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| '''Block Constructed''' is a [[format]] (or rather a collection of formats) that allows for [[card]]s of one [[block (sets)|block]] to be played, save any banned cards.<ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/ld/247|Building Blocks|[[Sam Stoddard]]|May 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|level-one/introduction-popular-constructed-formats-2015-04-27|An Introduction to the Popular Constructed Formats|[[Reid Duke]]|April 27, 2015}}</ref>
| | #REDIRECT [[Block (format)]] |
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| ==Description==
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| 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. If a player wishes to use a sideboard, it must contain exactly fifteen cards.
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| 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. (The five [[Ice Age block]] snow-covered lands {{-}} <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> {{-}} are also basic lands, but are ''only'' permitted in formats that allow the Ice Age block to be used.)
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| According to [[Mark Rosewater]], Block Constructed has proven over time to be an unpopular format almost exclusively played because Wizards of the Coast required it at [[Pro Tour]]s and [[Pro Tour Qualifier]]s. He stated that it is being phased out because players almost never play it of their own volition.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/128437611223/will-the-new-2-set-system-lead-to-more-instances|title=Will the new 2-set system lead to more instances of or support for Block Constructed events?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 05, 2015}}</ref>
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| ==Block Constructed formats==
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| *[[Battle for Zendikar block]] (''[[Battle for Zendikar]]'', ''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'')
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| *[[Khans of Tarkir block]] (''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'', ''[[Fate Reforged]]'', ''[[Dragons of Tarkir]]'')
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| *[[Theros block]] (''[[Theros]]'', ''[[Born of the Gods]]'', ''[[Journey into Nyx]]'')
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| *[[Return to Ravnica block]] (''[[Return to Ravnica]]'', ''[[Gatecrash]]'', ''[[Dragon's Maze]]'')
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| *[[Innistrad block]] (''[[Innistrad]]'', ''[[Dark Ascension]]'', ''[[Avacyn Restored]]'')
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| *[[Scars of Mirrodin block]] (''[[Scars of Mirrodin]]'', ''[[Mirrodin Besieged]]'', ''[[New Phyrexia]]'')
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| *[[Zendikar block]] (''[[Zendikar]]'', ''[[Worldwake]]'', ''[[Rise of the Eldrazi]]'')
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| *[[Alara block]] (''[[Shards of Alara]]'', ''[[Conflux]]'', ''[[Alara Reborn]]'')
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| *[[Lorwyn–Shadowmoor block]] (''[[Lorwyn]]'', ''[[Morningtide]]'', ''[[Shadowmoor]]'', ''[[Eventide]]'')
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| *[[Time Spiral block]] (''[[Time Spiral]]'', ''[[Planar Chaos]]'', ''[[Future Sight]]'')
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| *[[Ravnica block]] (''[[Ravnica: City of Guilds]]'', ''[[Guildpact]]'', ''[[Dissension]]'')
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| *[[Kamigawa block]] (''[[Champions of Kamigawa]]'', ''[[Betrayers of Kamigawa]]'', ''[[Saviors of Kamigawa]]'')
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| *[[Mirrodin block]] (''[[Mirrodin]]'', ''[[Darksteel]]'', ''[[Fifth Dawn]]'')
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| *[[Onslaught block]] (''[[Onslaught]]'', ''[[Legions]]'', ''[[Scourge]]'')
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| *[[Odyssey block]] (''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Torment]]'', ''[[Judgment]]'')
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| *[[Invasion block]] (''[[Invasion]]'', ''[[Planeshift]]'', ''[[Apocalypse]]'')
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| *[[Masques block]] (''[[Mercadian Masques]]'', ''[[Nemesis]]'', ''[[Prophecy]]'')
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| *[[Urza's block]] (''[[Urza's Saga]]'', ''[[Urza's Legacy]]'', ''[[Urza's Destiny]]'')
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| *[[Tempest block]] (''[[Tempest]]'', ''[[Stronghold]]'', ''[[Exodus]]'')
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| *[[Mirage block]] (''[[Mirage]]'', ''[[Visions]]'', ''[[Weatherlight]]'')
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| *[[Ice Age block]] (''[[Ice Age]]'', ''[[Alliances]]'', ''[[Coldsnap]]'')
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| ==Banned cards==
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| ===Innistrad Block===
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| *<c>Intangible Virtue</c>
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| *<c>Lingering Souls</c>
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| ===Mirrodin Block===
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| *<c>Æther Vial</c>
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| *<c>Ancient Den</c>
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| *<c>Arcbound Ravager</c>
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| *<c>Darksteel Citadel</c>
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| *<c>Disciple of the Vault</c>
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| *<c>Great Furnace</c>
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| *<c>Seat of the Synod</c>
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| *<c>Tree of Tales</c>
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| *<c>Vault of Whispers</c>
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| *<c>Skullclamp</c>
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| ===Masques Block===
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| *<c>Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero</c>
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| *<c>Rishadan Port</c>
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| ===Urza Block===
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| *<c>Gaea's Cradle</c>
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| *<c>Memory Jar</c> - The only card to have been the subject of an emergency ban.
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| *<c>Serra's Sanctum</c>
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| *<c>Time Spiral</c>
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| *<c>Tolarian Academy</c>
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| *<c>Voltaic Key</c>
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| *<c>Windfall</c>
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| ===Tempest Block===
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| *<c>Cursed Scroll</c>
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| ===Mirage Block===
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| *<c>Squandered Resources</c>
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| ===Ice Age Block===
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| *<c>Amulet of Quoz</c>
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| *<c>Thawing Glaciers</c>
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| *<c>Zuran Orb</c>
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=judge/resources/sfrblock Block Format Deck Construction]
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| {{formats}}
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