Extended

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I have been playing magic on and off since ice age came out. However, I
only played in the 1.5 and type 2 formats. I want to start playing
extended, since way more people play that then type 1.5. But I have a
few quetions.
1. How often do sets get banned from extended.
2. What sets are currently legal, and how long till the next role over.
3. Thanks guys^^

 

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NerdZilla wrote:
> I have been playing magic on and off since ice age came out. However, I
> only played in the 1.5 and type 2 formats. I want to start playing
> extended, since way more people play that then type 1.5. But I have a
> few quetions.
> 1. How often do sets get banned from extended.
> 2. What sets are currently legal, and how long till the next role over.
> 3. Thanks guys^^
>

126. Extended Format Deck Construction

Every three years, three blocks (nine sets) of cards rotate out of
Extended on the same day as the scheduled Standard rotation. The first
implementation of this Extended rotation will occur on October 20, 2005.
On that date, a new set will rotate into the Constructed environment;
the three oldest blocks in Extended, Tempest Block (Tempest, Stronghold,
Exodus), Urza Block (Urza's Saga, Urza's Legacy, Urza's Destiny), and
Masques Block (Mercadian Masques, Nemesis and Prophecy) will rotate out.

Base sets released during the same period as a departing block also
rotate out of Extended. For example, Sixth Edition, also known as
Classic, was released during Urza Block and will rotate out of Extended
on October 20, 2005.

The following card sets are permitted in Extended tournaments:
- Classic (Sixth Edition)*
- Seventh Edition
- Eighth Edition
- Tempest*
- Stronghold*
- Exodus*
- Urza's Saga*
- Urza's Legacy*
- Urza's Destiny*
- Mercadian Masques*
- Nemesis*
- Prophecy*
- Invasion
- Planeshift
- Apocalypse
- Odyssey
- Torment
- Judgment
- Onslaught
- Legions
- Scourge
- Mirrodin
- Darksteel
- Fifth Dawn
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Betrayers of Kamigawa -- effective February 20, 2005
*These sets rotate out of Extended on October 20, 2005

The following cards are banned in Extended tournaments:

* Ancient Tomb
* Dark Ritual
* Dream Halls
* Earthcraft
* Entomb
* Frantic Search
* Goblin Lackey
* Goblin Recruiter
* Grim Monolith
* Hermit Druid
* Lotus Petal
* Memory Jar
* Metalworker
* Mind Over Matter
* Oath of Druids
* Replenish
* Survival of the Fittest
* Skullclamp
* Time Spiral
* Tinker
* Tolarian Academy
* Windfall
* Yawgmoth's Bargain
* Yawgmoth's Will

 

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I seem to have experienced an extremely realistic hallucination in which
NerdZilla said...
> I have been playing magic on and off since ice age came out. However, I
> only played in the 1.5 and type 2 formats. I want to start playing
> extended, since way more people play that then type 1.5. But I have a
> few quetions.
> 1. How often do sets get banned from extended.

Every three years starting this coming October, three entire blocks plus
one or two basic sets rotate out of Extended.

> 2. What sets are currently legal, and how long till the next role over.

At the moment, everything from Tempest to date, including every basic
set from Sixth Edition to date, minus a handful of cards specifically
banned (mostly the over-efficient card drawers and mana producers and
disproportionately from the Urza's So-And-So sets). There's a list of
banned cards in the Tournament

As of October, the oldest expansion allowed will be Invasion and the
oldest basic set allowed will be Seventh Edition.

> 3. Thanks guys^^

NP.

 

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I knew tempest block was leaving......but I love Urza block *sad
now* anyway, thanks for the information guys

 

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NerdZilla wrote:

> I knew tempest block was leaving......but I love Urza block *sad
> now* anyway, thanks for the information guys

I notice that with the rotation, Extended will now exactly match up with
the card pool available in MTGO. I suspect this is not a coincidence.

--
Christopher Mattern

"Which one you figure tracked us?"
"The ugly one, sir."
"...Could you be more specific?"

 

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Carl Joly sez:
<<
> 126. Extended Format Deck Construction
>
> Every three years, three blocks (nine sets) of cards rotate out of
> Extended on the same day as the scheduled Standard rotation. The
first
> implementation of this Extended rotation will occur on October 20,
2005.
> On that date, a new set will rotate into the Constructed environment;

> the three oldest blocks in Extended, Tempest Block (Tempest,
Stronghold,
> Exodus), Urza Block (Urza's Saga, Urza's Legacy, Urza's Destiny), and

> Masques Block (Mercadian Masques, Nemesis and Prophecy) will rotate
out.
>
> Base sets released during the same period as a departing block also
> rotate out of Extended. For example, Sixth Edition, also known as
> Classic, was released during Urza Block and will rotate out of
Extended
> on October 20, 2005.
>
> The following card sets are permitted in Extended tournaments:
> - Classic (Sixth Edition)*
> - Seventh Edition
> - Eighth Edition
> - Tempest*
> - Stronghold*
> - Exodus*
> - Urza's Saga*
> - Urza's Legacy*
> - Urza's Destiny*
> - Mercadian Masques*
> - Nemesis*
> - Prophecy*
> - Invasion
> - Planeshift
> - Apocalypse
> - Odyssey
> - Torment
> - Judgment
> - Onslaught
> - Legions
> - Scourge
> - Mirrodin
> - Darksteel
> - Fifth Dawn
> - Champions of Kamigawa
> - Betrayers of Kamigawa -- effective February 20, 2005
> *These sets rotate out of Extended on October 20, 2005
>
> The following cards are banned in Extended tournaments:
>
> * Ancient Tomb
> * Dark Ritual
> * Dream Halls
> * Earthcraft
> * Entomb
> * Frantic Search
> * Goblin Lackey
> * Goblin Recruiter
> * Grim Monolith
> * Hermit Druid
> * Lotus Petal
> * Memory Jar
> * Metalworker
> * Mind Over Matter
> * Oath of Druids
> * Replenish
> * Survival of the Fittest
> * Skullclamp
> * Time Spiral
> * Tinker
> * Tolarian Academy
> * Windfall
> * Yawgmoth's Bargain
> * Yawgmoth's Will
>>

Correct me if I'm wrong, but after the rotation, this big list will be
down to just Skullclamp, right?

If so, Extended may just be the perfect format for cards right now...

 

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On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 15:54:51 -0500, Chris Mattern
<matternc@comcast.net> wrote:

>NerdZilla wrote:
>
>> I knew tempest block was leaving......but I love Urza block *sad
>> now* anyway, thanks for the information guys
>
>I notice that with the rotation, Extended will now exactly match up with
>the card pool available in MTGO. I suspect this is not a coincidence.

actualy i think it is a coincidence

 

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In article <1109693293.511704.14770@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"Jax" <IlGreven@hotmail.com> wrote:

> > The following cards are banned in Extended tournaments:
> >
> > * Ancient Tomb
> > * Dark Ritual
> > * Dream Halls
> > * Earthcraft
> > * Entomb
> > * Frantic Search
> > * Goblin Lackey
> > * Goblin Recruiter
> > * Grim Monolith
> > * Hermit Druid
> > * Lotus Petal
> > * Memory Jar
> > * Metalworker
> > * Mind Over Matter
> > * Oath of Druids
> > * Replenish
> > * Survival of the Fittest
> > * Skullclamp
> > * Time Spiral
> > * Tinker
> > * Tolarian Academy
> > * Windfall
> > * Yawgmoth's Bargain
> > * Yawgmoth's Will
> >>
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but after the rotation, this big list will be
> down to just Skullclamp, right?
>

Skullclamp and Entomb.

--
Jason Finney

 

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Time to step up the meds; I could have sworn Jason Finney just said...
> In article <1109693293.511704.14770@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> "Jax" <IlGreven@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > The following cards are banned in Extended tournaments:
> > >
> > > * Ancient Tomb
> > > * Dark Ritual
> > > * Dream Halls
> > > * Earthcraft
> > > * Entomb
> > > * Frantic Search
> > > * Goblin Lackey
> > > * Goblin Recruiter
> > > * Grim Monolith
> > > * Hermit Druid
> > > * Lotus Petal
> > > * Memory Jar
> > > * Metalworker
> > > * Mind Over Matter
> > > * Oath of Druids
> > > * Replenish
> > > * Survival of the Fittest
> > > * Skullclamp
> > > * Time Spiral
> > > * Tinker
> > > * Tolarian Academy
> > > * Windfall
> > > * Yawgmoth's Bargain
> > > * Yawgmoth's Will
> > >>
> >
> > Correct me if I'm wrong, but after the rotation, this big list will be
> > down to just Skullclamp, right?
> >
>
> Skullclamp and Entomb.

It wouldn't surprise me if they unbanned Entomb at that point; someone
(Randy Buehler, I think, and I hope I spelled his name right) said at
the time they only had to ban it because of all the cheap recycling from
the blocks most of the rest come from - the same ones that are rotating
out in October.