Cheapskate Format

  • Minimum deck size: 60 cards
  • No more than 4 copies of any card, except basic lands
  • Cards can be of any rarity
  • The legal card list is updated every 4 months based on the following Scryfall search: f:vintage ((r:c eur<0.05) or (r:u eur<=0.15) or ((r:r or r:m) eur<=0.5))

Based on Heirloom but with paper prices.

The periodic updates to legality would help keep the format fresh if it gained enough popularity to affect card prices. Unlike Pauper where some “budget” decks still cost $60+, this format should have genuinely cheap decks thanks to the rolling card pool.

  • counterspell@mtgzone.comOPEnglish
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    11 months ago

    More violent and frequent rotations:

    • Rotations each month
    • Each rotation, the top 1% most played cards are banned for the next three rotations
      • This achieves a violently rotating meta by regularly banning the most prominent cards
      • The frequent shakeups prevent stagnant metagames and dominant decks
      • Regular bannings keep experienced players on their toes