Greetings, to all who roam these halls...
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This site is dedicated to Magic: the Gathering players old and new who have a yearning for the days when Shivan dominated the skies, Assassins lurked in the shadows, and the Leviathan was the undisputed king of the ocean.
Type Zero Magic is that return to nostalgia. The concept is simple: all cards must be from the "T" Tap Symbol era or before - Alpha thru Fallen Empires. This format has a unique banned and restricted list which draws from other "Old School" lists for a balanced meta, but keeps Old School staple rules "Mana Burn" and "Tapped Blockers don't deal damage". In the interest of simplicity, for now all other game rules and updated errata are current.
Type Zero: Power Down is a variant of geared toward greater accessibility, creature interaction, and creative deckbuilding, that encourages balanced back-and-forth games while still maintaining that Old School feel. This version not only restricts the most broken cards such as Power 9, Library, Sol Ring, and Mind Twist, but limits a deck to no more than 3 of these cards total from the "power down" list; other cards are restricted to 1 copy per deck, but do not count toward the "power" list. Power Down also employs a novel "tiered" restricted list, allowing 2 or even 3 copies of some cards (such as Mishra's Factory, Hymn to Tourach, and Mana Drain) that aren't so powerful they need to be limited to 1, but need some limitation due to the fact they are insurmountable if not dealt with, regularly create situations that stifle interaction, or that they choke out room for creativity. Accessibility is key - reprints (with original artwork) and recognizable proxies are always allowed and encouraged in Power Down. No Sideboards... you have to build your deck to deal with whatever comes your way.
Whether you are newer to the game and feel overwhelmed with the constant barrage of new mechanics, having to read every card as you play it, or turns that last nearly a week, or are a player from the early days, fondly remembering hanging with friends in the school lunchroom, opening revised packs, and listening to our middle school teachers tell us how Magic would lead to a life of sin... this is our format.
About, about in reel and rout, the death-fires danced at night;
The water, like a witch's oils, burnt green, and blue and white."
