- Number of Cards 249
- Release Date July 13, 2012
- Launch Weekend July 13-15, 2012
- Prerelease Events July 7-8, 2012
- Release Date July 13, 2012
- Game Day August 4-5, 2012
Standard rotates once each year, with the release of the October large set. Magic 2013 will enter Standard on its release without knocking anything out. Magic 2012 and Scars of Mirrodin block will leave Standard with the release of “Hook.” The Standard format between Magic 2013 and “Hook” will consist of Scars of Mirrodin block, Innistrad block, Magic 2012, and Magic 2013. After the release of “Hook,” it will consist of Innistrad Block, Magic 2013, and “Hook.”
