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Casual refers to playing Magic: The Gathering without an attempt to enter a DCI-sanctioned tournament. Casual players, making up a significant majority of the customer base for the game, are generally more concerned about having fun than winning. Casual games are often played with theme decks that possess a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout.

Casual formats or variants are mostly invented by players. Some of them like Commander were endorsed by Wizards of the Coast and received official rules and ban lists. Others like Conspiracy Draft were conceived by Wizards to mix up the gaming experience. And some formats are sanctioned for Magic Online but people started playing these formats casually with real cards, i.e. Pauper Magic. Like the DCI sanctioned formats, most casual variants are Constructed, Limited and Multiplayer formats. ^[1]

Rules

There are a few Casual Variants which are described in the comprehensive rules:

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

9. Casual Variants
- 900. General
- 901. Planechase
- 902. Vanguard
- 903. Commander
- 904. Archenemy
- 905. Conspiracy Draft

References

↑ Wizards of the Coast (not dated). "Casual Formats". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

External links

Adam Styborski (January 03, 2012). "The Compendium of Casual Magic, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
Adam Styborski (February 12, 2013). "The Compendium of Casual Magic, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

Formats

DCI
Sanctioned

Paper

Constructed	Standard Modern Pioneer Explorer

Eternal	Vintage Legacy Pauper

Limited/Draft	Sealed Deck Booster Draft Chaos Draft Rochester Draft Jumpstart

Multiplayer	Two-Headed Giant

Magic Online

Constructed	1v1 Commander Brawl Freeform Momir Penny Dreadful Prismatic Singleton Tribal Wars

Limited/Draft	4-Pack Sealed Cube Draft Kamigawa Remix Supreme Draft

Magic Arena

Constructed	Alchemy Arena Standard Artisan Gladiator Historic Mastermind Momir's Madness Momir Planeswalker Oko's Madness Sleeper Agent Standard Cascade Timeless Traditional

Limited/Draft	Jump In! Omniscience Draft

Casual

Constructed	3-Card Blind Ancient Archenemy Archon Assassin Auction Baroque Block Party Bring Your Own Block Build Your Own Standard Captain Challenge Deck Chaos Magic Commander Duel Commander Flavortown Folk Commander Forgetful Fish Frontier Gentry Highlander Judge Tower Lightning Magic Old School Oathbreaker Pauper Commander Peasant Planechase QL Magic Rainbow Stairwell Retro-Modern Solitaire Star Supervillain Rumble Tiny Leaders Vanguard

Limited/Draft	Auction Draft Back Draft Commander Draft Conspiracy Draft Continuous Draft Duplicate Sealed Fat Stack Flavor Draft Mental Magic Mini-Master Pai Gow Magic Pick-a-Pack Reject Rare Draft Rotisserie Draft Solomon Draft Type 4 Winchester Draft Winston Draft

Multiplayer	Alternating Teams Emperor Free-for-All Grand Melee Horde Magic Team vs. Team

Retired	Block Constructed Classic Duo Standard Extended Kaleidoscope

Comprehensive Rules

100. Game Concepts

The Magic Golden Rules Players Starting the Game Ending the Game Colors Mana Numbers and Symbols Cards Objects Permanents Tokens Spells Abilities Emblems Targets Special Actions Timing and Priority Costs Life Damage Drawing a Card Counters Stickers

200. Parts of a Card

Name Mana Cost and Color Illustration Color Indicator Type Line Expansion Symbol Text Box Power/Toughness Loyalty Defense Hand Modifier Life Modifier Information Below the Text Box

300. Card Types

Artifacts Creatures Enchantments Instants Lands Planeswalkers Sorceries Kindreds Dungeons Battles Planes Phenomena Vanguards Schemes Conspiracies

400. Zones

Library Hand Battlefield Graveyard Stack Exile Ante Command

500. Turn Structure

Beginning Phase Untap Step Upkeep Step Draw Step Main Phase Combat Phase Beginning of Combat Step Declare Attackers Step Declare Blockers Step Combat Damage Step End of Combat Step Ending Phase End Step Cleanup Step

600. Spells, Abilities, and Effects

Casting Spells Activating Activated Abilities Handling Triggered Abilities Handling Static Abilities Mana Abilities Loyalty Abilities Linked Abilities Resolving Spells and Abilities Effects One-Shot Effects Continuous Effects Text-Changing Effects Interaction of Continuous Effects Replacement Effects Prevention Effects Interaction of Replacement and/or Prevention Effects

700. Additional Rules

800. Multiplayer Rules

Limited Range of Influence Option Attack Multiple Players Option Attack Left and Attack Right Options Deploy Creatures Option Shared Team Turns Option Free-for-All Variant Grand Melee Variant Team vs. Team Variant Emperor Variant Two-Headed Giant Variant Alternating Teams Variant

900. Casual Variants

Planechase Vanguard Commander Archenemy Conspiracy Draft

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