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10 Points Old Frame Singleton

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Deck construction

Cards per deck

At least 60. No sideboards are allowed. Decks cannot include more than a copy of any particular card, except for basic lands. When building a deck, up to 10 points may be used. Points are used to add cards from the Points List in your deck.

Allowed sets

Alpha, Beta, Arabian Nights, Antiquities, Legends, The Dark, Fallen Empires, Harper Prism Book Promos, Ice Age, Homelands, Alliances, Mirage, Visions, Weatherlight, Portal, Tempest, Stronghold, Exodus, Portal Second Age, Urza’s Saga, Urza’s Legacy, Urza’s Destiny, Portal Three Kingdoms, Starter 1999, Mercadian Masques, Nemesis, Prophecy, Invasion, Planeshift, Apocalypse, Odyssey, Torment, Judgment, Onslaught, Legions, and Scourge.

Reprint rules

All regular-sized reprints by Wizards of the Coast that use the Old Frame and artwork that existed in a printing from Alpha through Scourge are allowed, including those that were not originally tournament-legal, such as Collectors’ Edition, International Edition, 30th Anniversary Edition, and gold-bordered Pro Tour and World Championship cards.

Tormod's Crypt
Old Frame and Scourge-era art, good.
Swords to Plowshares
Old Frame but new art, not good.
Polluted Delta
Scourge-era art but Modern frame, not good.
Demonic Tutor
What is this?! No way.

Rules

Contemporary rules and errata are followed, except for the following ones:

  • Ring of Ma’rûf:
    • Updated text: {5}, {T}, Exile Ring of Ma’rûf: Name an Old Frame 10 Points Singleton legal card. The next time you would draw a card this turn, instead, put a copy of the named card into your hand.
    • Original text: {5}, {T}, Exile Ring of Ma’rûf: The next time you would draw a card this turn, instead put a card you own from outside the game into your hand.
    • Changes explanation: By being able to choose any card we are trying to replicate the original experience of playing this card. You may use a proxy for the card you are looking for.
  • Ante cards:
    • When you ante a card, exile it. If you lose this game, your opponent may add that card to their sideboard for the rest of the match. They may include it in their deck in subsequent games. At the end of the match, return the exiled card to its owner’s library.
    • Changes explanation: We are trying to replicate the ante experience, but limiting its effect to the current match. You can also get your ante card back or your opponent’s by using Jeweled Bird and Darkpact.

Banned and Restricted Cards

Points List

10 Points

9 Points

7 Points

6 Points

4 Points

3 Points

2 Points

1 Point

Decklists

You can find some deck examples in the following links:

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