Pauper Format Guide

Deck Construction Rules

If a common version of a particular card was ever released in a Magic: The Gathering paper product or Magic: The Gathering Online, any version of that card is legal in this format. This includes land cards that were printed with both a common set symbol and the L rarity code.
Minimum 60 cards in the main deck.
Optional sideboard of up to 15 cards.
Your deck and sideboard is not allowed to hold more than four of any individual card in this format, except for basic lands.
Winner is determined either by best of one, or best of three games.
These games should last standard length for a game (about 20 minutes on average).

This format allows cards to be played from all Magic sets (with the exception of those from the banned card list).

25 cards with the Card Type “Conspiracy.”
9 cards that reference "playing for ante."
Cards whose art, text, name, or combination thereof that are racially or culturally offensive are banned in all formats. This list is a work in progress.