![]() ![]() It also finally allows Wizards to make changes to Standard that aren’t possible in paper, like rebalancing cards instead of outright banning them. It essentially extends the format’s lifetime because you can play in a format where the most powerful decks likely aren’t as popular thanks to changes to their key pieces. ![]() This gives players a sort of second Standard to play where all the cards they already own are legal, but with some tweaks to powerful build-arounds. In their article on designing for the format, Wizards said that they want to have a “fresh perspective to older challenges,” referencing how digital design might allow Alchemy to become a format that “always feels new and dynamic.” Why Was Alchemy Created?Īlchemy was made to create a fresher Standard format that benefits from the ability to make direct changes to digital-only cards. In case of the first set, it’s Innistrad: Crimson Vow. This will not affect the regular Standard format, so don’t worry about that.Īlchemy also brings a new type of booster called an “Alchemy booster.” These packs contain both “new-to-digital” cards, rebalanced cards from various sets, and cards from the Standard set it was released alongside. It’s also subject to periodic rebalancing of cards instead of a ban list. The Alchemy format is a new MTG Arena play mode, like Standard, that includes new digital-only cards. Frenzied Geistblaster | Illustration by David Auden Nash ![]()
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