a player wishes to
use a sideboard, it must contain exactly fifteen cards.
With the exception of basic land cards, a
player’s combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four
of any individual card, counted by its English card title
equivalent. All cards named Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and
Forest are basic.
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The following card sets are permitted in
Extended tournaments:
- Seventh Edition
- Eighth Edition
- Ninth Edition
- Tenth Edition
- Invasion
- Planeshift
- Apocalypse
- Odyssey
- Torment
- Judgment
- Onslaught
- Legions
- Scourge
- Mirrodin
- Darksteel
- Fifth Dawn
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Guildpact
- Dissension
- Coldsnap
- Time Spiral
- Planar Chaos
- Future Sight
- Lorwyn (Effective October 20,
2007)
- Morningtide (Effective October 20,
2007)
The following cards are banned in Extended
tournaments:
- Aether Vial
- Disciple of the Vault
- Entomb
- Skullclamp
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| (Effective October 20, 2008, following the
release of the set codenamed “Rock” the following sets will be
leaving the Extended Format: Invasion, Planeshift, Apocalypse,
Odyssey, Torment, Judgment, Onslaught, Legions, Scourge, and
Seventh Edition.) Official
information about Constructed formats and the Extended format can be
found in the
Magic: The Gathering Floor Rules.
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| BLOCK
FORMAT DECK CONSTRUCTION |
| Constructed decks must contain a minimum of
sixty cards. There is no maximum deck size; however, you must be
able to shuffle your deck with no assistance. If a player wishes to
use a sideboard, it must contain exactly fifteen cards.
With the exception of basic land cards, a
player’s combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four
of any individual card, counted by its English card title
equivalent. All cards named Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and
Forest are basic. (The five Ice Age snow-covered lands --
Snow-Covered Plains, Snow-Covered Island, Snow-Covered Swamp,
Snow-Covered Mountain, and Snow-Covered Forest -- are also basic
lands. Note that snow-covered lands are permitted only in formats
that allow the Ice Age set to be used.)
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The DCI sanctions the following Block
Constructed formats:
- Time Spiral Block (Time Spiral,
Planar Chaos, Future Sight)
- Ravnica Block (Ravnica: City of Guilds,
Guildpact, Dissension)
- Kamigawa Block (Champions of
Kamigawa, Betrayers of Kamigawa, Saviors of
Kamigawa)
- Mirrodin Block (Mirrodin,
Darksteel, Fifth Dawn)
- Onslaught Block (Onslaught,
Legions, Scourge)
- Odyssey Block (Odyssey,
Torment, Judgment)
- Invasion Block (Invasion,
Planeshift, Apocalypse)
- Masques Block (Mercadian Masques,
Nemesis, Prophecy)
- Urza Block (Urza's Saga, Urza's
Legacy, Urza's Destiny)
- Tempest Block (Tempest,
Stronghold, Exodus)
- Mirage Block (Mirage,
Visions, Weatherlight)
- Ice Age Block (Ice Age,
Alliances, Coldsnap)
The following cards are banned in Block
Constructed Tournaments:
- AEther Vial (Mirrodin Block)
- Ancient Den (Mirrodin Block)
- Arcbound Ravager (Mirrodin Block)
- Darksteel Citadel (Mirrodin Block)
- Disciple of the Vault (Mirrodin
Block)
- Great Furnace (Mirrodin Block)
- Seat of the Synod (Mirrodin Block)
- Tree of Tales (Mirrodin Block)
- Vault of Whispers (Mirrodin Block)
- Skullclamp (Mirrodin Block)
- Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero (Masques Block)
- Rishadan Port (Masques Block)
- Gaea’s Cradle (Urza Block)
- Memory Jar (Urza Block)
- Serra’s Sanctum (Urza Block)
- Time Spiral (Urza Block)
- Tolarian Academy (Urza Block)
- Voltaic Key (Urza Block)
- Windfall (Urza Block)
- Cursed Scroll (Tempest Block)
- Squandered Resources (Mirage
Block)
- Amulet of Quoz (Ice Age Block)
- Thawing Glaciers (Ice Age Block)
- Zuran Orb (Ice Age Block)
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Official information about Constructed
formats and the Standard format can be found in the
Magic: The Gathering
Floor Rules.
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| TWO-HEADED
GIANT FORMAT DECK CONSTRUCTION |
| Two-Headed Giant Constructed decks must contain a
minimum of sixty cards. There is no maximum deck size; however, you must
be able to shuffle your deck with no assistance.
Two-Headed Giant uses the Unified Deck Construction
rules. With the exception of basic land cards, a team's combined decks
may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its
English card title. (For example, if one player is using four
Naturalizes in a Multiplayer Constructed event, no other player on that
team may have a Naturalize in his or her deck.) Sideboards are not
allowed in Constructed Multiplayer tournaments.
If a card is restricted in a particular format, no
more than one of that card may be used by the team. No players may use
cards that are banned in a particular format. |
In addition to the above rules, the following
card is banned in Constructed Two-Headed Giant tournaments:
- Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
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Official information about Constructed formats
and the Standard format can be found in the
Magic: The Gathering
Floor Rules.
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| VINTAGE
FORMAT DECK CONSTRUCTION |
| Constructed decks must contain a minimum of sixty
cards. There is no maximum deck size; however, you must be able to
shuffle your deck with no assistance. If a player wishes to use a
sideboard, it must contain exactly fifteen cards.
With the exception of basic land cards, a player’s
combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any
individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent. All cards
named Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest are basic. (The five
Ice Age snow-covered lands -- Snow-Covered Plains, Snow-Covered
Island, Snow-Covered Swamp, Snow-Covered Mountain, and Snow-Covered
Forest -- are also basic lands. Note that snow-covered lands are
permitted only in formats that allow the Ice Age set to be used.)
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The following cards are banned in Vintage
tournaments:
- Any ante card
- Chaos Orb
- Falling Star
- Shahrazad (Effective September 20, 2007)
The following cards are restricted* in Vintage
tournaments:
- Ancestral Recall
- Balance
- Black Lotus
- Burning Wish
- Channel
- Chrome Mox
- Crop Rotation
- Demonic Consultation
- Demonic Tutor
- Dream Halls
- Enlightened Tutor
- Entomb
- Fact or Fiction
- Fastbond
- Frantic Search
- Gifts Ungiven
- Grim Monolith
- Imperial Seal
- Library of Alexandria
- Lion’s Eye Diamond
- Lotus Petal
- Mana Crypt
- Mana Vault
- Memory Jar
- Mind’s Desire
- Mox Diamond
- Mox Emerald
- Mox Jet
- Mox Pearl
- Mox Ruby
- Mox Sapphire
- Mystical Tutor
- Necropotence
- Personal Tutor
- Regrowth
- Sol Ring
- Strip Mine
- Time Spiral
- Time Walk
- Timetwister
- Tinker
- Tolarian Academy
- Trinisphere
- Vampiric Tutor
- Wheel of Fortune
- Windfall
- Yawgmoth’s Bargain
- Yawgmoth’s Will
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| Official information about Constructed formats
and the Vintage format can be found in the
Magic: The Gathering
Floor Rules.
*Restricted Card: A card that is limited by the DCI
to one per deck in the indicated format. For example, the card Black
Lotus is restricted in DCI-sanctioned Vintage Magic tournaments.
This means that only one Black Lotus is allowed per deck, including
sideboard, in the Vintage format.
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| LEGACY
FORMAT DECK CONSTRUCTION |
| Constructed decks must contain a minimum of sixty
cards. There is no maximum deck size; however, you must be able to
shuffle your deck with no assistance. If a player wishes to use a
sideboard, it must contain exactly fifteen cards.
With the exception of basic land cards, a player’s
combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any
individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent. All cards
named Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest are basic. (The five
Ice Age snow-covered lands -- Snow-Covered Plains, Snow-Covered
Island, Snow-Covered Swamp, Snow-Covered Mountain, and Snow-Covered
Forest -- are also basic lands. Note that snow-covered lands are
permitted only in formats that allow the Ice Age set to be used.)
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The following cards are banned in Legacy
tournaments:
- Amulet of Quoz
- Ancestral Recall
- Balance
- Bazaar of Baghdad
- Black Lotus
- Black Vise
- Bronze Tablet
- Channel
- Chaos Orb
- Contract from Below
- Darkpact
- Demonic Attorney
- Demonic Consultation
- Demonic Tutor
- Dream Halls
- Earthcraft
- Entomb
- Falling Star
- Fastbond
- Flash
- Frantic Search
- Goblin Recruiter
- Grim Monolith
- Gush
- Hermit Druid
- Illusionary Mask
- Imperial Seal
- Jeweled Bird
- Land Tax
- Library of Alexandria
- Mana Crypt
- Mana Drain
- Mana Vault
- Memory Jar
- Metalworker
- Mind Twist
- Mind's Desire
- Mishra's Workshop
- Mox Emerald
- Mox Jet
- Mox Pearl
- Mox Ruby
- Mox Sapphire
- Necropotence
- Oath of Druids
- Rebirth
- Shahrazad (Effective September 20th 2007)
- Skullclamp
- Sol Ring
- Strip Mine
- Tempest Efreet
- Time Spiral
- Time Walk
- Timetwister
- Timmerian Fiends
- Tinker
- Tolarian Academy
- Vampiric Tutor
- Wheel of Fortune
- Windfall
- Worldgorger Dragon
- Yawgmoth's Bargain
- Yawgmoth's Will
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| Official information about Constructed formats
and the Vintage format can be found in the
Magic: The Gathering
Floor Rules.
*Restricted Card: A card that is limited by the DCI
to one per deck in the indicated format. For example, the card Black
Lotus is restricted in DCI-sanctioned Vintage Magic tournaments.
This means that only one Black Lotus is allowed per deck, including
sideboard, in the Vintage format.
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