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'''Frontier'''<ref>[http://www.hareruyamtg.com/jp/pages/format_frontier.aspx Original announcement on Hareruya's website]</ref>  (also known as '''Postmodern''' or '''Contemporary'''<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/events/669885076509688/ Contemporary Night III by Top Notch Hobby]</ref>) is an unofficial [[constructed]] ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[format]] that allows expansion sets and [[core set]]s from ''[[Magic 2015]]'' onward. The Frontier format thus encompasses all cards that have been printed in a core or expansion set using the M15 [[card frame]]. In this way, it is similar to [[Modern]], which uses an earlier change of card frames as its cutoff point.
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== Description ==
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'''Frontier'''<ref>[http://www.hareruyamtg.com/jp/pages/format_frontier.aspx Original announcement on Hareruya's website]</ref>  (also known as '''Postmodern''' or '''Contemporary'''<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/events/669885076509688/ Contemporary Night III by Top Notch Hobby]</ref>) is an unofficial [[constructed]] ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[format]] that allows expansion sets and [[core set]]s from ''[[Magic 2015]]'' onward. The Frontier format thus encompasses all cards that have been printed in a core or expansion set using the M15 [[card frame]]. In this way, it is similar to [[Modern]], which uses an earlier change of card frames as its cutoff point. With the advent of [[Pioneer]] as a sanctioned competitive format (the same pool, plus [[Return to Ravnica block]], [[Theros block]] and associated core sets), Frontier has lost much of its reason for being.


==Description==
On September 26, 2016, Japanese card game stores Hareruya and BigMagic announced that they would each be holding weekly tournaments in this format.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/54jyvl/postmodern_has_begun_hareruya_and_bigmagic_team/ Discussion thread on Reddit with an English summary of the announcement]</ref>  It is also played competitively in Toronto at F2F games.
On September 26, 2016, Japanese card game stores Hareruya and BigMagic announced that they would each be holding weekly tournaments in this format.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/54jyvl/postmodern_has_begun_hareruya_and_bigmagic_team/ Discussion thread on Reddit with an English summary of the announcement]</ref>  It is also played competitively in Toronto at F2F games.


The deck construction rules are the same as in sanctioned formats like [[Modern]] and [[Standard]]: 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. A [[sideboard]] of at most fifteen cards can be used. With the exception of [[basic lands]] (land cards that have the “[[basic]]” [[supertype]]), a player's combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent.
The deck construction rules are the same as in sanctioned formats like [[Modern]] and [[Standard]]: 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. A [[sideboard]] of at most fifteen cards can be used. With the exception of [[basic land]]s (land cards that have the “[[basic]]” [[supertype]]), a player's combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual cards, counted by its English card title equivalent.
 
== Set legality ==


==Set legality==
Cards from all regular core sets and expansions since ''[[Magic 2015]]'' are legal.
Cards from all regular core sets and expansions since ''[[Magic 2015]]'' are legal.


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* ''[[Magic 2015]]''
*''[[Magic 2015]]''
* ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]''
*''[[Khans of Tarkir]]''
* ''[[Fate Reforged]]''
*''[[Fate Reforged]]''
* ''[[Dragons of Tarkir]]''
*''[[Dragons of Tarkir]]''
* ''[[Magic Origins]]''
*''[[Magic Origins]]''
* ''[[Battle for Zendikar]]''
*''[[Battle for Zendikar]]''
* ''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]''  
*''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]''
* ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]''
*''[[Welcome Deck 2016]]''
* ''[[Eldritch Moon]]''
*''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]''
* ''[[Kaladesh]]''
*''[[Eldritch Moon]]''
* ''[[Aether Revolt]]''
*''[[Kaladesh]]''
* ''[[Amonkhet]]''
*''[[Aether Revolt]]''
* ''[[Hour of Devastation]]''
*''[[Welcome Deck 2017]]''
* ''[[Ixalan]]''
*''[[Amonkhet]]''
* ''[[Rivals of Ixalan]]''
*''[[Hour of Devastation]]''
*''[[Ixalan]]''
*''[[Rivals of Ixalan]]''
*''[[Dominaria]]''
*''[[Core Set 2019]]''
*''[[Guilds of Ravnica]]''
*''[[Ravnica Allegiance]]''
*''[[War of the Spark]]''
*''[[Core Set 2020]]''
*''[[Throne of Eldraine]]''
*''[[Theros Beyond Death]]''
*''[[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]]''
*''[[Core Set 2021]]''
*''[[Zendikar Rising]]''
*''[[Kaldheim]]''
*''[[Strixhaven: School of Mages]]''
*''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]]''
*''[[Innistrad: Midnight Hunt]]''
*''[[Innistrad: Crimson Vow]]''
*''[[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]]''
*''[[Streets of New Capenna]]''
*''[[Dominaria United]]''
*''[[The Brothers' War]]''
*''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]''
*''[[March of the Machine]]''
*''[[March of the Machine: The Aftermath]]''
*''[[Wilds of Eldraine]]''
*''[[The Lost Caverns of Ixalan]]''
}}
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Cards appearing in the [[Magic Origins/Sample decks|''Magic Origins'' sample decks]], the ''[[Welcome Deck 2016]]'' expansion, or [[Planeswalker Decks]] are also legal in the format. However, appearing in the [[Masterpiece Series]] does not make a card Frontier-legal.
Cards appearing in the [[Magic Origins/Sample decks|''Magic Origins'' sample decks]] or [[Planeswalker Decks]] are also legal in the format. However, appearing in the [[Masterpiece Series]] does not make a card Frontier-legal.


There is currently no banned list.
There is currently no banned list.


== References ==
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
 
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgfrontier/ /r/mtgfrontier], a subreddit dedicated to the format
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgfrontier/ /r/mtgfrontier], a subreddit dedicated to the format
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgfinalfrontier/ /r/mtgfinalfrontier], a subreddit dedicated to the competitive side of the format
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgfinalfrontier/ /r/mtgfinalfrontier], a subreddit dedicated to the competitive side of the format
* [https://mtg.one/ MTG.one], a website which features content on competitive Frontier.
* [https://mtg.one/ MTG.one], a website that features content on competitive Frontier.


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format:"Frontier"

Frontier[1] (also known as Postmodern or Contemporary[2]) is an unofficial constructed Magic: The Gathering format that allows expansion sets and core sets from Magic 2015 onward. The Frontier format thus encompasses all cards that have been printed in a core or expansion set using the M15 card frame. In this way, it is similar to Modern, which uses an earlier change of card frames as its cutoff point. With the advent of Pioneer as a sanctioned competitive format (the same pool, plus Return to Ravnica block, Theros block and associated core sets), Frontier has lost much of its reason for being.

Description

On September 26, 2016, Japanese card game stores Hareruya and BigMagic announced that they would each be holding weekly tournaments in this format.[3] It is also played competitively in Toronto at F2F games.

The deck construction rules are the same as in sanctioned formats like Modern and Standard: 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. A sideboard of at most fifteen cards can be used. With the exception of basic lands (land cards that have the “basicsupertype), a player's combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual cards, counted by its English card title equivalent.

Set legality

Cards from all regular core sets and expansions since Magic 2015 are legal.

Cards appearing in the Magic Origins sample decks or Planeswalker Decks are also legal in the format. However, appearing in the Masterpiece Series does not make a card Frontier-legal.

There is currently no banned list.

References

External links