Planes
Tasty Text
Confusing Creature Types
Surprising Sets
Bombastic Bannings
100
Sarkhan Vol's home plane.

What is Tarkir?

100

The sparkmage shrieked, calling on the rage of the storms of his youth. To his surprise, the sky responded with a fierce energy he’d never thought to see again.

What is Lightning Bolt?

100

Skeleton Archer

Skeleton Archer

100

This set was the first to feature the modern card frame.

What is 8th Edition

100

This set is responsible for the most standard bans of any set.

What is Mirrodin? - 19 bans, btw, that's crazy

200

This plane is home to the wonderful wizarding school of the multiverse.

What is Arcavios?

200

Lost to time is the artificer’s art of trapping light from a distant star in a ring of purest gold.

What is Sol Ring?

200

Phase Dolphin

Elemental Whale

200

This was the first set to feature a multiplayer format.

What is Archenemy?

200

In December of 2010, EDH is rebranded as commander, with the first official commander deck product launch. This event coincided with the singular ban of this card.

What is Emrakul, Aeons Torn?

300

Jace Beleren's home plane. (notable for its large ring structures)

What is Vryn?

300

Leonos had no second thoughts about the abolishment edict. He’d left skyrunes warning of the eviction, even though it was cloudy.

What is Supreme Verdict?

300

Coiling Oracle

Snake Elf Druid

300

Universes Beyond has (regrettably) smashed sales records for WotC, with FF being the best performing set in history. This holds the crown for the best selling in universe set.

What is Modern Horizons 2?

300

5.5 years after its last banning, which infamously axed Jace the Mind Sculptor and Stoneforge Mystic, Standard banned 3 cards, two colorless menaces at opposite ends of the mana curve and this multicolored card.

What is Reflector Mage?

400

This plane is the setting of a majority of the Core Sets. Also, apparently Lim-Dul and Leshrac waged a war to conquer it. Cool.

What is Shandalar?

400

Hatred outlives the hateful.

What is Rancor?
400

Djeru and Hazoret

Human God

400

This set is the only to have cards Pre-Banned from Standard.

What is Urza's Saga?

400

Oko, Thief of Crowns is one of the most powerful and notorious cards in the entire game. It such a power-level outlier that its banned in this many formats.

6  (in order) - Brawl, Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Historic, Legacy

500

This rarely mentioned plane is known for its lack of abilities.

What is Muraganda?

500

“Amateurish. Nearsighted. A waste of my time and everyone else’s.”
—Indra, nullmage of Vectis

Punish Ignorance

500

The Most Dangerous Gamer

Human Gamer Guest

500

This is the first Standard set to have serialized cards. 

What is Brother's War? (retro-framed artifacts)

500

This card was the first to be banned in Standard, post consolidation (I will explain).

What is Zuran Orb?

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