http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/95b

quote:

---

Announcement Date: June 18, 2010
Effective Date: July 1, 2010
Magic Online Effective Date: July 14, 2010 (after the scheduled downtime)

Magic: The Gathering Tournament Rules Change: Extended
On July 1, 2010, the following sets will leave the Extended format: Ninth Edition, Mirrodin, Darksteel, Fifth Dawn, Champions of Kamigawa, Betrayers of Kamigawa, Saviors of Kamigawa, Ravnica: City of Guilds, Guildpact, Dissension, and Coldsnap. From that point forward, the Extended format will include approximately four years of Magic sets instead of seven.

At that time, the following sets will be legal in the Extended format: Time Spiral, Planar Chaos, Future Sight, Tenth Edition, Lorwyn, Morningtide, Shadowmoor, Eventide, Shards of Alara, Conflux, Alara Reborn, Magic 2010, Zendikar, Worldwake, and Rise of the Eldrazi.

With the upcoming release of Scars of Mirrodin, the following sets will leave the Extended format: Time Spiral, Planar Chaos, Future Sight, and Tenth Edition. One year's worth of releases will leave Extended with every subsequent fall Magic set.

Extended
Sword of the Meek is banned.
Hypergenesis is banned.

Note: The four cards previously on the banned list (Ęther Vial, Disciple of the Vault, Sensei's Divining Top, and Skullclamp) are in sets that are no longer in the Extended format.

Legacy
Mystical Tutor is banned.
Grim Monolith is no longer banned.
Illusionary Mask is no longer banned.

Zendikar Block Constructed, Standard, Vintage
No changes

---

__________________
Ebay problems?
File a claim, leave a neg, buy on MOTL.

quote:

---

Originally posted by andrew777:
Bye bye extended. Hello GRIM MONOLITH. I'm so happy this is unbanned in legacy. Its probably not good enough, but thats not going to stop me from playing monobrown stax for the next month.

---

well I'm sad....good bye ANT

need my mystical tutors? :/

quote:

---

Originally posted by Heresy19:

well I'm sad....good bye ANT

need my mystical tutors? :/

I guess I'll rebuild my mono white STAX.

---

quote:

---

Originally posted by Heresy19:

well I'm sad....good bye ANT

need my mystical tutors? :/

I guess I'll rebuild my mono white STAX.

---

Yeah, what happened here?

Looks like Legacy will be losing its recently gained support. Oh well.

__________________
"I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do not think they will sing to me." -T.S. Eliot

RIP Ari

quote:

---

Originally posted by marriedwithchildren:
I'm glad Mystical is gone! No more Reanimator!!!!

---

Not that it was really a problem, though. I admit that the banning helps out my own pet deck (linked below), which was falling on harder times, but I still don't see why it was necessary or even why it's beneficial.

__________________
"I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do not think they will sing to me." -T.S. Eliot

RIP Ari

quote:

---

Originally posted by Pittsburgh Trader:
To those happy mystical tutor is gone, I think you guys are supporting bad decisions that will ultimately hurt legacy. This has been the worst magic news I've heard in a long time.

---

I'm not happy mystical is banned. I'm just happy LED isn't.
I also don't think the banning of mystical will hurt legacy as much as their announcement that they don't want to support legacy as it makes them no money so they created a new extended format will.

__________________
MOTL's Most Likely to Play in the Pro Tour - Three Years Running for 2007, 2008, and 2009
(My Nationals)

Co-Founder of Long Island's Newest Vintage Team - Team of Towers

"Ajani Vengeant (foil promo)
Devastating Summons
for your 2 grim monolith"

"Gaddock Teeg x1
Lightning Helix x1
for your grim monolith"

quote:

---

Originally posted by MAB_Rapper:
So, how fast does Jund dominated Extended now?

---

PT Amsterdam finals - Jund v. Fae.

quote:

---

Originally posted by daner:
Man...no shock/fetch land support in the next EXT season? WTF.

---

Stock up on those Zen fetches. Although you're probably referring to how the fetches won't be very good anyway without the rav duals.

Does anyone else see this as a preemptive move for that new rumored format to replace legacy? Seems to make sense in light of that.

Seems like dealers just might have a field day in between now and when that format shows up.

quote:

---

Originally posted by coasterdude84:
Why does everyone seem to think the format hinged upon Mystical Tutor? There are plenty of non-blue decks (and even some running blue) doing just fine without it. I personally like the changes; I think adding the Monolith makes it far more interesting.

EDIT: As for support, I've been playing Legacy for a long time, and I'm used to no support for it. It's nothing new.

---

I have a feeling the mystical tutor ban was directly a shot to reanimator. But within the crossfire, ANT got caught. I completely understand them wanting to bring reanimator down a level, but it hurts ANT pretty bad too which is unfortunate.

The problem with legacy support isn't directly wotc, but everyone else. If wotc starts pushing the new extended format as the big alternate to standard, it wont take much time for everyone else to follow suit. I would be willing to put money on SCG 10k's being changed to standard/extended.

Of course, this all hinges upon wizards making both those moves, and there's no indication they will. So for now this sucks.

On the banned/restricted: This is too beautiful. I just sold my mystical tutor and held on to my (comparatively) worthless Grim Monolith. I get to make bank both ways now

__________________
OGB: If I'm paying $8.00 for a Revised Disk, it better come with a reach around.

quote:

---

Originally posted by mtglover:
I hate wizard so much right now that there isn't a word that I can use to express it. Forget about collecting magic cards. I won't open another pack of magic unless it's for draft or sealed.

---