Modern

Modern is a constructed format that allows expansion sets, core sets, and Modern Horizons; from Eighth Edition forward, save for the Modern ban list. The modern format thus encompasses all cards that have been printed in a core or expansion set using the modern card frame (plus some others from Time Spiral).

Description
The format was introduced as a non-sanctioned Magic Online format in May 19, 2011 and subsequently officially codified on August 12, 2011, when the format of Pro Tour Philadelphia was changed from Extended to Modern.

Deck construction
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. Like other constructed formats, a sideboard of exactly fifteen or zero cards can be used.

With the exception of basic lands (land cards that have the "basic" supertype) and cards like Relentless Rats, a player's combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent.

Set legality
Cards from all regular core sets and expansions since Eighth Edition are legal. • Eighth Edition

• Mirrodin

• Darksteel

• Fifth Dawn

• Champions of Kamigawa

• Betrayers of Kamigawa

• Saviors of Kamigawa

• Ninth Edition

• Ravnica: City of Guilds

• Guildpact

• Dissension

• Coldsnap

• Time Spiral

• Planar Chaos

• Future Sight

• Tenth Edition

• Lorwyn

• Morningtide

• Shadowmoor

• Eventide

• Shards of Alara

• Conflux

• Alara Reborn

• Magic 2010

• Zendikar

• Worldwake

• Rise of the Eldrazi

• Magic 2011

• Scars of Mirrodin

• Mirrodin Besieged

• New Phyrexia

• Magic 2012

• Innistrad

• Dark Ascension

• Avacyn Restored

• Magic 2013

• Return to Ravnica

• Gatecrash

• Dragon's Maze

• Magic 2014

• Theros

• Born of the Gods

• Journey into Nyx

• Magic 2015

• Khans of Tarkir

• Fate Reforged

• Dragons of Tarkir

• Magic Origins

• Battle for Zendikar

• Oath of the Gatewatch

• Welcome Deck 2016

• Shadows over Innistrad

• Eldritch Moon

• Kaladesh

• Aether Revolt

• Welcome Deck 2017

• Amonkhet

• Hour of Devastation

• Ixalan

• Rivals of Ixalan

• Dominaria

• Core Set 2019

• Guilds of Ravnica

• Ravnica Allegiance

• War of the Spark

• Core Set 2020

• Throne of Eldraine

• Theros: Beyond Death

• Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths

• Core Set 2021

• Zendikar Rising

• Kaldheim

• ''Strixhaven: School of Mages

Timeshifted cards in Time Spiral (even never reprinted in the modern frame), cards from Planeswalker decks, and Buy-a-Box promos are considered legal in this format. However, cards reprinted as Masterpiece Series are not considered as a part of the respective expansion, and can only be used if they are already legal in Modern.

Modern Horizons
Modern Horizons introduces new cards directly into Modern without them ever being legal in Standard. It contains brand new cards and reprints not previously legal in Modern.
 * Modern Horizons (2019)
 * ''Modern Horizons 2 (2021)

Modern Masters
The Modern Masters series contains reprints of Modern-legal cards from Eighth Edition onward. The sets include many cards with new art as well as new, never-before-printed tokens.

Banned List
As of February 15th, 2021 the following cards are banned in Modern tournaments:

• Ancient Den

• Arcum's Astrolabe

• Birthing Pod

• Blazing Shoal

• Bridge from Below

• Chrome Mox

• Cloudpost

• Dark Depths</c>

• Dig Through Time</c>

• Deathrite Shaman</c>

• Dread Return</c>

• Eye of Ugin</c>

• Faithless Looting</c>

• Field of the Dead</c>

• Gitaxian Probe</c>

• Glimpse of Nature</c>

• Golgari Grave-Troll</c>

• Great Furnace</c>

• Green Sun's Zenith</c>

• Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis</c>

• Hypergenesis</c>

• Krark-Clan Ironworks</c>

• Mental Misstep</c>

• <c>Mox Opal</c>

• <c>Mycosynth Lattice</c>

• <c>Mystic Sanctuary</c>

• <c>Oko, Thief of Crowns</c>

• <c>Once Upon a Time</c>

• <c>Ponder</c>

• <c>Preordain</c>

• <c>Punishing Fire</c>

• <c>Rite of Flame</c>

• <c>Seat of the Synod</c>

• <c>Second Sunrise</c>

• <c>Seething Song</c>

• <c>Sensei's Divining Top</c>

• <c>Simian Spirit Guide</c>

• <c>Skullclamp</c>

• <c>Splinter Twin</c>

• <c>Summer Bloom</c>

• <c>Tibalt's Trickery</c>

• <c>Treasure Cruise</c>

• <c>Tree of Tales</c>

• <c>Umezawa's Jitte</c>

• <c>Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath</c>

• <c>Vault of Whispers</c>

Aggro

 * Modern Burn
 * Modern Bogles
 * Modern Elves
 * Modern Five-Color Humans
 * Modern Merfolk
 * Modern Prowess
 * Modern Spirits

Midrange

 * Modern Bant Stoneblade
 * Modern Black-Green Rock
 * Modern Deadguy Ale
 * Modern Death and Taxes
 * Modern Death's Shadow
 * Modern Eldrazi Tron
 * Modern Ephemerate
 * Modern Hardened Scales
 * Modern Jund deck
 * Modern 5-Color Niv
 * Modern Ponza
 * Modern Green-White Titan
 * Modern Red-Black Unearth/Midrange

Combo

 * Modern Storm
 * Modern Oops All Spells
 * Modern Infect
 * Modern Hammer Time
 * Modern Amulet Titan
 * Modern Dredge
 * Modern Ad Nauseam
 * Modern Scapeshift deck
 * Modern Living End
 * Modern Green Tron
 * Modern Heliod Company
 * Modern Belcher
 * Modern Neobrand
 * Modern As Foretold
 * Modern Naya Kiki-Chord

Control

 * Modern Blue-White Control
 * Modern Uro/Uromnath Control
 * Modern Jeskai Control
 * Modern Blue Moon
 * Modern Blue Tron
 * Modern Red Prison

Previous popular archetypes
Archetypes which were popular, but had key cards banned or fell out of favor.
 * Krark-Clan Ironworks
 * Modern Affinity deck/Robots
 * Modern Arclight Phoenix
 * Modern Birthing Pod
 * Modern Bloom Titan deck
 * Modern Bridgevine
 * Modern Cawblade deck
 * Modern Death Cloud Rock
 * Modern Delver
 * Modern Doran deck
 * Modern Faeries deck
 * Modern Hogaak
 * Modern Hollow One
 * Modern Infect Combo
 * Modern Isochron Scepter deck
 * Modern Lantern
 * Modern Melira deck
 * Modern Melira Pod deck
 * Modern Mystical Teachings
 * Modern Pyromancer deck
 * Modern RDW deck
 * Modern Retrace-Loam deck
 * Modern Snowko/Snow Piles
 * Modern Splinter Twin deck
 * Modern Tron deck
 * Modern UB control deck
 * Modern Whirza
 * Modern XBlade deck