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user-inactivated · 2920 days ago · link · · parent · post: 22 years in, Magic: The Gathering is the brainiest it’s ever been
It depends on the format you're playing. In standard a set is legal for about 18 months before rotating out. For example Origins (the set discussed in the article) rotated out of standard at the end of september this year. Modern is an eternal format where all sets from 8th edition and later are allowed, except cards put on a ban list. I'm pretty new to Magic so I've stuck to standard and casual kitchen table formats so far. Modern and most other eternal formats (except pauper) can be prohibitively expensive to get into.