Vintage

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Vintage, originally known as Type 1 or Type I, is an eternal format that allows for the use of almost all printed cards, save Acorn cards and/or having a non-Standard Magic back (other than Double-Faced Card/Meld Card), as well as certain cards banned for causing problems in sanctioned tournaments. Additionally, several cards are restricted to a maximum of one copy between a player's deck and sideboard due to their power. These include the Power Nine, which are not allowed in any other tournament format. The deck-building rules common to all Constructed formats apply in Vintage.

History

Vintage dates its existence to the 1995 separation of sanctioned constructed tournaments into "Type I" and "Type II" (the latter is now called Standard). It was sometimes called 'Classic' (a name later used for the Sixth Edition Core Set in 1999 and a similar constructed format in Magic Online) from 1997 until 2000, when the name Vintage was formally endorsed at the Magic Invitational. Vintage's restricted list was used as the banned list for a format called "Type 1.5" or "Classic-Restricted". In September 2004, the two lists were uncoupled, and Type 1.5's new banned list became the basis of the renamed format of Legacy. Vintage debuted in Magic Online concurrent with the release of the Vintage Masters digital compilation set in 2014, replacing Classic.

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. If a player wishes to use a sideboard, it must contain no more than fifteen cards.

Except for 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.

Banned cards

The following cards are banned in Vintage tournaments:

• Any card referencing ante. (9 cards)
• Any card with Conspiracy card type. (25 cards)
• Any card which is culturally offensive. (7 cards)
• Chaos Orb
• Falling Star
• Shahrazad

Restricted cards

The following cards are restricted in Vintage tournaments as of March 11, 2024:

• Ancestral Recall
• Balance
• Black Lotus
• Brainstorm
• Chalice of the Void
• Channel
• Demonic Consultation
• Demonic Tutor
• Dig Through Time
• Flash
• Gitaxian Probe
• Golgari Grave-Troll
• Gush
• Imperial Seal
• Karn, the Great Creator
• Library of Alexandria
• Lion's Eye Diamond
• Lodestone Golem
• Lotus Petal
• Mana Crypt
• Mana Vault
• Memory Jar
• Mental Misstep
• Merchant Scroll
• Mind's Desire
• Monastery Mentor
• Mox Emerald
• Mox Jet
• Mox Pearl
• Mox Ruby
• Mox Sapphire
• Mystic Forge
• Mystical Tutor
• Narset, Parter of Veils
• Necropotence
• Sol Ring
• Strip Mine
• Thorn of Amethyst
• Time Vault
• Time Walk
• Timetwister
• Tinker
• Tolarian Academy
• Treasure Cruise
• Trinisphere
• Vampiric Tutor
• Wheel of Fortune
• Windfall
• Yawgmoth's Will

Formerly Banned cards

See also: Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions.

• Lurrus of the Dream-Den (May 2020 - February 2021).

Formerly Restricted cards

The following is a list of cards that are currently not restricted in the format but have been restricted at one point previously. This list only concerns cards unrestricted after September 2004, when Vintage and Legacy restrictions were separated. For reasons behind the restrictions and a list of previously restricted cards see: Restricted cards.

• Braingeyser (September 2004)
• Doomsday (September 2004)
• Earthcraft (September 2004)
• Fork (September 2004)
• Stroke of Genius (December 2004)
• Mind Over Matter (September 2005)
• Black Vise (June 2007)
• Mind Twist (June 2007)
• Voltaic Key (June 2007)
• Chrome Mox (September 2008)
• Dream Halls (September 2008)
• Mox Diamond (September 2008)
• Personal Tutor (September 2008)
• Time Spiral (September 2008)
• Crop Rotation (July 2009)
• Enlightened Tutor (July 2009)
• Entomb (July 2009)
• Grim Monolith (July 2009)
• Frantic Search (October 2010)
• Fact or Fiction (October 2011)
• Burning Wish (September 2012)
• Regrowth (May 2013)
• Gifts Ungiven (January 2015)
• Thirst for Knowledge (September 2015)
• Yawgmoth's Bargain (August 2017)
• Fastbond (August 2019)
• Ponder (March 2024)

Archetypes

Major archetypes include:

• Vintage Bomberman deck
• Vintage Control Slaver deck
• Vintage Fish deck
• Vintage Gifts deck
• Vintage Oath deck
• Vintage Stax deck

Vintage Championship

Since 2003, the winner of the yearly Vintage championship receives an oversized alternate art version of a well-known card from the format. The Championships used to be played at Gen Con, but are now part of the Eternal Weekend.

See: Magic Rarities.

Championship promos

Year	Card	Notes
2023	Mental Misstep	Retro frame

External links

• Vintage Format Deck Construction Official Page
• Mark Rosewater (July 15, 2002). "Playing to Type 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
• Mark Rosewater (December 15, 2003). "Type 1, Take 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
• Stephen Menendian (August 09, 2004). "A Player's Guide to Type 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
• Stephen Menendian (January 04, 2005). "A Vintage Year in Review". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
• Stephen Menendian (November 20, 2006). "Ascending the Vintage Learning Curve: An Introduction to Vintage Magic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
• Tom LaPille (June 26, 2009). "Crafting a Vintage". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.