diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/itemmanager/CardManager.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/itemmanager/CardManager.java
index d0f48951bf7..538ebe2e5c8 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/itemmanager/CardManager.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/itemmanager/CardManager.java
@@ -233,15 +233,7 @@ public class CardManager extends ItemManager<PaperCard> {
 
         if (FModel.getPreferences().getPrefBoolean(ForgePreferences.FPref.LOAD_HISTORIC_FORMATS)) {
             JMenu blocks = GuiUtils.createMenu(localizer.getMessage("lblBlock"));
-            List<GameFormat> blockFormats = new ArrayList<>();
-            for (GameFormat format : FModel.getFormats().getHistoricList()){
-                if (format.getFormatSubType() != GameFormat.FormatSubType.BLOCK)
-                    continue;
-                if (!format.getName().endsWith("Block"))
-                    continue;
-                blockFormats.add(format);
-            }
-            Collections.sort(blockFormats);  // GameFormat will be sorted by Index!
+            final List<GameFormat> blockFormats = FModel.getBlockFormats();
             for (final GameFormat f : blockFormats) {
                 GuiUtils.addMenuItem(blocks, f.getName(), null, new Runnable() {
                     @Override
diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/itemmanager/DeckManager.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/itemmanager/DeckManager.java
index e70f92087ac..553b1d769b1 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/itemmanager/DeckManager.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/itemmanager/DeckManager.java
@@ -281,15 +281,7 @@ public final class DeckManager extends ItemManager<DeckProxy> implements IHasGam
 
         if (FModel.getPreferences().getPrefBoolean(ForgePreferences.FPref.LOAD_HISTORIC_FORMATS)) {
             JMenu blocks = GuiUtils.createMenu(localizer.getMessage("lblBlock"));
-            List<GameFormat> blockFormats = new ArrayList<>();
-            for (GameFormat format : FModel.getFormats().getHistoricList()){
-                if (format.getFormatSubType() != GameFormat.FormatSubType.BLOCK)
-                    continue;
-                if (!format.getName().endsWith("Block"))
-                    continue;
-                blockFormats.add(format);
-            }
-            Collections.sort(blockFormats);  // GameFormat will be sorted by Index!
+            final List<GameFormat> blockFormats = FModel.getBlockFormats();
             for (final GameFormat f : blockFormats) {
                 GuiUtils.addMenuItem(blocks, f.getName(), null, new Runnable() {
                     @Override
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/model/FModel.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/model/FModel.java
index b83e3b59646..4fce49b27bd 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/model/FModel.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/model/FModel.java
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ import forge.util.storage.IStorage;
 import forge.util.storage.StorageBase;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.*;
 
 /**
  * The default Model implementation for Forge.
@@ -465,6 +463,19 @@ public final class FModel {
         return blocks;
     }
 
+    public static List<GameFormat> getBlockFormats(){
+        List<GameFormat> blockFormats = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (GameFormat format : FModel.getFormats().getHistoricList()){
+            if (format.getFormatSubType() != GameFormat.FormatSubType.BLOCK)
+                continue;
+            if (!format.getName().endsWith("Block"))
+                continue;
+            blockFormats.add(format);
+        }
+        Collections.sort(blockFormats);  // GameFormat will be sorted by Index!
+        return blockFormats;
+    }
+
     public static QuestPreferences getQuestPreferences() {
         return questPreferences;
     }