Premodern is a community-created constructed format invented by Martin Berlin in 2012 consisting of the sets from Fourth Edition to Scourge. The card pool thus roughly spans the period inbetween the formats 93/94 and Modern. A rule of thumb for the card pool is: all cards with the old frame printed between 1995 and 2003, which were standard legal at some point during this period. Despite the nostalgic flavour of the format, in Premodern all reprints are allowed, regardless of the frame or the art of the card wrt. the original art.
This format extends the standard Premodern pool of cards, by allowing all Gold Border Cards to be played and featured in decks.
All reprints are allowed in this format, with no restrictions on the card art nor the frame nor language.
For example:
Birds of Paradise 4ed is allowed (Old Art, Old Frame)Birds of Paradise FBB is allowed (Old Art, Old Frame, not English)Birds of Paradise 9ed is allowed (New Art, New Frame)Birds of Paradise DMR is allowed (Old Art, New Frame).Demonic Tutor FBB is not allowed (Not Premodern Legal)
Constructed
50 minutes
Top 8 Single Elimination
Constructed 60+ cards, sideboard 15 cards max
Pairings will be generated using SWISS Rules, considering a number of playable rounds determined by the total number of players.
Rounds:
09 to 16 players = 4 rounds;17 to 32 players = 5 rounds;33 to 64 players = 6 rounds;65 to 128 players = 7 rounds;129+ = 8 rounds.Top 16, 8, or 6 will be calculated, depending on the total number of players.
New rounds (and therefore pairings) will be played as soon as all players played theirs.
Rules Enforcement Levels (REL) are a means to communicate to the players and judges what expectations they can have of the tournament in terms of rigidity of rules enforcement, technically correct play, and procedures used.
Most Magic™ players play for fun and see a tournament as a social event. Regular Rules Enforcement Level encourages a welcoming atmosphere and friendly competition. Your demeanor should reflect this, whether you are playing, judging or both. Players and judges are encouraged to help one another at appropriate times, such as during deck construction or between matches. Judges are the last word when a dispute or question arises, and we should be as impartial and diplomatic as possible. Source: magicjudges.com
Gold Border/Pro Tour cards include cards from World Championship Decks, Community, and International Editions, and any other promo card that is still legal in the format.
Proxy cards refer to any non-genuine or manufactured product, not originally produced by WotC.