If I wait to open the packs when the next expansion comes out in August, will the new cards be in the card pool or are the packs locked to only what's in standard now?
Actually, that's not necessarily true. Yes the exact cards contained in the packs are generated the moment you open them, but the card pool from where these cards are generated is usually pre-determined.
The store says 'These packs include a random assortment of cards from expansions currently in Standard rotation.'
My interpretation is that no matter when you choose to open the packs (now, in December, in 3 years...) you will get 5 random cards from the 4 expansions that are currently in standard rotation
If I wait to open the packs when the next expansion comes out in August, will the new cards be in the card pool or are the packs locked to only what's in standard now?
Cards are generated when you open the packs. So, yes. The new cards will be in the pool.
It's not about RNG. It's about math. Kappa.
Actually, that's not necessarily true. Yes the exact cards contained in the packs are generated the moment you open them, but the card pool from where these cards are generated is usually pre-determined.
The store says 'These packs include a random assortment of cards from expansions currently in Standard rotation.'
My interpretation is that no matter when you choose to open the packs (now, in December, in 3 years...) you will get 5 random cards from the 4 expansions that are currently in standard rotation
Appreciate it, that's what I was thinking.