Recall '94 MTG Format: Rules, Legal Cards & Banned List- MTG Old Frame

Recall ’94 is an unpowered Old School format using cards from 1993 and 1994, historical rules and its own banned and restricted list.

Alpha rules, rev26v0: checked against the official rules on 20 September 2026. The organisers describe this as a testing phase, with the first banned and restricted list review planned for January 2027.

Deck Construction Rules

Cards per deck: At least 60 cards, with a sideboard of up to 15 cards.
Allowed sets: Alpha, Beta, Unlimited, Revised, Arabian Nights, Antiquities, Legends, The Dark and Fallen Empires, plus Arena, Sewers of Estark and Nalathni Dragon.
Reprint rules: Old Frame reprints with original artwork are allowed, including Collectors’ Edition, International Edition and World Championship Deck printings. Foils, test prints and artist proofs are not allowed. Revised Serendib Efreet, Revised Plateau, Summer Magic Hurricane and Simplified Chinese Fifth Edition alternate-art cards are also allowed.

Rules

Contemporary Magic rules and errata are followed, with the following exceptions:

Paris mulligan: The Paris mulligan is still in effect.
Mana burn: Mana burn is still in effect.
Life total: A player loses the game for having 0 or less life only at the end of each phase. This state-based action is the last thing that happens before the game proceeds to the next phase. This rule preserves the original functionality of Mirror Universe.
Tapped blockers: If a creature declared as a blocker during combat becomes tapped before combat damage is assigned, it deals no combat damage to the attacking creature. For example, a Mishra’s Factory that blocks becomes 0/3 if it is tapped to activate its +1/+1 ability.
Chaos Orb: 1, Tap: Choose a target nontoken permanent on the battlefield. If Chaos Orb is on the battlefield, flip it from a height of at least 30 cm (12 inches). If it completes at least one full 360° rotation and lands on the chosen permanent, destroy that permanent. Then destroy Chaos Orb.
Falling Star: Choose any number of creatures on the battlefield that are not overlapping. Flip Falling Star from a height of at least 30 cm (12 inches). If it completes at least one full 360° rotation, it deals 3 damage to each chosen creature on which it lands. Creatures damaged by Falling Star and not destroyed become tapped. Creatures may not be moved during the throw or resolution (Board Freeze).