Welcome to Noble!

Noble is a "standard" constructed Magic: The Gathering format where you may play up to 4x of any common or uncommon in MTG (with a small ban list) in a minimum 60-card deck with standard 15 card sideboard, effectively "pauper + uncommons". This is distinct from the French Community format *Peasant* which only allows up to 5x Uncommons per deck, and the MTG Arena format *Artisan* which is similar but specific to that client. It is correct to think of Noble as "Eternal Artisan" - busted commons and uncommons from Magic's rich history, but still toned-down gameplay compared to what you'd see in Legacy or Vintage.

The purpose of Noble is to create highly interactive, fast-paced, and powerful gameplay while maintaining the budget-conscious mindset of other community formats like Pauper.

Noble is primarily the brainchild of user @Arkratos and @KingOfTheDepths after a BoshNRoll discord pauper tournament devolved into discussion on the inclusion of Uncommons to “spice things up”.

Characteristics of Noble

Fast format. Most games between proactive decks are over turns 3-5, but are decided on Turn 3.
Card advantage engines are powerful, e.g. "The Monarch", "The Initiative", Skullclamp, Treasure Cruise, and Expressive Iteration
Permanents are powerful but not pushed. Dragon’s Rage Channeler exists, but Omnath, Locus of Creation and Jace The Mind Sculptor do not.
Very interaction-heavy. All the best removal in the game was printed at common or uncommon. Lightning Bolt, Sword to Plowshares, Path to Exile, Prismatic Ending, Fatal Push, Snuff Out, etc.. are all available, as are Force of Will, Cabal Therapy, etc..
Extremely Limited mana-fixing options. No untapped duals, no untapped fetchlands. Multicolored decks are forced to either sacrifice late game with City of Brass and Gemstone Mine or early game with tapped lands and other fixing.
Synergistic deck building is rewarded. "Good stuff" piles generally aren't good
Combat step is king, with a lack of good board wipes and efficient creatures

Noble Banlist, Short History

Noble has a small banlist, visually depicted here: Noble BanList // Moxfield — An mtg deck builder site for Magic: the Gathering®

The format started with Channel, Demonic Tutor, Mental Misstep, Sol Ring, Strip Mine, Bazaar of Baghdad, and Library of Alexandria banned.

The first Noble tournament concluded with a massive over-representation of “oops, all spells” in the top slots, going virtually undefeated the full tournament. It was decided that there needed to be multiple bans from the deck, which ultimately included Balustrade Spy and Lotleth Giant. The community decided they wanted a “slower” format in general, so Dark Ritual and efficient tutors Demonic Consultation and Merchant Scroll were also banned in order to make combo slower while still maintaining its viability.

The meta has been healthy since those bans, with midrange decks, aggro decks, combo decks, and control decks all having representation and performing well in tournaments.