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'''Block Constructed''' is a format (or rather a collection of formats) that allows for [[card]]s of one [[block (sets)|block]] to be played, save any banned cards.
  
   
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'''Block Constructed''' (also known as '''Block''') was a [[format]] that allows for [[card]]s of a chosen [[block]] to be played, save any banned cards.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/building-blocks-2014-08-25|Building Blocks|[[Sam Stoddard]]|May 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|level-one/introduction-popular-constructed-formats-2015-04-27|An Introduction to the Popular Constructed Formats|[[Reid Duke]]|April 27, 2015}}</ref> As of April 2018, [[Wizards of the Coast]] no longer supports Block as the block system itself was discontinued in 2018.
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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.
  
   
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==Description==
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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 five [[Ice Age block]] snow-covered lands {{-}} <c>Snow-Covered Plains</c>, <c>Snow-Covered Island</c>, <c>Snow-Covered Swamp</c>, <c>Snow-Covered Mountain</c>, and <c>Snow-Covered Forest</c> {{-}} are also basic lands, but are ''only'' permitted in formats that allow the Ice Age block to be used.)
  
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Constructed decks must contain a minimum of 60 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 15 cards.
   
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With the exception of card named [[Plains]], [[Island]], [[Swamp]], [[Mountain]], and [[Forest]], a player’s combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent. [[Snow|Snow-covered]] lands, despite being [[basic land]]s, are ''only'' permitted in formats that allow the Ice Age block to be used. This similarly applies to [[Wastes]] in Battle for Zendikar block.
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==Block Constructed formats==
  
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*[[Return to Ravnica block]] ("[[Return to Ravnica]], [[Gatecrash]], [[Sinker]]")
  
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According to [[Mark Rosewater]], Block has proven over time to be an unpopular format almost exclusively played because Wizards of the Coast required it at [[Pro Tour]]s and [[Pro Tour Qualifier]]s. He stated that it was being phased out because players almost never played it of their own volition.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/128437611223/will-the-new-2-set-system-lead-to-more-instances|title=Will the new 2-set system lead to more instances of or support for Block Constructed events?|September 05, 2015}}</ref> The format itself was dropped on the same day ''[[Dominaria]]'', the first set of [[Block#Three-and-One Model|Three-and-One Model]] (in which blocks are no longer used), released.
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*[[Innistrad block]] ("[[Innistrad]], [[Dark Ascension]], [[Avacyn Restored]]")
  
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*[[Scars of Mirrodin block]] (''[[Scars of Mirrodin]], [[Mirrodin Besieged]], [[New Phyrexia]]'')
  
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==Block formats==
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*[[Zendikar block]] (''[[Zendikar]], [[Worldwake]], [[Rise of the Eldrazi]]'')
  
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Blocks that were DCI sanctioned but never used in a Pro Tour and/or Grand Prix.
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*[[Alara block]] (''[[Shards of Alara]], [[Conflux]], [[Alara Reborn]]'')
  
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*[[Lorwyn–Shadowmoor block]] (''[[Lorwyn]], [[Morningtide]], [[Shadowmoor]], [[Eventide]]'')
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*[[Ixalan block]] (''[[Ixalan]]'', ''[[Rivals of Ixalan]]'')
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*[[Time Spiral block]] (''[[Time Spiral]], [[Planar Chaos]], [[Future Sight]]'')
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*[[Amonkhet block]] (''[[Amonkhet]]'', ''[[Hour of Devastation]]'')
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*[[Ravnica block]] (''[[Ravnica: City of Guilds]], [[Guildpact]], [[Dissension]]'')
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*[[Kaladesh block]] (''[[Kaladesh]]'', ''[[Aether Revolt]]'')
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*[[Kamigawa block]] (''[[Champions of Kamigawa]], [[Betrayers of Kamigawa]], [[Saviors of Kamigawa]]'')
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*[[Shadows over Innistrad block]] (''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]'', ''[[Eldritch Moon]]'')
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*[[Mirrodin block]] (''[[Mirrodin]], [[Darksteel]], [[Fifth Dawn]]'')
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*[[Battle for Zendikar block]] (''[[Battle for Zendikar]]'', ''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'')
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*[[Onslaught block]] (''[[Onslaught]], [[Legions]], [[Scourge]]'')
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*[[Khans of Tarkir block]] (''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'', ''[[Fate Reforged]]'', ''[[Dragons of Tarkir]]'')
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*[[Odyssey block]] (''[[Odyssey]], [[Torment]], [[Judgment]]'')
  
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Blocks that had been used in at least one Pro Tour and/or Grand Prix.
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*[[Invasion block]] (''[[Invasion]], [[Planeshift]], [[Apocalypse]]'')
  
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*[[Masques block]] (''[[Mercadian Masques]], [[Nemesis]], [[Prophecy]]'')
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*[[Theros block]] (''[[Theros]]'', ''[[Born of the Gods]]'', ''[[Journey into Nyx]]'')
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*[[Urza's block]] (''[[Urza's Saga]], [[Urza's Legacy]], [[Urza's Destiny]]'')
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*[[Return to Ravnica block]] (''[[Return to Ravnica]]'', ''[[Gatecrash]]'', ''[[Dragon's Maze]]'')
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*[[Tempest block]] (''[[Tempest]], [[Stronghold]], [[Exodus]]'')
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*[[Innistrad block]] (''[[Innistrad]]'', ''[[Dark Ascension]]'', ''[[Avacyn Restored]]'')
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*[[Mirage block]] (''[[Mirage]], [[Visions]], [[Weatherlight]]'')
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*[[Scars of Mirrodin block]] (''[[Scars of Mirrodin]]'', ''[[Mirrodin Besieged]]'', ''[[New Phyrexia]]'')
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*[[Ice Age block]] (''[[Ice Age]], [[Alliances]], [[Coldsnap]]'')
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*[[Zendikar block]] (''[[Zendikar]]'', ''[[Worldwake]]'', ''[[Rise of the Eldrazi]]'')
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*[[Alara block]] (''[[Shards of Alara]]'', ''[[Conflux]]'', ''[[Alara Reborn]]'')
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*[[Lorwyn–Shadowmoor block]] (''[[Lorwyn]]'', ''[[Morningtide]]'', ''[[Shadowmoor]]'', ''[[Eventide]]'')
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*[[Time Spiral block]] (''[[Time Spiral]]'', ''[[Planar Chaos]]'', ''[[Future Sight]]'')
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*[[Ravnica block]] (''[[Ravnica: City of Guilds]]'', ''[[Guildpact]]'', ''[[Dissension]]'')
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*[[Kamigawa block]] (''[[Champions of Kamigawa]]'', ''[[Betrayers of Kamigawa]]'', ''[[Saviors of Kamigawa]]'')
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*[[Mirrodin block]] (''[[Mirrodin]]'', ''[[Darksteel]]'', ''[[Fifth Dawn]]'')
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*[[Onslaught block]] (''[[Onslaught]]'', ''[[Legions]]'', ''[[Scourge]]'')
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*[[Odyssey block]] (''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Torment]]'', ''[[Judgment]]'')
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*[[Invasion block]] (''[[Invasion]]'', ''[[Planeshift]]'', ''[[Apocalypse]]'')
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*[[Masques block]] (''[[Mercadian Masques]]'', ''[[Nemesis]]'', ''[[Prophecy]]'')
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*[[Urza's block]] (''[[Urza's Saga]]'', ''[[Urza's Legacy]]'', ''[[Urza's Destiny]]'')
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*[[Tempest block]] (''[[Tempest]]'', ''[[Stronghold]]'', ''[[Exodus]]'')
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*[[Mirage block]] (''[[Mirage]]'', ''[[Visions]]'', ''[[Weatherlight]]'')
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*[[Ice Age block]] (''[[Ice Age]]'', ''[[Homelands]]'', ''[[Alliances]]'')
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**Despite ''Homelands'' being replaced by ''[[Coldsnap]]'' in July 2006 for Ice Age block, ''Coldsnap'' itself was never actually used in Block's Pro Tour/Grand Prix events.
   
 
==Banned cards==
  
==Banned cards==
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===Innistrad Block===
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===Innistrad block===
 
*<c>Intangible Virtue</c>
  
*<c>Intangible Virtue</c>
 
*<c>Lingering Souls</c>
  
*<c>Lingering Souls</c>
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===Mirrodin Block===
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===Mirrodin block===
 
*<c>Æther Vial</c>
  
*<c>Æther Vial</c>
 
*<c>Ancient Den</c>
  
*<c>Ancient Den</c>
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*<c>Darksteel Citadel</c>
  
*<c>Darksteel Citadel</c>
 
*<c>Disciple of the Vault</c>
  
*<c>Disciple of the Vault</c>
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*<c>Great Furnace</c>
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*<c>Great Furnace</c>
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*<c>Seat of the Synod</c>
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*<c>Seat of the Synod</c>
 
*<c>Tree of Tales</c>
  
*<c>Tree of Tales</c>
 
*<c>Vault of Whispers</c>
  
*<c>Vault of Whispers</c>
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*<c>Skullclamp</c>
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*<c>Skullclamp</c>
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===Masques Block===
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===Masques block===
 
*<c>Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero</c>
  
*<c>Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero</c>
 
*<c>Rishadan Port</c>
  
*<c>Rishadan Port</c>
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===Urza Block===
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===Urza's block===
 
*<c>Gaea's Cradle</c>
  
*<c>Gaea's Cradle</c>
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*<c>Memory Jar</c> - The only card to have been the subject of an emergency ban.
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*<c>Memory Jar</c> — The only card to have been the subject of an emergency ban in the format.
 
*<c>Serra's Sanctum</c>
  
*<c>Serra's Sanctum</c>
 
*<c>Time Spiral</c>
  
*<c>Time Spiral</c>
 
*<c>Tolarian Academy</c>
  
*<c>Tolarian Academy</c>
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*<c>Voltaic Key</c>
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*<c>Voltaic Key</c>
 
*<c>Windfall</c>
  
*<c>Windfall</c>
   
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===Tempest Block===
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===Tempest block===
 
*<c>Cursed Scroll</c>
  
*<c>Cursed Scroll</c>
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===Mirage Block===
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===Mirage block===
 
*<c>Squandered Resources</c>
  
*<c>Squandered Resources</c>
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===Ice Age Block===
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===Ice Age block===
 
*<c>Amulet of Quoz</c>
  
*<c>Amulet of Quoz</c>
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*<c>Thawing Glaciers</c>
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*<c>Thawing Glaciers</c>
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*<c>Timmerian Fiends</c> — Removed from banlist when ''Homelands'' was replaced by ''Coldsnap'' in the format.
 
*<c>Zuran Orb</c>
  
*<c>Zuran Orb</c>
   
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==See also==
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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*[[Extended]]
  
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*[[Legacy]]
  
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*[[Standard]]
  
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*[[Vintage]]
  
   
 
==External links==
  
==External links==
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*[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=judge/resources/sfrblock Block Format Deck Construction]
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*[http://magic.wizards.com/en/gameinfo/gameplay/formats/block Block format], [[Magicthegathering.com|MTG.com]]
   
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{{formats|Retired}}

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Block Constructed (also known as Block) was a format that allows for cards of a chosen block to be played, save any banned cards.[1][2] As of April 2018, Wizards of the Coast no longer supports Block as the block system itself was discontinued in 2018.

Description

Constructed decks must contain a minimum of 60 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 15 cards.

With the exception of card named Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest, a player’s combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent. Snow-covered lands, despite being basic lands, are only permitted in formats that allow the Ice Age block to be used. This similarly applies to Wastes in Battle for Zendikar block.

According to Mark Rosewater, Block has proven over time to be an unpopular format almost exclusively played because Wizards of the Coast required it at Pro Tours and Pro Tour Qualifiers. He stated that it was being phased out because players almost never played it of their own volition.[3] The format itself was dropped on the same day Dominaria, the first set of Three-and-One Model (in which blocks are no longer used), released.

Block formats

Blocks that were DCI sanctioned but never used in a Pro Tour and/or Grand Prix.

Blocks that had been used in at least one Pro Tour and/or Grand Prix.

Banned cards

Innistrad block

Mirrodin block

Masques block

Urza's block

Tempest block

Mirage block

Ice Age block

References

  1. ↑ Sam Stoddard (May 17, 2013). "Building Blocks". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Reid Duke (April 27, 2015). "An Introduction to the Popular Constructed Formats". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 05, 2015). "Will the new 2-set system lead to more instances of or support for Block Constructed events?". Blogatog. Tumblr.

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