Timeless
| Timeless | |
|---|---|
| DCI Sanctioned | |
| Paper |
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| Magic Online |
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| Magic Arena |
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| Rules | |
| Type | Constructed |
| Multiplayer |
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| Add. rules | Best-of-one and Best-of-three |
Timeless is a constructed non-rotating format for Magic: The Gathering Arena that was officially announced by Wizards of the Coast on December 4, 2023.
Description
Originally, Historic was intended to be the Eternal format of Arena, using the small number of sets that were rotating out of Standard. However, the format grew and stabilized with its own identity while paper-based bonus sheets began bringing in more and more undesired gameplay experiences and preemptive bans. With the change to Play Boosters in 2024 bringing in a form of The List, more bonus sheets and more cards programmed in and not playable, Historic could no longer deliver on the mission statement of being the format where one could play their entire collection.
At the release of Khans of Tarkir and its prebanned fetchlands, Timeless was introduced with the same base concept, but with the Vintage analogue of using a restricted list instead of a banlist. With some testing using the Unbanned Historic event, the Arena team came to the initial Restricted list of three cards.