<p>Yes. Answered <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/15363/can-you-play-older-versions-of-cards-in-standard&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi5xZP3773fAhUUSY8KHfLFDssQjjgwAHoECAQQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw0axLimJ9y9ksbyGLZD08wm" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="here">here</a>.</p>

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  <p>Yes. The only thing that matters for determining card legality is the name of the card. As far as the Oracle is concerned, 2 different printings of shockare the exact same card for all game and tournament rule purposes</p>
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<p>Say I have a copy of Llanowar Elves from the 2017 Core Set. Can I put it in a current Standard deck, or do I need to have a version from currently Standard-legal set?</p>

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Legality in Standard of Standard-legal cards from previous printings
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# Legality in Standard of Standard-legal cards from previous printings

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-26)

Say I have a copy of Llanowar Elves from the 2017 Core Set. Can I put it in a current Standard deck, or do I need to have a version from currently Standard-legal set?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering, deck-building, mtg-standard


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### Answer by username_0 on 2018-12-26. Score: 2

Yes. Answered [here](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/15363/can-you-play-older-versions-of-cards-in-standard&ved=2ahUKEwi5xZP3773fAhUUSY8KHfLFDssQjjgwAHoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0axLimJ9y9ksbyGLZD08wm "here").

> Yes. The only thing that matters for determining card legality is the name of the card. As far as the Oracle is concerned, 2 different printings of shockare the exact same card for all game and tournament rule purposes


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