Identified as a major power outlier in Historic's Boros Energy decks - a two-drop that is nearly impossible to trade against profitably, responsible for many wins on the back of its transformation and many more simply by attacking and blocking.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Edge of Eternities, following Historic's philosophy of preventing fast mana, which tends to limit viable strategies in the format.

Pre-banned for power balance reasons when it came to MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3, joining the allied Khans of Tarkir fetch lands already kept out of Historic while remaining playable in Timeless.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Wilds of Eldraine's Enchanting Tales bonus sheet, one of six Enchanting Tales cards proactively banned in Historic for their raw power.

Pre-banned when Khans of Tarkir came to MTG Arena alongside the launch of Timeless; Wizards kept the fetch lands out of Historic to preserve it as a more curated, balanced format while making them legal in Timeless.

Suspended in July 2021 amid the dominance of blue-red decks fueled by Mystical Archive additions, with Brainstorm the most notable culprit. The suspension shifted the metagame in a healthier direction, so it was moved from suspended to banned.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Strixhaven's Mystical Archive bonus sheet; Wizards kept a handful of Mystical Archive cards out of Historic for power level reasons.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena as an Aetherdrift Special Guests card; Wizards noted that Moxen are generally dangerous in fair formats, so it is cautious about where it allows them to be played.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Outlaws of Thunder Junction's Breaking News bonus sheet; free spells threaten Historic's defining game pace, so Commandeer was banned to maintain it.

Wizards judged the constraints Crop Rotation places on Historic's design space to be simply too large; it had previously fueled Lotus Field Combo, and the concern grows as more powerful lands are added to MTG Arena.

Pre-banned upon its arrival on MTG Arena, never becoming legal in Historic, to avoid destabilizing the format. Wizards judged the Dark Depths plus Thespian's Stage combo too consistent and noninteractive a win condition for Historic.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Strixhaven's Mystical Archive bonus sheet; Wizards kept a handful of Mystical Archive cards out of Historic for power level reasons.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Strixhaven's Mystical Archive bonus sheet; Wizards kept a handful of Mystical Archive cards out of Historic for power level reasons.

Eldrazi became the most dominant strategy in the high ranks of Historic, in a variety of flavors all powered by the ramp from Ugin's Labyrinth and Eldrazi Temple. Wizards banned Eldrazi Temple as the narrower of the two lands.

Pre-banned upon its arrival on MTG Arena, never becoming legal in Historic, to avoid destabilizing the format. With enablers like Persist and Necromancy available, Wizards judged it too powerful and consistent at enabling turn-two or turn-three reanimation.

Its matchups are extremely polarized, and its strength against slower decks pushed the whole format toward aggressive strategies. With new additions like Cultivate and Hour of Promise steadily raising the deck's popularity, it was banned to bring greater diversity to the Historic metagame.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3; Wizards is cautious of cards that can be cast for free with alternative payments, believing they are too fast for Historic, though they remain playable in Timeless.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3; Wizards is cautious of cards that can be cast for free with alternative payments, believing they are too fast for Historic, though they remain playable in Timeless.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3; Wizards is cautious of cards that can be cast for free with alternative payments, believing they are too fast for Historic, though they remain playable in Timeless.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3; Wizards is cautious of cards that can be cast for free with alternative payments, believing they are too fast for Historic, though they remain playable in Timeless.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3; Wizards is cautious of cards that can be cast for free with alternative payments, believing they are too fast for Historic, though they remain playable in Timeless.

Pre-banned when Khans of Tarkir came to MTG Arena alongside the launch of Timeless; Wizards kept the fetch lands out of Historic to preserve it as a more curated, balanced format while making them legal in Timeless.

Its combo with Sigardian Evangel generates an arbitrarily large number of creatures, and competitive builds were already near the top of best-of-three play. Wizards banned it to keep that kind of turn-two-to-three combo out of Historic, reserving it for Timeless.

Pre-banned upon its arrival on MTG Arena, never becoming legal in Historic, to avoid destabilizing the format. Wizards judged the effectively free spell a combo enabler whose risk should be kept out of the format.

Pre-banned when the Modern Horizons 2 evoke elementals arrived on MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3; Wizards is cautious of cards that can be cast for free with alternative payments, believing they are too fast for Historic.

Pre-banned when the Modern Horizons 2 evoke elementals arrived on MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3; Wizards is cautious of cards that can be cast for free with alternative payments, believing they are too fast for Historic.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Wilds of Eldraine's Enchanting Tales bonus sheet, one of six Enchanting Tales cards proactively banned in Historic for their raw power.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Wilds of Eldraine's Enchanting Tales bonus sheet, one of six Enchanting Tales cards proactively banned in Historic for their raw power.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Strixhaven's Mystical Archive bonus sheet; Wizards kept a handful of Mystical Archive cards out of Historic for power level reasons.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Outlaws of Thunder Junction's Breaking News bonus sheet, which Wizards said brought some clear power outliers to the format.

Pre-banned for power balance reasons when it came to MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3, joining the allied Khans of Tarkir fetch lands already kept out of Historic while remaining playable in Timeless.

Suspended in October 2021 after emerging as nearly a must-include in high-performing blue decks and the most played nonland card in the Historic Arena Open. Blue decks in Historic remained strong, so it was officially moved from suspended to banned.

Pre-banned for power balance reasons when it came to MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3, joining the allied Khans of Tarkir fetch lands already kept out of Historic while remaining playable in Timeless.

Pre-banned upon its arrival on MTG Arena, never becoming legal in Historic, to avoid destabilizing the format. Wizards judged the efficient redundancy it offers to noninteractive strategies undesirable for Historic.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Strixhaven's Mystical Archive bonus sheet; Wizards kept a handful of Mystical Archive cards out of Historic for power level reasons.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Wilds of Eldraine's Enchanting Tales bonus sheet, one of six Enchanting Tales cards proactively banned in Historic for their raw power.

Nexus of Fate decks rose to become Historic's most-played deck, starving out other options and warping the format around itself with play patterns that prevent the opponent from playing at all. Already banned in best-of-one since the format's creation, it was banned outright with no prospect of safe reintroduction.

Suspended in December 2019 for having a problematic win rate and reducing format diversity, then upgraded from suspended to banned as a powerful card that is difficult to interact with in an advantageous way.

Suspended in December 2019 for having a problematic win rate and reducing format diversity, then upgraded from suspended to banned as a powerful card that is difficult to interact with in an advantageous way.

Pre-banned when Khans of Tarkir came to MTG Arena alongside the launch of Timeless; Wizards kept the fetch lands out of Historic to preserve it as a more curated, balanced format while making them legal in Timeless.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with March of the Machine's Multiverse Legends bonus sheet - the only Multiverse Legends card not legal in Historic on release, though it remained playable in Historic Brawl.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Outlaws of Thunder Junction's Breaking News bonus sheet, which Wizards said brought some clear power outliers to the format.

Pre-banned for power balance reasons when it came to MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3, joining the allied Khans of Tarkir fetch lands already kept out of Historic while remaining playable in Timeless.

Banned over the extreme polarity of the Scholar combo deck, which used efficient reanimation to enable very fast, noninteractive wins, especially in best-of-one play.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Murders at Karlov Manor; with all of the set's additions to Historic, Wizards felt it was a little too powerful right out of the gate, while remaining legal in Timeless.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Wilds of Eldraine's Enchanting Tales bonus sheet, one of six Enchanting Tales cards proactively banned in Historic for their raw power.

Pre-banned when the Modern Horizons 2 evoke elementals arrived on MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3; Wizards is cautious of cards that can be cast for free with alternative payments, believing they are too fast for Historic.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Wilds of Eldraine's Enchanting Tales bonus sheet, one of six Enchanting Tales cards proactively banned in Historic for their raw power.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Edge of Eternities, following Historic's philosophy of preventing land destruction, which tends to limit viable strategies in the format.

Pre-banned when the Modern Horizons 2 evoke elementals arrived on MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3; Wizards is cautious of cards that can be cast for free with alternative payments, believing they are too fast for Historic.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Strixhaven's Mystical Archive bonus sheet; Wizards kept a handful of Mystical Archive cards out of Historic for power level reasons.

The printing of Tainted Pact turned Thassa's Oracle into a fast two-card combo that dominated high-level Historic play. Wizards banned it due to the power of the combination and the expectation it would cause more problems as Historic added new cards.

Throes of Chaos dramatically boosted the hit rate of the Tibalt's Trickery combo, raising the deck's win rate and popularity. Wizards judged it unlikely that Historic could safely include a combo of that speed and consistency.

Jeskai Turns decks built around Time Warp dominated the Strixhaven Championship, and ladder data showed the deck had very few bad matchups. Because its play patterns prevent the opponent from playing the game, Wizards banned it rather than wait for the metagame to adjust.

Decks built around Uro were the most played in Historic for a long stretch, and its steady dominance showed it was too powerful for the format. It was banned outright, without a suspension, to increase diversity at the top of the metagame.

Suspended in December 2019 for having a problematic win rate and reducing format diversity, then upgraded from suspended to banned as a powerful card that is difficult to interact with in an advantageous way.

Pre-banned for power balance reasons when it came to MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3, joining the allied Khans of Tarkir fetch lands already kept out of Historic while remaining playable in Timeless.

Pre-banned when Khans of Tarkir came to MTG Arena alongside the launch of Timeless; Wizards kept the fetch lands out of Historic to preserve it as a more curated, balanced format while making them legal in Timeless.

Pre-banned when it came to MTG Arena with Modern Horizons 3; it affects the opponent's lands in a way Wizards is cautious of in Historic and was judged above the format's power level threshold.

Pre-banned when Khans of Tarkir came to MTG Arena alongside the launch of Timeless; Wizards kept the fetch lands out of Historic to preserve it as a more curated, balanced format while making them legal in Timeless.