Standard

Standard

Standard format was the first official format, and has ran until the end of the game. Until set 11, Standard consisted of the latest sets. Once Shadows rolled around, Decipher chose to introduce rotation. Rotation was the practice of removing a set, starting with set 1, each time a set was released. This concept of rotation was met with mixed feelings, with one side liking the freshening of the meta, and the other viewing it as a money-grab to make people buy new cards. Regardless, Standard was the main tournament format until the end of the game, which is the current iteration. It consists of King Block, War of the Ring Block, and Hunters Block. Also allowed is the Weta Collection and set 19, Ages End.

X- and R-List

GEMP gives the following X-List for Standard Format: Aggression (8C1) , Courtyard Parapet (13U188) , Demoralized (11U114) , Final Account (11C31) , Galadriel, Lady Redeemed (10R11) , Madril, Defender of Osgiliath (15R64) , Memories of Darkness (10U2) , Mordor Fiend (10C91) , Orkish Smith (11C132) , Steadfast Champion (7U49) , and Strange-looking Men (11R100) . In addition, it lists all 0P cards released from sets 1-6.p