strixhaven gets the most detail since thats the next set
March 25: Preview Kickoff
April 15: Strixhaven: School of Mages Release on MTG Arena and Magic Online
April 16–22: Prerelease Week
April 23: Strixhaven: School of Mages and Commander (2021 Edition) Tabletop Release
I don't understand why WOTC couldn't have, y'know, released Midnight Hunt on October 2021, and Crimson Vow on January 2022. I read some comments on reddit that said that between the release gap between Fall and Winter is too long, and I don't buy that. They could have just released Midnight Hunt in October, and Crimson Vow in January, and there would have been a 3 month gap.
If WOTC really wanted to release a standard set in November, they could've released D&D set in August, Midnight Hunt in November, and Crimson Vow in February, with the set after that released in May, and mimic the release schedules of Pokemon and Yugioh.
I don't like this new release cycle. There should never ever be 3 sets within a span of 6 months.
I also read that some people say that Crimson Vow is "supposed to be" the Winter 2022 set released a few months early, and then referencing the "There are still 4 standard sets per rotation year". This does not mean that Crimson Vow is the "Winter 2022" set, because we might get a Winter 2022 set, Spring 2022 set, Summer 2022 set, and Fall 2022 set, with rotation being pushed up to be in between Spring and Summer 2022 set. Maybe the slot where Core Sets would have been aren't the last set, but first set in the rotation?
I don't understand why WOTC couldn't have, y'know, released Midnight Hunt on October 2021, and Crimson Vow on January 2022. I read some comments on reddit that said that between the release gap between Fall and Winter is too long, and I don't buy that. They could have just released Midnight Hunt in October, and Crimson Vow in January, and there would have been a 3 month gap.
If WOTC really wanted to release a standard set in November, they could've released D&D set in August, Midnight Hunt in November, and Crimson Vow in February, with the set after that released in May, and mimic the release schedules of Pokemon and Yugioh.
I don't like this new release cycle. There should never ever be 3 sets within a span of 6 months.
I also read that some people say that Crimson Vow is "supposed to be" the Winter 2022 set released a few months early, and then referencing the "There are still 4 standard sets per rotation year". This does not mean that Crimson Vow is the "Winter 2022" set, because we might get a Winter 2022 set, Spring 2022 set, Summer 2022 set, and Fall 2022 set, with rotation being pushed up to be in between Spring and Summer 2022 set. Maybe the slot where Core Sets would have been aren't the last set, but first set in the rotation?
Idk about how rotation will work, but my theory is that the two Innistrad sets are so close together because they want to mitigate plane-fatigue. We'll have had two consecutive years of new planes with every set. It's possible WotC think that staying on Innistrad too long will make players bored of the setting, which is part of the reason they dropped the block model.
I could be completely wrong though. We won't really know why the sets are so close together at least until we have a better idea of what's coming in 2022. They might be planning an increased number of supplemental sets that they want to space out a bit more evenly.
It really irks me when a Hipsters of the Coast article says that Crimson Vow is the "Winter 2022" set pushed ahead, when there is no proof that that is the case. The "there are still 4 sets in a rotation year" as proof doesn't prove that Crimson Vow is the "Winter 2022" set. Crimson Vow is the 2nd set in the rotation year, just like how Kaldheim and Theros Beyond Death were the 2nd set in the rotation year, not that Crimson Vow was supposed to be the "Winter 2022" set pushed ahead. To say it was such would mean there would be 3 sets in 2022 instead of the usual 4, but we don't know if there is going to be 4 sets, with Standard rotating in between 2nd and 3rd sets in the year. It just so happens that for the longest time, the Q1 Winter set and the 2nd set in the rotation year is one and the same, but we can't for sure say that just because it was true, that it is true for Crimson Vow.
The only reason why we have 5 sets in 2021 is because WOTC wants to change when the sets rotate, without changing the number of sets in a rotation cycle. If they just wanted to change when the sets were released, they could have just released Midnight Hunt in November, and Crimson Vow in February, rather than cramming in a 5th set.
They do combat plane-fatigue? How about the dizziness of not staying long enough with a plane to care? Kaldheim certainly seems like it just raced past.
Hopefully the Innistrad sets are smaller, those two might as well have been one set, but I guess we'll find out.
It might be they overlap in some cards. Would that be satisfactory?
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They do combat plane-fatigue? How about the dizziness of not staying long enough with a plane to care? Kaldheim certainly seems like it just raced past.
They announced Strixhaven stuff not even two weeks after Kaldheim came out. WotC won't let anything breathe anymore before the next announcement. Gotta keep that hype train going. Always be selling.
It might be they overlap in some cards. Would that be satisfactory?
Oh well...
... do we know anything about 2022 sets?
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All I want to know is, are we seeing this new shift in releases permanently, or are we going back to the typical January/February April/May July September/October release schedule like we have always seen?
It seems to me WOTC always wants a standard set in July. When they started to release 4 standard sets a year, the summer set is always in July. Never seen it release in August. If this shift in release dates is permanent, I am thinking something like mid February, late May/early June, mid September, mid November, with rotation happening when there is a 4 month gap between sets. With September and November being 2 months apart, that is when they release their "2 set block" sets.
I really want to know what is happening in 2022 so bad. I actually like their February May July October release, as it almost mimics Pokemon and Yugioh's February May August November release schedules.
I dislike how they flooded us with info this set. This spoiler season was very unenjoyable for me due to the rapid pace. It was just such an information overload with the set, C21, as well as mystical archive plus it's Japanese version, and now I'm here, a week before Arena release, wondering why It feels so far away ... this is way to hectic.
strixhaven gets the most detail since thats the next set
March 25: Preview Kickoff
April 15: Strixhaven: School of Mages Release on MTG Arena and Magic Online
April 16–22: Prerelease Week
April 23: Strixhaven: School of Mages and Commander (2021 Edition) Tabletop Release
Modern horizons 2
June 11
D&D Forgotten realms
July 16th
Innistrad werewolf
September 17th
Innistrad vampires
November 19th
hope you can wait
If WOTC really wanted to release a standard set in November, they could've released D&D set in August, Midnight Hunt in November, and Crimson Vow in February, with the set after that released in May, and mimic the release schedules of Pokemon and Yugioh.
I don't like this new release cycle. There should never ever be 3 sets within a span of 6 months.
I also read that some people say that Crimson Vow is "supposed to be" the Winter 2022 set released a few months early, and then referencing the "There are still 4 standard sets per rotation year". This does not mean that Crimson Vow is the "Winter 2022" set, because we might get a Winter 2022 set, Spring 2022 set, Summer 2022 set, and Fall 2022 set, with rotation being pushed up to be in between Spring and Summer 2022 set. Maybe the slot where Core Sets would have been aren't the last set, but first set in the rotation?
Idk about how rotation will work, but my theory is that the two Innistrad sets are so close together because they want to mitigate plane-fatigue. We'll have had two consecutive years of new planes with every set. It's possible WotC think that staying on Innistrad too long will make players bored of the setting, which is part of the reason they dropped the block model.
I could be completely wrong though. We won't really know why the sets are so close together at least until we have a better idea of what's coming in 2022. They might be planning an increased number of supplemental sets that they want to space out a bit more evenly.
The only reason why we have 5 sets in 2021 is because WOTC wants to change when the sets rotate, without changing the number of sets in a rotation cycle. If they just wanted to change when the sets were released, they could have just released Midnight Hunt in November, and Crimson Vow in February, rather than cramming in a 5th set.
It might be they overlap in some cards. Would that be satisfactory?
Although ninjas are experts of camouflage and concealment, they are actually horrible liars. This means that no matter where you are, you can shout out, “Are there any ninjas here?” and if there’s a ninja within earshot, he’ll be compelled to respond.
They announced Strixhaven stuff not even two weeks after Kaldheim came out. WotC won't let anything breathe anymore before the next announcement. Gotta keep that hype train going. Always be selling.
Can't say that it does.
... do we know anything about 2022 sets?
It seems to me WOTC always wants a standard set in July. When they started to release 4 standard sets a year, the summer set is always in July. Never seen it release in August. If this shift in release dates is permanent, I am thinking something like mid February, late May/early June, mid September, mid November, with rotation happening when there is a 4 month gap between sets. With September and November being 2 months apart, that is when they release their "2 set block" sets.
I really want to know what is happening in 2022 so bad. I actually like their February May July October release, as it almost mimics Pokemon and Yugioh's February May August November release schedules.
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