Forgotten Realms

Forgotten Realms is an immersive OS wedge variant that focuses on late ’94-’95 Magic.

Forgotten Realms uses the following ruleset:

Modern rules + mana burn. Refer to Gatherer for current card text and individual card rulings.

Deck Size

• Main deck: 60 cards or more.
• Sideboard: 15 cards or less.

Legal Sets

• The Dark
• Fallen Empires
• Homelands

Reprint Policy

Same art/same frame reprints allowed.

Banned & Restricted Lists

BANNED:

• An-Zerrin Ruins
• Apocalypse Chime
• Timmerian Fiends

RESTRICTED to 1 copy:

• Hymn to Tourach
• Maze of Ith
• Serrated Arrows

Forgotten Realms is a sister format of FE40, and also features a semi-monthly global online league Format facilitation is done mainly though this discord, however FR is an outstanding format for the bar or kitchen table, with an extremely accessible entry point.

Fallen Empires 40

Fallen Empires 40 is a constructed old-school variant “wedge” format that uses the Fallen Empires expansion only as it’s base card pool. It is often referred to as “FE40” or “Fallen Empires 40 Traditional”

Fallen Empires 40 originated on the playground during the ‘94-’95 school year and gained popularity in the Cleveland Ohio area OS scene and beyond during 2021. FE40 emphasizes a “fun before finance” approach to OS and a unique constructed environment. An active online league began in 2022 with global participation. Current rules and restrictions are based largely on observational data from this gauntlet and are subject to change.

THE CURRENT BASE RULES:

• Modern MtG + deckbuilding rules, plus MANA BURN
• 40 Card Minimum deck
• 5 Card sideboard
• London Mulligan rule
• First to 2 wins, wins.
• Basic Lands ok, snow covered lands ok if applicable to splash theme.
• Sleeves are optional
• Ante is HIGHLY encouraged for live games
• real cards encouraged- Club promos and any reprints or legible proxies always allowed. (make sure home made proxies are identifiable via webcam)

FE40 Bans and Restrictions:

• Hymn to Tourach: 0
• Dwarven Catapult: 2
• Hand of Justice: 2
• Icatian Javelineers: 2

Leagues: There is a semi-monthly, asynchronous league for FE40 or Join the Discord

Variants:

As Fallen Empires has a limited card pool, to keep things interesting, there are several sets that are often integrated into leagues/constructed tournaments. 9 cards from a different release (see below) can be included in decks, following regular deckbuilding rules, and using Fallen Empires as the base set of sorts. Players are encouraged to try these “splashes”, although make sure that it is clear what tournament card pool is prior to implementing a “splash”.

Effective “splash” sets: -The Dark (+9) -Homelands (+9) -Alliances (+9) -Chronicles (+9) -“Sarpadian Scryings (+9) List here (Sarpadian Scryings is a lore-heavy “expansion” developed by format spearheads Mike Klements and John Ekleberry, and may be subject to revision)

B/R for Splash sets, As applicable:

From HL:

• serrated arrows: 2
• dry spell: 2
• Timmerian Fiends: 0 (unless playing for Ante)

From CHR:

• Fallen Angel: 2
• Ernham Djinn: 2
• Azure Drake: 2
• Horn of Deafening: 2
• Coumbajj Witches: 0

From DK:

• Maze of ith: 0
• Amnesia: 0
• Preacher: 0
• Fissure: 2
• Holy Light: 2
• Ball Lightning: 2
• Ghost Ship: 2

From Alliances:

• Casting of bones: 0
• Dystopia: 0
• Kjeldoran outpost: 0
• Krovikan plague: 0
• Pyrokinesis: 2
• Balduvian Horde: 2
• Contagion: 2
• Exile: 2
• Ritual of the machine: 2

The card PHYREXIAN PORTAL has the following errata for webcam matches: “3: If your library has ten or more cards in it, target opponent looks at the top ten cards of your library and separates them into two face-up piles. Exile one of those piles at random. Search the other pile for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle the rest of that pile into your library. “