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Magic the Gathering decks require a minimum of sixty cards

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If you try to show up with a heavily concentrated stack of fifty-nine powerful spells, your deck is completely illegal. This strict minimum forces players to dilute their absolute best combinations with lesser filler. It guarantees that you will occasionally draw total garbage right when you desperately need a game-winning miracle.

Magic the Gathering decks require a minimum of sixty cards
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