Ascended Heroes legality date under the written Handbook rule against the observed ETB+14d rule, Handbook rev 4 December 2024; Ascended Heroes 2026

What this is

The Handbook has no ETB or special-set wording (; for the 1 January 2025 general handbook, which has no legality paragraph). Assumption: TPCi treats the ETB, 'the main source of cards', as the set's 'product' release.

The values

• Release: 30 January 2026 (Fri)
• Handbook rule from release: 13 February 2026 (Fri), 14 d
• EUIC: 13 February 2026
• ETB: 20 February 2026 (Fri)
• Handbook rule from ETB: 6 March 2026 (Fri)
• Observed legal: 6 March 2026

Some detail is too fine to show here; it is kept in the trainer’s notes.

Where it comes from

Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes:

• FiledStandard expansion legality lag, Handbook rev 4 December 2024, s5.4.1.2 (Standard/Expanded)
• ReportedLegality rules that separate collector product from play, and time legality to SKUs, June 2025 to September 2026
• FiledEtb two week rule in handbook, Handbook rev 4 December 2024
• ReportedHandbook legality paragraph, edition 1 January 2025