Magic Online seems to be where WotC is pushing these eternal formats. Beyond this point I wonвЂ™t mention cost (except where I will) because unfortunately itвЂ™s not something that can be avoided вЂ“ these formats are an expensive hobby.Д¬an I not pay that much? (Magic Online, etc) This notably includes the dual lands, which form the manabases for nearly every Legacy and Vintage deck. You can find the details in other places, but the bottom line is that thereвЂ™s a number of cards that Wizards has said they Will Never Reprint In Paper Ever For Serious. Wait holy f did you say twenty thousand dollars? Or, вЂWhat is this Reserved List?вЂ™Д«ack in the early days of the game, Magic ran in to trouble with reprints. For those that endure, however, they get to sling the greatest spells from MagicвЂ™s history! Vintage is a вЂњTurn 0вЂќ format вЂ“ many decks can win on the Play, turn 1, before you get the chance to drop a land. Be aware that itвЂ™s a very different format from most of magic, and not everyone will enjoy it past the honeymoon period of casting Lotus. A cheap Vintage deck will run you $3,500 (Dredge), but most вЂrealвЂ™ Vintage decks are close to $20,000 at this point. ItвЂ™s easily the most expensive format in Magic вЂ“ the Power Nine (Black Lotus, etc) were only printed in very small quantities in paper, and many decks play all 9 of them. Legacy could be considered a вЂњTurn 2 formatвЂќ, again meaning that you must be able to interact by turn 2, and there are many decks that can win on their second turn with no interruption. A majority of this OP will be devoted to this format, since thereвЂ™s a lot to cover between EMA and the Gauntlet. While this is obviously subjective, no format sees such a breadth of top-tier competitive decks, and the much deeper card pool featuring cards such as Force of Will means that thereвЂ™s often much more complex board states than can be found in Modern or Standard. All that said, thereвЂ™s a reason beyond scarcity that these decks are expensive! Legacy is often considered the deepest and most interesting format in Magic. ThereвЂ™s also Shardless BUG which is nearly Four Thousand United States Dollars. Decks run a gamut of prices, but none are very budget вЂ“ the cheapest competitive decks will still run over $1,200 dollars, with the pricery options reaching nearly 3 large. ItвЂ™s more costly than modern, mainly due to the fact that the Reserved List exists, but weвЂ™ll get to that later. Legacy is the poster child of Eternal formats. Modern is often considered a вЂњTurn 4 formatвЂќ, meaning decks must be able to interact, and can oftentimes win on turn 4.

You can read more about the modern format in other places. This means the format can be very friendly towards aggressive creature-based strategies, and interactive fast-closing decks. Modern is often characterized by its Shockland/Fastland manabase вЂ“ lands that can enter untapped have limits or costs, and thereвЂ™s a lot of manlands running around. Decks run from about $100 dollars for a budget deck to $1,300 for the top cost decks in the format. Modern is the вЂњcheapestвЂќ of the Eternal formats. That last answer doesnвЂ™t really give you a good picture of the actual differences between the formats. ItвЂ™s the most powerful, and expensive, format.Д«ut really, whatвЂ™s the difference? I mean, Legacy plays Delver, and thatвЂ™s modern legal! ItвЂ™s banlist only excludes cards that deal with rules magic doesnвЂ™t have anymore, but it does have a restricted list, which contains cards you may only have one of in your deck.

Vintage is a no holds barred land of mystery and wonder, where every card since Alpha is legal. Legacy has a card pool going back to Alpha, but supplemental products such as Conspiracy and the Commander precon decks are legal. Supplemental products are excluded, and thereвЂ™s a banlist.

Modern has a card pool of 8th Edition or later. If youвЂ™re asking about legality, itвЂ™s easy!

WhatвЂ™s the difference between the eternal formats? Also due to this, despite the fact Commander is вЂњEternalвЂќ, that thread is elsewhere. We also talk about Modern, despite the fact itвЂ™s not actually an вЂњEternalвЂќ format, but mainly because weвЂ™re slightly less pedantic than WotCвЂ™s marketing team. Welcome to a world of papery despair and Tarmogoyfs! This is the thread for the Eternal formats of magic, namely Legacy and Vintage.

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