MTG Old Frame Formats
The Old Frame League and this website started with only one format in mind, what we nowadays refer to as Old Frame Vintage, but with time and rising demand, there have been several formats that include some or all of the Old Frame Magic the Gathering cards. This article will try to serve as a compilation of all the MTG Old Frame formats, both the ones created by this community and also those that precede or succeed us.
What is “Old Frame”?
We use the Old Frame denomination to refer to those formats where only cards originally printed between Limited Edition Alpha and Scourge are allowed. These would be the cards that had the original Magic the Gathering frame design. Some of these formats allow the use of Modern Frame reprints, as it’s the case of Old Frame Vintage.
Old Frame Formats
Here is the list of all the Old Frame formats we know about. By clicking on each format’s link you will find an article we prepared about it, where you can find more information about its rules, deck pictures, where is it played, etc.
- 1993 7-Point Singleton.
- 7-Points Singleton 93/94.
- 93/94 Old School: Atlantic.
- 93/94 Old School: Cardmarket.
- 93/94 Old School: Desert Twisters.
- 93/94 Old School: Eternal Central.
- 93/94 Old School: French.
- 93/94 Old School: LCOS.
- 93/94 Old School: Pacific.
- 93/94 Old School: Paella Rules.
- 93/94 Old School: Paladin.
- 93/94 Old School Scryings.
- 93/94 Old School: Swedish.
- ABU 60.
- ALICE.
- Alpha 40.
- Alpha 60 7-Point Singleton.
- Canadian Highlander 93/94.
- Fallen Empires 40.
- Historic Type 2.
- Hyper Extended.
- LCOS X Points.
- Legacy 96.
- Middle School.
- Old Frame 10 Points Singleton (this is one of our formats).
- Old Frame Commander (this is one of our formats).
- Old Frame Legacy (this is one of our formats).
- Old Frame Vintage (this is our main format).
- Old School 95.
- Old School 96.
- Old School Brawl.
- Old School EDH.
- Premodern.
- Revised 40.
- Unlimited 40.
- X-point Old School.
Now that you have a deeper understanding of all the MTG Old Frame Formats, find out about the upcoming events in our Tournaments Calendar.
If we are missing any format, please contact us on the Discord server or Facebook group.