History and Lore
When the artwork looked too much like a creature for Garfield's liking, tropical island was changed at the last minute to become this creature.
What is Birds of Paradise
___: This ability targets one permanent, and affects all permanents of the same type and colour with the target.
What is Radiance
(Ravnica, City of Guilds, Boros)
This deck, famously named Cawblade after the tutoring bird and the swords it wielded, saw the first standard ban after 6 years. These were the two cards banned
What are Jace the Mind Scultper and Stoneforge Mystic
This Cycle of cards from Prophecy is renown for having some of the worst cards in the game. Two cards stood out however, one becoming a commander staple.
What is the Rhystic Cycle
Jace sends this character back to Nicol Bolas as a sleeper agent with the Immortal Sun
Who is Vraska
In the June 1st, 2020 Banned and Restricted announcement, this mechanic was changed with the aim of balancing its format warping original text.
What is Companion
(Ikoria)
This 5 mode artifact has since been unbanned in commander
What is Staff of domination
This 2 card combo from the first set of magic has been memorialised in the form of an organisation/company
What is ChannelFireball
What is Amonkhet
(Cascading Cataracts)
How many printings are there for the SECOND most printed planeswalker, no.1 being Chandra with 17 printings.
Who is Lilliana Vess, with 13 Printings
___ x: As this creature enters the battlefield, put x +1/+1 counters on it for each *card type* that you reveal in your hand.
What is Amplify
(Legions)
This cycle was the first and last complete set of 5 cards to be banned in standard.
What are the Artifact lands/Mirridon Lands
This winter of competitive play was dominated by one particular creature type throughout modern.
What are Eldrazi
What is Shadowmoor
(Cascade Bluffs)
These four demons gave Lilliana her power, at the cost of her soul.
who is Kothophed, Griselbrand, Razaketh, and Belzenlok
___: Until your next turn, that permanent can't attack or block and its activated abilities cant be activated.
What is Detain
(Return to Ravnica, Azorius)
This Set ties Mirridon for the most cards banned in standard with 6 total cards banned.
What is Throne of Eldraine
This deck uses and abuses 0 mana artifacts (mainly) to draw massive quantities of cards, and grow their storm count rapidly.
What is Cheerios
What is Kamigawa
(Hall of the Bandit Lord)
Sister to Kamahl, This character became Phage, the Untouchable after being corrupted by the Patriarch.
What is Jeska, Warrior Adept
___ x: When a creature is put into your graveyard from play, you may pay x. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, remove this card from the game.
What is Recover
(Coldsnap)
What was the most recent card to be unbanned across all formats, excluding unbans from rotations.
What is Worldfire
This modern deck was famously banned not for its raw power, but its extremely complicated turns which led to unreasonably long games. This includes one competitive top 8 game in which a player had to concede the game to this deck so he could make his flight on-time.
What is Second Sunrise/Modern Eggs
(Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth)