Alternating Teams

Alternating Teams
DCI Sanctioned
Paper
Magic Online
Magic Arena
Rules
Type	Constructed Limited
Multiplayer

Alternating Teams is a casual multiplayer format for Magic: the Gathering.

Rules

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

Alternating Teams Variant: A multiplayer variant played among two or more teams of equal size. See rule 811, “Alternating Teams Variant.”

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

811. Alternating Teams Variant
- 811.1. Alternating Teams games are played with two or more teams of equal size.
- 811.2. Any multiplayer options used are determined before play begins. The Alternating Teams variant uses the following default options.
  - 811.2a The recommended range of influence is 2. See rule 801, “Limited Range of Influence Option.”
  - 811.2b Exactly one of the attack left, attack right, and attack multiple players options must be used. See rule 803, “Attack Left and Attack Right Options,” and rule 802, “Attack Multiple Players Option.”
  - 811.2c The deploy creatures option isn’t normally used in the Alternating Teams variant.
- 811.3. At the start of the game, players are seated so that no one is next to a teammate and each team is equally spaced out.
  Example: In an Alternating Teams game with three teams, A, B, and C, the seating around the table at the start of the game is A1, B1, C1, A2, B2, C2, A3, B3, C3, and so on.
- 811.4. A player can’t attack opponents who aren’t seated next to them, planeswalkers that aren’t controlled by opponents seated next to them, or battles that aren’t protected by opponents seated next to them.
- 811.5. In the Alternating Teams variant, a team’s resources (cards in hand, mana, and so on) are not shared. Teammates can’t review each other’s hands unless they are sitting next to each other. Teammates may discuss strategies at any time. Teammates can’t manipulate each other’s cards or permanents.

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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