Ancient is a Magic the Gathering format that only allows cards from the original border sets (Alpha through Scourge). While this does limit the card pool, it also allows players the opportunity to play the game under Magic's original philosophies, with less of a focus on creature battles and more on the casting of all spell types.
What's Allowed?
The Banned List is very similar to that of the Legacy Format for now. This could change in the future however, as it becomes more clear if certain cards remain 'broken' when they only have access to the original border cards.
Current Banned List
- Amulet of Quoz
- Ancestral Recall
- Balance
- Bazaar of Baghdad
- Black Lotus
- Black Vise
- Bronze Tablet
- Channel
- Chaos Orb
- Contract from Below
- Darkpact
- Demonic Attorney
- Demonic Consultation
- Demonic Tutor
- Earthcraft
- Falling Star
- Fastbond
- Frantic Search
- Goblin Recruiter
- Gush
- Hermit Druid
- Imperial Seal
- Jeweled Bird
- Library of Alexandria
- Mana Crypt
- Mana Drain
- Mana Vault
- Memory Jar
- Mind Twist
- Mind's Desire
- Mishra's Workshop
- Mox Emerald
- Mox Jet
- Mox Pearl
- Mox Ruby
- Mox Sapphire
- Mystical Tutor
- Necropotence
- Oath of Druids
- Rebirth
- Shahrazad
- Sol Ring
- Strip Mine
- Tempest Efreet
- Time Vault
- Time Walk
- Timetwister
- Timmerian Fiends
- Tinker
- Tolarian Academy
- Vampiric Tutor
- Wheel of Fortune
- Windfall
- Worldgorger Dragon
- Yawgmoth's Bargain
- Yawgmoth's Will
There are SOME exceptions where cards from a cycle that were printed in a 'Modern' set are allowed, but only when these cards were printed to complete a cycle from an earlier set (most notably, the Zendikar fetchlands that completed the cycle of Onslaught). This is done to allow 'fairness' when it comes to what colours get access to what. Judge promos from newer sets that were printed with the old border are not allowed. Note: reprints from Alpha-Scourge in the new border ARE allowed.
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