Standard is our only rotating format, and while keeping it fresh is important, we also feel that there's a more effective middle ground. In my opinion, this also makes new cards a bit less impactful (at least for those playing the killer decks): as shown by non-rotating formats like Modern, Pioneer, and Explorer, the bigger the card pool, the less impactful new cards tend to be
Vanguard TCG (5,467) Digimon CCG (30,023) Disney Lorcana TCG (6,367) Dragon Ball CCG (32,509) Dragon Ball Super Card Game (22,550) Dragon Ball Z TCG (5,494) Duel Masters TCG (10,501) Final Fantasy TCG (7,317) Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) (5,568) Gundam War TCG (2,859) Magic: The Gathering (70,362) Naruto CCG (9,741) One Piece CCG (144,584) Precious Memories (4,291) Star Wars CCG (4,784) Weiss Schwarz (96,318) Wixoss (5,695) Yu-Gi-Oh
As some of you may have noticed, these are all cards that can only be used in Historic and lower, so they are irrelevant to those who only play Standard or Alchemy
At the top of the best water cards, we have Ruler of Thul