What Date Is The 2027 MTG Standard Rotation?

Magic: The Gathering's Standard format is getting quite crowded with over 5,100 legal cards, according to the official card database, with Reality Fracture and Star Trek still to be added to this. Creating an effective 60-card deck from a pool this size is quite the task, and it means the meta has become quite stale, although the banning of three key cards recently did spice things up temporarily.

If you're looking forward to the next Standard rotation in MTG and wondering what kind of impact it might have on the format, we've got all the details and dates you need.

The next Magic: The Gathering Standard rotation takes place during the first week of February 2027. This coincides with the release of the first set of the year, which releases on February 5, 2026, a date that was revealed back during MagicCon Amsterdam. You can take a look at what the MTG 2027 calendar has to offer in our handy guide.

All rotations in the future will come into play with the release of the first set of a new year. This means that the 2028 rotation will happen with the release of the first set of the year, although that date is not yet known.

Six sets will rotate out of Standard play during the next rotation. They are:

Despite releasing in 2024, Foundations will not rotate out of Standard until 2029. The idea is that the set was made up of Standard staple cards that are playable, even if not at the highest level of the game, but also act as a great way for players to first get into the format, using products like the Foundations Beginner Box. It's a very low-value set, but it suits its purpose perfectly.

According to the official MTG card database, there are currently 1,710 Standard-legal cards across the six sets that are rotating out of the game.

This means there should be a noticeable change to the meta decks and how Standard looks in early 2027, as almost 33% of the cards will be leaving the format. These will naturally be replaced as the six sets of 2027 launch, but rotations have a good track record of breathing new life into a format, and this will be the same for Standard in 2027.

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