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'''Modern''' is a constructed format that allows expansion sets and [[Core Set|core sets]] from ''[[Eighth Edition]]'' forward, save for the Modern ban list. The modern format thus encompasses all cards that have been printed in a core or expansion set using the modern [[card frame]] (plus some others from ''[[Time Spiral]]'').
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'''Modern''' is a [[constructed]] [[format]] that allows [[expansion]] [[set]]s, [[Core Set|core sets]], and ''[[Modern Horizons]]''; from ''[[Eighth Edition]]'' forward, save for the [[Banned list|Modern ban list]].<ref>{{DailyRef|level-one/introduction-popular-constructed-formats-2015-04-27|An Introduction to the Popular Constructed Formats|[[Reid Duke]]|April 27, 2015}}</ref> The modern format thus encompasses all cards that have been printed in a core or expansion set using the modern [[card frame]] (plus some others from ''[[Time Spiral]]'').


==Description==
==Description==
The format was introduced as a non-sanctioned [[Magic Online]] format in May, 19, 2011. And subsequently officially codified on August 12, 2011, when the format of Pro Tour Philadelphia was changed from [[Extended]] to Modern.<ref>[http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/155a Pro Tour Philadelphia Format Change]</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/ld/144|A Modern Proposal|[[Tom LaPille]]|May 27, 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/ld/155|Welcome to the Modern World|[[Tom LaPille]]|August 12, 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/ld/167|The Modern Future|[[Tom LaPille]]|November 04, 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/ld/252|Developing Modern|[[Sam Stoddard]]|June 21, 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/ld/287|Modern Living|[[Sam Stoddard]]|February 21, 2014}}</ref>
The format was introduced as a non-sanctioned [[Magic Online]] format on May 19, 2011, and subsequently officially codified on August 12, 2011, when the format of Pro Tour Philadelphia was changed from [[Extended]] to Modern.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/pro-tour-philadelphia-format-change-2011-08-12|Pro Tour Philadelphia Format Change|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/modern-proposal-2011-05-27|A Modern Proposal|[[Tom LaPille]]|May 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/welcome-modern-world-2011-08-12|Welcome to the Modern World|[[Tom LaPille]]|August 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/modern-future-2011-11-04|The Modern Future|[[Tom LaPille]]|November 04, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/developing-modern-2013-06-21|Developing Modern|[[Sam Stoddard]]|June 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/modern-living-2014-02-21-0|Modern Living|[[Sam Stoddard]]|February 21, 2014}}</ref>


Constructed 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. Like other constructed formats, a [[sideboard]] of at most of fifteen cards can be used.
==Deck construction==
Constructed 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. Like other constructed formats, a [[sideboard]] of exactly fifteen or zero cards can be used.


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. All cards named Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest are basic, as are their snow-covered counterparts {{-}} <c>Snow-Covered Plains</c>, <c>Snow-Covered Island</c>, <c>Snow-Covered Swamp</c>, <c>Snow-Covered Mountain</c>, and <c>Snow-Covered Forest</c>. <ref name="current">[http://wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Resources.aspx?x=judge/resources/sfrmodern Modern Format Deck Construction], [[magicthegathering.com|MTG.com]]</ref>
Except for [[basic land]]s (land cards that have the "[[basic]]" [[supertype]]) and cards like <c>Relentless Rats</c>, a player's combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent.<ref name="current">{{WebRef|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/gameinfo/gameplay/formats/modern|title=Modern Format|work=magicthegathering.com|publisher=Wizards of the Coast}}</ref>


==Set legality==  
===Set legality===
Any regular expansions/core set released since the introduction of newer card frame (i.e. [[Mirrodin]] and [[Eighth Edition]] respectively) can be used.
Cards from all regular core sets and expansions since ''[[Eighth Edition]]'' are legal.<ref name="current"/>
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*''[[Shadowmoor]]''
*''[[Eventide]]''
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As of September 26th, 2014, cards from the following sets are permitted in Modern tournaments <ref name="current"/>:
[[Timeshifted]] cards in ''Time Spiral'' (even never reprinted in the modern frame), cards from [[Planeswalker deck]]s, and [[Buy-a-Box]] promos are considered [[legal]] in this format. However, cards reprinted as [[Masterpiece Series]] or [[Bonus sheet]]s are not considered as a part of the respective expansion, and can only be used if they are already legal in Modern.
{|
|
*[[Eighth Edition]]
*[[Mirrodin]]
*[[Darksteel]]
*[[Fifth Dawn]]
*[[Champions of Kamigawa]]
*[[Betrayers of Kamigawa]]
*[[Saviors of Kamigawa]]
*[[Ninth Edition]]
|
*[[Ravnica: City of Guilds]]
*[[Guildpact]]
*[[Dissension]]
*[[Coldsnap]]
*[[Time Spiral]] <sup>†</sup>
*[[Planar Chaos]]
*[[Future Sight]]
*[[Tenth Edition]]
|
*[[Lorwyn]]
*[[Morningtide]]
*[[Shadowmoor]]
*[[Eventide]]
*[[Shards of Alara]]
*[[Conflux]]
*[[Alara Reborn]]
*[[Magic 2010]]
|
*[[Zendikar]]
*[[Worldwake]]
*[[Rise of the Eldrazi]]
*[[Magic 2011]]
*[[Scars of Mirrodin]]
*[[Mirrodin Besieged]]
*[[New Phyrexia]]
*[[Magic 2012]]
|
*[[Innistrad]]
*[[Dark Ascension]]
*[[Avacyn Restored]]
*[[Magic 2013]]
*[[Return to Ravnica]]
*[[Gatecrash]]
*[[Dragon's Maze]]
*[[Magic 2014]]
|
*[[Theros]]
*[[Born of the Gods]]
*[[Journey into Nyx]]
*[[Magic 2015]]
*[[Khans of Tarkir]]
|}


<sup>†</sup> This includes timeshifted cards. Even it is printed as older frame
====Straight-to-Modern====
Several sets introduce new cards directly into Modern without them ever being legal in Standard. They contain brand new cards and reprints not previously legal in Modern.
*''[[Modern Horizons]]'' (2019)
*''[[Modern Horizons 2]]'' (2021)
*''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth]]'' (2023).<ref>{{DailyRef|news/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24|On The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Format Legality|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 24, 2021}}</ref>
*''[[Modern Horizons 3]]'' (2024)
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' (2024)


==Banned List==
====Modern Masters====
The [[Masters series#Physical releases|Modern Masters series]] contains reprints of Modern-legal cards from ''Eighth Edition'' onward. The sets include many cards with new art as well as new, never-before-printed [[token]]s.
 
===Banned List===
{{See also|Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions}}
{{See also|Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions}}
As of March 11th, 2024, the following cards are banned in Modern tournaments:<ref name="current"/><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/brief-history-modern-banned-list-2015-02-03|A Brief History of the Modern Banned List|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|February 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|announcements/march-11-2024-banned-and-restricted-announcement|March 11, 2024 Banned and Restricted Announcement|[[Dan Musser]]|March 11, 2024}}</ref>


As of January 23rd, 2015, the following cards are banned in Modern tournaments <ref name="current"/> <ref>{{NewRef|arcana/brief-history-modern-banned-list-2015-02-03|A Brief History of the Modern Banned List|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|February 3, 2015}}</ref>:
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
 
*<c>Ancient Den</c>
{|
*<c>Arcum's Astrolabe</c>
|
*<c>Birthing Pod</c>
*<card>Ancestral Vision</card>
*<card>Ancient Den</card>
*<card>Birthing Pod</card>
*<c>Blazing Shoal</c>
*<c>Blazing Shoal</c>
*<c>Bloodbraid Elf</c>
*<c>Bridge from Below</c>
*<card>Chrome Mox</card>
*<c>Chrome Mox</c>
*<c>Cloudpost</c>
*<c>Cloudpost</c>
*<card>Dark Depths</card>
*<c>Dark Depths</c>
*<card>Dig Through Time</card>
*<c>Dig Through Time</c>
*<card>Deathrite Shaman</card>
*<c>Deathrite Shaman</c>
*<card>Dread Return</card>
*<c>Dread Return</c>
|
*<c>Eye of Ugin</c>
*<card>Glimpse of Nature</card>
*<c>Faithless Looting</c>
*<card>Great Furnace</card>
*<c>Field of the Dead</c>
*<c>Fury</c>
*<c>Gitaxian Probe</c>
*<c>Glimpse of Nature</c>
*<c>Golgari Grave-Troll</c>
*<c>Great Furnace</c>
*<c>Green Sun's Zenith</c>
*<c>Green Sun's Zenith</c>
*<card>Hypergenesis</card>
*<c>Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis</c>
*<card>Jace, the Mind Sculptor</card>
*<c>Hypergenesis</c>
*<card>Mental Misstep</card>
*<c>Krark-Clan Ironworks</c>
*<c>Lurrus of the Dream-Den</c>
*<c>Mental Misstep</c>
*<c>Mox Opal</c>
*<c>Mycosynth Lattice</c>
*<c>Mystic Sanctuary</c>
*<c>Oko, Thief of Crowns</c>
*<c>Once Upon a Time</c>
*<c>Ponder</c>
*<c>Ponder</c>
*<c>Preordain</c>
*<c>Punishing Fire</c>
*<c>Punishing Fire</c>
*<c>Rite of Flame</c>
*<c>Rite of Flame</c>
*<card>Seat of the Synod</card>
*<c>Seat of the Synod</c>
|
*<c>Second Sunrise</c>
*<c>Second Sunrise</c>
*<c>Seething Song</c>
*<c>Seething Song</c>
*<card>Sensei's Divining Top</card>
*<c>Sensei's Divining Top</c>
*<card>Stoneforge Mystic</card>
*<c>Simian Spirit Guide</c>
*<card>Skullclamp</card>
*<c>Skullclamp</c>
*<card>Sword of the Meek</card>
*<c>Splinter Twin</c>
*<card>Treasure Cruise</card>
*<c>Summer Bloom</c>
*<card>Tree of Tales</card>
*<c>Tibalt's Trickery</c>
*<card>Umezawa's Jitte</card>
*<c>Treasure Cruise</c>
*<card>Vault of Whispers</card>
*<c>Tree of Tales</c>
|}
*<c>Umezawa's Jitte</c>
*<c>Up the Beanstalk</c>
*<c>Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath</c>
*<c>Vault of Whispers</c>
*<c>Violent Outburst</c>
*<c>Yorion, Sky Nomad</c><ref name="October 2022">{{DailyRef|news/october-10-2022-banned-and-restricted-announcement|October 10, 2022 Banned and Restricted Announcement|[[Ian Duke]]|September 19, 2022}}</ref>
}}
 
==Popular archetypes==
===Aggro===
*Modern Burn
*Modern Elves
*Modern Izzet Tempo
*Modern Merfolk
*Modern New Affinity
*Modern Prowess
*Modern Infect


==Popular [[archetype]]s==
===Midrange===
*[[Modern Death Cloud Rock deck]]
*Modern Crashcade
*[[Modern Delver deck]]
*Modern Death and Taxes
*[[Modern Infect Combo deck]]
*Modern [[Death's Shadow]]
*[[Modern Living End deck]]
*Modern Colorless/Eldrazi Tron
*[[Modern Mystical Teachings deck]]
*Modern Four-Color Elementals
*[[Modern Jund deck]]
*Modern Red-Black Unearth/Midrange
 
===Combo===
*Modern Ad Nauseam
*Modern Amulet Titan
*Modern Belcher
*Modern Indomitable Creativity
*Modern Dredge
*Modern Green Tron
*Modern Hammer Time
*[[Modern Living End]]
*Modern Reanimator
*Modern ThopterSword
*Modern Undying Yawgmoth
 
===Control===
*Modern Blue-White-X Control
*Modern Blue Moon
*Modern Red Prison
 
===Previous popular archetypes===
[[Archetype]]s which were popular, but had key cards banned or fell out of favor.
*[[Modern Affinity deck]]/Robots
*Modern Arclight Phoenix
*Modern As Foretold
*Modern Bant Stoneblade
*Modern Birthing Pod
*[[Modern Bloom Titan deck]]
*Modern Bogles
*Modern Bridgevine
*Modern Blue Tron
*[[Modern Cawblade deck]]
*[[Modern Death Cloud Rock deck|Modern Death Cloud Rock]]
*[[Modern Delver deck|Modern Delver]]
*[[Modern Doran deck]]
*[[Modern Faeries deck]]
*[[Modern Five-Color Humans]]
*Modern Four-Color Blink (Yorion)
*Modern Hogaak
*Modern Hollow One
*[[Modern Infect Combo deck|Modern Infect Combo]]
*Modern Ironworks Combo
*[[Modern Isochron Scepter deck]]
*Modern Lantern
*[[Modern Melira deck]]
*[[Modern Melira Pod deck]]
*[[Modern Mystical Teachings deck|Modern Mystical Teachings]]
*[[Modern Pyromancer deck]]
*[[Modern Pyromancer deck]]
*[[Modern Zoo deck]]
*[[Modern RDW deck]]
*[[Modern Retrace-Loam deck]]
*Modern Snowko/Snow Piles
*Modern Spirits
*[[Modern Splinter Twin deck]]
*[[Modern Tron deck]]
*[[Modern UB control deck]]
*Modern Uro/Uromnath Control
*Modern Whirza
*[[Modern XBlade deck]]
*Modern Ephemerate
*Modern Hardened Scales
*Modern 5-Color Niv
*Modern [[Ponza]]
*Modern Green-White Titan
*Modern Black-Green Rock
*Modern Deadguy Ale
*Modern Storm
*Modern Oops All Spells
*Modern Infect
*[[Modern Scapeshift deck]]
*Modern Heliod Company
*Modern Neobrand
*Modern Naya Kiki-Chord


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


[[Category:Modern format]]
==External links==
*{{DailyRef|top-decks/introduction-modern-2016-01-29|An Introduction to Modern|[[Luis Scott-Vargas]]|January 29, 2016}}
*{{DailyRef|latest-developments/development-risks-modern-2015-05-22|Development Risks in Modern|[[Sam Stoddard]]|May 22, 2015}}
*{{DailyRef|latest-developments/modern-musings-2016-06-03|Modern Musings|[[Sam Stoddard]]|June 3, 2016}}
*{{DailyRef|how-build/staples-modern-2017-03-07|The Staples of Modern|[[Chas Andres]]|March 7, 2017}}
 
{{Formats|Constructed}}
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[[Category:Release day maintenance]]

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Modern
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format:"Modern"

Modern is a constructed format that allows expansion sets, core sets, and Modern Horizons; from Eighth Edition forward, save for the Modern ban list.[1] The modern format thus encompasses all cards that have been printed in a core or expansion set using the modern card frame (plus some others from Time Spiral).

Description

The format was introduced as a non-sanctioned Magic Online format on May 19, 2011, and subsequently officially codified on August 12, 2011, when the format of Pro Tour Philadelphia was changed from Extended to Modern.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Deck construction

Constructed 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. Like other constructed formats, a sideboard of exactly fifteen or zero cards can be used.

Except for basic lands (land cards that have the "basic" supertype) and cards like Relentless Rats, a player's combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent.[8]

Set legality

Cards from all regular core sets and expansions since Eighth Edition are legal.[8]

Timeshifted cards in Time Spiral (even never reprinted in the modern frame), cards from Planeswalker decks, and Buy-a-Box promos are considered legal in this format. However, cards reprinted as Masterpiece Series or Bonus sheets are not considered as a part of the respective expansion, and can only be used if they are already legal in Modern.

Straight-to-Modern

Several sets introduce new cards directly into Modern without them ever being legal in Standard. They contain brand new cards and reprints not previously legal in Modern.

Modern Masters

The Modern Masters series contains reprints of Modern-legal cards from Eighth Edition onward. The sets include many cards with new art as well as new, never-before-printed tokens.

Banned List

See also: Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions.

As of March 11th, 2024, the following cards are banned in Modern tournaments:[8][10][11]

Popular archetypes

Aggro

  • Modern Burn
  • Modern Elves
  • Modern Izzet Tempo
  • Modern Merfolk
  • Modern New Affinity
  • Modern Prowess
  • Modern Infect

Midrange

  • Modern Crashcade
  • Modern Death and Taxes
  • Modern Death's Shadow
  • Modern Colorless/Eldrazi Tron
  • Modern Four-Color Elementals
  • Modern Jund deck
  • Modern Red-Black Unearth/Midrange

Combo

  • Modern Ad Nauseam
  • Modern Amulet Titan
  • Modern Belcher
  • Modern Indomitable Creativity
  • Modern Dredge
  • Modern Green Tron
  • Modern Hammer Time
  • Modern Living End
  • Modern Reanimator
  • Modern ThopterSword
  • Modern Undying Yawgmoth

Control

  • Modern Blue-White-X Control
  • Modern Blue Moon
  • Modern Red Prison

Previous popular archetypes

Archetypes which were popular, but had key cards banned or fell out of favor.

References

  1. ↑ Reid Duke (April 27, 2015). "An Introduction to the Popular Constructed Formats". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 12, 2011). "Pro Tour Philadelphia Format Change". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Tom LaPille (May 27, 2011). "A Modern Proposal". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Tom LaPille (August 12, 2011). "Welcome to the Modern World". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Tom LaPille (November 04, 2011). "The Modern Future". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Sam Stoddard (June 21, 2013). "Developing Modern". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Sam Stoddard (February 21, 2014). "Modern Living". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ a b c Modern Format. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 24, 2021). "On The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Format Legality". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ Blake Rasmussen (February 3, 2015). "A Brief History of the Modern Banned List". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. ↑ Dan Musser (March 11, 2024). "March 11, 2024 Banned and Restricted Announcement". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  12. ↑ Ian Duke (September 19, 2022). "October 10, 2022 Banned and Restricted Announcement". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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