Which sets are standard

Angel of Renewal Illustration by Todd Lockwood. Standard is arguably the most popular and widely known MTG format , likely due to its dynamic and evolving gameplay. In it, you use a minimum card deck with no more than four copies of any one card except basic lands from the most recently released sets, created with your wildest dreams in mind.

Minus the banned cards , that is. But what is Standard rotation, and why should you care? Field of the Dead Illustration by Kev Walker. Standard rotation is, quite literally, the rotation of cards in and out of Standard play. Standard rotation allows newer players to access and use recently printed cards without needing to worry about acquiring all the really old and expensive stuff. Understanding Standard rotation is important for managing your collection so you know when to sell and when to buy.

And so you can determine which decks should demand the investment of your hard-earned cash or wildcards on MTGA. There are currently five sets in Standard. The newest set in Standard is Innistrad: Midnight Hunt , which was officially released on September 24, The next change to paper Standard will happen on November 19, with the release of Innistrad: Crimson Vow.

When is Standard rotation for MTG going to be this year, and what is that going to look like? Here are the sets that will make up Standard current rotation :. Last rotation, there were quite a few cards on the Standard banned list. The Epic Games Store reveals three free games that users will be able to claim through the Epic Games Store Launcher starting next week.

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Skip to content. Image via WotC. Cards from the following sets are currently legal in Standard, with the exception of banned cards: [4]. The following is a list of cards that have been banned at one point during their stay in the Standard environment. Should a banned card which rotated out of standard be later reintroduced into Standard, the ban will not carry over to that set.

The only example up to date is Darksteel Citadel , which was banned in Mirrodin Standard, but was later reprinted in Magic Prior to the Three-and-One Model , the two oldest blocks still legal in Standard would rotate out of the format. Starting in , Wizards of the Coast is trying a new schedule where the premier sets are early fall, late fall, winter and spring.

All times based on Western Hemisphere seasons. This way, some premier sets gain more time in Standard. When Standard then called "Type 2" was created on January 10, , it inherited the banned and restricted lists from Vintage then "Type 1".