[DCI] New Competitve Format Coming

[EldraziSpy]

First, some background.

The people at WoTC want to support Eternal formats at all levels of competitive play. Unfortunately, the format is simply too expensive for something like a Pro Tour and associated qualifier season to be economically viable. The price of key staples would be even higher they are now if they did this, due to increased demand. And because of the reserve list, they can't simply print more.

So, a new format is coming. It will be released later this year, with high-level events next year and probably a Pro Tour in 2012, assuming the format catches on. Here's how it will work.

1. Normal constructed Magic rules apply. This isn't a special-rules format like EDH or Planechase.
2. All cards printed during Masques block and later blocks, plus associated core sets, are legal (except banned cards, of course).
3. Nothing ever rotates out.

One point of uncertainty. My source says they haven't definitely decided on Masques block as the cutoff yet, but it will be around that time.

With the ability ro reprint staples if necessary, the people at WoTC hope they can make a non-rotating format which is accessible enough to use in a PT and qualifier season.

[roussos]

I guess this is good news !
I always wanted to play legacy but as you said the prices of dual lands are discouraging people .

[Your Diabolic Tutor]

With Extended and Standard, I don't see this going very far, but you never know.

[fivecolorjunk]

thats great, there haven't been ANY expensive cards printed since masques block!

[gereffi]

So it's "Really Extended." I guess that could be cool. Though I feel like it would be a lot like Extended is now. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[the_fish]

Wow. As someone who started playing properly around Masques block (and lapsed since Onslaught) I've got a ton of cards that will now be relevant again.

(I have very few cards that are even extended legal, as all I do is play the occasional prerelease/draft)

Way to help me sell off my collection, WotC

In general, though, it's a good idea. With a few exceptions (Mirrodin, looking at you) there doesn't seem to have been much degeneracy since Masques, which should lead to a more balanced format than Legacy/Vintage, kind of like Extended-Plus.

[mada7]

I hope none the people that were crying endlessly about hte price of duals blocking off legacy go out and buy tarmogoyf, jitte, and the other super expensive cards printed since masques block to compete in this format

[Id, Demon of Elru]

Jitte is cheap compared even to T2 cards like Jace and BSA.

[Ellye]

I don't believe it for now, and I wouldn't like if it happened.
Dividing the player pool and Legacy isn't going to be good. I don't think MtG needs more formats.

[Dark_Slayer]

I really like this idea. This basically makes the currently seperate legacy and vintage formats the new vintage and this format will become the new legacy. It solves the issue of $200 a card (in some cases) for an eternal format that will actually be relevent. You lose some broken stuff with the masques cut off but you still get rav block duals (which some budget legacy players are using already), all 10 fetches, and alot of solid cards that are major staples in legacy and vintage. I think given wizard's decision on the reserve list and people's growing interest in older formats this is the best way wizards could have handled something like making legacy a regular tournament format.

[yawg07]

Well, the format will contain Dark Ritual ... I'm in.
Can it PLEASE have 6th, for Vampiric Tutor?

[trappedinabox88]

So it goes MM to RoE? I am not sure I read it right

[entity]

This will Legacy much less popular and Extended sub-par. Way to go.
Also have to agree with one of the previous posters - Standard cards are already in most cases pricier than Legacy and the new format won`t be cheaper than Legacy anyway. It`s just Wizards being to lazy to think about how to support Legacy...
Some now-living-in-a-crap-pile cards might see play again, though. That`s nice.

[scarlet_blade12]

Sounds interesting. I wonder if they will do something totally off the wall though? One idea that I seen floating around is making a format that you use decks in Planechase "Pre-Con" form. (6~8 rares, no duplicants. 13~5 Uncommons, allowed up to 2 on three cards. Rest are Commons, up to three copies on any.) Oh right. "Normal Constructed Rules" apply.

Edit: Some hot editing:

Originally Posted by EldraziSpy

2. All cards printed during Masques block and later blocks, plus associated core sets, are legal (except banned cards, of course).

One point of uncertainty. My source says they haven't definitely decided on Masques block as the cutoff yet, but it will be around that time.

I say keep it as it is. People will have access to Counterspell, Dark Ritual, Brainstorm, Daze and other goods for those two colors. Green, White, and Red already have some good fuel in the later sets and blocks. Besides, it may be just called "Extended+".

[chegvr]

i like this idea

as a huge fan of the invasion/odyssey blocks, i always thought the cards were unplayable in legacy due to the older more powerful cards, and that there should be a new format.

masques does seem like when mtg became modernized and less broken.

though i enjoy legacy now, this format sounds good.