Removed from Alchemy in favor of a rebalanced version after seeing play in almost every Magic format thanks to its sheer power and efficiency. Wizards toned down its numbers (the granted +1/+1 and trample) to stop it from being a metagame-warping force while keeping it viable in dedicated Prowess decks.

Suspended from Alchemy in the October 22, 2024 action against explosive Duskmourn-era red aggro, then replaced by a rebalanced version in the November 11 update. Wizards wanted the card to stay exciting and open-ended while losing much of its explosive utility for aggro decks.

Banned outright in Alchemy as part of the action against dominant red aggro because Wizards found it challenging to adjust the card without making too small a change or rendering it unplayable. It remained legal in non-rotating formats at the time.

Banned as a key piece of the dominant A-Vivi Ornitier deck on the Best-of-Three ladder. Its untap trigger, especially combined with Boomerang Basics, let players untap Vivi repeatedly to generate game-winning amounts of mana in a single turn.