Decklist Issue

Penalty: Game Loss

Definitions and Philosophy: A player provides an illegal decklist for tournament format, their submitted decklist does not match the deck they are playing or intend to play, or the list needs modification due to missing or necessarily replaced cards.

Decklists for certain tournaments ensure that players do not modify their decks throughout the tournament. This allows for verification and validation that the deck and all cards within it are legal for the tournament format.

Typographical mistakes and form of handwriting can vary from decklist to decklist; it is at the discretion of the Judges to discern if what is written on the submitted decklist is clear and unambiguous. If there is any concern for lack of clarity, Judges can bring up the concerns with the player who submitted the decklist and ask them to validate or correct any potential errors. Penalties should not be applied under these circumstances.

If a decklist must be modified or is altered after the start of a tournament, a Game Loss should be issued. If a performed deck check leads to the discovery of an invalid decklist (after any consideration is given to minor mistakes), the penalty issued should be given at the start of the next match.

Corrective Procedure: Judges should remove illegal cards from a decklist and deck. If a player has cards within their sideboard to make their decks (main and material) legal, they may exchange cards to restore legality. If there is a mismatch between the deck being played and the decklist, the decklist should be altered to match the played deck (and penalty applied). Any violations of individual card copy count should be modified based on the direction of the player. If a deck contains insufficient cards after card removal such that the decklist violates the minimum requirement, players may add any number of Refurbish cards to meet minimum deck size requirements.

Examples:

• A player’s submitted decklist contains a complete 60-card Main Deck but only has an 11-card Material Deck written down despite playing 12 cards in it, forgetting to list Grand Crusader’s Ring.

• A player lists “Rai Level 3” in their material deck without specifying the title.

• A player lists Rai, Storm Seer when their material deck includes a Rai, Mana Weaver.

• A player lists 5 copies of a main deck card in their decklist (they are only playing 4).