PIECES-OF-THE-PUZZLE(7) Miscellaneous Information Manual PIECES-OF-THE-PUZZLE(7)

PIECES-OF-THE-PUZZLEbuild-your-own-standard for mtg

This is a description of a Build-Your-Own Magic: The Gathering format aiming to replicate old standard formats. It consists of 1 Core Set (between 6th Edition and 10th Edition) and 2 Blocks (between Ice Age Block and Time Spiral Block), chosen and announced to players by tournament organizers (or equivalent).

The current Legacy banlist is in effect. The latest version of the Comprehensive Rules is to be used. Decks are 60 cards at minimum, with no upper limit. Sideboards are exactly 15 cards.

Notes: Ice Age Block includes Coldsnap, but not Homelands. Time Spiral Block includes only cards from the main set and does not include Timeshifted cards.

The following blocks are legal to be chosen:

Ice Age Block
(Ice Age, Alliances, Coldsnap)
Mirage Block
(Mirage, Visions, Weatherlight)
Tempest Block
(Tempest, Stronghold, Exodus)
Urza's Block
(Urza's Saga, Urza's Legacy, Urza's Destiny)
Masques Block
(Mercadian Masques, Nemesis, Prophecy)
Invasion Block
(Invasion, Planeshift, Apocalypse)
Odyssey Block
(Odyssey, Torment, Judgment)
Onslaught Block
(Onslaught, Legion, Scourge)
Mirrodin Block
(Mirrodin, Darksteel, Fifth Dawn)
Kamigawa Block
(Champions of Kamigawa, Betrayers of Kamigawa, Saviors of Kamigawa)
Ravnica Block
(Ravnica, Guildpact, Dissension)
Time Spiral Block
(Time Spiral, Planar Chaos, Future Sight)
August 20, 2023 Magic: The Gathering