Could someone tell me why sets are still in standard and how many are in standard at once? I know very little about standard :)
Standard works like this: there are only two blocks in standard at once, and the oldest block rotates out at the beginning of the new one. When Theros came out, M13, Innistrad, Dark Ascension, and Avacyn Restored rotated out; when Huey (the code for the set after M15) comes out, M14, Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, and Dragon's Maze will rotate out.
Standard works the way it does so that WotC can show off new cards and sell new boosters.
Quote from: abstractApathist on February 02, 2014, 03:12:39 PM
Standard works like this: there are only two blocks in standard at once, and the oldest block rotates out at the beginning of the new one. When Theros came out, M13, Innistrad, Dark Ascension, and Avacyn Restored rotated out; when Huey (the code for the set after M15) comes out, M14, Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, and Dragon's Maze will rotate out.
Standard works the way it does so that WotC can show off new cards and sell new boosters.
Thank ye kindly! I had no idea about blocks. I thought it was like 5 sets at once, then one rotated out when a new one came out.
Standard's card pool grows over the year until it has two full blocks and two core sets, then the fall set comes out and the four oldest sets (older block and core set) rotate out, shrinking the pool down to five sets. This repeats every year.
Quote from: MementoMori on February 03, 2014, 10:29:00 AM
Standard's card pool grows over the year until it has two full blocks and two core sets, then the fall set comes out and the four oldest sets (older block and core set) rotate out, shrinking the pool down to five sets. This repeats every year.
So there are only 3 sets+core set a block?
Core sets are never part of a block
Core sets are typically a bunch of reprints that seem like they will segue the previous block into the next one. They aren't thematic like the regular blocks are, they're just the glue in between.
But to clarify
A set is released 4 times a year.
1 is core
3 of them = a block
2 blocks + the most recent core = standard (7 sets total)
Any given block will stay in standard for 2 years before it rotates out. One which releases each of its sets and the other to let it exist as a whole as the next block begins to release its sets.
Awesome. Thanks for all the answers :))