MAGIC: THE GATHERING CUSTOM FORMATS

Basic Format

A great and easy way to experience the latest era of Magic!

Basic Format Rules

- Follows highlander constructed format rules (60+ card deck, 15- card sideboard, no more than 1 copy of any card with the same English name excluding basic lands and banned cards).

- Each player gets one free mulligan.

- Card legality: In order to be Basic legal a card must have been printed in one of the following sets (and has its set symbol). If it was, you may play any printing of that card in your deck or sideboard.

• Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
• Streets of New Capenna
• Dominaria United
• The Brothers' War, The Brothers' War: Retro Artifacts
• Phyrexia: All Will Be One
• March of the Machine, March of the Machine: Multiverse Legends, March of the Machine: The Aftermath
• Wilds of Eldraine, Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales
• The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
• Murders at Karlov Manor
• Outlaws of Thunder Junction, Outlaws of Thunder Junction: Breaking News, Outlaws of Thunder Junction: The Big Score
• Bloomburrow
• Duskmourn: House of Horror
• Foundations, Foundations Jumpstart

UPDATE 5/1/24 Although the Concept Praetors can be opened from Phyrexia: All Will Be One boosters, they each belong to the set indicated by their set symbols. Thus Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider was not previously legal in Basic. However going forward an exception will be made explicitly allowing this card to be played in the format considering all the other Praetors in its cycle are legal.

 - The following cards are banned (no copies are allowed between your deck and sideboard combined):

• Lutri, the Spellchaser
• Oko, Thief of Crowns
• Sundering Titan

Sealed League Format

A never-ending source of Magic fun!

Sealed League Rules

Sealed League is an continuously ongoing MTG format at Critical Hit Games! Entry into the Sealed League is the one-time purchase of the six most recent Standard boosters that are used for limited play (draft or play boosters). Players must take this card pool and build a 40+ card deck (the rest of the cards serve as a Sideboard). Each player also receives a collection box for their card pool which must be kept at the store.

Players get a match record slip when they join, and can challenge one another at any time during open hours on the designated Sealed League day (currently Tuesdays). Each time a player wins a match, their defeated opponent signs their match slip. Players can't play the same opponent more than once a day that would count for a signature. As a player collects signatures, they earn progressively more promo prizes*.

3 signatures– One random promo prize

7 signatures – Two random promo prizes

12 signatures – Three random promo prizes

18 signatures – Four random promo prizes

25 signatures – Five random promo prizes

*Promo prizes include past and current promo cards and accessories like secret lair cards, box toppers, promo pack cards, older event promos, life counters, dice, and more!

Once a player completes their match record slip, they start a new one. Players can also choose to re-buy up to one pack each week. This pack replaces all the cards of the same set in that player’s card pool. Each new standard set release pushes out the oldest set. Players will need to purchase one booster of the new set to replace the oldest set in their card pool. All players can check into the event each week with their Wizards account. Players that do get a free signature.

Current Sealed League lineup:

• The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Draft Booster
• Murders at Karlov Manor Play Booster
• Outlaws of Thunder Junction Play Booster
• Bloomburrow Play Booster
• Duskmourn: House of Horror Play Booster
• Foundations Play Booster
  

Booster Battle Format

A full game of excitement with only two booster packs!

Booster Battle Rules

- Each player receives two boosters packs, removes any ad, token, or basic land cards, then shuffles the rest together to form their decks.

- A separate deck consisting only of five of each basic land is shuffled and placed between both players at the start of each game.

- To begin the game, place the top five cards of the basic land deck face-up between both players, then each player draws an opening hand of five cards. Players are allowed one free mulligan.

- During each player's Draw Step, the turn player MUST add one of the face-up basic lands between both players to their hand. This is performed after the normal draw, but even during the first turn of the game where the normal draw is skipped. If the last face-up basic land is taken, the next five basic lands are placed face-up from the deck.

- Matches are best-of-one-game with 20 life.