Magic: The Gathering – 2022's Standard Rotation, Explained
With the launch of Dominaria United, Magic: The Gathering is going through a period of major change, The annual set rotation will shakeup multiple formats, and many of your older decks may no longer be legal.
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Rotation is one of the trickiest things for new Magic players to understand, but it’s essential to know not just why rotation happens, but also which sets will be coming and going.
Magic: The Gathering formats are split into three categories: eternal, nonrotating, and rotating.
In rotating formats, the most popular of which being Standard, but also Brawl and Alchemy, sets will enter the format when they launch, but will then leave it after a period of time, after which they can no longer be played. This is known as rotating out. All rotating formats share the same set rotation – meaning if something has rotated out of Standard, it has also left Alchemy and Brawl.
This contrasts with the two other types of format: eternal, which can use any card ever released (such as Commander, Vintage, and Legacy), and nonrotating, which only allows certain sets but never has them leave once they enter (such as Pioneer and Modern). These do not rotate, meaning the cards you’ve been playing in Standard, Alchemy, or Brawl today will still be legal in them when rotation happens.
Sets stay in Standard rotation for anywhere between 14 months and two years, depending on when they launched. For example, Zendikar Rising launched in September 2020, and will therefore enjoy a whole two years (24 months) in Standard, while Adventures in the Forgotten Realms launched ten months later in July 2021, and will rotate out at the same time after just 14 months.
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