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a Magic: The Gathering format reference
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Add rotation schedule for Alchemy #259

Open nickserv opened 1 year ago

nickserv commented 1 year ago

According to Revitalizing Standard, the following changes are being made:

  1. Standard cards will be legal for an additional year, for a total of 3 years
  2. The standard rotation for 2023 is cancelled
  3. Alchemy cards will still be legal for only 2 years

The most important change to make is reflecting that the oldest sets currently in standard will be legal for another year.

Additionally, it may be helpful to have a separate section with the schedule for Alchemy (which should look identical to the Standard schedule currently).

nickserv commented 1 year ago

It seems like this is done for standard, though you can reopen if you want to shift this issue towards 3 (supporting Alchemy with the old Standard schedule).

glacials commented 1 year ago

I don't play Arena so I don't have much familiarity with Alchemy. I would welcome feedback from any Alchemy players about if you have or have had similar problems with understanding Alchemy as those that originally brought you to What's in Standard?.

nickserv commented 1 year ago

I don't play Alchemy as regularly, but I might know enough to help. Basically Alchemy used to have the same rotation schedule as Standard, but now Alchemy is on a 2 year schedule, the same as Standard before these announcements.

I was hoping we could include information for Alchemy on the same page, as the new layout has more horizontal space, and Alchemy's card list is going to be a year shorter than Standard's anyway. I'm curious how you feel would be best to display them. I was thinking of either a second column with a duplicated list of sets in Alchemy, or splitting the existing list such that there are two sets of timeline labels for Standard and Alchemy.

Alchemy also has a different ban list, though we could put it below the Standard ban list if there isn't enough space on the side.

Sidenote: Amazonian also has a video about the schedule changes featuring What's in Standard, if you'd like to use it for reference or marketing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbIzNSKNwS4

nickserv commented 1 year ago

WotC recently wrote Renewal for MTG Arena's 2023 Standard Rotation, which goes into detail about how and when the changes will arrive in Arena. There's even a helpful graphic comparing the sets in standard and alchemy:

Graphic displaying icons of sets that are rotating into and out of Standard and Alchemy for the new Magic year beginning in September with the release of Wilds of Eldraine

Hopefully that helps, otherwise feel free to ask me questions.