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'''Vintage''', originally known as '''Type I''', is an [[eternal format]] that allows for the use of all cards from all sets, save [[Un-sets]] and certain cards banned for causing problems in sanctioned tournaments. <ref>{{NewRef|level-one/introduction-popular-constructed-formats-2015-04-27|An Introduction to the Popular Constructed Formats|[[Reid Duke]]|April 27, 2015}}</ref> Additionally, a number of cards are [[restricted cards|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.
  
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'''Vintage''', originally known as '''Type I''', is an [[eternal format]] that allows for the use of almost all printed cards, save cards with silver borders (like [[Un-set]]s) and/or having a non-Standard Magic back (other than [[Double-faced card|Double-Faced Card]]/[[Meld card|Meld Card]]), as well as certain cards banned for causing problems in sanctioned tournaments.<ref>{{DailyRef|level-one/introduction-popular-constructed-formats-2015-04-27|An Introduction to the Popular Constructed Formats|[[Reid Duke]]|April 27, 2015}}</ref> The sole card banned for power-level reasons is <c>Lurrus of the Dream-Den</c>. Additionally, a number of cards are [[restricted cards|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.
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==History==
  
==History==
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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 re-used for 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.
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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 <ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/25-more-random-things-about-magic-2016-06-20|25 More Random Things About Magic|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 20, 2016}}</ref> 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.
   
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==Banned cards==
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==Deck construction==
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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 no more than 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.
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===Banned cards===
 
The following cards are banned in Vintage tournaments:
  
The following cards are banned in Vintage tournaments:
 
*Any card referencing [[ante]]
  
*Any card referencing [[ante]]
 
*Any card with [[Conspiracy (card type)|Conspiracy]] [[card type]]
  
*Any card with [[Conspiracy (card type)|Conspiracy]] [[card type]]
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*Any card which is [[culturally offensive]].
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*<card>Chaos Orb</card>
  
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*<card>Falling Star</card>
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*<c>Chaos Orb</c>
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*<card>Shahrazad</card>
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*<c>Falling Star</c>
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*<c>Lurrus of the Dream-Den</c><ref>{{DailyRef|news/may-18-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement|May 18, 2020 Banned and Restricted Announcement|[[Ian Duke]]|May 18, 2020}}</ref>
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*<c>Shahrazad</c>
   
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==Restricted cards==
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===Restricted cards===
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The following cards are restricted in Vintage tournaments as of 2015:
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The following cards are restricted in Vintage tournaments as of November 19, 2019:
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*<card>Ancestral Recall</card>
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*<c>Ancestral Recall</c>
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*<card>Balance</card>
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*<c>Balance</c>
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*<card>Black Lotus</card>
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*<c>Black Lotus</c>
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*<card>Brainstorm</card>
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*<c>Brainstorm</c>
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*<c>Chalice of the Void</c>
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*<card>Channel</card>
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*<c>Channel</c>
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*<card>Demonic Consultation</card>
  
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*<card>Demonic Tutor</card>
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*<c>Demonic Consultation</c>
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*<card>Fastbond</card>
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*<c>Demonic Tutor</c>
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*<c>Dig Through Time</c>
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*<card>Flash</card>
  
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*<card>Imperial Seal</card>
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*<c>Flash</c>
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*<c>Gitaxian Probe</c>
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*<card>Library of Alexandria</card>
  
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*<c>Golgari Grave-Troll</c>
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*<c>Gush</c>
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*<card>Lion's Eye Diamond</card>
  
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*<card>Lotus Petal</card>
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*<c>Imperial Seal</c>
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*<c>Karn, the Great Creator</c>
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*<card>Mana Crypt</card>
  
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*<c>Library of Alexandria</c>
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*<card>Mana Vault</card>
  
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*<card>Memory Jar</card>
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*<c>Lion's Eye Diamond</c>
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*<card>Merchant Scroll</card>
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*<c>Lodestone Golem</c>
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*<card>Mind's Desire</card>
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*<c>Lotus Petal</c>
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*<card>Mox Emerald</card>
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*<c>Mana Crypt</c>
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*<card>Mox Jet</card>
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*<c>Mana Vault</c>
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*<card>Mox Pearl</card>
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*<c>Memory Jar</c>
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*<card>Mox Ruby</card>
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*<c>Mental Misstep</c>
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*<card>Mox Sapphire</card>
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*<c>Merchant Scroll</c>
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*<c>Mind's Desire</c>
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*<card>Mystical Tutor</card>
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*<c>Monastery Mentor</c>
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*<card>Necropotence</card>
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*<c>Mox Emerald</c>
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*<card>Ponder</card>
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*<c>Mox Jet</c>
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*<card>Sol Ring</card>
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*<c>Mox Pearl</c>
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*<card>Strip Mine</card>
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*<c>Mox Ruby</c>
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*<c>Thirst for Knowledge</c>
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*<c>Mox Sapphire</c>
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*<card>Time Vault</card>
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*<c>Mystic Forge</c>
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*<card>Time Walk</card>
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*<c>Mystical Tutor</c>
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*<c>Narset, Parter of Veils</c>
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*<card>Timetwister</card>
  
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*<card>Tinker</card>
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*<c>Necropotence</c>
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*<c>Ponder</c>
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*<card>Tolarian Academy</card>
  
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*<c>Sol Ring</c>
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*<c>Strip Mine</c>
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*<c>Thorn of Amethyst</c>
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*<c>Time Vault</c>
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*<c>Time Walk</c>
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*<c>Timetwister</c>
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*<c>Tinker</c>
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*<c>Tolarian Academy</c>
 
*<c>Treasure Cruise</c>
  
*<c>Treasure Cruise</c>
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*<c>Trinisphere</c>
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*<card>Trinisphere</card>
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*<c>Vampiric Tutor</c>
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*<card>Vampiric Tutor</card>
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*<c>Wheel of Fortune</c>
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*<c>Windfall</c>
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*<card>Wheel of Fortune</card>
  
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*<card>Windfall</card>
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*<c>Yawgmoth's Will</c>
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*<card>Yawgmoth's Bargain</card>
  
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*<card>Yawgmoth's Will</card>
  
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===Formerly Restricted cards===
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====Formerly Restricted cards====
 
{{See also|Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions}}
  
{{See also|Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions}}
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The following is a list of cards which are currently not restricted in the format, but have been restricted at one point previously. This list only concerns about 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]].
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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 about 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]].
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*<c>Braingeyser</c> (September 2004)
  
*<c>Braingeyser</c> (September 2004)
 
*<c>Doomsday</c> (September 2004)
  
*<c>Doomsday</c> (September 2004)
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*<c>Grim Monolith</c> (July 2009)
  
*<c>Grim Monolith</c> (July 2009)
 
*<c>Frantic Search</c> (October 2010)
  
*<c>Frantic Search</c> (October 2010)
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*<c>Gush</c> (October 2010)
  
 
*<c>Fact or Fiction</c> (October 2011)
  
*<c>Fact or Fiction</c> (October 2011)
 
*<c>Burning Wish</c> (September 2012)
  
*<c>Burning Wish</c> (September 2012)
 
*<c>Regrowth</c> (May 2013)
  
*<c>Regrowth</c> (May 2013)
 
*<c>Gifts Ungiven</c> (January 2015)
  
*<c>Gifts Ungiven</c> (January 2015)
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*<c>Thirst for Knowledge</c> (September 2015)
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*<c>Yawgmoth's Bargain</c> (August 2017)
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*<c>Fastbond</c> (August 2019)
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==Archetypes==
  
==Archetypes==
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Major [[archetype]]s include:{{fact}}
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Major [[archetype]]s include:
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*[[Vintage Bomberman deck]]
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*Workshops
  
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*[[Vintage Control Slaver deck]]
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*Oath
  
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*[[Vintage Fish deck]]
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*Dredge
  
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*[[Vintage Gifts deck]]
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*Fish (creature based tempo)
  
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*[[Vintage Oath deck]]
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*Bomberman
  
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*[[Vintage Stax deck]]
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*Blue Angels
  
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*Storm Combo
  
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*Time Vault key combo (with or without Tezzeret)
  
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
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==External links==
  
==External links==
 
*[http://magic.wizards.com/en/gameinfo/gameplay/formats/vintage Vintage Format Deck Construction Official Page]
  
*[http://magic.wizards.com/en/gameinfo/gameplay/formats/vintage Vintage Format Deck Construction Official Page]
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* {{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr29|Playing to Type 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 15, 2002}}
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* {{DailyRef|making-magic/playing-type-1-2002-07-15|Playing to Type 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 15, 2002}}
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* {{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr102|Type 1, Take 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|December 15, 2003}}
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* {{DailyRef|making-magic/type-1-take-2-2003-12-15|Type 1, Take 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|December 15, 2003}}
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* {{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature/224|A Player’s Guide to Type 1|[[Stephen Menendian]]|August 09, 2004}}
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* {{DailyRef|feature/player’s-guide-type-1-2004-08-09|A Player's Guide to Type 1|[[Stephen Menendian]]|August 09, 2004}}
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* {{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature/245|A Vintage Year in Review|[[Stephen Menendian]]|January 04, 2005}}
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* {{DailyRef|vintage-year-review-2005-01-04|A Vintage Year in Review|[[Stephen Menendian]]|January 04, 2005}}
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* {{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature/374|Ascending the Vintage Learning Curve: An Introduction to Vintage Magic|[[Stephen Menendian]]|November 20, 2006}}
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* {{DailyRef|feature/ascending-vintage-learning-curve-introduction-vintage-magic-2006-11-20|Ascending the Vintage Learning Curve: An Introduction to Vintage Magic|[[Stephen Menendian]]|November 20, 2006}}
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* {{DailyRef|mtg/daily/ld/44|Crafting a Vintage|[[Tom LaPille]]|June 26, 2009}}
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* {{DailyRef|/latest-developments/crafting-vintage-2009-06-25|Crafting a Vintage|[[Tom LaPille]]|June 26, 2009}}
   
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[[Category:Vintage format]]
  

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Vintage, originally known as Type I, is an eternal format that allows for the use of almost all printed cards, save cards with silver borders (like Un-sets) 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.[1] The sole card banned for power-level reasons is Lurrus of the Dream-Den. Additionally, a number of 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 [2] 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.

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.

Banned cards

The following cards are banned in Vintage tournaments:

Restricted cards

The following cards are restricted in Vintage tournaments as of November 19, 2019:

Formerly Restricted cards

See also: Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions.

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 about 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.

Archetypes

Major archetypes include:

References

  1. ↑ Reid Duke (April 27, 2015). "An Introduction to the Popular Constructed Formats". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 20, 2016). "25 More Random Things About Magic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Ian Duke (May 18, 2020). "May 18, 2020 Banned and Restricted Announcement". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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