Power Nine or P9 are cards very hard to reach. Black Lotus, the 5 Moxen – Mox Emerald Mox Jet Mox Pearl Mox Ruby Mox Sapphire – Ancestral Recall, Time Walk and Timetwister, are an integral part of the myth that sorrounds Magic. However, this cards are able to completely change a match and, someway, can make the game an elitist one. Consider that, most of the times, a well built deck but less expensive in terms of money is not capable to perform in an effective way against someone who is playing the P9.
During the last years a lot of decisions were taken, within the official formats, about how to manage this set of cards. QL Magic founders consider these solutions not so interesting, even wrong in some cases. We have decided not to use any proxy in order to maintain the role that the P9 have always had in Magic, but not to ban them neither.
In conclusion, to promote a game based on strategy and tactics, we have defined to limit the number of P9 cards present in a QL Magic deck to 3.
The following cards are Restricted in Ql Magic tournaments:
- Ancestral Recall
- Balance
- Bazaar of Baghdad
- Black Lotus
- Black Vise
- Burning Wish
- Channel
- Chaos Orb
- Demonic Consultation
- Demonic Tutor
- Doomsday
- Earthcraft
- Enlightened Tutor
- Entomb
- Fact or Fiction
- Fastbond
- Frantic Search
- Grim Monolith
- Gush
- Hermit Druid
- High Tide
- Land Equilibrium
- Library Of Alexandria
- Lion’s Eye Diamond
- Lotus Petal
- Mana Crypt
- Mana Vault
- Memory Jar
- Merchant Scroll
- Mind Over Matter
- Mind Twist
- Mishra‘s Workshop
- Mox Emerald
- Mox Jet
- Mox Pearl
- Mox Ruby
- Mox Sapphire
- Mystical Tutor
- Natural Balance
- Necropotence
- Oath of Druids
- Regrowth
- Sol Ring
- Strip Mine
- Stroke of Genius
- Time Spiral
- Time Walk
- Timetwister
- Tinker
- Tolarian Academy
- Vampiric Tutor
- Wheel Of Fortune
- Windfall
- Yawgmoth’s Bargain
- Yawgmoth’s Will
The following cards are Banned in QL Magic tournaments:
- Amulet of Quoz
- Brain Freeze
- Bronze Tablet
- Contract from Below
- Darkpact
- Demonic Attorney
- Goblin Recruiter
- Hunting Pack
- Jeweled Bird
- Mind’s Desire
- Rebirth
- Shahrazad
- Squee, Goblin Nabob
- Time Vault
- Tempest Efreet
- Tendrils of Agony
- Timmerian Fiends
- Worldgorger Dragon
Core Sets and Expansion Set playable
Set Base
- Limited Edition Alpha August 1993
- Limited Edition Beta October 1993
- Unlimited Edition December 1993
- Revised Edition April 1994
- Fourth Edition May 1995
- Fifth Edition March 1997
- Classic Sixth Edition April 1999
- Classic Seventh Edition April 2001
Early Sets
- Homelands October 1995
- Fallen Empires November 1994
- The Dark August 1994
- Legends June 1994
- Antiquities March 1994
- Arabian Nights December 1993
- Chronicles July 1995
- Anthologies November 1998
- Renaissance August 1995
Ice Age Cycle
Mirage Cycle
- Weatherlight June 1997
- Visions February 1997
- Mirage October 1996
Rath Cycle
- Exodus June 1998
- Stronghold February 1998
- Tempest October 1997
Artifacts Cycle
- Urza‘s Destiny June 1999
- Urza’s Legacy February 1999
- Urza‘s Saga October 1998
Masquerade Cycle
- Prophecy June 2000
- Nemesis February 2000
- Mercadian Masques September 1999
Invasion Cycle
- Apocalypse June 2001
- Planeshift February 2001
- Invasion September 2000
Odyssey Cycle
Onslaught Cycle
Time Spiral Cycle
- Time Spiral “Timeshifted” October 2006
Media Insert Set
Special cards (Judge Gift Program, pre-release, etc) are playable only if they are reprint of cards present in the editions listed above.
