The required minimum time limit for any match is 40 minutes.

The following time limits are recommended for each round of a tournament:

• Constructed and Limited tournaments—50 minutes
• Single-elimination quarterfinal or semifinal matches—90 minutes
• Single-elimination final matches—no time limit

The following additional time limits are recommended for Limited tournaments:

• Sealed Deck—20 minutes for deck registration and 30 minutes for deck construction. For Prereleases and sealed deck events that take place on the weekend of a new set release, 15 additional minutes for deck construction is recommended.
• Draft—25 minutes for deck registration and construction
• Team Sealed Deck—20 minutes for deck registration and 60 minutes for deck construction. For Team-format sealed deck events that take place on the weekend of a new set release, 15 additional minutes for deck construction is recommended.
• Team Draft—40 minutes for deck construction and registration
• Two-Headed Giant Sealed Deck—20 minutes for deck registration and 60 minutes for deck construction. For Two-headed Giant sealed deck events that take place on the weekend of a new set release, 15 additional minutes for deck construction is recommended.
• Two-Headed Giant Draft—40 minutes for deck construction and registration

The Head Judge of the tournament is the final authority on time limits for a tournament. However, any deviation from these recommendations must be announced prior to and during tournament registration.

Magic Premier Tournaments may have different time limits. These time limits can be found in the tournament or tournament series fact sheet.

In timed rounds, players must wait for the officially tracked time to begin before starting their match.

Booster Draft Timing
Individual booster drafts have the following default time limits for each pick:

Cards remaining in pack	Time allotted
15 cards	40 seconds
14 cards	40 seconds
13 cards	35 seconds
12 cards	30 seconds
11 cards	25 seconds
10 cards	25 seconds
9 cards	20 seconds
8 cards	20 seconds
7 cards	15 seconds
6 cards	10 seconds
5 cards	10 seconds
4 cards	5 seconds
3 cards	5 seconds
2 cards	5 seconds
1 card	N/A

The time for review after the first booster pack is 60 seconds. Each subsequent review period increases by 30 seconds.

Rochester Draft Timing
The review period for a booster after it has been laid out on the table and before the first card is drafted is 20 seconds. Players have 5 seconds for each pick.

Two-Headed Giant Draft Timing
Two-Headed Giant booster drafts have the following default time limits for each pick:

Cards remaining in pack		Time allotted
15-Card Booster	14-Card Booster
15	14	50 seconds
13	12	45 seconds
11	10	40 seconds
9	8	30 seconds
7	6	20 seconds
5	4	10 seconds
3	–	5 seconds
1	2	N/A

In addition, players receive 60 seconds to review their drafted cards in between booster packs.