Timeline of Magic: the Gathering Standard (Type II)
The collectible card game Magic: The Gathering was first released in 1993 with very few restrictions on how players could construct their decks (which cards to include, and how many copies of each card were allowed).[1][2] The game evolved over time to encompass many different formats with various constraints for how players could construct their decks. Constructed formats, for instance, allow players to build decks in advance using cards from their collection, although only a subset of cards are allowed.[3] Another major development was the creation of officially sanctioned tournaments for prize money. These official tournaments created an incentive for players to continue to buy cards for new sets, and helped establish a long-term future for the game.[4]
The rotating constructed format known today as Standard (originally called "Type 2") was first announced on January 10, 1995, inheriting banned and restricted lists from another format, called Vintage.[5] Today, it is one of the most common formats used for large official tournaments. Since it was initially announced, the way that card legality is determined, and the way cards rotate in and out of the format has gone through many changes. For most of the format's history, set rotation was a distinctive element: new card sets get added to the list of allowed sets, until eventually the older sets on the list are removed from the list, or "rotate out" of the format. Below is a timeline of different Standard environments throughout the format's history. Where verifiable, effective dates of legality are listed (as opposed to release or announcement dates.). When only one date is listed, it is for paper magic (not Magic Online or Arena). Data for the earliest years of the format are hard to verify with precision, as the internet, and the game, was still in its infancy.
Timeline[]
| Began [note 1] |
Ended | Legal Sets | Total Cards [note 2] |
Comments | Notable Deck Archetypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 1995 | Type II format announced: only allows cards still available in the basic Revised Edition and the latest two expansions.[5]
Banned and Restricted lists inherited from Vintage.[6] Most of those were irrelevant to Type II. Restricted cards relevant to Type II were: Braingeyser, Sol Ring, Channel, Copy Artifact, Demonic Tutor, Regrowth, Wheel of Fortune, Ivory Tower, Mind Twist, and Maze of Ith.[7] Banned cards relevant were: Contract From Below, Darkpact, & Demonic Attorney. Some cards at that time had already been restricted and then unrestricted: Orcish Oriflamme (unrestricted in Feb 1994) Dingus Egg (unrestricted May 1994). Also, all Legendary cards were restricted for flavor reasons. | ||||
| Jan 10 1995 | Apr 19 1995 | Revised The Dark Fallen Empires -banned cards (3 sets) restricted[cardlist 1] |
+291 +119 +102 -3 =509 10 |
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| Apr 19 1995 | Jun 1995 | 4th Edition[8] The Dark Fallen Empires -banned cards (3 sets) restricted[cardlist 2] |
+363 +119 +102 -3 =581 5 |
Balance is restricted.[9] Ante cards in 4th edition (Bronze Tablet, Rebirth, Tempest Efreet) are banned. Banned cards from Revised rotate out. | |
| Jun 1995 | Jul 1995 | 4th Edition Fallen Empires Ice Age -banned cards -duplicates[cardlist 3] (3 sets) restricted[cardlist 4] |
+363 +102 +363 -4 -21 =803 8 |
July: U.S. Nationals. Chronicles released in July, unclear which day exactly it became legal in Standard. The ante card in Ice Age (Amulet of Quoz) goes on banned list. Icy Manipulator (reprinted in Ice Age) had been unrestricted in Mar 1994. Ice Age is the first set to feature reprints. | Vise Age Channel/Fireball[10][11] |
| Aug 1995 | Sep 1995 | 4th Edition Fallen Empires Ice Age Chronicles -banned cards -duplicates (3 sets + CHR) restricted[cardlist 5] |
+363 +102 +363 +116 -5 -21 =918 30 |
Aug: Worlds. Jeweled Bird (ante card in Chronicles) banned. Some reprints from Chronicles are already on the restricted list: Feldon's Cane (originally restricted May 1994) and Recall (originally restricted Aug 1994). | Rack Control RW Vise Orb RG Vise Age (Burn)[12] |
| Oct 1995 | New deck construction rules.
Standard (Type II) can be composed of cards from the most recent edition of Magic The Gathering (Fourth Edition at the time), white border extensions (Chronicles) and all available limited edition expansions (Ice Age, Fallen Empires and soon Homelands).[13] | ||||
| Oct 1995 | Nov 1995 | 4th Edition Chronicles Fallen Empires Ice Age Homelands[14] -banned cards -duplicates (4 sets + CHR) restricted[cardlist 6] |
+363 +116 +102 +363 +115 -6 -21 =1032 41 |
The Ante card in Homelands (Timmerian Fiends) is banned. | |
| Nov 1995 | Feb 1996 | 4th Edition Chronicles Fallen Empires Ice Age Homelands -banned cards -duplicates (4 sets + CHR) restricted[cardlist 7] |
+363 +116 +102 +363 +115 -7 -21 =1031 6 |
Zuran Orb is restricted. Channel is banned. Legendary cards are unrestricted. | |
| Feb 1996 | Apr 1996 | 4th Edition Chronicles Fallen Empires Ice Age Homelands -banned cards -duplicates (4 sets + CHR) restricted[cardlist 8] |
+363 +116 +102 +363 +115 -8 -21 =1030 6 |
Mind Twist is banned. Black Vise is restricted. PT NY, the 1st Pro Tour tournament, uses a modified Standard requirement wherein players build their decks including at least five cards from each set that was legal in the format: Fourth Edition, Chronicles, Ice Age, Fallen Empires, and Homelands.[14] | |
| Apr 1996 | Jun 1996 | 4th Edition Chronicles Fallen Empires Ice Age Homelands -banned cards -duplicates (4 sets + CHR) restricted[cardlist 9] |
+363 +116 +102 +363 +115 -8 -21 =1030 4 |
Feldon's Cane and Recall are unrestricted. | Necro RG Stormbind[15] |
| Jun 1996 | Jul 1996 | "Necro Summer" 4th Edition Chronicles Fallen Empires Ice Age Homelands Alliances -banned cards -duplicates (5 sets + CHR) restricted |
+363 +116 +102 +363 +115 +199 -8 -21 =1229 4 |
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| Jul 1996 | Sep 30 1996 | "Necro Summer" 4th Edition Chronicles Fallen Empires Ice Age Homelands Alliances -banned cards -duplicates (5 sets + CHR) restricted[cardlist 10] |
+363 +116 +102 +363 +115 +199 -8 -21 =1229 5 |
Land Tax is restricted. Aug: Worlds. | Necro[16] Turbo Stasis[17][18] Prison[19]/Titania's Orb[18] White Weenie[20] Erhnamgeddon[17][18][20] U Control[21] |
| Oct 1 1996 | Dec 31 1996 | 4th Edition Chronicles Fallen Empires Ice Age Homelands Alliances Mirage -banned cards -duplicates[cardlist 11] (6 sets + CHR) restricted[cardlist 12] |
+363 +116 +102 +363 +115 +199 +330 -8 -37 =1543 |
Strip Mine and Hymn to Tourach are restricted.[22]
PT Dallas in Nov – the 1st non-modified Standard Pro Tour event.[23][24][25] |
Big Creature Necro Weenie Necro BR Necro[26] Prison Counter Hammer Black Aggro B LandDstr/Painful Memories WU weenie WU Icy/Orb |
| Jan 1 1997 | New deck construction rules.
New editions of the Basic Set replace old versions and are permitted in Standard play 30 days after the release date of the new edition. New stand-alone expansions (e.g. Ice Age, Mirage) replace previous stand-alone expansions and are permitted in Standard play 30 days after the release date of the new edition. Limited-edition expansions more than 10 months old at time of release are replaced when a new expansion becomes legal.[27] Fallen Empires and Ice Age are removed from Standard.[22] All cards on the restricted list are moved to the banned list. Banned List: Balance, Black Vise, Bronze Tablet, Channel, Ivory Tower, Jeweled Bird, Land Tax, Mind Twist, Rebirth, Strip Mine, Tempest Efreet, Timmerian Fiends.[28] | ||||
| Jan 1 1997 | Mar 4 1997 | 4th Edition (Basic set) Chronicles (extension of 4th ed.) Homelands (Lim. ed. expansion) Alliances (Lim. ed. expansion) Mirage (stand-alone) -banned cards[22] -duplicates[cardlist 13] (4 sets + CHR) |
+363 +116 +115 +199 +330 -12 -12 =1099 |
Type II reports from this time are hard to find. Based on tournament reports from it appears that there were some Type II tournaments from this time period that ran using "old type 2" deck construction rules from 1996.[29][30] New Mulligan rule introduced at PT Los Angeles (not Type II), which was later called the "Paris Mulligan" after the subsequent PT Paris in April.[31] |
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| Mar 5th 1997 | Apr 23 1997 | 4th Edition Chronicles Alliances Mirage Visions -banned cards[22] -duplicates (4 sets + CHR) |
+363 +116 +199 +330 +167 -11 -12 =1152 |
GP Amsterdam, the first standard Grand Prix, used "modified standard" or PT NY deck construction rules, which required playing at least 5 cards from each legal set. Timmerian Fiends rotates out. | |
| Apr 23 1997 | Jun 30 1997 | Alliances Mirage Visions 5th Edition -duplicates[cardlist 14] (4 sets) |
+199 +330 +167 +429 -15 =1110 |
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| Jul 1 1997 | New deck construction rules.
Standard decks can be composed of cards from the most recent edition of Magic: The Gathering (then 5th Edition) and all sets from the two most recent "blocks" of expansions. New card sets become effective on the first day of the month following their introduction. If a set is released in the last two weeks of a month, then the set's effective date is pushed out to the first of the second month. For example, a set released on January 8 is legal on February 1, and one released on January 25 is legal on March 1.[28] | ||||
| Jul 1 1997 | Oct 31 1997 | Ice Age Homelands Alliances 5th edition Mirage Visions Weatherlight -banned cards -duplicates[note 3] (7 sets) |
+363 +115 +199 +429 +330 +167 +167 -3 -124 =1653 |
Zuran Orb is banned. With Ice Age and Homelands back, Amulet of Quoz and Timmerian Fiends return to the banned list.[32] US Nats. in July. World Championship in Aug. |
CounterPost[33][34] Deadguy Red[35][36] UR Aggro[35] 5C Black[37][38] Green Stompy[37][34] Control-Burn[37] Green 5-Color UW Control[36] |
| Nov 1 1997 | Mar 31 1998 | 5th edition Mirage Visions Weatherlight Tempest -duplicates[cardlist 15] (5 sets) |
+429 +330 +167 +167 +330 -36 =1419 |
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| Apr 1 1998 | Jun 30 1998 | 5th edition Mirage Visions Weatherlight Tempest Stronghold -duplicates (6 sets) |
+429 +330 +167 +167 +330 +143 -36 =1530 |
TurboZvi (Dream Halls) | |
| Jul 1 1998 | Oct 31 1998 | 5th edition Mirage Visions Weatherlight Tempest Stronghold Exodus -duplicates (7 sets) |
+429 +330 +167 +167 +330 +143 +143 -36 =1673 |
US Nats in July. Worlds in Aug. | Deadguy Red
Draw-Go WW Empyrial Armor Pros-Bloom Rec-Sur Forbidian Godzilla (Reanimator) Suicide Black (Hatred) Oath (Turbo Mulch) Tradewind Good Stuff |
| Nov 1 1998 | Dec 31 1998 | "Combo Winter" 5th edition Tempest Stronghold Exodus Urza's Saga -duplicates[cardlist 16] (5 sets) |
+429 +330 +143 +143 +330 -21 =1354 |
Academy (Tolarian Blue) Deadguy Red WW Suicide Black (Hatred) Counter Phoenix Cursed Elves Draw-Go Counter Sliver | |
| Jan 1 1999 | Feb 28 1999 | 5th edition Tempest Stronghold Exodus Urza's Saga -banned cards -duplicates (5 sets) |
1352 | Tolarian Academy and Windfall are banned.[39] | Spiral Blue
Sligh Enchantress Rec/Sur Necro Suicide Black (Hatred) Red Artifacts (Mono Brown) Counter Phoenix Veggie Ponza (LD)[40] |
| Mar 1 1999 | Mar 31 1999 | 5th edition Tempest Stronghold Exodus Urza's Saga Urza's Legacy -banned cards -duplicates (6 sets) |
+429 +330 +143 +143 +330 +143 -2 -21 =1495 |
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| Apr 1 1999 | May 31, 1999 | 5th edition Tempest Stronghold Exodus Urza's Saga Urza's Legacy -banned cards -duplicates (6 sets) |
1488 | Dream Halls, Earthcraft, Fluctuator, Lotus Petal, Recurring Nightmare, Time Spiral[41] and Memory Jar[42] are banned.[43] A Mar. 1 announcement banned the first 6 cards, effective April 1. A Mar 11 emergency announcement retroactively added Memory Jar to the Mar 1 list, effective April 1.[39] |
Lackey Red Wachter Death Stampy DrainGeyser Lennon Sliver Moore BigRed Joneseque Hate[44] |
| Jun 1 1999 | Jun 30 1999 | Tempest Stronghold Exodus Urza's Saga Urza's Legacy 6th edition[45] -banned cards -duplicates[cardlist 17] (6 sets) |
330 +143 +143 +330 +143 +429 -9 -47 =1462 |
Rules Changes: Spells and combat damage go on the "stack." Interrupts became instants. "Mana abilities" cannot be countered, mana spells can. Triggered abilities clarified. "Damage-prevention step" removed. Artifacts also received a rule change. Before the change, an artifact "shut off" or stopped working while it was tapped, unless it was an artifact creature. After, an artifact remains active while tapped. This was to bring artifacts more in line with other cards. Some artifacts (like Howling Mine and Static Orb) retained the "shut off" aspect, which necessitated explicitly printing that they only worked while untapped. Combat restructured. A player with zero or less life loses the game as soon as a player has priority. | |
| July 1, 1999 | Oct 31 1999 | Tempest Stronghold Exodus Urza's Saga Urza's Legacy 6th edition Urza's Destiny -banned cards -duplicates (7 sets) |
330 +143 +143 +330 +143 +429 +143 -10 -47 =1604 |
Mind Over Matter is banned New sets released during the first 15 days of a month are allowed in Constructed tournament play on the 1st day of the month following their retail release date. Sets released after the first 15 days of a month are allowed in Constructed tournament play on the 1st day of the 2nd month following their release date.[46] US Nats and Canadian Nats in July. Worlds in Aug. |
Wildfire Green Stompy LD Red Mono Black Control Zvi Bargain Veggie Ponza White Weenie Living Death Enchantress[47] |
| Nov 1 1999 | Feb 29 2000 | Urza's Saga Urza's Legacy 6th edition Urza's Destiny Mercadian Masques -banned cards -duplicates[cardlist 18] (5 sets) |
330 +143 +429 +143 +330 -5 -13 =1357 |
Tempest block rotates out. Remaining banned cards: Tolarian Academy, Windfall, Fluctuator, Time Spiral, Memory Jar | Sabre Bargain MonoBlackControl Accelerated Blue Mono Brown Squirrel Prison Green Stompy The Rock & His Millions Mono Red[48] |
| Mar 1 2000 | Jun 30 2000 | Urza's Saga Urza's Legacy 6th edition Urza's Destiny Mercadian Masques Nemesis -banned cards -duplicates (6 sets) |
330 +143 +429 +143 +330 +143 -5 -13 =1500 |
Several National events in June.[49] US Nats[50] and Latin American Championship[51] in July. | Napster
Ponza Angry Hermit Draw-Go Green Stompy / Green Tangle White Weenie Replenish Trinity Green Covetous Dragon MBC UG Opposition |
| Jul 1 2000 | Oct 31 2000 | Urza's Saga Urza's Legacy 6th edition Urza's Destiny Mercadian Masques Nemesis Prophecy -banned cards -duplicates (7 sets) |
330 +143 +429 +143 +330 +143 +143 -5 -13 =1644 |
Asia-Pac and Euro Championship in July. Worlds in Aug. | Replenish
Tinker Napster Sabre Bargain[52] Accelerated Blue Angry Hermit Chimera (Fecundity) Trinity Green Ponza U Control Green Stompy |
| Nov 1 2000 | Feb 28 2001 | 6th edition Mercadian Masques Nemesis Prophecy Invasion -duplicates[cardlist 19] (5 sets) |
429 +330 +143 +143 +330 -8 =1367 |
PT Chicago in Dec. | WW Rebels |
| Mar 1 2001 | Apr 30 2001 | 6th edition Mercadian Masques Nemesis Prophecy Invasion Planeshift -duplicates (6 sets) |
429 +330 +143 +143 +330 +143 -8 =1510 |
Fires | |
| May 1, 2001 | Jun 30 2001 | Mercadian Masques Nemesis Prophecy Invasion Planeshift 7th edition -duplicates[cardlist 20] (6 sets) |
+330 +143 +143 +330 +143 +330 -14 =1405 |
French[53] and German[54] Nats in May. US Nats and Japanese Nats in June. European, Latin American and Asia-Pac Championship in June. | Fires Counter Rebels[55] |
| July 1, 2001 | Oct 31 2001 | Mercadian Masques Nemesis Prophecy Invasion Planeshift 7th edition Apocalypse -duplicates (7 sets) |
+330 +143 +143 +330 +143 +330 +143 -14 =1548 |
Canadian Nats in July. Worlds in Aug. | Fires BR Machine Head Opposition UB Nether-Go Dave Price Red UW Ctrl U ctrl Counter Rebels |
| Nov 1 2001 [56] |
Feb 28 2002 | Invasion Planeshift 7th edition Apocalypse Odyssey -duplicates[cardlist 21] (5 sets) |
+330 +143 +330 +143 +330 -4 =1272 |
Odyssey was released on September 21, 2001, and the GP events on Oct. 6 were the "first chance for many to play a serious event with the new Odyssey cards"[57] but those events were Block Constructed. According to the DCI floor rules document[56] Odyssey was not legal in Standard until Nov. 1st. | |
| Mar 1 2002 [56] |
Jun 30 2002 | Invasion Planeshift 7th edition Apocalypse Odyssey Torment -duplicates (6 sets) |
+330 +143 +330 +143 +330 +143 -4 =1415 |
GP Milwaukee in May – the 1st non-modified Standard GP. US and Japan Nats in May. Canada Nats and European Championship in June. | Squirrel Opposition Psychatog Goblin Trenches RUG/RG Madness Braids[58] Battle of Wits[59] |
| Jul 1 2002 [56] |
Oct 31 2002 | Invasion Planeshift 7th edition Apocalypse Odyssey Torment Judgment -duplicates (7 sets) |
+330 +143 +330 +143 +330 +143 +143 -4 =1558 |
GP São Paulo and GP Taipei in July. Worlds in Aug.
Magic: The Gathering Online goes live in July 2002 with a total of six sets (Seventh Edition, Invasion, Planeshift, Apocalypse, Odyssey and Torment) [60] |
Squirrel Opposition Psychatog Goblin Trenches UG Madness RG Madness |
| Nov 1 2002 [61] |
Feb 28 2003 | 7th edition Odyssey Torment Judgment Onslaught -duplicates[cardlist 22] (5 sets) |
+330 +330 +143 +143 +330 -2 =1274 |
Masters Chicago in Jan. | Squirrel Opposition Psychatog UG Madness |
| Mar 1 2003 [61] |
Jun 30 2003 | 7th edition Odyssey Torment Judgment Onslaught Legions -duplicates (6 sets) |
+330 +330 +143 +143 +330 +145 -2 =1421 |
Nationals: Netherlands and England in April, France and Australia in May, Japan, Canada, US in June. First ever MTGO World Championship Qualifier in April[62] | UG Madness
Cunning Wake Zombie Clerics Squirrel Opposition GW Glory MonoBlackControl RG Madness Oversold Cemetery RW Astral Slide |
| Jul 1 2003 [61] |
Aug 31 2003 | 7th Edition Odyssey Torment Judgment Onslaught Legions Scourge -duplicates (7 sets) |
+330 +330 +143 +143 +330 +145 +143 -2 =1562 |
GP Bangkok and European Championship in July. Worlds and GP Atlanta in Aug. | Mirari's Wake
UG Madness Goblin Bidding Goblin Vortex Reanimator Mono Black Control RW Astral Slide RG Madness Psychatog BW Eternal Dragon |
| Sep 1 2003 [63] |
Oct 19 2003 | Odyssey Torment Judgment Onslaught Legions Scourge 8th edition -duplicates[cardlist 23] (7 sets) |
+330 +143 +143 +330 +145 +143 +337 -29 =1542 |
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| Oct 20 2003 [64] |
Feb 19 2004 | Onslaught Legions Scourge 8th edition Mirrodin -duplicates[cardlist 24] (5 sets) |
+330 +145 +143 +337 +286 -16 =1225 |
Sets now become legal on the 20th of a given month. | |
| Feb 20 2004 | Jun 19 2004 | Onslaught Legions Scourge 8th edition Mirrodin Darksteel -duplicates (6 sets) |
+330 +145 +143 +337 +286 +165 -16 =1390 |
GP Brussels in May. Italy, Japan, and US Nats in June, before the ban. | Skullclamp Affinity
Elf and Nail Tooth and Nail Goblin Bidding UW Control March of the Machines Burn Eternal Dragon Beasts |
| Jun 20 2004 | Oct 19 2004 | Onslaught Legions Scourge 8th edition Mirrodin Darksteel Fifth Dawn -banned card -duplicates (7 sets) |
+330 +145 +143 +337 +286 +165 +165 -1 -16 =1554 |
Skullclamp is banned[65] England Nats in late June. Canada, Australia, Spain and France Nats and GP Kuala Lumpur in July. GP Nagoya and MTGO World Championship Qualifier[66] in Aug. Worlds in Sept. |
Cranial Affinity
GW Astral Slide RW Astral Slide GW Eternal Dragon UW Control[67] Krark-Clan Ironworks Elf and Nail Tooth and Nail Beasts Death Cloud Goblins / Goblin Bidding Bladewing Red R Land Destruction March of the Machines G Urzatron UR Obliterate Proteus Control |
| Oct 20 2004 | Feb 19 2005 | 8th edition Mirrodin Darksteel Fifth Dawn Champions of Kamigawa -banned card -duplicates[cardlist 25] (5 sets) |
+337 +286 +165 +165 +286 -1 -4 =1234 |
Cranial Affinity | |
| Feb 20 2005 [68] |
Mar 19 2005 | 8th edition Mirrodin Darksteel Fifth Dawn Champions of Kamigawa Betrayers of Kamigawa -banned card -duplicates (6 sets) |
+337 +286 +165 +165 +286 +165 -1 -4 =1399 |
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| Mar 20 2005 | Jun 19 2005 | 8th edition Mirrodin Darksteel Fifth Dawn Champions of Kamigawa Betrayers of Kamigawa -banned cards -duplicates (6 sets) |
+337 +286 +165 +165 +286 +165 -9 -4 =1391 |
Arcbound Ravager, Disciple of the Vault, Darksteel Citadel, Ancient Den, Great Furnace, Seat of the Synod, Tree of Tales, and Vault of Whispers are banned. | |
| Jun 20 2005 [68] |
Aug 19 2005 | 8th edition Mirrodin Darksteel Fifth Dawn Champions of Kamigawa Betrayers of Kamigawa Saviors of Kamigawa -banned cards -duplicates (7 sets) |
+337 +286 +165 +165 +286 +165 +165 -9 -4 =1556 |
Nationals: Italy, Australia, and France in July, US and England in early Aug. | MonoBlack Rats White Weenie[69][70] Big Red (Slogger) Red Aggro BG Death Cloud Witness Tooth and Nail Urzatron Jushi Blue Sea Stompy Reanimator Control |
| Aug 20 2005 | Oct 19 2005 [71] |
Mirrodin Darksteel Fifth Dawn Champions of Kamigawa Betrayers of Kamigawa Saviors of Kamigawa Ninth Edition -banned cards -duplicates[cardlist 26] (7 sets) |
+286 +165 +165 +286 +165 +165 +339 -9 -29 =1533 |
Canada Nats in late Aug. Japan, Netherlands, Spain Nats in Sept. | U Urzatron MonoBlack Rats Big Red (Slogger) G RazorTron Jushi Blue Green Stompy Red Aggro |
| Oct 20 2005 [71] |
Feb 2006 | Champions of Kamigawa Betrayers of Kamigawa Saviors of Kamigawa Ninth Edition Ravnica: City of Guilds -duplicates (5 sets) |
+286 +165 +165 +339 +286 -29 =1212 |
2005 World Championship is moved later in the year, beginning on Nov. 30th. | Ghazi-Glare UG Meloku UB Control Enduring Ideal Gifts Eminent Domain (Annex) |
| Feb 20 2006 [72] |
May 19, 2006 | Champions of Kamigawa Betrayers of Kamigawa Saviors of Kamigawa Ninth Edition Ravnica: City of Guilds Guildpact -duplicates (6 sets) |
+286 +165 +165 +339 +286 +165 -29 =1377 |
PT Honolulu in Mar. | Zoo Izzetron Owling Mine Heartbeat Orzhov Aggro Gruul Beats (Heezy St.) |
| May 20, 2006 [72] |
Aug 19 2006 | Champions of Kamigawa Betrayers of Kamigawa Saviors of Kamigawa Ninth Edition Ravnica: City of Guilds Guildpact Dissension -duplicates (7 sets) |
+286 +165 +165 +339 +286 +165 +180 -29 =1557 |
Nationals: France, Italy, England, US in July. Canada and Germany in early August. | Heartbeat
Azorius Jitte White Weenie Orzhov Aggro Zoo Magnivore Solar Flare Ghazi-Glare Gifts Izzetron Enduring Ideal Boros Aggro Snakes Ninjas UWg Saproling Ctrl |
| Aug 20 2006 [73] |
Oct 19 2006 | Champions of Kamigawa Betrayers of Kamigawa Saviors of Kamigawa Ninth Edition Ravnica: City of Guilds Guildpact Dissension Coldsnap -duplicates (8 sets) |
+286 +165 +165 +339 +286 +165 +180 +155 -29 =1712 |
Japan Nats in late Aug. Spain and Netherlands Nats in Sept. | Solar Flare
Ninjas[74] Sea Stompy Counter-Top RUG Zoo BG Demonfire BR Burn Azorius Aggro Simic Aggro Junk Heartbeat Snakes |
| Oct 20 2006 [73] |
Feb 19 2007 | Ninth Edition Ravnica: City of Guilds Guildpact Dissension Coldsnap Time Spiral timeshifted -duplicates (6 sets) |
+339 +286 +165 +180 +155 +281 +121 -0 =1527 |
World Championship: Nov. 29-Dec. 3 | Dragonstorm Gruul Beatdown Boros Aggro U Urzatron MartyrTron Angelfire |
| Feb 20 2007 [73] |
May 19, 2007 | Ninth Edition Ravnica: City of Guilds Guildpact Dissension Coldsnap Time Spiral timeshifted Planar Chaos -duplicates (7 sets) |
+339 +286 +165 +180 +155 +281 +121 +165 -0 =1692 |
GP Kyoto in Mar. | Project X Pickles Angelfire Solar Flare Gruul Aggro UR Urzatron |
| May 20, 2007 [73] |
July 19, 2007 | Ninth Edition Ravnica: City of Guilds Guildpact Dissension Coldsnap Time Spiral timeshifted Planar Chaos Future Sight -duplicates (8 sets) |
+339 +286 +165 +180 +155 +281 +121 +165 +180 -0 =1872 |
France Nats. | Teachings Angelfire Project X Gruul Beatdown Korlash Black Dragonstorm Solar Flare |
| July 20, 2007 [75] |
Oct 19 2007 | Ravnica: City of Guilds Guildpact Dissension Coldsnap Time Spiral timeshifted Planar Chaos Future Sight 10th Edition -duplicates[cardlist 27] (8 sets) |
+286 +165 +180 +155 +281 +121 +165 +180 +363 -18 =1878 |
Nationals: Australia, Italy, Great Britain, US in July. Germany and Japan in Aug. Canada in Sep. | Angelfire
Gruul Beatdown Rakdos Aggro Solar Flare Blink Riders UB Ctrl Red Deck Wins Dredge Swath Storm GoyfRack Teachings UWG OmniChord WBG Wish Pickles Project X |
| Oct 20 2007 [76] |
Jan 31 2008 | Coldsnap Time Spiral timeshifted Planar Chaos Future Sight 10th Edition Lorwyn -duplicates[cardlist 28] (6 sets) |
+155 +281 +121 +165 +180 +363 +281 -12 =1534 |
GP Kraków in Nov. Worlds in Dec. | GR Mana Ramp
Mannequin U Ctrl UG Faeries Pickles Gassy Knoll(Dragonstorm) GB Midrange GB Elves Doran Aggro |
| Feb 1 2008 [76] |
May 1, 2008 | Coldsnap Time Spiral timeshifted Planar Chaos Future Sight 10th Edition Lorwyn Morningtide -duplicates[cardlist 29] (7 sets) |
+155 +281 +121 +165 +180 +363 +281 +150 -13 =1683 |
Sets become legal on their release date. GP Shizuoka in Mar. | UB Faeries GB Elves Doran Reveillark |
| May 2, 2008 [76] |
July 24, 2008 | Coldsnap Time Spiral timeshifted Planar Chaos Future Sight 10th Edition Lorwyn Morningtide Shadowmoor -duplicates[cardlist 30] (8 sets) |
+155 +281 +121 +165 +180 +363 +281 +150 +281 -14 =1963 |
PT Hollywood May 23–25. GP Buenos Aires in Jun. Australia Nationals July 19–20. | |
| July 25, 2008 [78] |
Oct 2 2008 | Coldsnap Time Spiral timeshifted Planar Chaos Future Sight 10th Edition Lorwyn Morningtide Shadowmoor Eventide -duplicates[cardlist 31] (9 sets) |
+155 +281 +121 +165 +180 +363 +281 +150 +281 +180 -15 =2142 |
GP Copenhagen in Aug. Nationals: France, Italy, US, Canada, Netherlands, Great Britain and Germany in Aug. Japan in Sep. | Red Deck Wins (Demigod)
BG Elves Quick 'N Toast Merfolk Reveillark RG Aggro UB Faeries BG Rock Seismic Swans Doran[79] Kithkin |
| Oct 3 2008 [80] |
Feb 2 2009 | 10th Edition Lorwyn Morningtide Shadowmoor Eventide Shards of Alara -duplicates[cardlist 32] (6 sets) |
+363 +281 +150 +281 +180 +229 -3 =1481 |
Worlds in Dec. | Faeries 5CC (Quick 'n Toast) Kithkin RB Sauce |
| Feb 6 2009 | Apr 29 2009 | 10th Edition Lorwyn Morningtide Shadowmoor Eventide Shards of Alara Conflux -duplicates[cardlist 33] (7 sets) |
+363 +281 +150 +281 +180 +229 +145 -4 =1625 |
PT Kyoto Feb 27 – Mar 1 | RW Reveillark "Boat Brew" 5ColorCtrl "5CC" UB Faeries Kithkin BR Aggro BW Tokens Doran |
| Apr 30 2009 | July 16, 2009 | 10th Edition Lorwyn Morningtide Shadowmoor Eventide Shards of Alara Conflux Alara Reborn -duplicates[cardlist 33] (8 sets) |
+363 +281 +150 +281 +180 +229 +145 +145 -4 =1770 |
GP Barcelona and GP Seattle in May, GP São Paulo in Jun. | Cascade Swans
BW Tokens BG Elf Ramp 5CC Planeswalkers UB Faeries 5ColorBlood Doran Red Burn Kithkin GW Tokens WU Lark Cascade Desire |
| July 17, 2009 [81] |
New deck construction rules.
Beginning with the Magic 2010 core set, all sets will be legal in Standard immediately on release. Standard decks can be composed of cards from the most recent core set and all sets from the two most recent "blocks" of expansions, however, recent two core set will be used in between core set and Autumn Expansion's release. Each rotation will rotate out the oldest block and previous year's core set. At that time, Tenth Edition will rotate out of Standard. All Magic core set released upon core set 2010 will be legal in the Standard format for approximately 15 months.[82] | ||||
| July 17, 2009 | Oct 1 2009 | Lorwyn Morningtide Shadowmoor Eventide Shards of Alara Conflux Alara Reborn M10[82] -duplicates[cardlist 34] (8 sets) |
+281 +150 +281 +180 +229 +145 +145 +229 -21 =1619 |
Rules Changes:Combat damage no longer uses the stack. Attacker announces an order for assigning damage to multiple blockers. Your mana pool empties at the end of each step. No more mana burn.[83]
Nationals: Spain, Australia and Japan, beginning July 18. Italy, France and US in late July. Great Britain and Germany in Aug. Some MOCS on MTGO were Standard: Season 4 in July[84] and MOCS Season 7 Championship on Oct. 10 (rotation hadn't happened yet on MTGO)[85] |
Cascade Jund
Kithkin UB Faeries BG Elves Aggro Combo Elves "Affinity Elves" Blightning 5CC Cruel Control 5ColorBlood Merfolk[86] Time Sieve WU Lark Doran Mannequin Control |
| Oct 2 2009 | Feb 4 2010 | Shards of Alara Conflux Alara Reborn M10 Zendikar -duplicates[cardlist 35] (5 sets) |
+229 +145 +145 +229 +229 -8 =969 |
Worlds in Nov. | |
| Feb 5 2010 | Apr 22 2010 | Shards of Alara Conflux Alara Reborn M10 Zendikar Worldwake -duplicates (6 sets) |
+229 +145 +145 +229 +229 +145 -8 =1114 |
PT San Diego Feb 19–21. GP Kuala Lumpur, GP Brussels in Mar | Jund
Boss Naya Mono-Red Esper Control Junk White Weenie Boros Bushwhacker Red/Black Wins UW Control Mythic Bant |
| Apr 23 2010 | Jul 16 2010 | Shards of Alara Conflux Alara Reborn M10 Zendikar Worldwake Rise of the Eldrazi -duplicates[cardlist 36] (7 sets) |
+229 +145 +145 +229 +229 +145 +228 -8 =1342 |
GP Washington DC in May, GP Sendai and GP Manila in Jun. Japan Nats July 2–4. | Super Friends
(UW Planeswalker Control) Mythic Conscription Jund Next Level Bant Grixis Ultimatum Polymorph MonoRed |
| Jul 17 2010 | Sept 30 2010 | Shards of Alara Conflux Alara Reborn M10 Zendikar Worldwake Rise of the Eldrazi M11[88] -duplicates[cardlist 37] (8 sets) |
+229 +145 +145 +229 +229 +145 +228 +229 -96 =1483 |
Nationals: Australia, France, Canada, Italy in late Jul. Spain, China, Great Britain, Germany, US in Aug. Brazil Sept. 18–19.
M11 added 136 new cards that were not reprints from M10. |
Heavy Jund
Naya Planeswalkers UW Super Friends (Baneslayer Control) Naya Shaman Boros Landfall Grixis Planeswalker Titan Mythic Conscription Valakut Polymorph UG Turboland MonoRed Pyromancer Ascension Bant Survival (Shaman) Runeflare Trap Eldrazi Green Dredgevine |
| Oct 1 2010 | Feb 3 2011 | Zendikar Worldwake Rise of the Eldrazi M11 Scars of Mirrodin -duplicates[cardlist 38] (5 sets) |
+229 +145 +228 +229 +229 -1 =1059 |
Worlds in Dec. | UB Control WU Control Eldrazi Green Vampires Ezuri Elves |
| Feb 4 2011 | May 12, 2011 | Zendikar Worldwake Rise of the Eldrazi M11 Scars of Mirrodin Mirrodin Besieged -duplicates (6 sets) |
+229 +145 +228 +229 +229 +145 -1 =1204 |
PT Paris Feb 10–13. GP Barcelona in Mar. GP Dallas in April. | Caw-Go CawBlade Fauna Quest[89] WU Equip Boros Landfall Grixis Tezzeret RUG Valakut UB Control |
| May 13, 2011 | Jun 30 2011 | Zendikar Worldwake Rise of the Eldrazi M11 Scars of Mirrodin Mirrodin Besieged New Phyrexia -duplicates (7 sets) |
+229 +145 +228 +229 +229 +145 +165 -1 =1369 |
GP Singapore Jun 4–5. | CawBlade DarkBlade UB Control Boros Landfall |
| Jul 1 2011 | Jul 14 2011 | Zendikar Worldwake Rise of the Eldrazi M11 Scars of Mirrodin Mirrodin Besieged New Phyrexia -banned cards -duplicates (7 sets) |
+229 +145 +228 +229 +229 +145 +165 -2 -0 =1368 |
Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Stoneforge Mystic are banned An exception to the above is introduced, making the War of Attrition event deck (with 2 copies of Stoneforge Mystic) legal for Standard constructed play (paper magic only) if the decklist has not been modified. These bannings took effect on MTGO on June 29, 2011.[90] China Nats Jul 2–3. |
UW Control UB Control MBC Valakut |
| Jul 15 2011 | Sep 29 2011 | Zendikar Worldwake Rise of the Eldrazi M11 Scars of Mirrodin Mirrodin Besieged New Phyrexia M12 -banned cards -duplicates[cardlist 39] (8 sets) |
+229 +145 +228 +229 +229 +145 +165 +229 -2 -88 =1509 |
GP Pittsburgh in Aug. Nationals: Japan Jul 16–18. France Jul 22–24. Australia Jul 23–24. Italy Jul 30–31. US, Spain, Germany, Canada, Great Britain in Aug. Brazil Sep 17–18. | Valakut
Tempered Steel UB Control Tezzeret GW Pod Bant Pod Post-Ban Caw-Blade Elves Shrine Red RB Vampires UW Control TwinPod UR Splinter Twin Pyromancer Ascension UG Mill RUG Pod Eldrazi Green |
| Sep 30 2011 | Feb 2 2012 | Scars of Mirrodin Mirrodin Besieged New Phyrexia M12 Innistrad -duplicates[cardlist 40] (5 sets) |
+229 +145 +165 +229 +249 -1 =1016 |
GP Brisbane and GP Hiroshima in Oct. Worlds in Nov. GP Orlando in Jan.
249 nonbasic land cards in Innistrad (counting DFCs as 1 card) |
UB Control
GW Tokens Tezzeret Wolf-Run Ramp UWB (Solar Flare) Tempered Steel UW Geist Beatdown WU Humans MonoRed Bant Pod GW Ramp Illusions[91] UW Delver Esper Control Grixis Glissa Ramp |
| Feb 3 2012 | May 3, 2012 | Scars of Mirrodin Mirrodin Besieged New Phyrexia M12 Innistrad Dark Ascension -duplicates[cardlist 41] (6 sets) |
+229 +145 +165 +229 +249 +158 -3 =1172 |
PT Honolulu Feb 10–12. GP Baltimore Feb 25-25, GP Lille, GP Kuala Lumpur, and GP SLC in Mar. | Wolf Run Ramp
UW Delver Naya Pod UB Control Humans UB Zombies Frites (Reanimator) RG Aggro BW Tokens B Zombies GW Aggro |
| May 4, 2012 | Jul 12 2012 | Scars of Mirrodin Mirrodin Besieged New Phyrexia M12 Innistrad Dark Ascension Avacyn Restored -duplicates[cardlist 42] (7 sets) |
+229 +145 +165 +229 +249 +158 +229 -4 =1400 |
GP Minneapolis May 19–20. GP Manila in Jun. | |
| July 13, 2012 | Oct 4 2012 | Scars of Mirrodin Mirrodin Besieged New Phyrexia M12 Innistrad Dark Ascension Avacyn Restored M13 -duplicates[cardlist 43] (8 sets) |
+229 +145 +165 +229 +249 +158 +229 +229 -40 =1593 |
Nationals discontinued, and World Championship replaced with World Magic Cup (multi-format national-team event) and Magic Players Championship (16 invited players) which did not use the Standard format, both in Aug.
There were 193 cards in M13 that were not reprints from M12. |
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| Oct 5 2012 | Jan 31 2013 | Innistrad Dark Ascension Avacyn Restored M13 Return to Ravnica -duplicates[cardlist 44] (5 sets) |
+249 +158 +229 +229 +249 -4 =1110 |
GP Auckland, GP Bochum, GP Charleston, and GP San Antonio in Nov. GP Nagoya in Dec. GP Atlantic City in Jan. | Frites
UWR Geist 4c Stuff n Stuff (Reanimator) Junk Reanimator Miracles Naya Midrange Nuiséance "Hoof There It Is" BR Zombies Bant Control Jund UW Flash Junk Tokens GW Humans Rakdos Midrange Rakdos Beatdown Bant Auras Esper Control Mono Red "Pedal to the Metal" (4c Izzet Staticaster) |
| Feb 1 2013 | May 2, 2013 | Innistrad Dark Ascension Avacyn Restored M13 Return to Ravnica Gatecrash -duplicates[cardlist 45] (6 sets) |
+249 +158 +229 +229 +249 +249 -6 =1357 |
PT Montreal and GP Quebec City in Feb. GP Verona, GP Rio, and Magic Online Championship in Mar. | Esper Control
Jund Midrange UWR Flash The Aristocrats Wolf Run Bant Naya Midrange Human Reanimator Saito Zoo Naya Humans Zombies Jund Aggro Naya Blitz Junk Reanimator Gruul Aggro |
| May 3, 2013 | Jul 12 2013 | Innistrad Dark Ascension Avacyn Restored M13 Return to Ravnica Gatecrash Dragon's Maze -duplicates[cardlist 46] (7 sets) |
+249 +158 +229 +229 +249 +249 +156 -17 =1502 |
GP Guadalajara in May, GP Miami in June | Junk Reanimator Domri Naya Gruul Blitz Jund Midrange Bant Auras (Hexproof) The Aristocrats UWR Flash BR Zombies Naya Blitz |
| Jul 13 2013 | Sep 26 2013 | Innistrad Dark Ascension Avacyn Restored M13 Return to Ravnica Gatecrash Dragon's Maze M14 -duplicates[cardlist 47] (8 sets) |
+249 +158 +229 +229 +249 +249 +156 +154 -63 =1610 |
GP Calgary end of July, GP Warsaw, GP Kitakyushu in Aug. World Championship (multiple formats) July 31 – August 2.
154 cards in M14 were not printed in M13. |
Gruul Midrange[99]
UW Control Mono Red Control UWR Flash Mostly Black Control Bant Hexproof Jund Midrange Gruul (Kibler) Aggro / Domri Gruul Naya Midrange The Aristocrats Esper Control Big BG/Rock/Golgari Ctrl Jund Zombies Red Aggro Naya Aggro UW Delver GWB Tokens Naya Control Boros Aggro |
| Sep 27 2013 | Feb 6 2014 | Return to Ravnica Gatecrash Dragon's Maze M14 Theros -duplicates[cardlist 48] (5 sets) |
+249 +249 +156 +229 +229 -18 =1094 |
PT Dublin, GP Louisville in Oct, GP Santiago, GP Albuquerque, GP Vienna in Nov, GP Dallas & GP Shizuoka in Dec, GP Vancouver in Jan | Mono Blue Devotion
Mono Black Devotion Esper Control Gruul Aggro/Colossal Gruul Orzhov Midrange Red Devotion Rakdos Aggro Green Devotion Naya UW Control White Weenie Burn Esper Humans Boros Devotion RG Monsters |
| Feb 7 2014 | May 1, 2014 | Return to Ravnica Gatecrash Dragon's Maze M14 Theros Born of the Gods -duplicates[100] (6 sets) |
+249 +249 +156 +229 +229 +165 -19 =1258 |
GP Melbourne, GP Buenos Aires, GP Cincinnati, GP Beijing in Mar. GP Phoenix in Apr. | Mono Blue (or Uw) Devotion
Mono Black (or Bw) Devotion Esper Control RG (or Jund) Monsters Orzhov Midrange UW Control Rakdos Control Boros Burn Naya Hexproof (Auras) Bant |
| May 2, 2014 | Jul 17 2014 | Return to Ravnica Gatecrash Dragon's Maze M14 Theros Born of the Gods Journey Into Nyx -duplicates[101] (7 sets) |
+249 +249 +156 +229 +229 +165 +165 -19 =1423 |
GP Moscow, GP Chicago in Jun | Jund Monsters
Mono Black Devotion Blk Devo w/ splash Mono Blue Devotion Bant Superfriends 4 color midrange Boros Burn UW Control Orzhov Midrange Naya Aggro Esper Control Naya Monsters Mono Red Aggro Junk Midrange Naya Hexproof |
| Jul 18 2014 | Sep 25 2014 | Return to Ravnica Gatecrash Dragon's Maze M14 Theros Born of the Gods Journey Into Nyx M15[102] -duplicates[cardlist 49] (8 sets) |
+249 +249 +156 +229 +229 +165 +165 +235 -44 =1633 |
PT Portland, GP Utrecht in Aug.
235 cards from M15 were not reprints from M14. |
GW Aggro[103]
UW Control WB Midrange Mono Blue Devotion Mono Black Devotion Devotion w splash (Bu/Bg/Uw) Jund Midrange Jund Monsters RabbleRed RW Burn Jund Walkers Naya Aggro |
| Sep 26 2014 | Jan 22 2015 | Theros Born of the Gods Journey Into Nyx M15 Khans of Tarkir -duplicates[104] (5 sets) |
+229 +165 +165 +264 +249 -10 =1062 |
Oct 6 MTGO release. PT Honolulu (mixed format), GP LA, & GP Stockholm in Oct. GP Santiago & GP San Antonio in Nov. 2014 World Championship (multiple formats) in Dec. GP Manila & GP Denver in early Jan. | Mardu Midrange
Abzan Midrange RG Monsters Abzan Aggro Mono Red Jeskai Temur Monsters GB Reanimator/Constellation Sidisi-Whip (Whidisi) UW Heroic UR Aggro Tokens (Jeskai/WR/Mardu) UB Control Jeskai Ascendancy Abzan Whip GB Devotion |
| Jan 23 2015 | Mar 26 2015 | Theros Born of the Gods Journey Into Nyx M15 Khans of Tarkir Fate Reforged -duplicates[105] (6 sets) |
+229 +165 +165 +264 +249 +175 -22 =1225 |
GP Seville & GP Memphis in Feb. GP Miami in early Mar. | G Devotion
Jeskai Aggro UB Control Abzan Aggro UW Heroic Abzan Midrange Sidisi-Whip RG Devotion RW Aggro RW Midrange Sultai Control Abzan Control GW Devotion Mono Red Aggro Abzan Whip Naya Aggro Sultai Control Temur Aggro 4 color Delve RG Aggro Jeskai Tokens Naya Midrange |
| Mar 27 2015 | Jul 16 2015 | Theros Born of the Gods Journey Into Nyx M15 Khans of Tarkir Fate Reforged Dragons of Tarkir -duplicates[106] (7 sets) |
+229 +165 +165 +264 +249 +175 +249 -27 =1469 |
PT Brussels (mixed format) & GP Kraków in April. GP São Paulo, GP Toronto, GP Paris, GP Shanghai, & Magic Online Championship (mixed format) in May. GP Providence & GP Buenos Aires in Jun. | Red Aggro
UB Control G (or GR) Devotion RG Dragons Abzan Control Abzan Aggro Esper Dragons/UB Dragons Jeskai Tokens Ojutai Bant Abzan Midrange Bant Heroic Abzan Whip GW Aggro Atarka Red GW Company Bant Megamorph Mardu Dragons Abzan Megamorph Dragon Megamorph Jund Megamorph 4-color Whip Mono Red Dragons |
| Jul 17 2015 [107] |
Oct 1 2015 | Theros Born of the Gods Journey Into Nyx M15 Khans of Tarkir Fate Reforged Dragons of Tarkir Magic Origins[108][109] -duplicates[110] (8 sets) |
+229 +165 +165 +264 +249 +175 +249 +258 -61 =1693 |
July 27, 2015 MTGO release.[107] PT Vancouver (mixed format) Jul 31-Aug 2. GP San Diego, GP London, GP Prague in Aug. 2015 World Magic Championship (multi format) in Aug.
Only 10 cards from M15 were reprinted in Magic Origins. There were 16 cards in Magic Origins that were not available in booster packs. |
Red Aggro
Ensoul Artifact Abzan Megamorph[111] Abzan Control GR Devotion UB Control Abzan Rally Jeskai Sultai Control Temur Monsters (Knuckleblade) GW Megamorph Abzan Aggro UR Tutelage BR Dragons Esper Dragons Abzan Constellation Abzan Midrange Bant/WU Heroic RG Dragons Hangarback Abzan Mardu Dragons Atarka Red Acendancy Combo Mono White Devotion |
| Oct 2 2015 | New deck construction rules.
Standard decks can be composed of cards from the three most recent "blocks" of expansions. Rotation will happen on Spring and Autumn expansion's release. A new rotation system based on two set blocks goes into effect, resulting in a format that oscillates between 5 and 6 legal sets. For the purpose of this new construction rule only, Khans of Tarkir and Fate Reforged were counted as a "block" and Dragons of Tarkir and Magic Origins were counted as another. | ||||
| Oct 2 2015 | Jan 21 2016 | Khans of Tarkir Fate Reforged Dragons of Tarkir Magic Origins Battle For Zendikar -duplicates[112] (5 sets) |
+249 +175 +249 +268 +249 -19 =1171 |
PT Milwaukee, GP Quebec City, GP Indianapolis, GP Brussels, GP Kobe in 2015. GP Oakland in Jan. Core sets was abandoned. Mulligan rule which tested in PT Vancouver becomes official. |
Atarka Red
Dark Jeskai GW Megamorph Jeskai Tokens Abzan Jeskai Esper Dragons BR Dragons Rally the Ancestors Blue Abzan Mardu Thopters Esper Tokens RG Landfall Bant Hardened Scales Esper Control Bant Megamorph RG Eldrazi Four Color Rally Bant Tokens Esper Mentor BW Warrior |
| Jan 22 2016 | Apr 7 2016 | Khans of Tarkir Fate Reforged Dragons of Tarkir Magic Origins Battle For Zendikar Oath of the Gatewatch -duplicates[113] (6 sets) |
+249 +175 +249 +268 +249 +184 -21 =1353 |
GP Houston in Feb, GP Paris in Mar. | 4 color Rally[114]
Dark Jeskai Hardened Scales Green Mardu Grixis Dragons Bant Company BR Dragons RG Ramp Grixis Control Abzan Blue Abzan Esper Dragons Bant Planeswalkers |
| Apr 8 2016 | Jul 21 2016 | Dragons of Tarkir Magic Origins Battle For Zendikar Oath of the Gatewatch[note 4] Shadows Over Innistrad(+W16)[115] -duplicates[116] (5 sets) |
+249 +268 +249 +200 +282(+16) -20 =1228 |
Welcome Deck 2016 (W16) sold separately. 16 cards standard legal as long as SOI is. PT Madrid in Apr. GP Toronto in Apr. GP Tokyo, GP New York, GP Manchester, GP Minneapolis and 2015 Magic Online Championship (multi-format) in May. GP Costa Rica, GP Taipei, GP Pittsburgh in Jun. | Seasons Past
Goggles BG Aristocrats GW Tokens Bant Company Bant Humans Company W Humans (also WU, WB, WR) Sultai Midrange BW Control Grixis Control RG Ramp UR Ulamog 4 color Cryptolith Rite Naya Planeswalkers |
| Jul 22 2016 | Sep 29 2016 | Dragons of Tarkir Magic Origins Battle For Zendikar Oath of the Gatewatch Shadows Over Innistrad(+W16) Eldritch Moon -duplicates[117] (6 sets) |
+249 +268 +249 +200 +282(+16) +205 -20 =1440 |
GP Portland, GP Rimini, PT Sydney (mixed format) in Aug. World Championship (mixed format) in Sep. | Bant Company
BG / Jund Delirium BW Control[118] Temurge RG Ramp UR Fevered Burn Harmless Offering Bant Humans Turbo Emrakul Mono White Humans UG Crush GW Tokens |
| Sep 30 2016 | Jan 19 2017 | Battle For Zendikar Oath of the Gatewatch Shadows Over Innistrad(+W16) Eldritch Moon Kaladesh (+excl)[119][120] -duplicates[121] (5 sets) |
+249 +200 +282(+16) +205 +249(+10) -4 =1207 |
PT Honolulu (mixed format) in Oct, GP Kuala Lumpur, GP Providence, GP Warsaw, GP Santiago in Oct. GP Denver, GP Madrid in Dec. | Jeskai/Grixis Control[122]
RW/Mardu Vehicles UW Flash RG/Temur Aetherworks BG Delirium BR Zombie Madness BR Aggro RG Energy WU Panharmonicon Bant Aggro Esper Aggro (Copter Flash) |
| Jan 20 2017 | Apr 27 2017 | Battle For Zendikar Oath of the Gatewatch Shadows Over Innistrad(+W16) Eldritch Moon Kaladesh (+excl) Aether Revolt (+excl)[123] -banned cards -duplicates[cardlist 50] (6 sets) |
+249 +200 +282(+16) +205 +249(+10) +184(+10) -3 -8 =1394 |
Emrakul, the Promised End, Smuggler's Copter, and Reflector Mage are banned. Bannings effective on MTGO Jan 11 2017. In addition, WotC announced they will have a more active approach towards banning cards in Standard, including increasing the number of Banlist update announcements per year. PT Dublin (mixed format), GP Pittsburgh, GP Utrecht in Feb. GP Barcelona, GP New Jersey, GP Shizuoka, GP Porto Alegre in Mar. |
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| Apr 28 2017 | New deck construction rules.
Standard legality will vary from five to eight sets - the most recent expansions & core sets. Rotation will happen on the autumn expansion's release, at which time the four oldest sets will rotate out and no longer be legal.) The standard rotation scheme implemented with Battle for Zendikar is abandoned. Set rotation returns to a system that grows until 8 legal sets, then collapses back to 5 sets after rotation. | ||||
| Apr 28 2017 | Jun 18 2017 | Battle For Zendikar Oath of the Gatewatch Shadows Over Innistrad(+W16) Eldritch Moon Kaladesh (+excl) Aether Revolt (+excl) Amonkhet (+excl+W17)[127] -banned cards -duplicates[128] (7 sets) |
+249 +200 +282(+16) +205 +249(+10) +184(+10) +267(+30) -4 -36 =1662 |
Felidar Guardian is banned. Ban effective on MTGO Apr 27 2017. Amonkhet became legal on MTGO a week before it became legal in paper magic, and the tournament results from the first few days convinced Wizards to remove the combo of Saheeli Rai and Felidar Guardian from Standard despite it was not banned in first place.[129] PT Nashville (mixed format) in May. GP Montreal, GP Santiago in May. GP Manila, GP Amsterdam, GP Omaha in early Jun. |
MonoBlack/WB Zombies
BG/Temur Energy Temur Aetherworks UR Control BG Constrictor Mardu Vehicles WU Flash RG Pummeler BG Delirium Esper Vehicles Dynavolt Tower |
| Jun 19 2017 | Jul 13 2017 | Battle For Zendikar Oath of the Gatewatch Shadows Over Innistrad(+W16) Eldritch Moon Kaladesh (+excl) Aether Revolt (+excl) Amonkhet (+excl) -banned cards -duplicates (7 sets) |
+249 +200 +282(+16) +205 +249(+10) +184(+10) +267(+30) -5 -36 =1661 |
Aetherworks Marvel is banned. Ban effective on MTGO Jun 14 2017.[130] Only major paper tournament during this timeframe was SCG Invitational 1 in late Jun. |
BG Delirium Temurge Delirium UW Control MonoBlack Zombies UW Monument Bant Delirium |
| July 14, 2017 | Sep 28 2017 | "Red Summer" Battle For Zendikar Oath of the Gatewatch Shadows Over Innistrad(+W16) Eldritch Moon Kaladesh (+excl) Aether Revolt (+excl) Amonkhet (+excl) Hour of Devastation(+excl) -banned cards -duplicates[131] (8 sets) |
+249 +200 +282(+16) +205 +249(+10) +184(+10) +267(+30) +184(+10) -5 -38 =1853 |
PT Kyoto late July. GP Mpls, GP Denver in Aug. GP Turin, GP DC in Sep. Nationals reinstated after a long absence: Japan Nats, England Nats in Sep. | Ramunap Red
UW Monument[132] Ulamog Ramp Mono Black Zombies Mardu Vehicles UR Control BG Constrictor BR Control Temur / 4c Energy God-Pharaoh's Gift Approach of the Second Sun Mono White Eldrazi GW Ramp BG Energy Grixis Control |
| Sep 29 2017 | Jan 18 2018 | Kaladesh (+excl) Aether Revolt (+excl) Amonkhet (+excl) Hour of Devastation(+excl) Ixalan (+excl) -banned cards -duplicates[cardlist 51] (5 sets) |
+249(+10) +184(+10) +267(+30) +184(+10) +259(+10) -3 -13 =1197 |
Emrakul, the Promised End and Reflector Mage rotate out.
World Championship (multi-format), US Nats in Oct. PT Albuquerque, GP Shanghai, GP Warsaw, GP Atlanta, GP Portland in Nov. GP Santa Clara (Team Trios) in Jan. |
Sultai Energy
Temur Energy 4c Energy UW/Jeskai/Esper Approach Ramunap Red UB Control Tokens (Abzan/Esper/Grixis) Mardu Vehicles God-Pharaoh's Gift UG/RG Pummeler |
| Jan 19 2018 [note 5] |
Apr 26 2018 | Kaladesh (+excl) Aether Revolt (+excl) Amonkhet (+excl) Hour of Devastation(+excl) Ixalan (+excl) Rivals of Ixalan (+excl)[note 6] -banned cards -duplicates[133] (6 sets) |
+249(+10) +184(+10) +267(+30) +184(+10) +259(+10) +191(+9) -7 -28 =1378 |
Attune with Aether, Rogue Refiner, Rampaging Ferocidon, and Ramunap Ruins are banned. Magic Online Launch: Jan 15, 2018. GP Memphis in Feb. GP Seattle in April. |
Hazoret Red
Mardu Vehicles Grixis Energy RG Monsters UB Control BG/Sultai Constrictor UB Midrange UB/Sultai Control BR Aggro UW God-Pharaoh's Gift UR God-Pharaoh's Gift Approach |
| Apr 27 2018 | Jun 21 2018 | Kaladesh (+excl) Aether Revolt (+excl)) Amonkhet (+excl) Hour of Devastation(+excl) Ixalan (+excl) Rivals of Ixalan (+excl) Dominaria (+excl)[134][note 7] -banned cards -duplicates[cardlist 52] (7 sets) |
+249(+10) +184(+10) +267(+30) +184(+10) +259(+10) +191(+9) +249(+11) -7 -32 =1634 |
Rule change: The Planeswalker Redirection Rule is eliminated. This results in errata for many old cards and new wording standards going forward, such as the phrase "any target." GP Birmingham & GP Toronto (Team Trios format) in May. PT Dominaria (Richmond) & GP Copenhagen in Jun1 - Jun 10. |
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| Jun 22 2018 | Jul 12 2018 | Kaladesh (+excl) Aether Revolt (+excl) Amonkhet (+excl) Hour of Devastation(+excl) Ixalan (+excl) Rivals of Ixalan (+excl) Dominaria (+excl) -banned cards -duplicates (7 sets) (+Region-exclusive) |
+249(+10) +184(+10) +267(+30) +184(+10) +259(+10) +191(+9) +249(+11) -7 -32 =1634 (+36) |
Exception rule is added: Exclusively for events inside People's Republic of China, cards from Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling are Standard Legal until Dominaria rotate out from Standard.
GP Singapore & GP Pittsburgh in Jun 23-24. US Nats in Jun 30 - Jul 1. |
R/RB Chainwhirler
Esper Control WU Control BG Constrictor Steel Leaf Stompy WB Vehicles Mono Red Flame WU God-Pharaoh's Gift Jeskai Control UB Control UB Midrange |
| Jul 13 2018 | Oct 4 2018 | Kaladesh (+excl) Aether Revolt (+excl) Amonkhet (+excl) Hour of Devastation(+excl) Ixalan (+excl) Rivals of Ixalan (+excl) Dominaria (+excl) Core Set 2019 (+excl)[142] -banned cards -duplicates[cardlist 53] (8 sets) (+Region-exclusive) |
+249(+10) +184(+10) +267(+30) +184(+10) +259(+10) +191(+9) +249(+11) +260(+34) -7 -85 =1875 (+36) |
Core sets reintroduced. PT 25th Anniv. Mpls, GP Brussels, GP Orlando, GP Providence, GP LA in Aug. GP Richmond, Japan Nats, World Championship in Sep. | |
| Oct 5 2018[147] | Nov 16 2018 | Ixalan (+excl) Rivals of Ixalan (+excl) Dominaria (+excl) Core Set 2019 (+excl) Guilds of Ravnica (+excl) -banned cards -duplicates[cardlist 54] (5 sets) (+Region-exclusive) |
+259(+10) +191(+9) +249(+11) +260(+34) +259(+9) -1 -40 =1250 (+36) |
GP New Jersey, GP Lille, PT GRN (Atlanta). Magic Arena open beta begins September 27, 2018 with an early preview of Guilds of Ravnica. | Golgari Midrange |
| Nov 16 2018 | Jan 25 2019 | Ixalan (+excl) Rivals of Ixalan (+excl) Dominaria (+excl) Core Set 2019 (+excl+GP) Guilds of Ravnica (+excl) -banned cards -duplicates (5 sets) (+Region-exclusive) |
+259(+10) +191(+9) +249(+11) +260(+39) +259(+9) -1 -40 =1255 (+36) |
(5 Gift Pack exclusives added to M19) GP Shizuoka. | Golgari Midrange Jeskai Control Selesnya Tokens Boros Aggro Izzet Drakes Mono-Red Frenzy |
| Jan 25 2019 | May 2, 2019 | Ixalan (+excl) Rivals of Ixalan (+excl) Dominaria (+excl) Core Set 2019 (+excl+GP) Guilds of Ravnica (+excl) Ravnica Allegiance (+excl) -banned cards[note 8] -duplicates[cardlist 55] (6 sets) (+extras)[cardlist 56] |
+259(+10) +191(+9) +249(+11) +260(+39) +259(+9) +259(+9) -1/-2 -44 =1519/8 (+41) |
Feb 14th: Nexus of Fate banned in Magic Arena best-of-1 standard. GP Memphis & Mythic Championship I (Cleveland) in Feb.[148] GP Kyoto in Mar. 5 Arena-only white cards allowed in Arena Standard. The First Magic Arena Mythic Invitational used a format where players brought two best-of-one decks (no sideboard, unless that deck had the card Mastermind's Acquisition). Game one each player was given one of their decks at random. Game two they used their other deck. Game three, if necessary they could choose which of their two decks to use. The decks used by the top 4 players included Esper Control, MonoWhite Aggro, MonoRed Aggro, and MonoBlue Tempo. |
Simic Nexus
Sultai Midrange Mono Blue Tempo Rakdos Midrange Mostly-White Aggro Rakdos Aggro Esper Control Gruul Aggro Izzet Phoenix Jeskai Control Mono-Red Frenzy |
| May 3, 2019 | July 12, 2019 | Ixalan (+excl) Rivals of Ixalan (+excl) Dominaria (+excl) Core Set 2019 (+excl+GP) Guilds of Ravnica (+excl) Ravnica Allegiance (+excl) War of the Spark (+excl)[note 9] -banned cards[note 8] -duplicates[149] (7 sets) (+extras)[150] |
+259(+10) +191(+9) +249(+11) +260(+39) +259(+9) +259(+9) +249(+11) -1/-2 -52 =1771/0 (+41) |
The Magic Pro League (MPL) Spark Split debuted on May 11. Four 8-player divisions. Full round robin tournament spread out over five weeks to determine division winners. Players could change their deck from week to week. Decks played by the division winners included Bant Aggro, WU Aggro, Esper Midrange, Bant Midrange, BG Midrange, R Aggro, RG Midrange, Bant Nexus, & WG Tokens. Magic Online Championship (mixed format) top 4 standard decks: Esper Hero, Jeskai Control, WU Aggro. GP Kansas City, GP Taipei, Mythic Championship III in June. |
Esper Hero
Jeskai Control UW Aggro WR Feather RG Midrange (RG Monsters) Bant Ramp/Theft/Midrange Simic Nexus Mono-Red Frenzy Izzet Phoenix Esper Superfriends Control Jund Warriors Grixis Bolas Sultai Dreadhorde[151] |
| July 12, 2019 | Aug 29 2019 | Ixalan (+excl) Rivals of Ixalan (+excl) Dominaria (+excl) Core Set 2019 (+excl+GP) Guilds of Ravnica (+excl) Ravnica Allegiance (+excl) War of the Spark (+excl) Core Set 2020 (+excl)[152] -banned cards[note 8] -duplicates[153] (8 sets) (+extras)[154] |
+259(+10) +191(+9) +249(+11) +260(+39) +259(+9) +259(+9) +249(+11) +260(+64) -1/-2 -83 =2064/3 (+61) |
New London Mulligan rule goes into effect. GP Denver in July. Red Bull Untapped[155] in Aug. Magic Pro League Core Split: each division gets one week to play a round robin tournament with players using the same deck the whole time. Top 4 players can switch decks for the double-elimination bracket to determine the division winner. Winners (Pearl & Emerald divisions): Carlos Romao (BW Vampires), Seth Manfield (Esper Ctrl then Vampires). | |
| Aug 30 2019 | Oct 3 2019 | Ixalan (+excl) Rivals of Ixalan (+excl) Dominaria (+excl) Core Set 2019 (+excl+GP) Guilds of Ravnica (+excl) Ravnica Allegiance (+excl) War of the Spark (+excl) Core Set 2020 (+excl) -banned cards -duplicates (8 sets) (+extras)[158] |
+259(+10) +191(+9) +249(+11) +260(+39) +259(+9) +259(+9) +249(+11) +260(+64) 0/-2 -83 =2065/3 (+61) |
Rampaging Ferocidon is unbanned for Standard in general, but remains banned in Arena best-of-1. MPL Core Split winners- Sapphire division: Lee Shi Tian (Kethis Combo), Ruby Division: Ben Stark (mono red, then mono blue tempo). |
Kethis Combo
Esper Hero Feather Bant Ramp G Climb[159] Esper Control Mono Blue Tempo Gruul Midrange Vampires Yarok Field |
| Oct 4 2019 | Oct 24 2019 | Guilds of Ravnica (+excl) Ravnica Allegiance (+excl) War of the Spark (+excl) Core Set 2020 (+excl) Throne of Eldraine (+excl)[160] -banned cards -duplicates[161] (5 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+259(+9) +259(+9) +249(+11) +260(+64) +249(+29) -0 -25 =1373 (+?) |
Eldraine Split MPL Sapphire Div Winner: Piotr Glowgowski (Golgari Adventure). Mythic Champ V (Arena) in October. | Bant Golos
Simic (or Bant) Food Fires of Invention Gruul Aggro Red Deck Wins Cavalcade Red Bant Ramp Golgari Adventure Mardu Knights Golos Fires |
| Oct 25 2019 | Nov 21 2019 | Guilds of Ravnica (+excl) Ravnica Allegiance (+excl) War of the Spark (+excl) Core Set 2020 (+excl) Throne of Eldraine (+excl)[160] -banned cards -duplicates (5 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+259(+9) +259(+9) +249(+11) +260(+64) +249(+29) -1 -25 =1372 (+?) |
Field of the Dead is banned.[162] Standard period known as Elktober or Okotober for the dominance of Oko, Thief of Crowns in the format. Eldraine Split MPL - Ruby Div: Huey Jensen (Bant Food). Pearl Div: Shota Yasooka (UG Food). Emerald Div: Marcio Carvalho (UGb Food). GP Lyon, GP Nagoya, GP Richmond, Gp Sao Paolo, Mythic Champ VI (tabletop) in Nov. Every 1st place deck at these tournaments includes Oko, Thief of Crowns. |
UGx Food |
| Nov 22 2019 | Jan 23 2020 | Guilds of Ravnica (+excl) Ravnica Allegiance (+excl) War of the Spark (+excl) Core Set 2020 (+excl) Throne of Eldraine (+excl)[160] -banned cards -duplicates (5 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+259(+9) +259(+9) +249(+11) +260(+64) +249(+29) -4 -25 =1369 (+?) |
"Oko, Thief of Crowns," "Once Upon a Time," & "Veil of Summer" are banned.[163] Mythic Champ VII in Dec. |
Simic Flash Simic Ramp Jeskai Fires Jund Sacrifice Golgari Adventure Rakdos Knights |
| Jan 24 2020 | Apr/May 2020[164] | Guilds of Ravnica Ravnica Allegiance War of the Spark Core Set 2020 Throne of Eldraine (+excl) Theros: Beyond Death (+excl)[165] -banned cards -duplicates[166] (6 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+259(+9) +259(+9) +249(+11) +260(+64) +249(+29) +249(+19) -4 -30 =1624 (+?) |
World Championship XXVI in Feb. The Coronavirus epidemic leads to many canceled events. MagicFest Online Season 1.[167][168] | Temur Reclamation Mono Red Aggro Jeskai Fires Azorius Control Temur Adventures (Clover)[169] Bant Ramp Rakdos Sacrifice Bant Control |
| Apr/May 2020[164] | May 31, 2020 | Guilds of Ravnica Ravnica Allegiance War of the Spark Core Set 2020 Throne of Eldraine (+excl) Theros: Beyond Death (+excl) Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (+excl)[170] -banned cards -duplicates[171] (7 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+259(+9) +259(+9) +249(+11) +260(+64) +249(+29) +249(+19) +259(+1) -4 -51 =1863 (+?) |
Most in-person MagicFests canceled due to coronavirus concerns. MagicFest Online Season 2.[172] | Bant Yorion[173] Winota[174] Temur Clover Lukka Yorion Fires[175] Mono Red Obosh Boros Cycling Temur Reclamation |
| June 1, 2020 | Companion mechanic rule change.
New Companion Rule: Once per game, any time you could cast a sorcery (during your main phase when the stack is empty), you can pay 3 generic mana to put your companion from your sideboard into your hand. This is a special action, not an activated ability.[176] | ||||
| June 1, 2020 | Jun/July 2020[177] | Guilds of Ravnica Ravnica Allegiance War of the Spark Core Set 2020 Throne of Eldraine (+excl) Theros: Beyond Death (+excl) Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (+excl)[170] -banned cards -duplicates (7 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+259(+9) +259(+9) +249(+11) +260(+64) +249(+29) +249(+19) +259(+1) -6 -51 =1861 (+?) |
Agent of Treachery & Fires of Invention are banned (In-person MagicFests still canceled.) Players Tour Online 1,2,3 & 4 (June). Players Tour finals (July). |
Temur Reclamation[178] Jund Sacrifice[179] |
| Jun/July 2020[177] | Aug 2 2020 | Guilds of Ravnica Ravnica Allegiance War of the Spark Core Set 2020 Throne of Eldraine (+excl) Theros: Beyond Death (+excl) Ikoria: Land of Behemoths (+excl) Core Set 2021 (+excl)[180] -banned cards -duplicates[181] (8 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+259(+9) +259(+9) +249(+11) +260(+64) +249(+29) +249(+19) +259(+1) +259(+21) -6 -94 =2098 (+?) |
CFB Pro Showdown late June. July: SCG Tour (Online Champ Qual 2, 3, 4, & Season One Championship), Red Bull Untapped International Qualifier 2 & 3. Players Tour Finals. | Jund Sacrifice[182] Temur Reclamation[183] Bant Ramp[184] Mono White Aggro[185] Four Color Reclamation Mono Black Aggro Mardu Winota Azorius Control |
| Aug 3 2020 | Sep 24 2020 | Guilds of Ravnica Ravnica Allegiance War of the Spark Core Set 2020 Throne of Eldraine (+excl) Theros: Beyond Death (+excl) Ikoria: Land of Behemoths (+excl) Core Set 2021 (+excl) -banned cards -duplicates (8 sets) Arena Beginner Set[186] other Arena-only cards |
+259(+9) +259(+9) +249(+11) +260(+64) +249(+29) +249(+19) +259(+1) +259(+21) -10 -94 =2094 +111 +? |
Wilderness Reclamation, Growth Spiral, Teferi, Time Reveler, and Cauldron Familiar are banned. Red Bull Untapped International Qualifier 4,5,6. SCG Season 2 Champ Qual #2. |
Sultai Ramp |
| Sep 25 2020[187] | Sep 27 2020 | Throne of Eldraine (+excl) Theros: Beyond Death (+excl) Ikoria: Land of Behemoths (+excl) Core Set 2021 (+excl) Zendikar Rising[188] -banned cards -duplicates[189] (5 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+249(+29) +249(+19) +259(+1) +259(+21) +265 -4 -23 =1324 (+?) |
6 banned cards rotate out. | Omnath Ramp Omnath Adventures |
| Sep 28 2020 | Oct 11 2020 | Throne of Eldraine (+excl) Theros: Beyond Death (+excl) Ikoria: Land of Behemoths (+excl) Core Set 2021 (+excl) Zendikar Rising -banned cards -duplicates (5 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+249(+29) +249(+19) +259(+1) +259(+21) +265 -5 -23 =1323 (+?) |
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath is banned | Omnath Ramp Omnath Adventures |
| Oct 12 2020 | Jan/Feb 2021[190] | Throne of Eldraine (+excl) Theros: Beyond Death (+excl) Ikoria: Land of Behemoths (+excl) Core Set 2021 (+excl) Zendikar Rising -banned cards -duplicates (5 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+249(+29) +249(+19) +259(+1) +259(+21) +265 -8 -23 =1320 (+?) |
Omnath, Locus of Creation, Lucky Clover, & Escape to the Wilds are banned. Red Bull Untapped 2020 Worlds Finals. Zendikar Rising League Weekends (Oct & Nov) and Championship (mixed format, Dec).[191] |
Gruul Adventures Dimir Rogues Esper Yorion Doom Mono Green Food Dimir Control Gruul Aggro Temur Ultimatum |
| Jan/Feb 2021[190] | Apr 22 2021 | Throne of Eldraine (+excl) Theros: Beyond Death (+excl) Ikoria: Land of Behemoths (+excl) Core Set 2021 (+excl) Zendikar Rising Kaldheim (+excl)[192] -banned cards -duplicates[193] (6 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+249(+29) +249(+19) +259(+1) +259(+21) +265 +280(+20) -8 -26 =1617 (+?) |
Kaldheim League Weekend (Feb) & Championship (mixed format, Mar). Strixhaven Champ Qualifier, Insight Esports $5000 Standard Open, Strixhaven League Wknd (Apr). | Naya Adventures
Monowhite Aggro Sultai Ultimatum Gruul Adventures Monored Aggro Temur Adventures Jeskai Cycling Dimir Rogues Abzan Control Gruul Food Naya Tokens Mardu Fury Naya Fury |
| Apr 23 2021 | July 2021 | Throne of Eldraine (+excl) Theros: Beyond Death (+excl) Ikoria: Land of Behemoths (+excl) Core Set 2021 (+excl) Zendikar Rising Kaldheim (+excl) Strixhaven -banned cards -duplicates[194] (7 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+249(+29) +249(+19) +259(+1) +259(+21) +265 +280(+20) +275 -8 -26 =1892 (+?) |
Strixhaven booster packs include "Mystical Archive" reprints not legal for Standard. Strixhaven League Wknd #2 (July), Strixhaven Championship (mixed format). |
Monowhite Aggro
Sultai Ultimatum Monored Aggro Cycling Dimir Rogues Dimir Control Izzet Dragons Naya Adventures Gruul Adventures Jeskai Mutate |
| July 2021[195] | Sep 2021[196] | Throne of Eldraine (+excl)[197] Theros: Beyond Death (+excl) Ikoria: Land of Behemoths (+excl) Core Set 2021 (+excl) Zendikar Rising Kaldheim (+excl) Strixhaven D&D Forgotten Realms -banned cards -duplicates[198] (8 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+249(+29) +249(+19) +259(+1) +259(+21) +265 +280(+20) +275 +261 -8 -29 =2150 (+?) |
Challenger Gauntlet (Aug). Rivals Gauntlet, MPL Gauntlet (Sep). | Naya Adventures
Gruul Adventures Izzet Control Naya Winota Sultai Ultimatum Dimir Rogues Jeskai Mutate |
| Sep 2021[196] | Nov 2021[199] | Zendikar Rising Kaldheim (+excl) Strixhaven D&D Forgotten Realms Midnight Hunt -banned -duplicates[200] (5 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+265 +280(+20) +275 +261 +267 -1 -3 =1364 (+?) |
Standard rotation. Many banned cards cycle out. Omnath, Locus of Creation remains banned. 2021 Arena World Championship (Oct) | Izzet/Temur Epiphany Mono Green Mono White Izzet Dragons Temur Treasures |
| Nov 2021[199] | Feb 2022[201] | Zendikar Rising Kaldheim (+excl) Strixhaven D&D Forgotten Realms Midnight Hunt Crimson Vow -banned -duplicates[202] (6 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+265 +280(+20) +275 +261 +267 +267 -1 -6 =1628 (+?) |
Red Bull Untapped Intl Stop IV (Nov). Innistrad Championship (Dec) | Mono White Aggro
Izzet Turns Izzet Epiphany Mono White Aggro Mono Green Aggro Orzhov Control Black Zombies |
| Feb 2022[201] | Spring 2022 | Zendikar Rising Kaldheim (+excl) Strixhaven D&D Forgotten Realms Midnight Hunt Crimson Vow Neon Dynasty -banned -duplicates[203] (7 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+265 +280(+20) +275 +261 +267 +267 +? -1 -? =? (+?) |
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| Spring 2022 | Summer 2022 | Zendikar Rising Kaldheim (+excl) Strixhaven D&D Forgotten Realms Midnight Hunt Crimson Vow Neon Dynasty New Capenna -banned -duplicates (8 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+265 +280(+20) +275 +261 +267 +267 +? +? -1 -? =? (+?) |
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| Summer 2022 | Fall 2022 | Midnight Hunt Crimson Vow Neon Dynasty New Capenna Dominaria United -banned -duplicates (5 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+267 +267 +? +? +? -? -? =? (+?) |
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| Fall 2022 | Winter 2023 | Midnight Hunt Crimson Vow Neon Dynasty New Capenna Dominaria United Brother's War -banned -duplicates (6 sets) (+Arena-only cards) |
+267 +267 +? +? +? -? -? -? =? (+?) |
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Standout Moments in Standard[]
Most cards legal at one time: 2,152 (2150 playable)[204]
- 2152 cards: - In 2021, from early July – mid Sep (paper vs online dates vary), legal sets Throne of Eldraine through D&D Forgotten Realms, which include many exclusive cards not available in draft boosters, minus 8 banned cards and 29 duplicates. The count is 2150 if you subtract the 2 Brawl cards from ELD that require a Commander to be useful.
- 2142 cards: - In 2008, from Jul 25th – Oct 2nd, legal sets included Coldsnap, Time Spiral (with 121 additional timeshifted cards), Planar Chaos, Future Sight, 10th Edition, Lorwyn, Morningtide, Shadowmoor, and Eventide.
Fewest cards legal at one time: 509.
- 509: - 1995, Jan 10th – Apr 19th, right after Type II first announced.
Up to Oct 1995, when deck construction rules changed, legal card pools were less than 1000. Since then, the smallest card pool was:
- 969: - Oct 2009 - Feb 2010, Shards of Alara through Zendikar
Most cards banned at one time: 12.
- 1997, Jan 1st – Mar 4th, after restricted list discontinued. Banned List: Balance, Black Vise, Bronze Tablet, Channel, Ivory Tower, Jeweled Bird, Land Tax, Mind Twist, Rebirth, Strip Mine, Tempest Efreet, Timmerian Fiends.[28] However, 41 cards were restricted from Oct 1995 to Nov 1996, before the banned list was created.
- 1999, Jul 1st – Oct 31st: 10 cards banned
- 2020, Aug 3 – Sep 24 : 10 cards banned
- 2005, Mar 20 – Oct 19 : 9 cards banned
- 2020, Oct 12 – Sep 23 : 8 cards banned
- 2018, Jan 19 – Oct 4 : 7 cards banned
Most cards banned from a single set: 10.
- 1997, Jan 1st – Apr 23rd, after restricted list discontinued. 10 cards on the banned list were from 4th edition: Balance, Black Vise, Bronze Tablet, Channel, Ivory Tower, Land Tax, Mind Twist, Rebirth, Strip Mine, Tempest Efreet.[28]
Longest period of time with no banned cards
- oct 20 2005 - jun 30 2011 (5 years 8+ months)
- sep 30 2011 - jan 19 2017 (5 years 3+ months)
Most Reprinted Card in Standard:[note 10]
- Naturalize (18 sets as of MID)
- Pacifism (18 sets as of MID)
- Mind Rot (17 sets as of MID)
- Cancel (16 sets as of MID)
- Disenchant, Giant Growth, Giant Spider, Unsummon (15 sets as of MID)
- Shock, Gravedigger, Serra Angel, Shatter (14 sets as of MID)
Card with the longest window of uninterrupted legality:
- Mind Rot: 19 years 4 months. May 2001 - Sep 2021.
- Giant Spider: 17 years 10 months. Jan 1995 - Oct 2012.
- Pacifism: 17 years 3 months. Jun 1999 - Sep 2016.
- Negate: 13+ years and counting. Feb 2008 - present (14+ years: will be legal at least until rotation fall 2022).
- Naturalize: 13 years 10 months. Nov 2002 - Sep 2016.
Cards with shortest time of legality before getting a ban (or a rule change):[note 11]
- Omnath, Locus of Creation: 17/25 days (paper/online)
- Memory Jar: 31 days (emergency ban was announced 10 days after it became legal)
- Companion mechanic: 46 days (the rules were changed)
- Oko, Thief of Crowns and Once Upon a Time: 49 days
- Tolarian Academy and Windfall: 61 days
- Felidar Guardian: 88 days
- Field of the Dead: 105 days
- Smuggler's Copter, Rampaging Ferocidon: 112 days
Most-duplicated single card in a single standard environment: Woodland Stream
- 6 sets included Woodland Stream (KLD, AKH, HOU, XLN, RIX, M19)
Footnotes[]
Notes[]
- ^ Effective Date
- ^ Methodology: Only total functionally-unique card objects, basic lands not included, ignoring alternate art versions. Ignores the back side of double faced and meld cards. Includes cards considered legal but not available in booster packs, such as Welcome decks and Planeswalker decks. Subtracts banned cards. In many cases, however, this number is still inaccurate (too large, usually) as there were duplicates (reprints) available in multiple sets legal at the same time (Birds of Paradise is one example). Where reprints HAVE been subtracted, please add a separate subtraction row, similar to the banned cards subtracted row.
- ^
8 duplicates in 5ED, MIR, ICE (-16)
7 duplicates in 5ED, MIR (-7)
101 duplicates in 5ED, ICE (-101)
- ^ Included 16 reprinted cards that exclusively appeared in "Welcome Deck 2016", which share the same standard-legal lifespan with Shadows Over Innistrad.
- ^ Magic Online Effective Date: January 15, 2018
- ^ Rivals of Ixalan contains 196 cards, or 191 once you subtract the 5 basic lands: 70 common, 60 uncommon, 48 rare, and 13 mythic rare that appear in booster packs, plus 9 cards available only in Planeswalker Decks. https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/rivals-ixalan-release-notes-2018-01-05
- ^ The Dominaria set contains 269 cards (20 basic land, 101 common, 80 uncommon, 53 rare, and 15 mythic rare) that appear in booster packs, plus 10 cards available only in Dominaria Planeswalker Decks and 1 unique promotional card (available as part of the Dominaria in-store Buy-a-Box promotion).
- ^ a b c Rampaging Ferocidon is banned, but as of Feb 14, Nexus of Fate is banned only in Magic Arena best-of-1 standard
- ^ +10 excl. in planeswalker packs, +1 buy a box promo
- ^ non-basic land, only counting standard-legal sets (starting with Revised) not counting Anthologies or Welcome decks
- ^ Doesn't include cards that were restricted or were never legal
Card lists[]
- ^ Braingeyser
Sol Ring
Channel
Copy Artifact
Demonic Tutor
Maze of Ith
Regrowth
Wheel of Fortune
Ivory Tower
Mind Twist - ^ Maze of Ith
Balance
Channel
Ivory Tower
Mind Twist - ^
Circle of Protection: Black (ICE, 4ED)
Circle of Protection: Blue (ICE, 4ED)
Circle of Protection: Green (ICE, 4ED)
Circle of Protection: Red (ICE, 4ED)
Circle of Protection: White (ICE, 4ED)
Counterspell (ICE, 4ED)
Dark Ritual (ICE, 4ED)
Death Ward (ICE, 4ED)
Disenchant (ICE, 4ED)
Fear (ICE, 4ED)
Giant Growth (ICE, 4ED)
Howl From Beyond (ICE, 4ED)
Hurricane (ICE, 4ED)
Lure (ICE, 4ED)
Power Sink (ICE, 4ED)
Regeneration (ICE, 4ED)
Shatter (ICE, 4ED)
Sleight of Mind (ICE, 4ED)
Stone Rain (ICE, 4ED)
Swords to Plowshares (ICE, 4ED)
Wild Growth (ICE, 4ED)
- ^ 4 Legends from Ice Age
Balance
Channel
Ivory Tower
Mind Twist - ^ 20 Legends from Chronicles
4 Legends from Ice Age
Balance
Channel
Feldon's Cane
Ivory Tower
Mind Twist
Recall - ^ 14 Legends from Homelands
20 Legends from Chronicles
4 Legends from Ice Age
Balance
Channel
Feldon's Cane
Ivory Tower
Mind Twist
Recall - ^ Balance
Feldon's Cane
Ivory Tower
Mind Twist
Recall
Zuran Orb - ^ Balance
Black Vise
Feldon's Cane
Ivory Tower
Recall
Zuran Orb - ^ Balance
Black Vise
Ivory Tower
Zuran Orb - ^ Balance
Black Vise
Ivory Tower
Land Tax
Zuran Orb - ^
Circle of Protection: Black (ICE, 4ED)
Circle of Protection: Blue (ICE, 4ED)
Circle of Protection: Green (ICE, 4ED)
Circle of Protection: Red (ICE, 4ED)
Circle of Protection: White (ICE, 4ED)
Counterspell (ICE, 4ED)
Death Ward (ICE, 4ED)
Fear (ICE, 4ED)
Giant Growth (ICE, 4ED)
Howl From Beyond (ICE, 4ED)
Hurricane (ICE, 4ED)
Lure (ICE, 4ED)
Shatter (ICE, 4ED)
Sleight of Mind (ICE, 4ED)
Swords to Plowshares (ICE, 4ED)
Wild Growth (ICE, 4ED)
Dark Ritual (ICE, 4ED, MIR) -2
Disenchant (ICE, 4ED, MIR) -2
Power Sink (ICE, 4ED, MIR) -2
Regeneration (ICE, 4ED, MIR) -2
Stone Rain (ICE, 4ED, MIR) -2
Drain Life (4ED, MIR)
Firebreathing (4ED, MIR)
Fog (4ED, MIR)
Healing Salve (4ED, MIR)
Sandstorm (4ED, MIR)
Boomerang (CHR, MIR)
Divine Offering (CHR, MIR)
Dark Banishing (ICE, MIR)
Flare (ICE, MIR)
Incinerate (ICE, MIR)
Ray of Command (ICE, MIR)
- ^ Balance
Black Vise
Hymn to Tourach
Ivory Tower
Land Tax
Strip Mine
Zuran Orb - ^
Dark Ritual (4ED, MIR)
Disenchant (4ED, MIR)
Power Sink (4ED, MIR)
Regeneration (4ED, MIR)
Stone Rain (4ED, MIR)
Drain Life (4ED, MIR)
Firebreathing (4ED, MIR)
Fog (4ED, MIR)
Healing Salve (4ED, MIR)
Sandstorm (4ED, MIR)
Boomerang (CHR, MIR)
Divine Offering (CHR, MIR)
- ^
Boomerang (5ED, MIR)
Dark Ritual (5ED, MIR)
Disenchant (5ED, MIR)
Divine Offering (5ED, MIR)
Drain Life (5ED, MIR)
Firebreathing (5ED, MIR)
Flare (5ED, MIR)
Fog (5ED, MIR)
Healing Salve (5ED, MIR)
Incinerate (5ED, MIR)
Memory Lapse (5ED, MIR)
Power Sink (5ED, MIR)
Ray of Command (5ED, MIR)
Regeneration (5ED, MIR)
Stone Rain (5ED, MIR)
- ^
Boomerang (5ED, MIR)
Divine Offering (5ED, MIR)
Drain Life (5ED, MIR)
Firebreathing (5ED, MIR)
Flare (5ED, MIR)
Fog (5ED, MIR)
Healing Salve (5ED, MIR)
Incinerate (5ED, MIR)
Memory Lapse (5ED, MIR)
Ray of Command (5ED, MIR)
Regeneration (5ED, MIR)
COP: Black (TMP, 5ED)
COP: Blue (TMP, 5ED)
COP: Green (TMP, 5ED)
COP: Red (TMP, 5ED)
COP: White (TMP, 5ED)
Counterspell (TMP, 5ED)
Dark Ritual (TMP, MIR, 5ED) -2
Disenchant (TMP, MIR, 5ED) -2
Gaseous Form (TMP, 5ED)
Giant Strength (TMP, 5ED)
Power Sink (TMP, MIR, 5ED) -2
Shatter (TMP, 5ED)
Spell Blast (TMP, 5ED)
Stone Rain (TMP, MIR, 5ED) -2
Tranquility (TMP, 5ED)
Dark Banishing (TMP, MIR)
Dream Cache (TMP, MIR)
Enfeeblement (TMP, MIR)
Pacifism (TMP, MIR)
Rampant Growth (TMP, MIR)
Coercion (TMP, VIS)
- ^
Healing Salve (USG, 5ED)
COP: Black (TMP, 5ED)
COP: Blue (TMP, 5ED)
COP: Green (TMP, 5ED)
COP: Red (TMP, 5ED)
COP: White (TMP, 5ED)
Counterspell (TMP, 5ED)
Dark Ritual (USG, TMP, 5ED) -2
Disenchant (USG, TMP, 5ED) -2
Gaseous Form (TMP, 5ED)
Giant Strength (TMP, 5ED)
Power Sink (USG, TMP, 5ED) -2
Shatter (TMP, 5ED)
Spell Blast (TMP, 5ED)
Stone Rain (TMP, 5ED)
Tranquility (TMP, 5ED)
Pacifism (USG, TMP)
Pestilence (USG, 5ED)
- ^
Dark Ritual (USG, TMP)
Tranquiliy (TMP, 6ED)
Trained Armodon (TMP, 6ED)
Rampant Growth (TMP, 6ED)
Stone Rain (TMP, 6ED)
Shatter (TMP, 6ED)
Lightning Blast (TMP, 6ED)
Giant Strength (TMP, 6ED)
Boil (TMP, 6ED)
Perish (TMP, 6ED)
Gravedigger (TMP, 6ED)
Enfeeblement (TMP, 6ED)
Dread of Night (TMP, 6ED)
Coercion (TMP, 6ED)
Blood Pet (TMP, 6ED)
Wind Drake (TMP, 6ED)
Spell Blast (TMP, 6ED)
Sea Monster (TMP, 6ED)
Power Sink (USG, TMP, 6ED) -2
Insight (TMP, 6ED)
Horned Turtle (TMP, 6ED)
Gaseous Form (TMP, 6ED)
Dream Cache (TMP, 6ED)
Counterspell (TMP, 6ED)
Chill (TMP, 6ED)
Warmth (TMP, 6ED)
Staunch Defenders (TMP, 6ED)
Pacifism (USG, TMP, 6ED) -2
Light of Day (TMP, 6ED)
Hero's Resolve (TMP, 6ED)
Disenchant (USG, TMP, 6ED) -2
COP: Black (TMP, 6ED)
COP: Blue (TMP, 6ED)
COP: Green (TMP, 6ED)
COP: Red (TMP, 6ED)
COP: White (TMP, 6ED)
Armored Pegasus (TMP, 6ED)
Shock (STH, 6ED)
Tidal Surge (STH, 6ED)
Venerable Monk (STH, 6ED)
Raging Goblin (EXO, 6ED)
Standing Troops (EXO, 6ED)
Pestilence (USG, 6ED)
Healing Salve (USG, 6ED)
- ^
Power Sink (USG, 6ED)
Pacifism (USG, 6ED)
Disenchant (USG, 6ED)
Pestilence (USG, 6ED)
Healing Salve (USG, 6ED)
Dark Ritual (MMQ, USG)
-2 Disenchant (MMQ, USG, 6ED)
Counterspell (MMQ, 6ED)
Lure (MMQ, 6ED)
Stone Rain (MMQ, 6ED)
Tranquility (MMQ, 6ED)
Tremor (MMQ, 6ED)
- ^
Disenchant (MMQ, 6ED)
Counterspell (MMQ, 6ED)
Lure (MMQ, 6ED)
Stone Rain (MMQ, 6ED)
Tremor (MMQ, 6ED)
Phantasmal Terrain (INV, 6ED)
-2 Tranquility (INV, 6ED, MMQ)
- ^
Tranquility (INV, MMQ)
Counterspell (7ED & MMQ)
Crossbow Infantry (7ED & MMQ)
Disenchant (7ED & MMQ)
Lure (7ED & MMQ)
Ogre Taskmaster (7ED & MMQ)
Squall (7ED & MMQ)
Stone Rain (7ED & MMQ)
-2 Tranquility (7ED, MMQ, INV)
Tremor (7ED & MMQ)
Spineless Thug (7ED, NEM)
Elvish Champion (7ED, INV)
Razorfoot Griffin (7ED, INV)
- ^
Tranquility (INV, 7ED)
Elvish Champion (7ED, INV)
Razorfoot Griffin (7ED, INV)
Gravedigger (ODY, 7ED)
- ^
Pacifism (ONS, 7ED)
Shock (ONS, 7ED)
- ^
Aven Cloudchaser (ODY, 8ED)
Aven Fisher (ODY, 8ED)
Aven Flock (ODY, 8ED)
Concentrate (ODY, 8ED)
Demolish (ODY, 8ED)
Diabolic Tutor (ODY, 8ED)
Dusk Imp (ODY, 8ED)
Execute (ODY, 8ED)
Gravedigger (ODY, 8ED)
Nantuko Disciple (ODY, 8ED)
Puppeteer (ODY, 8ED)
Zombify (ODY, 8ED)
Mind Sludge (TOR, 8ED)
Chastise (JUD, 8ED)
Suntail Hawk (JUD, 8ED)
Demystify (ONS, 8ED)
Elvish Pioneer (ONS, 8ED)
Elvish Scrapper (ONS, 8ED)
Glory Seeker (ONS, 8ED)
Gluttonous Zombie (ONS, 8ED)
Naturalize (ONS, 8ED)
Pacifism (ONS, 8ED)
Severed Legion (ONS, 8ED)
Shock (ONS, 8ED)
Enormous Baloth (LGN, 8ED)
Fugitive Wizard (LGN, 8ED)
Merchant of Secrets (LGN, 8ED)
Enrage (SCG, 8ED)
Rain of Blade (SCG, 8ED)
- ^
Demystify (ONS, 8ED)
Elvish Pioneer (ONS, 8ED)
Elvish Scrapper (ONS, 8ED)
Glory Seeker (ONS, 8ED)
Gluttonous Zombie (ONS, 8ED)
Naturalize (ONS, 8ED)
Pacifism (ONS, 8ED)
Severed Legion (ONS, 8ED)
Shock (ONS, 8ED)
Enormous Baloth (LGN, 8ED)
Fugitive Wizard (LGN, 8ED)
Merchant of Secrets (LGN, 8ED)
Enrage (SCG, 8ED)
Rain of Blade (SCG, 8ED)
Creeping Mold (MRD, 8ED)
Shatter (MRD, 8ED)
- ^
Creeping Mold (MRD, 8ED)
Shatter (MRD, 8ED)
Stone Rain (8ED, CHK)
Lure (8ED, CHK)
- ^
Leonin Skyhunter (MRD, 9ED)
Tempest of Light (MRD, 9ED)
Lumengrid Warden (MRD, 9ED)
Wanderguard Sentry (MRD, 9ED)
Consume Spirit (MRD, 9ED)
Contaminated Blood (MRD, 9ED)
Seething Song (MRD, 9ED)
Shatter (MRD, 9ED)
Creeping Mold (MRD, 9ED)
Viridian Shaman (MRD, 9ED)
Bottle Gnomes (MRD, 9ED)
Icy Manipulator (MRD, 9ED)
Loxodon Warhammer (MRD, 9ED)
Ornithopter (MRD, 9ED)
Tanglebloom (MRD, 9ED)
Angel's Feather (DST, 9ED)
Demon's Horn (DST, 9ED)
Dragon's Claw (DST, 9ED)
Kraken's Eye (DST, 9ED)
Ur-Golem's Eye (DST, 9ED)
Vulshok Morningstar (DST, 9ED)
Wurm's Tooth (DST, 9ED)
Skyhunter Prowler (5DN, 9ED)
Thought Courier (5DN, 9ED)
Kami of Old Stone (CHK, 9ED)
Counsel of the Soratami (CHK, 9ED)
Stone Rain (CHK, 9ED)
Order of the Sacred Bell (CHK, 9ED)
Mending Hands (BOK, 9ED)
- ^
Assassinate (TSP, 10E)
Birds of Paradise (RAV, 10E)
Cancel (TSP, 10E)
Chromatic Star (TSP, 10E)
Civic Wayfinder (RAV, 10E)
Condemn(DIS, 10E)
Cryoclasm (CSP, 10E)
Deathmark (CSP, 10E)
Field Marshal (CSP, 10E)
Flashfreeze (CSP, 10E)
Ghost Warden (GPT, 10E)
Karplusan Strider (CSP, 10E)
Luminesce (CSP, 10E)
Mass of Ghouls (FUT, 10E)
Prodigal Pyromancer (PLC, 10E)
Recollect (RAV, 10E)
Scion of the Wild (RAV, 10E)
Terramorphic Expanse (TSP, 10E)
- ^
Assassinate (TSP, 10E)
Cancel (TSP, 10E)
Chromatic Star (TSP, 10E)
Cryoclasm (CSP, 10E)
Deathmark (CSP, 10E)
Field Marshal (CSP, 10E)
Flashfreeze (CSP, 10E)
Karplusan Strider (CSP, 10E)
Luminesce (CSP, 10E)
Mass of Ghouls (FUT, 10E)
Prodigal Pyromancer (PLC, 10E)
Terramorphic Expanse (TSP, 10E)
- ^
Assassinate (TSP, 10E)
Cancel (TSP, 10E)
Chromatic Star (TSP, 10E)
Cryoclasm (CSP, 10E)
Deathmark (CSP, 10E)
Field Marshal (CSP, 10E)
Flashfreeze (CSP, 10E)
Karplusan Strider (CSP, 10E)
Luminesce (CSP, 10E)
Mass of Ghouls (FUT, 10E)
Prodigal Pyromancer (PLC, 10E)
Terramorphic Expanse (TSP, 10E)
Boldwyr Intimidator (FUT, MOR)
- ^
Assassinate (TSP, 10E)
Cancel (TSP, 10E)
Chromatic Star (TSP, 10E)
Cryoclasm (CSP, 10E)
Deathmark (CSP, 10E)
Field Marshal (CSP, 10E)
Flashfreeze (CSP, 10E)
Karplusan Strider (CSP, 10E)
Luminesce (CSP, 10E)
Mass of Ghouls (FUT, 10E)
Prodigal Pyromancer (PLC, 10E)
Terramorphic Expanse (TSP, 10E)
Boldwyr Intimidator (FUT, MOR)
Graven Cairns (FUT, SHM)
- ^
Assassinate (TSP, 10E)
Cancel (TSP, 10E)
Chromatic Star (TSP, 10E)
Cryoclasm (CSP, 10E)
Deathmark (CSP, 10E)
Field Marshal (CSP, 10E)
Flashfreeze (CSP, 10E)
Karplusan Strider (CSP, 10E)
Luminesce (CSP, 10E)
Mass of Ghouls (FUT, 10E)
Prodigal Pyromancer (PLC, 10E)
Terramorphic Expanse (TSP, 10E)
Boldwyr Intimidator (FUT, MOR)
Graven Cairns (FUT, SHM)
Phosphorescent Feast (FUT, EVE)
- ^ Cancel (ALA, 10E)
Naturalize (ALA, 10E)
Oblivion Ring (LRW, ALA)
- ^ a b Cancel (ALA, 10E)
Naturalize (ALA, 10E)
Oblivion Ring (LRW, ALA)
Unsummon(CON, 10E)
- ^
Oblivion Ring (LRW, ALA)
Ajani Goldmane (LRW, M10)
Jace Beleren (LRW, M10)
Ponder (LRW, M10)
Liliana Vess (LRW, M10)
Chandra Nalaar (LRW, M10)
Garruk Wildspeaker (LRW, M10)
Mind Spring (MOR, M10)
Negate (MOR, M10)
Mind Shatter (MOR, M10)
Kindled Fury (MOR, M10)
Armored Ascension (SHM, M10)
Howl of the Night Pack (SHM, M10)
Excommunicate (ALA, M10)
Cancel (ALA, M10)
Elvish Visionary (ALA, M10)
Naturalize (ALA, M10)
Celestial Purge (CON, M10)
Unsummon (CON, M10)
Canyon Minotaur (CON, M10)
Ignite Disorder (CON, M10)
- ^
Cancel (ALA, M10, ZEN)
Elvish Visionary (ALA, M10)
Excommunicate (ALA, M10)
Naturalize (ALA, M10)
Celestial Purge (CON, M10)
Unsummon (CON, M10)
Canyon Minotaur (CON, M10)
Ignite Disorder (CON, M10)
- ^
Cancel (ALA, M10, ZEN)
Elvish Visionary (ALA, M10)
Excommunicate (ALA, M10)
Naturalize (ALA, M10, ROE)
Celestial Purge (CON, M10)
Unsummon (CON, M10)
Canyon Minotaur (CON, M10)
Ignite Disorder (CON, M10)
- ^
Cancel (ALA, ZEN, M10, M11)
Excommunicate (ALA, M10, M11)
Naturalize (ALA, M10, M11)
Canyon Minotaur (CON, M11)
Celestial Purge (CON, M10, M11)
Unsummon (CON, M10, M11)
Cards in M10 & M11 (but not other sets):
Acidic Slime Act of Treason Ajani Goldmane Alluring Siren Angel’s Feather Armored Ascension Assassinate Awakener Druid Baneslayer Angel Berserkers of Blood Ridge Birds of Paradise Black Knight Blinding Mage Chandra Nalaar Child of Night Clone Cudgel Troll Deathmark Demon’s Horn Diabolic Tutor Disentomb Doom Blade Dragon’s Cla Dragonskull Summit Drowned Catacomb Duress Elite Vanguard Elvish Archdruid Fiery Hellhound Fireball Flashfreeze Fog Garruk Wildspeaker Giant Growth Giant Spider Glacial Fortress Goblin Chieftain Goblin Piker Gravedigger Haunting Echoes Holy Strength Honor of the Pure Howling Banshee Ice Cage Jace Beleren Kraken’s Eye Lava Axe Lightning Bolt Liliana Vess Llanowar Elves Magma Phoenix Merfolk Sovereign Mind Control Mind Rot Nature’s Spiral Negate Ornithopter Protzet Unicorn Prodigal Pyromancer Protean Hydra Pyroclasm Relentless Rats Rise from the Grave Rootbound Crag Royal Assassin Runeclaw Bear Safe Passage Serra Angel Siege Mastodon Sign in Blood Silence Silvercoat Lion Sleep Solemn Offering Stormfront Pegasus Sunpetal Grove Terramorphic Expanse Tome Scour Traumatize Unholy Strength Wall of Frost Whispersilk Cloak White Knight Wurm’s Tooth - ^ Cancel (ZEN, M11)
- ^ Blood Seeker (M12, ZEN) Cancel (M12, M11, ZEN) Day of Judgment (M12, M11, ZEN) Goblin War Paint (M12, ZEN) Slaughter Cry (M12, ZEN) Sorin Malkov (M12, ZEN) Vastwood Gorger (M12, ZEN) Brink of Disaster(M12, WWK) Demystify (M12, ROE) Gideon Jura (M12, ROE) Goblin Arsonist (M12, ROE) Goblin Tunneler (M12, M11, ROE) Naturalize (M12, M11, ROE) Acidic Slime (M12, M11) Act of Treason (M12, M11) Aether Adept (M12, M11) Alluring Siren (M12, M11) Angel’s Feather (M12, M11) Assault Griffin (M12, M11) Autumn’s Veil (M12, M11) Birds of Paradise (M12, M11) Brindle Boar (M12, M11) Celestial Purge (M12, M11) Chandra’s Outrage (M12, M11) Child of Night (M12, M11) Combust (M12, M11) Cudgel Troll (M12, M11) Deathmark (M12, M11) Demon’s Horn (M12, M11) Diabolic Tutor (M12, M11) Disentomb (M12, M11) Doom Blade (M12, M11) Dragon’s Claw (M12, M11) Dragonskull Summit (M12, M11) Drowned Catacomb (M12, M11) Elite Vanguard (M12, M11) Elixir of Immortality (M12, M11) Elvish Archdruid (M12, M11) Fiery Hellhound (M12, M11) Fireball (M12, M11) Flashfreeze (M12, M11) Fling (M12, M11) Fog (M12, M11) Frost Titan (M12, M11) Garruk’s Companion (M12, M11) Giant Spider (M12, M11) Glacial Fortress (M12, M11) Goblin Chieftan (M12, M11) Goblin Piker (M12, M11) Gravedigger (M12, M11) Grave Titan (M12, M11) Greater Basilisk (M12, M11) Harbor Serpent (M12, M11) Honor the Pure (M12, M11) Ice Cage (M12, M11) Inferno Titan (M12, M11) Jace’s Erasure (M12, M11) Kraken’s Eye (M12, M11) Lava Axe (M12, M11) Llanowar Elves (M12, M11) Mana Leak (M12, M11) Manic Vandal (M12, M11) Mighty Leap (M12, M11) Mind Control (M12, M11) Mind Rot (M12, M11) Negate (M12, M11) Pacifism (M12, M11) Plummet (M12, M11) Primeval Titan (M12, M11) Reassembling Skeleton (M12, M11) Redirect (M12, M11) Reverberate (M12, M11) Roc Egg (M12, M11) Rootbound Crag (M12, M11) Royal Assassin (M12, M11) Runeclaw Bear (M12, M11) Sacred Wolf (M12, M11) Serra Angel (M12, M11) Siege Mastodon (M12, M11) Stormfront Pegasus (M12, M11) Sunpetal Grove (M12, M11) Sun Titan (M12, M11) Time Reversal (M12, M11) Unsummon (M12, M11) Wurm’s Tooth (M12, M11)
- ^ Naturalize (M12, INN)
- ^ Naturalize (M12, INN) Divination (M12, DKA) Fling (M12, DKA)
- ^ Naturalize (M12, INN) Divination (M12, DKA) Fling (M12, DKA) Angel’s Mercy (M12, AVR)
- ^ Naturalize (M12, M13, INN) Divination (M12, M13, DKA) Fling (M12, DKA) Angel’s Mercy (M13, M12, AVR) Acidic Slime (M13, M12) Bountiful Harvest (M13, M12) Chandra, the Firebrand (M13, M12) Dark Favor (M13, M12) Disentomb (M13, M12) Divine Favor (M13, M12) Dragonskull Summit (M13, M12) Drowned Catacomb (M13, M12) Elixir of Immortality (M13, M12) Elvish Archdruid (M13, M12) Fog (M13, M12) Garruk, Primal Hunter (M13, M12) Glacial Fortress (M13, M12) Goblin Arsonist (M13, M12) Harbor Serpent (M13, M12) Jace, Memory Adept (M13, M12) Mind Rot (M13, M12) Negate (M13, M12) Oblivion Ring (M13, M12) Pacifism (M13, M12) Plummet (M13, M12) Primordial Hydra (M13, M12) Redirect (M13, M12) Reverberate (M13, M12) Rootbound Crag (M13, M12) Serra Angel (M13, M12) Sphinx of Uthuun (M13, M12) Sunpetal Grove (M13, M12) Titanic Growth (M13, M12) Tormented Soul (M13, M12) Unsummon (M13, M12) Vastwood Gorger (M13, M12) Zombie Goliath (M13, M12)
- ^ Mind Rot (M13, RTR) Naturalize (M13, INN) Divination (M13, DKA) Angel’s Mercy (M13, AVR)
- ^ Mind Rot (M13, RTR) Naturalize (M13, INN) Divination (M13, DKA) Angel’s Mercy (M13, AVR) Naturalize (M13, GTC, INN)
- ^ Mind Rot (M13, RTR) Naturalize (M13, INN) Divination (M13, DKA) Angel’s Mercy (M13, AVR) Naturalize (M13, GTC, INN) Wind Drake (M13, DGM) 5 guildgates (DGM, RTR) 5 guildgates (DGM, GTC)
- ^ Mind Rot (M14, M13, RTR) Angel’s Mercy (M13, AVR) Wind Drake (M13, DGM) 5 guildgates (DGM, RTR) 5 guildgates (DGM, GTC) Altar’s Reap (M14, INN) Bramblecrush (M14, INN) Claustrophobia (M14, INN) Naturalize (M13, GTC, M14, INN) Pitchburn Devils (M14, INN) Ranger’s Guile (M14, INN) Sensory Deprivation (M14, INN) Shimmering Grotto (M14, INN) Briarpack Alpha (M14, DKA) Divination (M13, M14, DKA) Nephalia Seaskite (M14, DKA) Angelic Wall (M14, AVR) Demolish (M14, AVR) Ajani, Caller of the Pride (M14, M13) Archaeomancer (M14, M13) Canyon Minotaur (M14, M13) Clone (M14, M13) Dark Favor (M14, M13) Deadly Recluse (M14, M13) Divine Favor (M14, M13) Dragon Hatchling (M14, M13) Duress (M14, M13) Elixir of Immortality (M14, M13) Essence Scatter (M14, M13) Flames of the Firebrand (M14, M13) Fog (M14, M13) Jace, Memory Adept (M14, M13) Liliana of the Dark Realms (M14, M13) Mark of the Vampire (M14, M13) Negate (M14, M13) Pacifism (M14, M13) Pillarfield Ox (M14, M13) Planar Cleansing (M14, M13) Plummet (M14, M13) Scroll Thief (M14, M13) Serra Angel (M14, M13) Show of Valor (M14, M13) Smelt (M14, M13) Trading Post (M14, M13) Vile Rebirth (M14, M13) Volcanic Geyser (M14, M13) Wild Guess (M14, M13) Cancel (M14, RTR) Giant Growth (M14, RTR) Act of Treason (M14, RTR) Verdant Haven (M14, RTR)
- ^ Mind Rot (M14, RTR) 5 guildgates (DGM, RTR) 5 guildgates (DGM, GTC) Naturalize (GTC, M14) Cancel (M14, RTR) Giant Growth (M14, RTR) Act of Treason (M14, RTR) Verdant Haven (M14, RTR) Savage Surge (THS, RTR) Demolish (THS, M14)
- ^ Mind Rot, Cancel (M15, RTR, M14) Stab Wound (M15, RTR) Foundry Street Denizen (M15, GTC) Clear a Path (M15, DGM) Congregate, Divine Favor, Solemn Offering, Soulmender, Negate, Wall of Frost, Accursed Spirit, Child of Night, [Chandra, Pyromaster], Lava Axe, Elvish Mystic, Hunt the Weak, Plummet, Ranger’s Guile, Haunted Plate Mail, Staff of the Death Magus, Staff of the Flame Magus, Staff of the Mind Magus, Staff of the Sun Magus, Staff of the WIld Magus, Serra Angel, Nightmare, Sengir Vampire, Shivan Dragon (M15, M14) Naturalize, Verdant Haven (M15, GTC, M14) Lightning Strike, Bronze Sable, Divine Verdict (M15, THS) Divination (M15, BNG, M14) Necrobite, Satyr Wayfinder (M15, BNG) Oppresive Rays, Oreskos Swiftclaw (M15, JOU)
- ^
Woodland Stream, Stone Quarry (KLD, SOI)
Inspired Charge (KLD BFZ)
Mind Rot (KLD, W16) Negate, Submerged Boneyard, Tranquil Expanse (AER, OTG) Prey Upon (EMN AER)
- ^ Impeccable Timing (KLD, AKH) Submerged Boneyard, Tranquil Expanse (AKH, AER) -2 Stone Quarry (KLD, AKH, XLN) -3 Woodland Stream (HOU, AKH, KLD, XLN) Cinder Barrens (HOU, AKH) Demolish, Hijack (KLD XLN) Cancel(AKH XLN) Air Elemental (XLN, W17)
- ^ DOM adds 4 duplicates:Meandering River, Timber Gorge (DOM, AKH) Serra Angel (DOM, W17) Opt (DOM, XLN)
- ^
Demolish (KLD, XLN)
Divine Verdict (RIX, W17)
Legion Conquistador (XLN RIX)
Raptor Companion (XLN RIX)
Sailor of Means (XLN RIX)
Negate (AER RIX)
Traveler's Amulet (HOU RIX)
Evolving Wilds (AKH RIX)
Opt (XLN DOM)
-2 Meandering River (AKH DOM M19)
-2 Timber Gorge (AKH DOM M19)
-2 Submerged Boneyard (AER AKH M19)
-2 Tranquil Expanse (AER AKH M19)
-3 Cinder Barrens (AKH HOU RIX M19)
-2 Forsaken Sanctuary (AKH RIX M19)
-2 Foul Orchard (AKH RIX M19)
-2 Highland Lake (AKH RIX M19)
-4 Stone Quarry (KLD AKH XLN RIX M19)
-5 Woodland Stream (KLD AKH HOU XLN RIX M19)
Divination (M19, DOM) Doomed Dissenter (M19 & set about to rotate)
Gravedigger (M19 & set about to rotate)
Tattered Mummy (M19 & set about to rotate)
Inspired Charge (M19 & set about to rotate)
Essence Scatter (M19 & set about to rotate)
Crash Through (M19 & set about to rotate)
Electrify (M19 & set about to rotate)
Shock (M19 & set about to rotate)
Tormenting Voice (M19 & set about to rotate)
Druid of the Cowl (M19 & set about to rotate)
Ghirapur Guide (M19 & set about to rotate)
Giant Spider (M19 & set about to rotate)
Gift of Paradise (M19 & set about to rotate)
Enigma Drake (M19 & set about to rotate)
Manalith (M19 & set about to rotate)
Pendulum of Patterns (M19 & set about to rotate)
Duress (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
Grasping Scoundrel (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
Llanowar Elves (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
Pegasus Courser (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
Skymarch Bloodletter (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
Invoke the Divine (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
Luminous Bonds (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
Befuddle (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
Mist-Cloaked Herald (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
Tolarian Scholar (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
Waterknot (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
Fire Elemental (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
-2 Air Elemental (M19, XLN, W17)
Lightning Strike (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
Radiating Lightning (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
Sure Strike (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
-2 Colossal Dreadmaw (XLN RIX M19)
Naturalize (M19 & recent that survives rotation)
-2 Cancel (AKH XLN M19)
Hijack (KLD XLN)
Hunt the Weak (RIX, KLD)
Impeccable Timing (KLD, AKH)
Mighty Leap(M19, AKH)
Mind Rot (M19, KLD)
Oakenform (M19, W17)
Plummet(M19, RIX)
Rabid Bite (M19, W17)
Serra Angel (DOM, W17)
Shivan Dragon (M19, W17)
Sun Sentinel(M19, RIX)
- ^
Air Elemental (XLN M19)
Cancel (XLN M19)
-2 Colossal Dreadmaw (XLN RIX M19)
Crushing Canopy (XLN GRN)
Duress (XLN M19)
Legion Conquistador (XLN RIX)
Lightning Strike (XLN M19)
Opt (XLN DOM)
Raptor Companion (XLN RIX)
Sailor of Means (XLN RIX)
Skymarch Bloodletter (XLN M19)
-2 Stone Quarry (XLN RIX M19)
-2 Sure Strike (XLN M19 GRN)
-2 Woodland Stream (XLN RIX M19)
Cinder Barrens (RIX M19)
Forsaken Sanctuary (RIX M19)
Foul Orchard (RIX M19)
Grasping Scoundrel (RIX M19)
Highland Lake (RIX M19)
-2 Luminous Bonds (RIX M19 GRN)
Mist-Cloaked Herald (RIX M19)
Naturalize (RIX M19)
Waterknot (RIX M19)
Befuddle (DOM M19)
Divination (DOM M19)
Fire Elemental (DOM M19)
Invoke the Divine (DOM M19)
Llanowar Elves (DOM M19)
Meandering River (DOM M19)
Pegasus Courser (DOM M19)
Radiating Lightning (DOM M19)
Timber Gorge (DOM M19)
Tolarian Scholar (DOM M19)
Child of Night (M19 GRN)
Wall of Mist (M19 GRN) - ^
Air Elemental (XLN M19)
Cancel (XLN M19)
-2 Colossal Dreadmaw (XLN RIX M19)
Crushing Canopy (XLN GRN)
Duress (XLN M19)
Legion Conquistador (XLN RIX)
Lightning Strike (XLN M19)
Opt (XLN DOM)
Raptor Companion (XLN RIX)
Sailor of Means (XLN RIX)
Skymarch Bloodletter (XLN M19)
-2 Stone Quarry (XLN RIX M19)
-2 Sure Strike (XLN M19 GRN)
-2 Woodland Stream (XLN RIX M19)
Cinder Barrens (RIX M19)
Forsaken Sanctuary (RIX M19)
Foul Orchard (RIX M19)
Grasping Scoundrel (RIX M19)
Highland Lake (RIX M19)
-2 Luminous Bonds (RIX M19 GRN)
Mist-Cloaked Herald (RIX M19)
Naturalize (RIX M19)
Waterknot (RIX M19)
Befuddle (DOM M19)
Divination (DOM M19)
Fire Elemental (DOM M19)
Invoke the Divine (DOM M19)
Llanowar Elves (DOM M19)
Meandering River (DOM M19)
Pegasus Courser (DOM M19)
Radiating Lightning (DOM M19)
Timber Gorge (DOM M19)
Tolarian Scholar (DOM M19)
Child of Night (M19 GRN)
Wall of Mist (M19 GRN)
Mammoth Spider (DOM RNA)
Act of Treason (M19 RNA)
Root Snare (M19 RNA)
Gateway Plaza (GRN RNA)
- ^ +36 Region-exclusive cards
+5 Arena-only cards:
Angelic Reward
Confront the Assault
Inspiring Commander
Spiritual Guardian
Tactical Advantage
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- ^ http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/deckshow.php?&t[C1]=1&start_date=2012-09-23&end_date=2012-09-23&event_ID=21
- ^ https://decks.tcgplayer.com/magic/standard/brady-boychuk/gruul-midrange/1145241
- ^ BNG duplicates Divination (BNG, M14)
- ^ no added duplicates with JOU
- ^ "Magic 2015/Changes".
- ^ "Top 8 Decklists".
- ^ Lightning Strike, Bronze Sable, Divine Verdict (M15, THS) Divination, Necrobite, Satyr Wayfinder (M15, BNG) Oppresive Rays, Oreskos Swiftclaw (M15, JOU) Cancel, Naturalize (KTK, M15)
- ^ FRF adds 12: Hunt the Weak, Typhoid Rats (FRF, M15) 10 lifegain taplands (FRF, KTK)
- ^ DTK adds 5: Evolving Wilds, Naturalize, Mind Rot, Negate, Battle Mastery (DTK, M15)
- ^ a b "Announcing Magic Origins".
- ^ "What's in Standard?". 9 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "Magic Origins/Changes".
- ^ Lightning Strike, Bronze Sable (M15, THS) Divination, Necrobite, Satyr Wayfinder (M15, BNG) Oppresive Rays, Oreskos Swiftclaw (M15, JOU) Cancel (KTK, M15) Hunt the Weak, Typhoid Rats (FRF, M15) 10 lifegain taplands (FRF, KTK) Battle Mastery (DTK, M15) Naturalize (KTK, DTK, M15) Demolish, Guardians of Meletis, Read the Bones, Returned Centaur, Titan’s Strength, Yoked Ox (ORI, THS) Divine Verdict (ORI, M15, THS) Stratus Walk, Weight of the Underworld (ORI, BNG) Eagle of the Watch, Gold-Forged Sentinel, Sigiled Starfish, Tormented Thoughts (ORI, JOU) Evolving Wilds, Mind Rot, Negate (ORI, DTK, M15) Aegis Angel, Battlefield Forge, Brawler’s Plate, Caves of Koilos, Flesh to Dust, Into the Void, Llanowar Wastes, Mahamoti Djinn, Meteorite, Nightmare, Plummet, Sengir Vampire, Serra Angel, Shivan Dragon, Shivan Reef, Terra Stomper, Titanic Growth, Turn to Frog, Yavimaya Coast (ORI, M15)
- ^ "MTG Decks Database".
- ^ 10 lifegain taplands (FRF, KTK) Naturalize (KTK, DTK) Mind Rot, Negate (ORI, DTK) Dutiful Return, Smite the Monstrous (BFZ, KTK) Anticipate (BFZ, DTK) Evolving Wilds (BFZ, DTK, ORI) Plummet (BFZ, ORI)
- ^ OGW adds +2: Negate (OGW, DTK, ORI) Mighty Leap (OGW, ORI)
- ^ "MTG Decks Database".
- ^ "What's in Standard?". 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ Magmatic Chasm, Tormenting Voice (SOI, DTK) Macabre Waltz (SOI, ORI) Mind Rot (W16, ORI, DTK) Dutiful Return, Smite the Monstrous (BFZ, KTK) Anticipate (BFZ, DTK) Evolving Wilds (BFZ, DTK, ORI) Plummet (BFZ, ORI) Negate (OGW, DTK, ORI) Mighty Leap (OGW, ORI) Aegis Angel, Disperse, Nightmare, Sengir Vampire, Serra Angel, Shivan Dragon (W16, ORI)
- ^ no new duplicates added
- ^ "Top 8 Decklists".
- ^ "What's in Standard?". 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ KLD Planeswalker decks add 10 exclusive standard-legal cards
- ^ Inspired Woodland Stream, Stone Quarry (KLD, SOI) Inspired Charge (KLD, BFZ) Mind Rot (KLD, W16)
- ^ "Top 8 Decklists".
- ^ +10 exclusives in Planeswalker decks
- ^ "Top 8 Decklists".
- ^ "Top 8 Decklists".
- ^ https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/gputr17/9-32-decklists-2017-02-26
- ^ Planeswalker decks & Deckbuilder's Toolkit(adds 18 exclusive cards not avail in booster packs but included as part of AKH), plus Welcome Decks(W17)/Booster Battle Packs (+30 cards): these all share the same standard-legal lifespan with Amonkhet
- ^ Inspired Charge (KLD BFZ) Mind Rot (KLD, W16) Negate (AER, OGW) Prey Upon (EMN AER) Evolving Wilds (AKH, BFZ) Ancient Crab, Brute Strength, Cinder Barrens, Meandering River, Mighty Leap, Timber Gorge, (AKH, OGW) Forsaken Sancturay, Foul Orchard, Highland Lake,Tormenting Voice (AKH, SOI) Impeccable Timing (AKH, KLD) -2: Submerged Boneyard, Tranquil Expanse (AKH, AER, OGW) Sleep Paralysis, Rabid Bite (W17, SOI) Nightmare, Oakenform, Sengir Vampire, Serra Angel, Shivan Dragon, Sphinx of Magosi (W17, W16) Certain Death, Drag Under, Falkenrath Reaver (W17, EMN) Untamed Hunger (W17, OGW) -2 Stone Quarry (SOI, KLD, AKH) -2 Woodland Stream (AKH, KLD, SOI)
- ^ "Addendum to April 24, 2017 Banned and Restricted Announcement".
- ^ "June 13, 2017 Banned and Restricted Announcement".
- ^ HOU adds 2 duplicates:Cinder Barrens (HOU, OGW, AKH) & Woodland Stream (HOU, SOI, KLD, AKH)
- ^ "Top 8 Decklists".
- ^ RIX adds 15 duplicates: Hunt the Weak (RIX, KLD) Stone Quarry (RIX, KLD, AKH, XLN) Woodland Stream (RIX, HOU, AKH, KLD, XLN) Negate (RIX, AER) Cinder Barrens (HOU, AKH, RIX) Evolving Wilds, Forsaken Sactuary, Foul Orchard, Highland Lake (RIX, AKH) Divine Verdict (RIX, W17) Traveler's Amulet (HOU, RIX) Colossal Dreadmaw, Legion Conquistador, Raptor Companion, Sailor of Means (RIX, XLN)
- ^ "Dominaria Leak".
- ^ a b c "Top 8 Decklists of Grand Prix Birmingham". www.wizards.com.
- ^ a b c "9th-32nd Decklists of Grand Prix Birmingham". www.wizards.com.
- ^ a b "Top 8 Decklists of PT Dominaria". www.wizards.com.
- ^ a b c "Top 8 GP Copenhagen 2018". www.wizards.com.
- ^ a b "Top Decklists of Grand Prix Toronto 2018". www.wizards.com.
- ^ a b c "GP Pittsburg 2018 Top8". www.wizards.com.
- ^ a b "Top 8 GP Singapore 2018". www.wizards.com.
- ^ "Core Set 2019 Release Notes".
- ^ http://www.starcitygames.com/decks/122362
- ^ http://www.starcitygames.com/decks/122361
- ^ "Tournament Results".
- ^ "Top 8 Decklists of the 2018 Japan Nationals".
- ^ Magic Arena open beta begins Sep 27
- ^ "Grand Prix Memphis Top 8 Deck Lists".
- ^ WAR adds 8 more duplicates: Demolish, New Horizons (WAR, XLN) Primrdial Wurm (WAR, DOM) Ajani Pridemate, Totally Lost (WAR, M19) Gateway Plaza (WAR, GRN, RNA) Orzhov Guildgate, Simic Guildgate (WAR, RNA)
- ^ +36 Region-exclusive
+5 Arena-only cards - ^ http://www.starcitygames.com/decks/results/format/1/event_ID/21/start_date/07-06-2019/end_date/07-06-2019/city/Roanoke/state/VA/country/US/
- ^ 1 Buy-A-Box promo + planeswalker decks, Spellslinger Starter Kit, and Welcome decks
- ^ M20 adds 31 duplicates: Air Elemental, Duress, Fathom Fleet Cutthroat (M20, XLN) Evolving Wilds, Negate, Plummet (M20, RIX) Befuddle, Feral Abomination, Fire Elemental, Keldon Raider, Soul Salvage (M20, DOM) Bartizan Bats, Fearless Halberdier, Maniacal Rage, Might of the Masses (M20, GRN) Act of Treason, Bladebrand, Concordia Pegasus, Haazda Officer, Impassioned Orator, Prowling Caracal, Rubblebelt Recluse (M20, RNA) Goblin Assailant, Ironclad Krovod, Prismite, Sorin's Thirst, Trusted Pegasus, Vampire Opportunist (M20, WAR) Mammoth Spider (M20, DOM, RNA) Angelic Guardian, Immortal Phoenix (M20, G18giftpack)
- ^ +36 Region-exclusive
+5 Arena-only
+20 Pwalker deck - ^ "Red Bull Untapped Finals London August 4th 2019 Deck Lists".
- ^ "GP Denver Top 8 Lists".
- ^ "A New Kethis Combo Deck Broke Standard at the MTG Arena Qualifier". 21 August 2019.
- ^ +36 Region-exclusive
+5 Arena-only cards
+20 Pwalker deck - ^ "MagicFest Indianapolis Saturday Standard MCQ Top 8 Decklists".
- ^ a b c 1 BaB promo
10 Pwalker
20 Brawl
-2 unplayable Brawl cards - ^ -2 Gateway Plaza (WAR, GRN, RNA)Orzhov Guildgate, Simic Guildgate (WAR, RNA)Bartizan Bats, Fearless Halberdier, Maniacal Rage, Might of the Masses (M20, GRN)Act of Treason, Bladebrand, Concordia Pegasus, Haazda Officer, Impassioned Orator, Mammoth Spider, Prowling Caracal, Rubblebelt Recluse (M20, RNA)Goblin Assailant, Ironclad Krovod, Prismite, Sorin's Thirst, Trusted Pegasus, Vampire Opportunist (M20, WAR)Return to Nature (ELD, WAR)Thornwood Falls, Wind-Scarred Crag (ELD, M20)
- ^ effective dates
tabletop:Oct25
MTG Arena:Oct24
Magic Online:Oct21 - ^ effective date for Arena & MTGO:Nov18
- ^ a b Apr 16 Online
Apr 17 Ikoria Prerelease/release in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
May 15 Ikoria Prerelease/release in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Australia/New Zealand (delay due to Coronavirus pandemic) - ^ 1 BaB promo
8 Pwalker
10 Theme booster rares - ^ TBD adds 5 duplicates: Gift of Strength (TBD, RNA)Return to Nature (TBD, WAR, ELD) Infuriate, Plummet (TBD, M20) Thrill of Possibility (TBD, ELD)
- ^ "MTG Decks Database".
- ^ "Fabrizio Anteri Wins MagicFest Online Season 1 Finals". 13 April 2020.
- ^ "MTG Decks Database".
- ^ a b IKO adds 1 buy-a-box promo excl
- ^ IKO adds 21 duplicates: Capture Sphere, Dead Weight (IKO, GRN)Divine Arrow, Unlikely Aid (IKO, WAR)Anticipate, Blodfell Caves, Blossoming Sands, Bristling Board, Convolute, Dismal Backwater, Evolving Wilds, Frost Lynx, Jungle Hollow, Pacifism, Rugged Highlands, Scoured Barrens, Swiftwater Cliffs, Tranquil Cove (IKO, M20)Thornwood Falls, Wind-Scarred Crag (IKO, M20, ELD) Plummet (IKO, M20, TBD)
- ^ "MagicFest Online Season 2 Finals Top 8".
- ^ "MTG Decks Database".
- ^ "MTG Decks Database".
- ^ "MTG Decks Database".
- ^ "June 1, 2020 Banned and Restricted Announcement".
- ^ a b Online: June 25 Paper: July 3
- ^ "MTG Decks Database".
- ^ "Players Tour Online 3".
- ^ 1 Buy-a-Box promo 20 excl from planeswalker decks. No Deck Builder's Toolkit. Welcome decks replaced by a Welcome booster, which includes reprints not part of M21 printed with their original expansion symbol and with legality appropriate to that symbol/set.
- ^ M21 adds 43 duplicates: Portcullis Vine, Silent Dart, Sure Strike, Wishcoin Crab (M21, GRN)
Burn Bright (M21, RNA)
Defiant Strike, Makeshift Battalion, Snarespinner, Spellgorger Weird, Turret Ogre, Wall of Runes (M21, WAR)
Duress, Mind Rot, Shock, Skeleton Archer, Temple of Epiphany, Temple of Malady, Temple of Mystery, Temple of Silence, Temple of Triumph, Thrashing Brontodon, Titanic Growth, Walking Corpse (M21, M20)
Fabled Passage, Opt, Scorching Dragonfire (M21, ELD)
Furious Ride, Setessan Training (M21, TBD)
Thrill of Possibility (M21, ELD, TBD)
Return to Nature, Thornwood Falls (M21, WAR, ELD, TBD)
Concordia Pegasus (M21, RNA, M20)
Prismite (M21, WAR, M20)
Wind-Scarred Crag (M21, M20, ELD, IKO)
Capture Sphere (M21, IKO, GRN)
Bloodfell Caves, Blossoming Sands, Dismal Backwater, Duress, Jungle Hollow, Rugged Highlands, Scoured Barrens, Swiftwater Cliffs, Tranquil Cove (M21, M20, IKO) - ^ "Jund Sacrifice by Wolti - CFB Pro Showdown (1st) • Decks • MTG Arena Zone".
- ^ "MTG Decks Database".
- ^ "Bant Ramp by Noam Zimet - SCG Tour Online Championship Qualifier #3 (1st) • Decks • MTG Arena Zone".
- ^ "Mono White Aggro by Hoshi Yuki - Red Bull Untapped International Qualifier 3 • Decks • MTG Arena Zone".
- ^ "Arena Base Set (ANB): Cards Legal in All Bo1 Formats • Sets • MTG Arena Zone". 11 July 2021.
- ^ Online: Sep 17
- ^ ZNR's buy-a-box promo is not an exclusive card like in previous sets. Planeswalker Decks were also discontinued after Core Set 2021.
- ^ Plummet (IKO, TBD)
Fabled Passage, Opt, Scorching Dragonfire (M21, ELD)
Furious Rise, Setessan Training (M21, TBD)
-2 Thrill of Possibility (M21, ELD, TBD)
-2 Return to Nature,(M21, ELD, TBD)
Bloodfell Caves, Blossoming Sands, Capture Sphere, Dismal Backwater, Jungle Hollow, Rugged Highlands, Scoured Barrens, Swiftwater Cliffs, Tranquil Cove (M21, IKO)
-2 Wind-Scarred Crag, -2 Thornwood Falls (M21, IKO, ELD) - ^ a b Online:Jan 28
Paper:Feb 5 2021 - ^ "MTG Decks Database".
- ^ 280 includes 5 snow-covered lands. +20 unique cards from set/theme boosters.
- ^ KHM adds 3 duplicates: Revitalize, Village Rites (KHM, M21)Broken Wings (KHM, ZNR)
- ^ STX adds 0 duplicates
- ^ Online: July8
Paper: July23 - ^ a b Online: Sep 16
Paper: Sep24 - ^ -2 unplayable Brawl cards
- ^ AFR adds 3 duplicates:Charmed Sleep (AFR, ELD)Plummet (AFR, TBD, IKO)Evolving Wilds (AFR, IKO)
- ^ a b Arena: Nov11
Paper: Nov19 - ^ Broken Wings (KHM, ZNR)Evolving Wilds (MID, AFR) Plummet (MID, AFR)
- ^ a b Online: Feb10
Paper: Feb18 - ^ +3 duplicates: Bramble Armor, Snarling Wolf (MID, VOW) Evolving Wilds (AFR, MID, VOW)
- ^ VOW adds 3 duplicates:Bramble Armor, Snarling Wolf (MID, VOW) Evolving Wilds (AFR, MID, VOW)
- ^ not counting the 5 normal basic lands or arena-only cards
External links[]
- Official Magic: The Gathering sets page from Wizards of the Coast
- Magic: The Gathering Floor Rules Changes 2004–2009 (Yawgatog.com)
- Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions (Gamepedia)
- Internet Archive: TheDCI.com
- Archived early version of Wizards Event Coverage Archive
- Wizards Event Coverage Archive
- The History of Standard Bannings
- 1995–1996 The Magic Dojo Archive
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