2
4.2 Tournament Shortcuts .................................................................................................................................22
4.3 Out-of-Order Sequencing ...........................................................................................................................23
4.4 Loops ..........................................................................................................................................................24
4.5 Triggered Abilities ......................................................................................................................................25
4.6 Team/Two-Headed Giant Communication .................................................................................................25
4.7 Game Layout ..............................................................................................................................................25
4.8 Reversing Decisions ...................................................................................................................................26
5. Tournament Violations ........................................................................................................................................27
5.1 Cheating ......................................................................................................................................................27
5.2 Bribery ........................................................................................................................................................27
5.3 Wagering .....................................................................................................................................................27
5.4 Unsporting Conduct ....................................................................................................................................28
5.5 Slow Play ....................................................................................................................................................28
5.6 Outside Assistance ......................................................................................................................................28
6. Constructed Tournament Rules ...........................................................................................................................29
6.1 Deck Construction Restrictions ..................................................................................................................29
6.2 Card Legality ..............................................................................................................................................29
6.3 Standard Format Deck Construction ...........................................................................................................30
6.4 Modern Format Deck Construction ............................................................................................................31
6.5 Vintage Format Deck Construction ............................................................................................................33
6.6 Legacy Format Deck Construction .............................................................................................................34
6.7 Pioneer Format Deck Construction .............................................................................................................35
7. Limited Tournament Rules ..................................................................................................................................36
7.1 Deck Construction Restrictions ..................................................................................................................36
7.2 Card Use in Limited Tournaments ..............................................................................................................36
7.3 Continuous Construction ............................................................................................................................37
7.4 Abnormal Product .......................................................................................................................................37
7.5 Sealed Deck Pool Registration ...................................................................................................................37
7.6 Draft Pod Assembly ....................................................................................................................................37
7.7 Booster Draft Procedures ............................................................................................................................38
8. Team Tournament Rules .....................................................................................................................................39
8.1 Team Names ...............................................................................................................................................39
8.2 Team Composition and Identification ........................................................................................................39
8.3 Team Communication Rules ......................................................................................................................39
8.4 Unified Deck Construction Rules ...............................................................................................................39
8.5 Team Rochester Draft Tournaments ...........................................................................................................39
8.6 Team Sealed Deck Tournaments ................................................................................................................40
9. Two-Headed Giant Tournament Rules ................................................................................................................41
9.1 Match Structure ..........................................................................................................................................41
9.2 Communication Rules.................................................................................................................................41
9.3 Play-Draw Rule ..........................................................................................................................................41
9.4 Pregame Procedure .....................................................................................................................................41
9.5 Two-Headed Giant Constructed Rules .......................................................................................................41
9.6 Two-Headed Giant Limited Rules ..............................................................................................................41
9.7 Two-Headed Giant Booster Draft Tournaments .........................................................................................42
10. Sanctioning Rules ..............................................................................................................................................43
10.1 Participation Minimums .............................................................................................................................43
10.2 Number of Rounds ......................................................................................................................................43
10.3 Invitation-Only Tournaments .....................................................................................................................43
10.4 Pairing Algorithm .......................................................................................................................................43
Appendix A—Changes From Previous Versions .....................................................................................................46