Standard Format Deck Construction
Updated October 14, 2009
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 exactly 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. All cards named Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest are basic.
The following card sets are permitted in Standard tournaments:
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Shards of Alara
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Conflux
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Alara Reborn
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Magic 2010
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Zendikar (effective October 2, 2009)
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Worldwake (effective February 5, 2010)
There are currently no banned cards in Standard tournaments.
Official information about Constructed formats and the Standard format can be found in the Magic: The Gathering Tournament Rules.