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'''Extended''' (also known as '''Type 1.X''') was a rotating format that included editions from the most recent few years only.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/banning-balancing-act-2003-11-07|The Banning Balancing Act|[[Randy Buehler]]|November 7, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|extended-thoughts-2003-11-14|Extended Thoughts|[[Randy Buehler]]|November 14, 2003 }}</ref> [[Wizards of the Coast]] no longer supports Extended, having replaced it with the [[Modern]] format.<ref name="retired">{{NewRef|feature/retiring-extended-format-2013-07-22|Retiring the Extended Format|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|July 22, 2013}}</ref> Extended was founded in July 1997 from the former Classic-Restricted format (which later became [[Legacy]]) and retired on August 7, 2013.<ref>[[Beth Moursund]]. (May 22, 1997.) [http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind9705D&L=MTG-L&P=R2479&I=-3 DCI(TM) Tournament-Environment Clarifications] (dead link)</ref> It used typical [[Constructed (format)|Constructed]] rules for deck construction.<ref name="current">[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Resources.aspx?x=judge/resources/sfrextended Extended Deck Construction], [[magicthegathering.com|MTG.com]]</ref>
'''Extended''' (originally known as '''Type 1.X''') was a [[rotating format]] for ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' that included sets from the most recent few years only, but with a larger pool of cards than [[Standard]].<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/banning-balancing-act-2003-11-07|The Banning Balancing Act|[[Randy Buehler]]|November 7, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|extended-thoughts-2003-11-14|Extended Thoughts|[[Randy Buehler]]|November 14, 2003 }}</ref> [[Wizards of the Coast]] no longer supports Extended, having replaced it with the [[Modern]] format.<ref name="retired">{{DailyRef|feature/retiring-extended-format-2013-07-22|Retiring the Extended Format|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|July 22, 2013}}</ref> Extended was founded in July 1997 from the former Classic-Restricted format (which later became [[Legacy]]) and retired on August 7, 2013.<ref>[[Beth Moursund]]. (May 22, 1997.) [http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind9705D&L=MTG-L&P=R2479&I=-3 DCI(TM) Tournament-Environment Clarifications] (dead link)</ref> It used typical [[Constructed (format)|Constructed]] rules for deck construction.<ref name="current">[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Resources.aspx?x=judge/resources/sfrextended Extended Deck Construction], [[magicthegathering.com|MTG.com]]</ref>


==Retirement==
==Retirement==
As the popularity of [[Modern]] continued to rise, Wizards of the Coast made the decision to retire Extended as a sanctioned format on August 7, 2013 (approved sanctioned events could be held until October 8, 2013).<ref name="retired" /> At the time the format retired, the format permitted cards from the [[Zendikar block]], ''[[Magic 2011]]'', the [[Scars of Mirrodin block]], ''[[Magic 2012]]'', the [[Innistrad–Avacyn Restored block]], ''[[Magic 2013]]'', the [[Return to Ravnica block]], ''[[Magic 2014]]'', and ''[[Theros]]''.
As the popularity of [[Modern]] continued to rise, Wizards of the Coast decided to retire Extended as a sanctioned format on August 7, 2013 (approved sanctioned events could be held until October 8, 2013).<ref name="retired" /> At the time the format retired, the format permitted cards from the [[Zendikar block]], ''[[Magic 2011]]'', the [[Scars of Mirrodin block]], ''[[Magic 2012]]'', the [[Innistrad–Avacyn Restored block]], ''[[Magic 2013]]'', the [[Return to Ravnica block]], ''[[Magic 2014]]'', and ''[[Theros]]''.


==Current rotation==
==Current rotation==
Though Wizards of the Coast no longer sanctions Extended, one [[core set]] and the three [[expansion]]s preceding the core set make up one rotation "block". The last four rotation blocks are essentially the Extended environment, as opposed to the two last rotation blocks which create [[Standard]].
Though Wizards of the Coast no longer sanctions Extended, its current rotation can still be deduced. The last four rotation blocks are essentially the Extended environment, as opposed to the three last rotation blocks which create [[Standard]]. Originally, one [[core set]] and the three [[expansion]]s preceding the core set would make up one rotation "block".  


During the period of the [[Two-Block Paradigm]] where no core sets where printed, two blocks and the corresponding [[Welcome Deck]] made up the rotation block.
During the period of the [[Two-Block Paradigm]] where no core sets were printed, two blocks and the corresponding [[Welcome Deck]] made up the rotation block. In the Four-Set model, the four [[premier]] sets of the ''Magic'' year are counted.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sets || Legal until
! Sets || Legal until
|-
|- style="border-top: 3px solid gray;"
| {{keyrune|BFZ|fixed=1}} ''[[Battle for Zendikar]]'' || rowspan="5" | Autumn 2019
| {{keyrune|ZNR|fixed=1}} ''[[Zendikar Rising]]'' || rowspan="4" | Summer 2024
|-
|-  
| {{keyrune|OGW|fixed=1}} ''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]''
| {{keyrune|KHM|fixed=1}} ''[[Kaldheim]]''
|-
|-  
| {{keyrune|W16|fixed=1}} ''[[Welcome Deck 2016]]''
| {{keyrune|STX|fixed=1}} ''[[Strixhaven: School of Mages]]''
|-
|-  
| {{keyrune|SOI|fixed=1}} ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]''
| {{keyrune|AFR|fixed=1}} ''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]]''
|-
|- style="border-top: 3px solid gray;"
| {{keyrune|EMN|fixed=1}} ''[[Eldritch Moon]]''
| {{keyrune|MID|fixed=1}} ''[[Innistrad: Midnight Hunt]]'' || rowspan="4" | Summer 2025
|-
|-  
| {{keyrune|KLD|fixed=1}} ''[[Kaladesh]]'' || rowspan="5" | Autumn 2020
| {{keyrune|VOW|fixed=1}} ''[[Innistrad: Crimson Vow]]''
|-
|-
| {{keyrune|AER|fixed=1}} ''[[Aether Revolt]]''
| {{keyrune|NEO|fixed=1}} ''[[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]]''
|-
|-  
| {{keyrune|W17|fixed=1}} ''[[Welcome Deck 2017]]''
| {{keyrune|SNC|fixed=1}} ''[[Streets of New Capenna]]''
|-
|- style="border-top: 3px solid gray;"
| {{keyrune|AKH|fixed=1}} ''[[Amonkhet]]''
| {{keyrune|DMU|fixed=1}} ''[[Dominaria United]]'' || rowspan="5" | Summer 2026
|-
|-  
| {{keyrune|HOU|fixed=1}} ''[[Hour of Devastation]]''
| {{keyrune|BRO|fixed=1}} ''[[The Brothers' War]]''
|-
|-  
| {{keyrune|XLN|fixed=1}} ''[[Ixalan]]'' || rowspan="4" | Autumn 2021
| {{keyrune|ONE|fixed=1}} ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]''
|-  
| {{keyrune|MOM|fixed=1}} ''[[March of the Machine]]''
|-  
|-  
| {{keyrune|RIX|fixed=1}} ''[[Rivals of Ixalan]]''
| {{keyrune|MAT|fixed=1}} ''[[March of the Machine: The Aftermath]]''
|- style="border-top: 3px solid gray;"
| {{keyrune|WOE|fixed=1}} ''[[Wilds of Eldraine]]'' || rowspan="5" | Summer 2027
|-  
|-  
| {{keyrune|DOM|fixed=1}} ''[[Dominaria]]''
| {{keyrune|LCI|fixed=1}} ''[[The Lost Caverns of Ixalan]]''
|-  
|-  
| {{keyrune|M19|fixed=1}} ''[[Core Set 2019]]''
| {{keyrune|MKM|fixed=1}} ''[[Murders at Karlov Manor]]''
|-
| {{keyrune|GRN|fixed=1}} ''[[Guilds of Ravnica]]'' || rowspan="4" | Autumn 2022
|-  
|-  
| {{keyrune|RNA|fixed=1}} ''[[Ravnica Allegiance]]''
| {{keyrune|OTJ|fixed=1}} ''[[Outlaws of Thunder Junction]]''
|-  
|-  
| {{keyrune|WAR|fixed=1}} ''[[War of the Spark]]''{{ref|release|*}}
| {{keyrune|BIG|fixed=1}} ''[[The Big Score]]''
|- style="border-top: 3px solid gray;"
| {{keyrune|BLB|fixed=1}} ''[[Bloomburrow]]''{{ref|release|*}} || rowspan="2" |Summer 2028
|-  
|-  
| {{keyrune|M20|fixed=1}} ''[[Core Set 2020]]''{{ref|release|*}}
| {{keyrune|DSK|fixed=1}} ''[[Duskmourn: House of Horror]]''{{ref|release|*}}
|}
|}
{{note|release|*}} Not released yet.
{{note|release|*}} Not released yet.


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When it was founded, Extended included the most recent three years of core sets and expansion sets (excluding ''[[Legends]]''), along with all promotional cards that were never printed in a set. This accumulated as new sets were released, and had several blocks rotate out every two to three years (see table below).
When it was founded, Extended included the most recent three years of core sets and expansion sets (excluding ''[[Legends]]''), along with all promotional cards that were never printed in a set. This accumulated as new sets were released, and had several blocks rotate out every two to three years (see table below).


On 1 March 2008, Extended changed to the last seven years of blocks and core sets, rotating upon the release of a new block each autumn.<ref name="Rotation">{{NewRef|more-consistent-extended-rotation-2008-03-07|A More Consistent Extended Rotation|[[Devin Low]]|March 7, 2008}}</ref>  
On 1 March 2008, Extended changed to the last seven years of blocks and core sets, rotating upon the release of a new block each autumn.<ref name="Rotation">{{DailyRef|more-consistent-extended-rotation-2008-03-07|A More Consistent Extended Rotation|[[Devin Low]]|March 7, 2008}}</ref>  


On 18 June 2010, Extended changed to the last four years of blocks and core sets, rotating upon the release of a new block each autumn.<ref name="Rotation2">{{NewRef|magic-online/june-18-2010-dci-banned-restricted-list-announcement-2010-06-18|June 18, 2010 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement|Wizards of the Coast|June 18, 2010}}</ref>
On 18 June 2010, Extended changed to the last four years of blocks and core sets, rotating upon the release of a new block each autumn.<ref name="Rotation2">{{DailyRef|magic-online/june-18-2010-dci-banned-restricted-list-announcement-2010-06-18|June 18, 2010 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement|Wizards of the Coast|June 18, 2010}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| 2005-10-20 || ''[[Ravnica: City of Guilds]]'' || [[Tempest block]], [[Urza's block]], [[Masques block]], ''[[Sixth Edition]]'' ||  
| 2005-10-20 || ''[[Ravnica: City of Guilds]]'' || [[Tempest block]], [[Urza's block]], [[Masques block]], ''[[Sixth Edition]]'' ||  
|-
|-
| 2002-10-20 || ''[[Onslaught]]'' || ''[[Ice Age]]'', ''[[Alliances]]'', ''[[Homelands]]'', [[Mirage block]], ''[[Fifth Edition]]'', [[dual lands]] ||  
| 2002-10-20 || ''[[Onslaught]]'' || ''[[Ice Age]]'', ''[[Alliances]]'', ''[[Homelands]]'', [[Mirage block]], ''[[Fifth Edition]]'', [[dual land]]s ||  
|-
|-
| 1999-10-01 || — || ''[[The Dark]]'', ''[[Fallen Empires]]'', ''[[Revised]]'', ''[[Fourth Edition]]'' || Dual lands were kept legal.<ref name="br1999">Phil Buonomo. (September 2, 1999.) [http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind9909a&L=mtg-l&D=1&F=&S=&P=1967 Major Changes to the Banned/Restricted List - Extended Format Rotates Out 4 Sets!] ((dead link))</ref>
| 1999-10-01 || — || ''[[The Dark]]'', ''[[Fallen Empires]]'', ''[[Revised]]'', ''[[Fourth Edition]]'' || Dual lands were kept legal.<ref name="br1999">Phil Buonomo. (September 2, 1999.) [http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind9909a&L=mtg-l&D=1&F=&S=&P=1967 Major Changes to the Banned/Restricted List - Extended Format Rotates Out 4 Sets!] ((dead link))</ref>
|}
|}
== Online variant ==
Extended was sanctioned on [[Magic Online]] for many years, but the online format was very different from the paper one before 2005, as [[Tempest block]], [[Urza's block]], [[Masques block]], and ''[[Sixth Edition]]'' were not available online, shifting the metagame massively. Nonetheless, events were held using the format.


===Banned list===
===Banned list===
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*<c>Aether Vial</c><ref name="current" /><ref name="Rotation2" />
*<c>Aether Vial</c><ref name="current" /><ref name="Rotation2" />
*<c>Ancient Tomb</c><ref name="2003bans" />
*<c>Ancient Tomb</c><ref name="2003bans" />
*<c>Balance</c><ref name="establishment" />
*<c>Black Vise</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Braingeyser</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Channel</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Dark Ritual</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Dark Ritual</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Demonic Consultation</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Demonic Consultation</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Demonic Tutor</c><ref name="establishment">[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.games.trading-cards.magic.rules/29jzcnKOueE/vVqO4wQKbhMJ establishment of the format]</ref>
*<c>Disciple of the Vault</c><ref name="current" /><ref name="Rotation2" />
*<c>Disciple of the Vault</c><ref name="current" /><ref name="Rotation2" />
*<c>Dream Halls</c><ref name="br1999" />
*<c>Dream Halls</c><ref name="br1999" />
*<c>Earthcraft</c><ref name="br1999" />
*<c>Earthcraft</c><ref name="br1999" />
*<c>Entomb</c><ref name="phyrexiabans">[http://www.phyrexia.com/bandr.shtml Banned and Restricted changes, Phyrexia.com]</ref>
*<c>Entomb</c><ref name="phyrexiabans">[http://www.phyrexia.com/bandr.shtml Banned and Restricted changes, Phyrexia.com]</ref>
*<c>Fastbond</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Frantic Search</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Frantic Search</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Goblin Lackey</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Goblin Lackey</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Goblin Recruiter</c><ref name="2003bans">{{NewRef|latest-developments/banned-ing-week-2003-12-05|Banned-ing Week|[[Randy Buehler]]|December 05, 2003}}</ref>
*<c>Goblin Recruiter</c><ref name="2003bans">{{DailyRef|latest-developments/banned-ing-week-2003-12-05|Banned-ing Week|[[Randy Buehler]]|December 05, 2003}}</ref>
*<c>Grim Monolith</c><ref name="2003bans" />
*<c>Grim Monolith</c><ref name="2003bans" />
*<c>Hermit Druid</c><ref name="2003bans" />
*<c>Hermit Druid</c><ref name="2003bans" />
*<c>Hypergenesis</c><ref name="Rotation2" />
*<c>Hypergenesis</c><ref name="Rotation2" />
*<c>Jace, the Mind Sculptor</c><ref name="Sept2011">{{NewRef|feature/september-20-2011-dci-banned-restricted-list-announcement-2011-09-20|September 20, 2011 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement|Wizards of the Coast|September 20, 2011}}</ref>
*<c>Hypnotic Specter</c><ref name = "oct1997">[https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Banned_and_restricted_cards/Timeline | Banned and Restricted Timeline></ref>
*<c>Ivory Tower</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Jace, the Mind Sculptor</c><ref name="Sept2011">{{DailyRef|feature/september-20-2011-dci-banned-restricted-list-announcement-2011-09-20|September 20, 2011 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement|Wizards of the Coast|September 20, 2011}}</ref>
*<c>Juggernaut</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Kird Ape</c><ref name="2003bans" />
*<c>Kird Ape</c><ref name="2003bans" />
*<c>Land Tax</c><ref name="cardrulings20001118">[https://web.archive.org/web/20001212180600/http://www.activesw.com/~sdangelo/magic/rule-cards.html Card Rulings 2000-11-18]</ref>
*<c>Lotus Petal</c><ref name="br1999" />
*<c>Lotus Petal</c><ref name="br1999" />
*<c>Mana Crypt</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Mana Vault</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Mana Vault</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Maze of Ith</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Memory Jar</c><ref name="marobans" />
*<c>Memory Jar</c><ref name="marobans" />
*<c>Mental Misstep</c><ref name="Sept2011" />
*<c>Mental Misstep</c><ref name="Sept2011" />
*<c>Metalworker</c><ref name="sep2004" />
*<c>Metalworker</c><ref name="sep2004" />
*<c>Mind Over Matter</c><ref name="br1999" />
*<c>Mind Over Matter</c><ref name="br1999" />
*<c>Mind Twist</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Necropotence</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Necropotence</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Oath of Druids</c><ref name="2003bans" />
*<c>Oath of Druids</c><ref name="2003bans" />
*<c>Ponder</c><ref name="Sept2011" />
*<c>Ponder</c><ref name="Sept2011" />
*<c>Preordain</c><ref name="Sept2011" />
*<c>Preordain</c><ref name="Sept2011" />
*<c>Regrowth</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Replenish</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Replenish</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Sensei's Divining Top</c><ref name="current" /><ref name="Rotation2" />
*<c>Sensei's Divining Top</c><ref name="current" /><ref name="Rotation2" />
*<c>Serendib Efreet</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Skullclamp</c><ref name="current" /><ref name="Rotation2" /><ref name="sep2004">Wizards of the Coast. (September 1, 2004.) [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dci/announce/dci20040901a September 2004 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement]</ref>
*<c>Skullclamp</c><ref name="current" /><ref name="Rotation2" /><ref name="sep2004">Wizards of the Coast. (September 1, 2004.) [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dci/announce/dci20040901a September 2004 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement]</ref>
*<c>Sol Ring</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Stoneforge Mystic</c><ref name="Sept2011" />
*<c>Stoneforge Mystic</c><ref name="Sept2011" />
*<c>Strip Mine</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Survival of the Fittest</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Survival of the Fittest</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Sword of the Meek</c><ref name="Rotation2" />
*<c>Sword of the Meek</c><ref name="Rotation2" />
*<c>Time Spiral</c><ref name="marobans">{{NewRef|making-magic/banned-run-2003-02-17|Banned on the Run|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 17, 2003}}</ref>
*<c>Time Spiral</c><ref name="marobans">{{DailyRef|making-magic/banned-run-2003-02-17|Banned on the Run|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 17, 2003}}</ref>
*<c>Tinker</c><ref name="2003bans" />
*<c>Tinker</c><ref name="2003bans" />
*<c>Tolarian Academy</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Tolarian Academy</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Wheel of Fortune</c><ref name="establishment"/>
*<c>Windfall</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Windfall</c><ref name="phyrexiabans" />
*<c>Yawgmoth's Bargain</c><ref name="marobans" />
*<c>Yawgmoth's Bargain</c><ref name="marobans" />
*<c>Yawgmoth's Will</c><ref name="br1999" />
*<c>Yawgmoth's Will</c><ref name="br1999" />
*<c>Zuran Orb</c><ref name="establishment"/>
}}
==Popular decks==
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*[[Extended Academy deck]]
*[[Extended Affinity deck]]
*[[Extended Aggressive Flow deck]]
*[[Extended Aggro-Loam deck]]
*[[Extended All in Red deck]]
*[[Extended Aluren deck]]
*[[Extended Angry Hermit Part Two deck]]
*[[Extended Astral Slide deck]]
*[[Extended Balancing Tings deck]]
*[[Extended Broken Jar deck]]
*[[Extended Boros Deck Wins deck]]
*[[Extended CAL deck]]
*[[Extended Cephalid Breakfast deck]]
*[[Extended Death Cloud deck]]
*[[Extended Enchantress deck]]
*[[Extended Faeries deck]]
*[[Extended Friggorid deck|Extended Dredge deck]]
*[[Extended Faeries deck]]
*[[Extended Glimpse Elves deck]]
*[[Extended Goblin deck]]
*[[Extended Haterator deck]]
*[[Extended Heartbeat deck]]
*[[Extended High Tide deck]]
*[[Extended Hypergenesis deck]]
*[[Extended Necropotence deck]]
*[[Extended Oath deck]]
*[[Extended Pebbles deck]]
*[[Extended Psychatog deck]]
*[[Extended Red Deck Wins deck]]
*[[Extended Reliquary Rock deck]]
*[[Extended Scapeshift Combo deck]]
*[[Extended Sunny Side Up deck]]
*[[Extended Tax Rack deck]]
*[[Extended TEPS deck]]
*[[Extended Tezzerator deck]]
*[[Extended The Rock deck]]
*[[Extended The Solution deck]]/Dump Truck/Trinket Angel
*[[Extended Thopter Combo deck|Extended Thopter Depths deck]]
*[[Extended Tooth and Nail deck]]
*[[Extended Trix deck]]
*[[Extended U/G Madness deck]]
*[[Extended Zoo deck]]
}}
}}


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{{formats}}
{{formats|Retired}}
[[Category:Release day maintenance]]
[[Category:Rotating formats]]

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Extended
DCI Sanctioned
Paper {Cross}
Magic Online {Cross}
Magic Arena {Cross}
Rules
Type Constructed
Multiplayer {Cross}

Extended (originally known as Type 1.X) was a rotating format for Magic: The Gathering that included sets from the most recent few years only, but with a larger pool of cards than Standard.[1][2] Wizards of the Coast no longer supports Extended, having replaced it with the Modern format.[3] Extended was founded in July 1997 from the former Classic-Restricted format (which later became Legacy) and retired on August 7, 2013.[4] It used typical Constructed rules for deck construction.[5]

Retirement

As the popularity of Modern continued to rise, Wizards of the Coast decided to retire Extended as a sanctioned format on August 7, 2013 (approved sanctioned events could be held until October 8, 2013).[3] At the time the format retired, the format permitted cards from the Zendikar block, Magic 2011, the Scars of Mirrodin block, Magic 2012, the Innistrad–Avacyn Restored block, Magic 2013, the Return to Ravnica block, Magic 2014, and Theros.

Current rotation

Though Wizards of the Coast no longer sanctions Extended, its current rotation can still be deduced. The last four rotation blocks are essentially the Extended environment, as opposed to the three last rotation blocks which create Standard. Originally, one core set and the three expansions preceding the core set would make up one rotation "block".

During the period of the Two-Block Paradigm where no core sets were printed, two blocks and the corresponding Welcome Deck made up the rotation block. In the Four-Set model, the four premier sets of the Magic year are counted.

Sets Legal until
Zendikar Rising Summer 2024
Kaldheim
Strixhaven: School of Mages
Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Summer 2025
Innistrad: Crimson Vow
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
Streets of New Capenna
Dominaria United Summer 2026
The Brothers' War
Phyrexia: All Will Be One
March of the Machine
March of the Machine: The Aftermath
Wilds of Eldraine Summer 2027
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
Murders at Karlov Manor
Outlaws of Thunder Junction
The Big Score
Bloomburrow* Summer 2028
Duskmourn: House of Horror*

^* Not released yet.

Rotation

When it was retired, Extended included the most recent four years of blocks and core sets, with the oldest year rotating out upon the release of a new block each autumn. (Each core set was grouped with the block preceding it.)

History

When it was founded, Extended included the most recent three years of core sets and expansion sets (excluding Legends), along with all promotional cards that were never printed in a set. This accumulated as new sets were released, and had several blocks rotate out every two to three years (see table below).

On 1 March 2008, Extended changed to the last seven years of blocks and core sets, rotating upon the release of a new block each autumn.[6]

On 18 June 2010, Extended changed to the last four years of blocks and core sets, rotating upon the release of a new block each autumn.[7]

Previous rotations
Date In Out Notes
2011-10-01 Innistrad–Avacyn Restored block Lorwyn–Shadowmoor block
2010-10-01 Scars of Mirrodin block Time Spiral block, Tenth Edition
2010-07-01 — Mirrodin block, Kamigawa block, Ravnica block, Coldsnap, Ninth Edition
2009-10-02 Zendikar Onslaught block, Eighth Edition
2008-10-03 Shards of Alara Invasion block, Odyssey block, Seventh Edition
2005-10-20 Ravnica: City of Guilds Tempest block, Urza's block, Masques block, Sixth Edition
2002-10-20 Onslaught Ice Age, Alliances, Homelands, Mirage block, Fifth Edition, dual lands
1999-10-01 — The Dark, Fallen Empires, Revised, Fourth Edition Dual lands were kept legal.[8]

Online variant

Extended was sanctioned on Magic Online for many years, but the online format was very different from the paper one before 2005, as Tempest block, Urza's block, Masques block, and Sixth Edition were not available online, shifting the metagame massively. Nonetheless, events were held using the format.

Banned list

At the time Wizards of the Coast retired the Extended format, the following cards were banned:[5]

Previously banned cards

See also: Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions.

These cards were banned at some points during their respective set's period of legality in the format:

Popular decks

References

  1. ↑ Randy Buehler (November 7, 2003). "The Banning Balancing Act". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Randy Buehler (November 14, 2003). "Extended Thoughts". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (July 22, 2013). "Retiring the Extended Format". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Beth Moursund. (May 22, 1997.) DCI(TM) Tournament-Environment Clarifications (dead link)
  5. ↑ a b c d e f Extended Deck Construction, MTG.com
  6. ↑ Devin Low (March 7, 2008). "A More Consistent Extended Rotation". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ a b c d e f g Wizards of the Coast (June 18, 2010). "June 18, 2010 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ a b c d e f Phil Buonomo. (September 2, 1999.) Major Changes to the Banned/Restricted List - Extended Format Rotates Out 4 Sets! ((dead link))
  9. ↑ a b c d e f g Randy Buehler (December 05, 2003). "Banned-ing Week". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q establishment of the format
  11. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Banned and Restricted changes, Phyrexia.com
  12. ↑ [https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Banned_and_restricted_cards/Timeline | Banned and Restricted Timeline>
  13. ↑ a b c d e Wizards of the Coast (September 20, 2011). "September 20, 2011 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  14. ↑ Card Rulings 2000-11-18
  15. ↑ a b c Mark Rosewater (February 17, 2003). "Banned on the Run". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  16. ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast. (September 1, 2004.) September 2004 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement
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