If any cards can be distinguished from the other cards in the deck without viewing its front face, then those cards are marked and not legal for tournament play. Also, altered cards may be thicker than the other cards in the deck, depending on the method used to alter the card. Significantly creased cards can be distinguished from other cards in a deck, even sleeved. From the Magic Tournament Rules section 3.3 on Authorized Cards: Using opaque backed sleeves can get around this problem. Using older lands is fine by all these rules so far, but if the cards can be identified in your deck because of their age, they count as marked and would be illegal for tournament play. 3 Barrin, Tolarian Archmage (M21) 45 2 Brazen Borrower (ELD) 39 4 Breeding Pool (RNA) 246 4 Charming Prince (ELD) 8 3 Deputy of Detention (RNA) 165 3 Fabled Passage (M21) 246 3 Fblthp, the Lost (WAR) 50 1. Wastes, the colorless basic land, are not currently standard legal since Oath of the Gatewatch rotated out in September 2017. Export/Download Printable Text (.txt) CSV Multiverse id (.txt) Markdown/Reddit MTGO (.dek) MTG Salvation. The Snow-Covered versions are currently legal until Kaldheim rotates out in September 2022. This applies to the regular 5 basic lands. The five basic lands, Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest, have been printed in almost 2 every set, and this means that since there has always been a set in Standard containing a copy of these lands, all copies of these lands are legal to play in Standard. This is determined based on the English name for that card (regardless of the language it's printed in) from the Comprehensive Rules:Ģ01.2 A card’s name is always considered to be the English version of its name, regardless of printed language. For example, it is okay to use the Stronghold printing of Mana Leak in Modern even though Stronghold is not a legal set for use in Modern. The cards being played in the deck must be printed in a set that is legal in the format, even if the printing being used is from an otherwise illegal set. All copies 1 of a card are legal in standard if a copy is in any standard legal set. Lands follow the same rules as every other card in Magic, this includes basic lands. Yes, unless they stop being printed in new sets