[Rules] Official Constructed Formats

[Rules] Official Constructed Formats May 23, 2011 21:35:11 GMT -5

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Standard is a constructed-deck format, meaning players must provide a deck that follows the rules of the format. All constructed decks:

must contain at least 60 cards.
must be able to be shuffled without assistance.
must have a sideboard of either exactly 0 or exactly 15 cards.
may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent. This rule does not apply to Basic Land cards.

The Standard format only allows cards from the two most recent blocks. Currently, the permitted sets are:

There are currently no banned cards in Standard.

Legacy is a constructed-deck format, meaning players must provide a deck that follows the rules of the format. All constructed decks:

must contain at least 60 cards.
must be able to be shuffled without assistance.
must have a sideboard of either exactly 0 or exactly 15 cards.
may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent. This rule does not apply to Basic Land cards.

Legacy allows any black- or white-bordered set to be played. Further restrictions on cards are as follows:

Banned:

Vintage is a constructed-deck format, meaning players must provide a deck that follows the rules of the format. All constructed decks:

must contain at least 60 cards.
must be able to be shuffled without assistance.
must have a sideboard of either exactly 0 or exactly 15 cards.
may not contain more than four of any individual card, or one of any restricted card, counted by its English card title equivalent. This rule does not apply to Basic Land cards.

Vintage allows any black- or white-bordered set to be played. Further restrictions on cards are as follows:

Banned:

Restricted:

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