Raise the Standard: an MTG Podcast

EP. 12 - Staying Strictly Standard


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Standard, formerly known as Type 2 or Type II, is a ⁠rotating⁠ ⁠constructed⁠ play ⁠format⁠ for ⁠Magic: The Gathering⁠, that was created on January 10, ⁠1995⁠.⁠[1]⁠⁠[2]⁠ It is the most widely sanctioned constructed format at all levels of organized play.⁠[3]⁠ Standard matches are ⁠best-of-3⁠, so this format is called Traditional Standard on ⁠Magic: The Gathering Arena⁠.

Standard ⁠decks⁠ must contain a minimum of sixty cards. There is no maximum deck size; however, one must be able to shuffle one's deck without assistance.

⁠Sideboards⁠ are optional and may contain up to fifteen cards. Except for ⁠basic land⁠ cards, a player's combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four copies of any individual card, counted by the card's English title equivalent.⁠[4]⁠...

[from the ⁠MTGWiki page on Standard⁠.]

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