PureMTG


Pure Standard

Version

Draft 2025.04.30.1

Overview

To be honest there hasn't really gone much thought into this since none of us has really played Standard in a very long time but we feel the concept is simple enough here to just slap this together and somewhat call it a day. We are very open to suggestions by active Standard players though. So if you have any ideas or suggestions towards this format spec don't hesitate to let us know.

Rules

Deck

  • A deck contains at least 60 cards selected from the currently legal card pool.
  • For each card besides basic lands there can be at most 4 copies having the same English name in any given deck unless the rule text printed on the card in question actually contradicts this limit (like Relentless Rats for example).
  • Optionally a deck can have a sideboard which must be exactly 20 cards in size.
  • When added to the deck said sideboard must not cause the number of cards having the same English name to exceed the limit of 4 copies.
  • Game actions that reference cards outside the game are limited to choices from the sideboard and cards previously put into the exile zone.

Game

The game follows the official rule set. No exceptions.

Card Legality

Cards (and alternate printings thereof) from the sets listed here are allowed to be used in decks unless explicitly listed under the Banned Cards section below.

Core Sets

Code Name Release Remarks
FDN Foundations 2024-11-15

Expansion Sets

Code Name Release Remarks
DMU Dominaria United 2022-09-09
BRO The Brothers' War 2022-11-18
ONE Phyrexia: All Will Be One 2023-02-03
MOM March of the Machine 2023-04-21
MAT March of the Machine: The Aftermath 2023-05-12
WOE Wilds of Eldraine 2023-09-08
LCI The Lost Caverns of Ixalan 2023-11-17
MKM Murders at Karlov Manor 2024-02-09
BIG The Big Score 2024-04-19
OTJ Outlaws of Thunder Junction 2024-04-19
BLB Bloomburrow 2024-08-02
DSK Duskmourn: House of Horror 2024-09-27
DFT Aetherdrift 2025-02-14
TDM Tarkir: Dragonstorm 2025-04-11

Banned Cards

  • Leyline of Resonance (only in MTG Arena Best-of-One)