Magic the Gathering releases each of its sets as part of a yearly themed block with three sets in each block. Along with these yearly blocks, Wizards also releases a core set once every year, making a total of four sets each year. Standard, as defined by Wizards of the Coast, is “the current block, the block that was released the previous October, and the most recent core set…” ("Wizards of the Coast"). Standard is one of the more commonly supported formats for Magic players, and it is hosted every Friday at most comic book stores around the world in an event called Friday Night Magic, or FNM. Most players who are looking to become more competitive start out at FNMs, which give them a change to test out their decks with other players. When making the transition into Standard, the best starting place is to make sure the cards you want to use are from the Standard format. If you do not have cards or a deck already, many comic book stores offer pre-made decks. Although most of these decks tend to not be very competitive, they provide a good starting place for new Magic players. Trying out different decks and different colors will give you a feel on what type of deck you want to be playing in Standard. There are only a few sets in Standard so the different decks that can be made have less variety. However, the smaller card library makes learning cards easier.
Dillon Baca
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Sanctioned Formats. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved from http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Resources.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/resources/formats-sanctioned
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