<p>Both are used in <em>Magic</em> variant formats; that is, not the &quot;usual&quot; rules of the game.</p>
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<li><strong>Phenomenon</strong> is a card type used in the <a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/2012-edition-frequently-asked-questions-2012-05-24" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Planechase</a> format. Cards of this type are oversized, and put in a separate <em>planar deck</em>, along with <strong>Plane</strong> cards, not the deck that becomes the player's library.</li>
<li><strong>Ongoing</strong> is a supertype that only applies to the <strong>Scheme</strong> card type, which is used in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160117184705/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/91" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Archenemy</a> variant. Cards of this type are also oversized, and put in a separate <em>scheme deck</em>.</li>
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<p><a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Gatherer</a> has the Card Type "Phenomenon" and "Ongoing". Does anyone knows what those two refer to?</p>

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A quick Google search for "mtg ongoing" and "mtg phenomenon" gives an easy answer.
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What is the card type Phenomenon and Ongoing?
Gad D Lord
# What is the card type Phenomenon and Ongoing?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-05-10)

[Gatherer](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Default.aspx) has the Card Type "Phenomenon" and "Ongoing". Does anyone knows what those two refer to?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: A quick Google search for "mtg ongoing" and "mtg phenomenon" gives an easy answer.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-05-10. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

Both are used in *Magic* variant formats; that is, not the "usual" rules of the game.

* **Phenomenon** is a card type used in the [Planechase](https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/2012-edition-frequently-asked-questions-2012-05-24) format. Cards of this type are oversized, and put in a separate *planar deck*, along with **Plane** cards, not the deck that becomes the player's library.
* **Ongoing** is a supertype that only applies to the **Scheme** card type, which is used in the [Archenemy](https://web.archive.org/web/20160117184705/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/91) variant. Cards of this type are also oversized, and put in a separate *scheme deck*.


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