Standard Format/Side Format

The Standard Format and Side Format are Tournament rules where the cards you can use is restricted to Weiss Side, Schwarz Side or the entire card pool.

A different Format is the NeoStandard Format which is the most commonly played format in the USA.

Set Restriction
In the Standard Format, cards from both the Weiss Side and Schwarz side can be used.

In the Side Format, cards from only one Side can be used. The Set IDs for each side is listed below:

Weiss Side

 * AB, CL, DC, DC3, DD, GT, ID, KW, LB, LL, LS, MH, MM, N1, N2, NA, NJ, NK, NS, NV, PT, RG, RN, RW, SG, SK, SS, SY, VA, VR, ZM

Schwarz Side

 * AW, BM, BR, CN, CS, DG, DS2, EV, FH, FS, FT, FU, FZ, GC, GG, GST, IM, KC, KF, KG, KLK, KK, LH, MB, MF, MK, MK2, NM, P3, P4, PD, PI, PP, PQ, SAO, SB, SE, SF, Woo

Card Restriction
There are a few cards not playable in the Standard Format & Side Restricted Format. They are listed below.

Special Cards
There are special cards that are not in the Set Restriction rule stated above. The following are a list of all of the special cards and they may be used in any deck constructed in this format.