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Your complete resource for Premodern Magic: The Gathering. 

Premodern MTG Rules

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Premodern Banned List

See the current Premodern mtg banned cards.

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Premodern MTG Tier List

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How to play Premodern MTG: Quickstart

Premodern is a community format using cards printed between 1995 and 2003. If you know how to play Magic, you already know 90% of it.

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Premodern MTG Rules:

Premodern plays by the current standard rule set. No damage on the stack. Less shenanigans.

Modern Rules Apply
60 card deck. 15 card sideboard.
Current Magic rules apply, including the London Mulligan and all current erratas. No mana burn.
4-copy limit per card (except basic lands)
Best-of-3 matches with sideboarding
50-minute rounds in tournament play
Gold Border Cards Are Legal
World Championship deck cards welcome at most events
Makes format staples like City of Traitors affordable
Check with your TO for local policies

Premodern Legal Sets:

Premodern is a Fixed format including any version of all cards printed between 4th and Scourge

1995–1997
Fourth Edition
Ice Age
Chronicles
Homelands
Alliances
Mirage
Visions
Fifth Edition
1997–1999
Weatherlight
Tempest
Stronghold
Exodus
Urza’s Saga
Urza’s Legacy
Classic Sixth Edition
1999–2001
Urza’s Destiny
Mercadian Masques
Nemesis
Prophecy
Invasion
Planeshift
Seventh Edition
2001–2003
Apocalypse
Odyssey
Torment
Judgment
Onslaught
Legions
Scourge

Premodern Legal Cards:

Got em? Play em. That’s pretty much the golden rule.

Legal Card Prints
✓ Original Card Printing
✓ Gold Border (World Championship Edition)
✓ CE / IE (Collectors & International Edition)
✓ New Frame Reprints
✓ Foils & Foreign Versions
✓ Zero Artwork Restrictions

Premodern Banned List:

I take that back. Don’t play these cards. They’re highly unbalanced in the format.

Creatures
Goblin Recruiter
Tempest Efreet
Timmerian Fiends
Worldgorger Dragon
Enchantments
Earthcraft
Land Tax
Necropotence
Parallax Tide New
Yawgmoth’s Bargain
Sorceries
Balance
Channel
Mind’s Desire
Mind Twist
Rebirth
Tendrils of Agony
Time Spiral
Windfall
Yawgmoth’s Will
Instants
Brainstorm
Demonic Consultation
Entomb
Flash
Force of Will
Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Artifacts
Amulet of Quoz
Bronze Tablet
Grim Monolith
Jeweled Bird
Mana Vault
Memory Jar
Lands
Strip Mine
Tolarian Academy
Premodern Is Exploding In Popularity

Why Play Premodern MTG?

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Accessible Power

Play with format staples at real prices. Gold-border cards are tournament legal, making iconic decks affordable.

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Iconic Cards

Experience Magic’s golden era. Cards from 1995–2003 that defined the game—without the Reserved List barrier.

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Growing Community

280+ players at championships, MTGO official support, and local meetups worldwide.

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Participate in exciting events to connect and compete with fellow players. Post your meetups and tournaments here!

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Premodern MTG Tier List

Tier 0
Dominant
Stiflenought
Tier 1
Competitive
Enchantress Elves Replenish The Rock
Tier 2
Viable
Burn Goblins Landstill Reanimator Sligh White Weenie
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