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Scavenger Hunt

Rules

Standard Magic: the Gathering Rules apply.

Deck Construction

Scavenger Hunt deck construction varies greatly on the list you are given. Typically it is a 75-card list of cards to look for to make a deck. Normally you can use cards that are Type 1 legal. This gives you a greater card range to look through to get your 75 cards. Even if the deck fits within the confines of the hunt it must still be Type 1 legal. In other words, even though Time Spiral may be used in more than one category, only 1 copy is permitted since it is restricted in Type 1. Of the 75-card hunt list, 15 cards of the player’s choice will be assigned to their sideboard. 

A single card cannot count for more than one category, but the same card may be used to fulfill multiple categories by playing with multiple copies of that card. In other words, Ghitu Slinger (eligible in several categories: echo, “187”, gray ogre, etc.), only counts once for whatever category it is placed in, but multiple copies of the slinger can be played to fit into other categories.

 Here is the Scavenger Hunt list used in the Event Horizons 2001 Invitational:

 The 75 cards required are as follows:

  1. Any non-artifact card with an upkeep cost
  2. Any spell with X in its casting cost
  3. Any cantrip (a spell that draws one card in addition to its normal effect)
  4. Any Gold Card
  5. A Snow-Covered Land
  6. Any card with cumulative upkeep
  7. A permanent with Echo or a creature with Shadow
  8. Any card whose name contains the letters “E”,”H”, and “I”
  9. Any creature with the creature type: Wall
  10. Any spell which has an alternate casting cost
  11. Any spell with Buyback
  12. And card with a converted mana cost greater than 5
  13. Any card with Cycling
  14. Any spell which has an optional kicker
  15. Any land which can become a creature
  16. Any spell with gating OR a growing enchantment (Saga Block)
  17. A split card
  18. Any spell with Flashback
  19. An enchant land
  20. A legendary artifact, land, or creature
  21. Another legendary artifact, land, or creature (not the same as the card above)
  22. A card whose flavor text contains words that rhyme
  23. Any rare of your choice
  24. Any uncommon of your choice
  25. Any common of your choice
  26. A creature with creature type: Spellshaper
  27. Any card that has at least triple color intensity (of the same color) in its mana cost
  28. Any card featuring the artwork of Adam Rex
  29. Any card featuring the artwork of Brian Snoddy
  30. Any card featuring the artwork of Carl Critchlow
  31. Any card featuring the artwork of Heather Hudson
  32. Any card featuring the artwork of Rebecca Guay
  33. An artifact that produces mana
  34. Any enchantment that can be played as an instant Or any permanent with Fading
  35. A land that does not produce mana
  36. A ryhstic spell or perpetual enchantment
  37. A “hill giant” (a 3/3 creature for 3X mana)
  38. A “gray ogre” (a 2/2 creature for 2X mana)
  39. A “grizzly bear” (a 2/2 creature for a converted mana cost of 2)
  40. A 1/1 creature for 1 mana (any color)
  41. Any creature with a Landwalk ability or protection
  42. A “187” creature (a creature with a comes-into-play effect)
  43. A card that depicts a female in the artwork
  44. A spell with a converted mana cost greater then 7
  45. A permanent with a Phasing, Flanking, OR Threshold ability
  46. A sleeping enchantment (veiled, opal, etc.) OR any card that requires a coin flip
  47. Any card with a mechanic origination in the Torment Set
  48. Any FOIL card of your choice
  49. Any card whose flavor text mentions Urza and/or Mishra
  50. Any card appearing in a winning deck (or SB) at any MTG: World Championships
  51. A creature with creature type: Licid
  52. Any non-basic land
  53. Any non-basic land
  54. Any non-basic land (other then 52 or 53)
  55. Any non-basic land (other then 52 or 53)

56-75. 20 basic lands

Sideboard

You may have a 15-card sideboard for this variant.

Banned & Restricted List

When playing this variant it is usually decided what Type you will be playing. So, if you are playing Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, or Extended Scavenger Hunt then, follow that format’s Banned and Restricted List in addition to this list.

Mulligan Rules

Standard “Paris” Mulligan is used for this variant.

Before each game begins, a player may, for any reason, reshuffle and redraw his hand, drawing one less card. This may be repeated as often as the player wishes, until he has no cards left in his hand. After the participant, who plays first, mulligans as often as he likes, the decision of whether to mulligan passes to the other player. Once a player passes the opportunity to mulligan, that player may not change his mind.

History

This variant came from Event Horizons 2001 Invitational Format.

Website

www.ehevents.com