Talk:Standard Brawl

Banned list

The section Brawl#Banned list is not structured properly imo. It first lists some cards which are banned (in either Standard or Historic Brawl), and then has two separate sections for Standard and Historic each. Is the Standard Brawl banned list a proper subset of the Historic list? In that case I would list all cards banned in Standard Brawl followed by all card which are additionally banned in Historic Brawl. Otherwise I would list both banned lists separetely. --Psion1C (talk) 00:30, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

I'm not sure. Brawl is per definition Standard, I think. I dont think it is a subset of Historic Brawl. But I'm no expert in formats. --Hunterofsalvation (talk) 10:16, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Brawl uses the same card pool as Standard, but the ban lists are completely independent. - Yandere-sliver (talk) 17:33, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Unless it is Historic Brawl, I meant --Hunterofsalvation (talk) 18:40, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Brawl rules change? (Jul 2024)

Most places including this page say that Brawl is a 60-card format, but wizards.com is saying it's a 100-card format (see attached screenshot). Did the rules just change?

If it's changed, is Brawl still a Standard cardpool or opened up now to be more like the Commander cardpool?

Update: Just found this Reddit thread which makes it sound Historic Brawl is now just called Brawl: https://www.reddit.com/r/MagicArena/comments/18zsx1z/ok_is_brawl_100_card_format_or_60_card_because_im/ Standard Brawl is 60 cards with the Standard cardpool, and Historic Brawl (apparently now just "Brawl") is 100 cards with a much larger cardpool.

--CecilyHauntedMage (talk) 22:41, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Magic Online Availability

MTG Brawl match creation screen. The options selected allows up to four player MTG Brawl.

In trying to help get this page updated I ran across some sources claiming that, shortly after the format was created, it was removed from Magic Online. Can someone who uses Magic Online (and, preferably, has been using it for many years) vouch for if Standard Brawl ever returned to Magic Online? If so, roughly how long did it take to return (on the order of days, or months, or years?) and is it playable with more than 2 players like the Comprehensive Rules allow for? Thank you. --TulipDaisy (talk) 14:27, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

I haven't been using Magic Online consistently enough to answer the history portion of your question. I can say what the current state in the client is. In client, the format is called "MTG Brawl" and is listed under the "Commander" tab (see screenshot). This format appears to be Standard Brawl as only Standard-legal cards can be used in a valid deck. The format is playable with up to four players but this may have only become possible following the November 2025 Quality of Life changes which made setting up casual games much simpler but also allowed them all to be multiplayer matches (e.g. you can now have four player Momir Basic matches). -- RivalRowan (talk) 01:30, 16 November 2025 (UTC)