January 11, 2014 legal sets: Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, M14, Theros
February 2014 legal sets: Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, M14, Theros, Born of the Gods
April 2014 legal sets: Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, M14, Theros, Born of the Gods, Journey into Nyx
July 2014 legal sets: Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, M14, Theros, Born of the Gods, Journey into Nyx, M15
Then October 2014 happens and we rotate:
October 2014: Theros, Born of the Gods, Journey into Nyx, M15, plus a new set that begins a new block. Everything before Theros rotates out.
So the basic rules:
- Rotation happens every October
- In July, August, and September there are two full blocks and two core sets in play
- One entire block and one core set rotate out each October.
Yep! In October, 928 cards leave rotation. But three months earlier, M15 with 269 cards had entered, and at rotation, the new set's 249 come in. So yeah, we lose 900 and get 250 in October, but really, we just got 250 three months earlier. And in three months after rotation, another 150-250 cards show up.
Very good point. I guess it just depends on how you look at it. One could say there are extra cards in rotation from July to October. I wonder how the card sharks deal with these times.
January 11, 2014 legal sets: Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, M14, Theros
February 2014 legal sets: Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, M14, Theros, Born of the Gods
April 2014 legal sets: Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, M14, Theros, Born of the Gods, Journey into Nyx
July 2014 legal sets: Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, M14, Theros, Born of the Gods, Journey into Nyx, M15
Then October 2014 happens and we rotate:
October 2014: Theros, Born of the Gods, Journey into Nyx, M15, plus a new set that begins a new block. Everything before Theros rotates out.
So the basic rules: - Rotation happens every October
- In July, August, and September there are two full blocks and two core sets in play
- One entire block and one core set rotate out each October.
bolded part is actually wrong.
the oldest block + oldest core set in standard aka type 2 rotates when the new fall set of the new block is released. this is usually towards the end of september or beginning of october
Eh, if you look at the dates, only Theros (Sep 27) and Innistrad (Sep 30) introduced a new block in September. Every other block was introduced with an October date.
Close enough?
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February 2014 legal sets: Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, M14, Theros, Born of the Gods
April 2014 legal sets: Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, M14, Theros, Born of the Gods, Journey into Nyx
July 2014 legal sets: Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, M14, Theros, Born of the Gods, Journey into Nyx, M15
Then October 2014 happens and we rotate:
October 2014: Theros, Born of the Gods, Journey into Nyx, M15, plus a new set that begins a new block. Everything before Theros rotates out.
So the basic rules:
- Rotation happens every October
- In July, August, and September there are two full blocks and two core sets in play
- One entire block and one core set rotate out each October.
Thanks for the reply
bolded part is actually wrong.
the oldest block + oldest core set in standard aka type 2 rotates when the new fall set of the new block is released. this is usually towards the end of september or beginning of october
Close enough?