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| There are a few '''Casual Variants''' which are describes in the comprehensive rules: | | There are a few '''Casual Variants''' which are describes in the comprehensive rules: |
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| ==Variants==
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| ! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Name'''
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| ! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Description'''
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[3-Card Blind]]
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| |Forum-based, played with decks of three cards.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[4-Card Blind]]
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| |Forum-based, played with decks of four cards.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Auction|Auction of the People]]
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| |Players bid with life points and hand size for preconstructed decks.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Duplicate Sealed]]
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| |Each player receives the exact same card pool.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Highlander]]
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| |Only one copy of each card in the deck, with the exception of basic lands. A deck must contain at least 100 cards. No Sideboard.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Horde Magic]]
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| |All players working cooperatively to defeat an automated deck.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Mental Magic]]
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| |A card can be played as any card in the game with the same exact mana cost.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Pauper Magic]]
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| |Only allows common cards.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Peasant Magic]]
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| |Only allows common cards and up to 5 uncommon cards.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Planechase (variant)|Planechase]]
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| |Normal decks are augmented with oversized plane and phenomenon cards.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Rainbow Stairwell]]
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| |Each deck contains exactly 60 cards, six cards from each of the five colors as well as six artifacts or colorless cards.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Rotisserie Draft]]
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| |Every card of a subset of cards is legal and every card only appears once.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Two-Headed Giant]]
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| |Two Teams of two players each all play together in a single game.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Type 4]]
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| |Each player has access to unlimited quantities of mana, but is restricted to casting only one spell on each turn.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Free-for-All]]
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| |A group of players compete as individuals against each other.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Grand Melee]]
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| |Ten or more players. Multiple players to take turns at the same time.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Team vs. Team]]
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| |Teams play against each other. Resources are not shared.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Emperor]]
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| |Teams of three players. Each team has one emperor, who is protected by the other players.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Alternating Teams]]
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| |Players are seated so that no one is next to a teammate and each team is equally spaced out.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Ancient]]
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| |Only allows cards from the original border sets (''Alpha'' through ''Onslaught'').
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Tribal Wars]]
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| |Emphasizes creature combat and tribal themes.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Star]]
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| |Five players each represent one of the five colors of ''Magic''.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Singleton]]
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| |Only one copy of each card in the deck, with the exception of basic lands.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Prismatic]]
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| |Each deck must contain at least 250 cards, including at least 20 cards of each color.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Freeform]]
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| |Magic Online only. All sets and cards are allowed. Regular deckbuilding rules are relaxed.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Classic (format)|Classic]]
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| |Magic Online only. All sets and cards are allowed. Normal deckbuilding rules do apply.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Momir Basic]]
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| |Magic Online only. Based on the “Momir Vig” Vanguard avatar.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Vanguard]]
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| |Normal decks are augmented with oversized cards that modify the rules.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Conspiracy (format)|Conspiracy]]
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| |Focuses on the drafting process and politics.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Build Your Own Standard]]
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| |Each player chooses a core set and two blocks to create their own Standard world..
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Build Your Own Block]]
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| |Each player selects the first set from any block, the second set from any block and the third set from any block.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[Block Party]]
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| |Each player uses cards from his favorite block.
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| |Constructed
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| |[[QL Magic]]
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| |Only allows cards from the original border sets (''Alpha'' through ''Onslaught''). Uses ''Sixth Edition'' rules.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Mini-Master]]
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| |Each player starts with a single booster pack and fifteen basic lands.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Solomon Draft]]
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| |Drafting for two people.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Solomon Draft|Four-player Solomon Draft]]
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| |Drafting for four people.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Pick-a-Pack]]
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| |Drafting with booster packs from many sets.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Winston Draft]]
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| |Drafting with variable stacks of cards.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Winchester Draft]]
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| |Drafting with variable stacks of cards.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Back Draft]]
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| |Reverse Booster Draft. Players build their opponent's card pool.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Reject Rare Draft]]
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| |Each player donates 45 reject rares to play with.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Continuous Draft]]
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| |Each player has a constantly changing card pool.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Cube Draft]]
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| |Players create a "cube", a specifically selected set of at least 360 different cards.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Chaos]]
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| |Players create a "Chaos Deck" that adds extra challenges for players.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Assassin (format)|Assassin]]
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| |Players are randomly assigned "targets" to defeat.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Commander]]
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| |100 card decks with specific rules centered around a legendary creature called General or Commander.
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Archenemy]]
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| |One player versus many opponents
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| |Multiplayer
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| |[[Challenge decks]]
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| |All players working cooperatively to defeat an automated deck.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Fat Stack]]
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| |Players draft from two stacks: one with mana-producers, one with other cards.
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| |Limited
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| |[[Draft|Auction Draft]]
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| |Players bid for cards from the draft pile, using "fun bucks." <ref>{{NewRef|my-favorite-flavor/my-favorite-draft-variant-2015-09-22|My Favorite Draft Variant|Chas Andres|September 22, 2015}}</ref>
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| |Limited
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| |[[Flavor|Flavor Draft]]
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| |In-game [[flavor]] trumps the written text of the cards. <ref>{{NewRef|my-favorite-flavor/flavor-draft-2015-06-16|Flavor Draft|Chas Andres|June 16, 2015}}</ref>
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| ==References== | | ==References== |