Formats & Legality
Deck-construction rules per format. A card's legality is checked live — open any card to see its per-format legality, driven by the official data.
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Standard
Constructed RotatingThe rotating Constructed format using only the most recent sets. Sets leave ("rotate") roughly annually.
Deck: 60-card minimum, up to 4 copies
Pioneer
ConstructedNon-rotating Constructed from Return to Ravnica forward.
Deck: 60-card minimum, up to 4 copies
Modern
ConstructedNon-rotating Constructed from Eighth Edition / Modern-era sets forward.
Deck: 60-card minimum, up to 4 copies
Legacy
EternalEternal format using nearly all cards ever printed, with a banned list.
Deck: 60-card minimum, up to 4 copies
Vintage
EternalThe most powerful Constructed format — most cards legal, a few banned, and a restricted list capping certain cards at one copy.
Deck: 60-card minimum, up to 4 copies
Pauper
EternalConstructed using only cards printed at common rarity.
Deck: 60-card minimum, up to 4 copies
Commander (EDH)
SingletonSingleton multiplayer format built around a legendary commander; cards must match the commander's color identity. 40 starting life.
Deck: Exactly 100 cards, singleton
Oathbreaker
SingletonA planeswalker "commander" paired with a signature spell; 20 starting life.
Deck: Exactly 60 cards, singleton
Brawl
SingletonCommander-style singleton using a Standard/Historic-legal card pool.
Deck: Singleton, commander-led
