<p>Conspiracy, phenomenon, plane, scheme and vanguard.</p>
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<p>300.1. The card types are artifact, conspiracy, creature, enchantment, instant, land, phenomenon, plane, planeswalker, scheme, sorcery, tribal, and vanguard.</p>
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<p>313.1. Conspiracy cards are used only in limited play, particularly in the Conspiracy Draft variant (see rule 905). [...]</p>
<p>313.3. Conspiracy cards remain in the command zone throughout the game. [...]</p>
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<p>310.1. Phenomenon is a card type seen only on nontraditional Magic cards. Only the Planechase casual variant uses phenomenon cards. See rule 901, “Planechase.”</p>
<p>310.2. Phenomenon cards remain in the command zone throughout the game [...]</p>
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<p>309.1. Plane is a card type seen only on nontraditional Magic cards. Only the Planechase casual variant uses plane cards. See rule 901, “Planechase.”</p>
<p>309.2. Plane cards remain in the command zone throughout the game [...]</p>
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<p>312.1. Scheme is a card type seen only on nontraditional Magic cards. Only the Archenemy casual variant uses scheme cards. See rule 904, “Archenemy.”</p>
<p>312.2. Scheme cards remain in the command zone throughout the game [...]</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>311.1. Vanguard is a card type seen only on nontraditional Magic cards. Only the Vanguard casual variant uses vanguard cards. See rule 902, “Vanguard.”</p>
<p>311.2. Vanguard cards remain in the command zone throughout the game. [...]</p>
</blockquote>

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ikegami
<p>From the new <a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/kaldheim-release-notes-2021-01-22" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kaldheim release notes</a> on [<a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bAlrund%2c%20God%20of%20the%20Cosmos%5d">Alrund, God of the Cosmos</a>]:</p>
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<p>You may choose any card type, but the ones that may appear in your library are artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, land, planeswalker, sorcery, and tribal (a card type found on some older cards).</p>
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<p>This wording surprised me, because I didn't think any other card types existed.</p>
<p>What other card types are there that can't appear in your library?</p>

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What card types can't appear in your library?
Draconis
# What card types can't appear in your library?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-22)

From the new [Kaldheim release notes](https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/kaldheim-release-notes-2021-01-22) on [[Alrund, God of the Cosmos](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bAlrund%2c%20God%20of%20the%20Cosmos%5d)]:

> You may choose any card type, but the ones that may appear in your library are artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, land, planeswalker, sorcery, and tribal (a card type found on some older cards).

This wording surprised me, because I didn't think any other card types existed.

What other card types are there that can't appear in your library?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-22. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

Conspiracy, phenomenon, plane, scheme and vanguard.

> 300.1. The card types are artifact, conspiracy, creature, enchantment, instant, land, phenomenon, plane, planeswalker, scheme, sorcery, tribal, and vanguard.

> 313.1. Conspiracy cards are used only in limited play, particularly in the Conspiracy Draft variant (see rule 905). [...]
>
> 313.3. Conspiracy cards remain in the command zone throughout the game. [...]

> 310.1. Phenomenon is a card type seen only on nontraditional Magic cards. Only the Planechase casual variant uses phenomenon cards. See rule 901, “Planechase.”
>
> 310.2. Phenomenon cards remain in the command zone throughout the game [...]

> 309.1. Plane is a card type seen only on nontraditional Magic cards. Only the Planechase casual variant uses plane cards. See rule 901, “Planechase.”
>
> 309.2. Plane cards remain in the command zone throughout the game [...]

> 312.1. Scheme is a card type seen only on nontraditional Magic cards. Only the Archenemy casual variant uses scheme cards. See rule 904, “Archenemy.”
>
> 312.2. Scheme cards remain in the command zone throughout the game [...]

> 311.1. Vanguard is a card type seen only on nontraditional Magic cards. Only the Vanguard casual variant uses vanguard cards. See rule 902, “Vanguard.”
>
> 311.2. Vanguard cards remain in the command zone throughout the game. [...]


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