Cards restricted in a specific format may only have one copy in a deck, including sideboard.
Cards banned in a specific format may not be used in decks for that format. A card may only be used in a particular format if the card is from a set that is legal in that format or has the same name as a card from a set that is legal in that format. All cards named Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest are basic. 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. Players may have a sideboard of up to a maximum of 15 cards, and exchanges of cards between games are not required to be on a one-for-one basis, so long as the player adheres to the 60 card minimum deck size. 
There is no maximum deck size, however, the player must be able to shuffle their deck unassisted.
Constructed decks must contain a minimum of 60 cards. The following rules apply to all current sanctioned Constructed formats: There are currently five sanctioned Constructed formats: Vintage, Legacy, Modern, Standard and Block Constructed. In Constructed format tournaments, players build their deck in advance of the tournament. Which cards are legal in a constructed format is one of the main variations between the various formats. These rules may also apply to casual formats.Ĭonstructed formats, as opposed to Limited formats, allow players to build decks from the entirety of the legal cards available in the specified format. There are a number of common rules that can be found across a variety of different sanctioned formats. 2.4 Variant Magic: The Gathering products. A wide variety of other formats have been designed by players of the game for custom gameplay or cost reduction these are known as casual formats. The primary two sanctioned Limited formats are Sealed Deck and Booster Draft. Sanctioned Constructed formats include Standard, Modern, Vintage, Legacy, and Block Constructed. These formats require players to build their decks as part of the tournament, with time allotted for deck building. Limited formats, on the other hand, involve a restricted and unknown pool of cards, usually created by opening Magic products. Constructed formats are those in which players may build their deck from all the available cards in the format and construct their deck prior to playing in the tournament. The tournament formats officially sanctioned by the DCI fall into two categories, Constructed and Limited. 
Each format provides rules for deck construction and gameplay. Magic: The Gathering formats are different ways in which the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game can be played. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
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