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Before R&D settled on Historic the name used for the rumored format was " Standard Plus". The introduction of Historic coincided with the first rotation for MTG Arena, and the release of the fall set of that year, Throne of Eldraine. The format includes a Historic Play queue (both best-of-one and best-of-three), Direct Challenge, practice matches with Sparky, as well as some rotating events that are not beholden to Standard (such as Pauper, Singleton, etc.). The format is now considered a living format that can have balance changes when Wizards of the Coast sees fit. Historic-legal paper sets are those from Ixalan onward, with many cards from earlier sets added at Wizards of the Coast's discretion.Īs of December 2021, Historic uses rebalanced Alchemy cards instead of original similar-to-paper versions of cards. On the other hand, paper Magic and Magic Online use the Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, and Vintage non-rotating formats.
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The format is exclusive to Arena, and is intended "to be a fun and casual way can continue to play with all the cards in collection". Historic was implemented in November 2019, as a format that allows Arena players to make use of cards that are no longer legal in Standard after rotation.