FAQ

What cards are legal in the Quarter’s format?

Cards that are legal in the Commander format and meet the $.25 price requirement are able to be included in any Quarter’s deck.

Cards that are legal in the Commander format, are eligible to be your commander, and meet the $1.00 price requirement are able to be included as a commander in any Quarter’s deck.

How do you determine which cards are Legal and which cards aren’t?

How the card pool works: The Quarters card pool resets to zero at the start of each season. After every new Magic set releases, all cards are price-checked hourly for one week (168 checks total). Any card that is at or under $0.25 (commanders at or under $1.00) for at least half of those checks is permanently added to the pool. Once a card is in the pool, it stays — prices don't matter after that point. This process repeats with every set release throughout the year

The Quarters card pool is a fixed, curated list — not a live price check. Cards are evaluated for legality once, shortly after each new set releases. If a card makes the cut at that time, it stays legal for the entire season regardless of how its price changes afterward. The legal card list only ever grows — cards are never removed. You don't need to re-verify prices between games; if it's on the list, it's legal.

When do cards rotate out of Quarters?

One week after the first main set of the year, we remove all cards from the lists and start a new season.

If an alternate art of a legal card is above 25 cents, can I still play my shiny version?

Yes! All versions of a card are legal if one version of the card is legal.