Standard Format Deck Construction aka Type 2
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:
* Ninth Edition
* Ravnica: City of Guilds
* Guildpact
* Dissension
* Coldsnap
* Time Spiral
* Planar Chaos
* Future Sight
There are currently no banned cards in Standard tournaments.
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Extended Deck Construction
Updated June 1, 2007
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 Extended tournaments:
* Seventh Edition
* Eighth Edition
* Ninth Edition
* Tenth Edition (Effective July 20, 2007)
* 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)
The following cards are banned in Extended tournaments:
* Aether Vial
* Disciple of the Vault
* Entomb
* Skullclamp
(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.)
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Block Format Deck Construction
Updated June 1, 2007
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.)
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)
* Timmerian Fiends (Ice Age Block)
* Zuran Orb (Ice Age Block
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Two-Headed Giant
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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Vintage Format Deck Construction aka Type 1
Updated June 1, 2007
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.)
The following cards are banned in Vintage tournaments:
* Any ante card
* Chaos Orb
* Falling Star
The following cards are restricted* in Vintage tournaments (Effective June 20, 2007):
* Ancestral Recall
* Balance
* Black Lotus
* Black Vise (Unrestricted on June 20, 2007)
* Burning Wish
* Channel
* Chrome Mox
* Crop Rotation
* Demonic Consultation
* Demonic Tutor
* Dream Halls
* Enlightened Tutor
* Entomb
* Fact or Fiction
* Fastbond
* Frantic Search
* Gifts Ungiven (Effective June 20, 2007)
* Grim Monolith
* Gush (Unrestricted on June 20, 2007)
* Imperial Seal
* Library of Alexandria
* Lion’s Eye Diamond
* Lotus Petal
* Mana Crypt
* Mana Vault
* Memory Jar
* Mind Twist (Unrestricted on June 20, 2007)
* 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
* Voltaic Key (Unrestricted on June 20, 2007)
* Wheel of Fortune
* Windfall
* Yawgmoth’s Bargain
* Yawgmoth’s Will
*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.
This info was taken from the Official Magic: The Gathering Site
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