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'''Most cards legal at one time''': 2,166 <ref>not counting the 5 normal basic lands or arena-only cards</ref>
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'''Most cards legal at one time''': {{formatnum:3340}}{{efn|Most cards legal at one time excludes any [[Banned and restricted cards/Timeline|banned]] cards and only counts cards that are in multiple Standard-legal sets once.}} {{-}} In 2024, from Apr 16/19 2024 - Jul 30/Aug 2 2024 (dates vary for digital or paper), legal sets included ''[[Innistrad: Midnight Hunt]]'', ''[[Innistrad: Crimson Vow]]'', ''[[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]]'', ''[[Streets of New Capenna]]'', ''[[Dominaria United]]'', ''[[The Brothers' War]]'', ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'', ''[[March of the Machine]]'', ''[[March of the Machine: The Aftermath]]'', ''[[Wilds of Eldraine]]'', ''[[The Lost Caverns of Ixalan]]'', ''[[Murders at Karlov Manor]]'', ''[[Outlaws of Thunder Junction]]'', and ''[[The Big Score]]''.
:*'''2166''' cards: -In 2022, from Apr 28/29 2022 - Sep 1/9 2022 (dates vary for digital or paper), legal sets included Zendikar Rising, Kaldheim, Strixhaven, D&D Forgotten Realms, Midnight Hunt, Crimson Vow, Neon Dynasty, and Streets of New Capenna.
:*'''2261''' cards: -In 2023, from May 9/11 2023 - Sep 5/8 2023 (dates vary for digital or paper), legal sets included ''[[Innistrad: Midnight Hunt]]'', ''[[Innistrad: Crimson Vow]]'', ''[[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]]'', ''[[Streets of New Capenna]]'', ''[[Dominaria United]]'', ''[[The Brothers' War]]'', ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'', ''[[March of the Machine]]'', and ''[[March of the Machine: The Aftermath]]''.{{efn|This period was the last two-year standard environment prior to the change in rotation schedule. [[2023]] also included a fifth [[premier set]] release for ''[[March of the Machine: The Aftermath]]''.}}
:*'''2152''' cards (2150 playable): -In 2021, from early July – mid Sep (paper vs online dates vary), legal sets Throne of Eldraine through D&D Forgotten Realms, which include many exclusive cards not available in draft boosters, minus 8 banned cards and 29 duplicates. The count is 2150 if you subtract the 2 Brawl cards from ELD that require a Commander to be useful.
:*'''2166''' cards: -In 2022, from Apr 28/29 2022 - Sep 1/9 2022 (dates vary for digital or paper), legal sets included ''[[Zendikar Rising]]'', ''[[Kaldheim]]'', ''[[Strixhaven: School of Mages]]'', ''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]]'', ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'', ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow'', ''Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty'', and ''Streets of New Capenna''.
:*'''2142''' cards: -In 2008, from Jul 25th – Oct 2nd, legal sets included Coldsnap, Time Spiral (with 121 additional ''timeshifted'' cards), Planar Chaos, Future Sight, 10th Edition, Lorwyn, Morningtide, Shadowmoor, and Eventide.  
:*'''2152''' cards (2150 playable): -In 2021, from early July – mid Sep (paper vs online dates vary), legal sets ''[[Throne of Eldraine]]'' through ''Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms'', which include many exclusive cards not available in draft boosters, minus 8 banned cards and 29 duplicates. The count is 2150 if you subtract the 2 Brawl cards from ELD that require a Commander to be useful.
:*'''2142''' cards: -In 2008, from Jul 25th – Oct 2nd, legal sets included ''[[Coldsnap]]'', ''[[Time Spiral]]'' (with 121 additional ''[[timeshifted]]'' cards), ''[[Planar Chaos]]'', ''[[Future Sight]]'', ''[[10th Edition]]'', ''[[Lorwyn]]'', ''[[Morningtide]]'', ''[[Shadowmoor]]'', and ''[[Eventide]]''.  


'''Fewest cards legal at one time:'''  509.
'''Fewest cards legal at one time:'''  509.
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:*'''509''': -1995, Jan 10th – Apr 19th, right after Type II first announced.
:*'''509''': -1995, Jan 10th – Apr 19th, right after Type II first announced.
Up to Oct 1995, when deck construction rules changed, legal card pools were less than 1000. Since then, the smallest card pool was:
Up to Oct 1995, when deck construction rules changed, legal card pools were less than 1000. Since then, the smallest card pool was:
:*'''969''': -Oct 2009 - Feb 2010, Shards of Alara through Zendikar
:*'''969''': -Oct 2009 - Feb 2010, ''[[Shards of Alara]]'' through ''[[Zendikar]]''.


'''Most cards banned at one time''': 12.
'''Most cards banned at one time''': 12.


:*1997, Jan 1st – Mar 4th, after restricted list discontinued. Banned List: Balance, Black Vise, Bronze Tablet, Channel, Ivory Tower, Jeweled Bird, Land Tax, Mind Twist, Rebirth, Strip Mine, Tempest Efreet, Timmerian Fiends.<ref name="groups.google.com">{{WebRef|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.games.trading-cards.magic.rules/pz9ElfyA9RI/PrfU1b6S_dwJ|title=Google Groups|website=groups.google.com}}</ref> However, 41 cards were restricted from Oct 1995 to Nov 1996, before the banned list was created.
:*1997, Jan 1st – Mar 4th, after restricted list discontinued. Banned List: <c>Balance</c>, <c>Black Vise</c>, <c>Bronze Tablet</c>, <c>Channel</c>, <c>Ivory Tower</c>, <c>Jeweled Bird</c>, <c>Land Tax</c>, <c>Mind Twist</c>, <c>Rebirth</c>, <c>Strip Mine</c>, <c>Tempest Efreet</c>, <c>Timmerian Fiends</c>.<ref name="groups.google.com">{{WebRef|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.games.trading-cards.magic.rules/pz9ElfyA9RI/PrfU1b6S_dwJ|title=Restricted list banned in type II|author=Jason Carl|publisher=Tomas Lindohf|website=groups.google.com|date=December 3, 1996|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429230118/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.trading-cards.magic.rules/c/pz9ElfyA9RI/m/PrfU1b6S_dwJ|archivedate=April 30, 2023}}</ref> However, 41 cards were restricted from Oct 1995 to Nov 1996, before the banned list was created.
:*1999, Jul 1st – Oct 31st: 10 cards banned
:*1999, Jul 1st – Oct 31st: 10 cards banned
:*2020, Aug 3 – Sep 24 : 10 cards banned
:*2020, Aug 3 – Sep 24 : 10 cards banned
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'''Most cards banned from a single set''': 10.
'''Most cards banned from a single set''': 10.


:*1997, Jan 1st – Apr 23rd, after restricted list discontinued. 10 cards on the banned list were from 4th edition: Balance, Black Vise, Bronze Tablet, Channel, Ivory Tower, Land Tax, Mind Twist, Rebirth, Strip Mine, Tempest Efreet.<ref name="groups.google.com"/>
:*1997, Jan 1st – Apr 23rd, after restricted list discontinued. 10 cards on the banned list were from 4th edition: <c>Balance</c>, <c>Black Vise</c>, <c>Bronze Tablet</c>, <c>Channel</c>, <c>Ivory Tower</c>, <c>Land Tax</c>, <c>Mind Twist</c>, <c>Rebirth</c>, <c>Strip Mine</c>, <c>Tempest Efreet</c>.<ref name="groups.google.com"/>


'''Longest period of time with no banned cards'''
'''Longest period of time with no banned cards'''
:*oct 20 2005 - jun 30 2011  (5 years 8+ months)
:*Oct 20, 2005 - Jun 30, 2011  (5 years 8+ months)
:*sep 30 2011 - jan 19 2017  (5 years 3+ months)
:*Sep 30, 2011 - Jan 19, 2017  (5 years 3+ months)


'''Most Reprinted Card in Standard''':<ref group="note">non-basic land, only counting standard-legal sets (starting with Revised) not counting Anthologies or Welcome decks</ref>
'''Most Reprinted Card in Standard''':{{efn|Only counting standard-legal sets (starting with ''[[Revised]]''). Excluding Anthology sets or Welcome decks. Excludes [[basic land]]s.}}


:* Naturalize (18 sets as of MID)
:*<c>Naturalize</c>, <c>Pacifism</c>, <c>Negate</c> (18 sets as of [[Outlaws of Thunder Junction|OTJ]])
:* Pacifism (18 sets as of MID)
:*<c>Mind Rot</c> (17 sets as of OTJ)
:* Mind Rot (17 sets as of MID)
:*<c>Cancel</c>, <c>Disenchant</c>, <c>Giant Growth</c> (16 sets as of OTJ)
:* Cancel (16 sets as of MID)
:*<c>Giant Spider</c>, <c>Shock</c>, <c>Unsummon</c> (15 sets as of OTJ)
:* Negate (16 sets as of DMU)
:*<c>Gravedigger</c>, <c>Serra Angel</c>, <c>Shatter</c> (14 sets as of OTJ)
:* Disenchant, Giant Growth, Giant Spider, Unsummon (15 sets as of MID)
:* Shock, Gravedigger, Serra Angel, Shatter (14 sets as of MID)


'''Card with the longest window of uninterrupted legality''':
'''Card with the longest window of uninterrupted legality''':


:* Mind Rot: 19 years 4 months. May 2001 - Sep 2021.
:*<c>Mind Rot</c>: 19 years 4 months. May 2001 - Sep 2021.
:* Giant Spider: 17 years 10 months. Jan 1995 - Oct 2012.
:*<c>Giant Spider</c>: 17 years 10 months. Jan 1995 - Oct 2012.
:* Pacifism: 17 years 3 months. Jun 1999 - Sep 2016.
:*<c>Pacifism</c>: 17 years 3 months. Jun 1999 - Sep 2016.
:* Negate: 14+ years and counting. Feb 2008 - present (16+ years: will be legal at least until rotation fall 2024).
:*<c>Negate</c>: 17+ years and counting. Feb 2008 - present (Will be legal until at least the fall [[rotation]] in [[2025]]).
:* Naturalize: 13 years 10 months. Nov 2002 - Sep 2016.
:*<c>Naturalize</c>: 13 years 10 months. Nov 2002 - Sep 2016.


'''Cards with shortest time of legality before getting a ban (or a rule change)''':<ref group=note>Doesn't include cards that were restricted or were never legal</ref>
'''Cards with shortest time of legality before getting a ban (or a rule change)''':{{efn|Doesn't include cards that were restricted or were never legal.}}


:* Omnath, Locus of Creation: 17/25 days (paper/online)
:*<c>Omnath, Locus of Creation</c>: 17/25 days (paper/online)
:* Memory Jar: 31 days (emergency ban was announced 10 days after it became legal)
:*<c>Memory Jar</c>: 31 days (emergency ban was announced 10 days after it became legal)
:* Companion mechanic: 46 days (the rules were changed)
:*[[Companion]]s: 46 days (the rules were changed)
:* Oko, Thief of Crowns and Once Upon a Time: 49 days
:*<c>Oko, Thief of Crowns</c> and <c>Once Upon a Time</c>: 49 days
:* Tolarian Academy and Windfall: 61 days
:*<c>Tolarian Academy</c> and <c>Windfall</c>: 61 days
:* Felidar Guardian: 88 days
:*<c>Felidar Guardian</c>: 88 days
:* Field of the Dead: 105 days
:*<c>Field of the Dead</c>: 105 days
:* Smuggler's Copter, Rampaging Ferocidon: 112 days
:*<c>Smuggler's Copter</c> and <c>Rampaging Ferocidon</c>: 112 days


'''Most days spent on the ban list'''
'''Most days spent on the ban list'''


:* Bronze Tablet, Rebirth, Tempest Efreet: 728 days
:*<c>Bronze Tablet</c>, <c>Rebirth</c>, <c>Tempest Efreet</c>: 728 days
:* Omnath, Locus of Creation: will eventually be 696 days (assuming it doesn't get unbanned)
:*<c>Omnath, Locus of Creation</c>: 696 days
:* Amulet of Quoz: somewhere between 673-703 days, exact date of Ice Age legality unknown
:*<c>Amulet of Quoz</c>: somewhere between 673-703 days, exact date of Ice Age legality unknown
:* Oko, Thief of Crowns, Once Upon a Time: 671 (paper) 667 (Arena)
:*<c>Oko, Thief of Crowns</c>, <c>Once Upon a Time</c>: 671 (paper) 667 (Arena)
:* Tolarian Academy, Windfall: 670 days
:*<c>Tolarian Academy</c>, <c>Windfall</c>: 670 days


'''Most-duplicated single card in a single standard environment''': Woodland Stream
'''Most-duplicated single card in a single standard environment''': <c>Woodland Stream</c>


:*6 sets included Woodland Stream (KLD, AKH, HOU, XLN, RIX, M19)
:*6 sets included Woodland Stream (KLD, AKH, HOU, XLN, RIX, M19)
==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Trivia]]

Latest revision as of 05:03, 24 April 2024

Standard/Trivia
 
Timeline
 
Trivia
 

Most cards legal at one time: 3,340[a] — In 2024, from Apr 16/19 2024 - Jul 30/Aug 2 2024 (dates vary for digital or paper), legal sets included Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, Innistrad: Crimson Vow, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Streets of New Capenna, Dominaria United, The Brothers' War, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, March of the Machine, March of the Machine: The Aftermath, Wilds of Eldraine, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, Murders at Karlov Manor, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, and The Big Score.

Fewest cards legal at one time: 509.

  • 509: -1995, Jan 10th – Apr 19th, right after Type II first announced.

Up to Oct 1995, when deck construction rules changed, legal card pools were less than 1000. Since then, the smallest card pool was:

Most cards banned at one time: 12.

Most cards banned from a single set: 10.

Longest period of time with no banned cards

  • Oct 20, 2005 - Jun 30, 2011 (5 years 8+ months)
  • Sep 30, 2011 - Jan 19, 2017 (5 years 3+ months)

Most Reprinted Card in Standard:[c]

Card with the longest window of uninterrupted legality:

  • Mind Rot: 19 years 4 months. May 2001 - Sep 2021.
  • Giant Spider: 17 years 10 months. Jan 1995 - Oct 2012.
  • Pacifism: 17 years 3 months. Jun 1999 - Sep 2016.
  • Negate: 17+ years and counting. Feb 2008 - present (Will be legal until at least the fall rotation in 2025).
  • Naturalize: 13 years 10 months. Nov 2002 - Sep 2016.

Cards with shortest time of legality before getting a ban (or a rule change):[d]

Most days spent on the ban list

Most-duplicated single card in a single standard environment: Woodland Stream

  • 6 sets included Woodland Stream (KLD, AKH, HOU, XLN, RIX, M19)

Notes

  1. ↑ Most cards legal at one time excludes any banned cards and only counts cards that are in multiple Standard-legal sets once.
  2. ↑ This period was the last two-year standard environment prior to the change in rotation schedule. 2023 also included a fifth premier set release for March of the Machine: The Aftermath.
  3. ↑ Only counting standard-legal sets (starting with Revised). Excluding Anthology sets or Welcome decks. Excludes basic lands.
  4. ↑ Doesn't include cards that were restricted or were never legal.

References

  1. ↑ a b Jason Carl (December 3, 1996). "Restricted list banned in type II". Tomas Lindohf. Archived from the original on April 30, 2023.
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