Eternal (format)

Eternal formats are Constructed play formats which allow cards from all Magic: The Gathering sets with the standard card back and non-silver-bordered /acorn-stamped card frames.
==Description==
The Eternal formats are Vintage, Legacy, Commander and Pauper.
Eternal is sometimes confused with the notion of non-rotating formats. All Eternal formats are non-rotating, but Modern, Pioneer, Historic, and Timeless are non-rotating formats that are not Eternal.
===Eternal cards===
The term "eternal card" or "eternal legal card" was introduced when Unfinity replaced silver-bordered with acorn-stamped cards. Where acorn cards are non-tournament legal, eternal cards are their opposite: they are legal in all eternal formats.
==Eternal Weekend==
Eternal Weekend is a yearly tournament organized by Wizards of the Coast in association with an independent tournament organizer, featuring the Eternal formats. The tabletop tournament was introduced in 2013. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 version was played on Magic Online.
Per tradition, these events had been commemorated through one of Magic's most unique first-place prizes for a tournament: Original paintings of iconic cards from the formats embedded in an oversized card frame. To the disappointment of the players these unique prizes were exchanged for promo cards in 2024.
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