Magic: The Gathering Extended
Banned List

EFFECTIVE DATE


LEGAL CARD SETS

5th Edition
Fifth Edition
1997.05.01
Classic Sixth Edition
Classic Sixth Edition
1999.06.01
Seventh Edition
Seventh Edition
2001.05.01
Ice Age
Ice Age
1995.07.01
Homelands
Homelands
1995.11.01
Alliances
Alliances
1996.07.01
Mirage
Mirage
1996.11.01
Visions
Visions
1997.03.01
Weatherlight
Weatherlight
1997.07.01
Tempest
Tempest
1997.11.01
Stronghold
Stronghold
1998.04.01
Exodus
Exodus
1998.07.01
Urza's Saga
Urza's Saga
1998.11.01
Urza's Legacy
Urza's Legacy
1999.03.01
Urza's Destiny
Urza's Destiny
1999.07.01
Mercadian Masques
Mercadian Masques
1999.11.01
Nemesis
Nemesis
2000.03.01
Prophecy
Prophecy
2000.07.01
Invasion
Invasion
2000.11.01
Planeshift
Planeshift
2001.03.01
Apocalypse
Apocalypse
2001.07.01
Odyssey
Odyssey
2001.11.01
Torment
Torment
2002.03.01
Judgment
Judgment
2002.07.01

NON-LEGAL CARDSETS

Limited Edition
Limited
1995.07.01
Unlimited Edition
Unlimited
1995.07.01
Revised
Revised
1999.10.01
4th Edition
4th Edition
1999.10.01
Chronicles
Chronicles
1999.10.01
Renaissance
Renaissance
1999.10.01
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
1995.07.01
Antiquities
Antiquities
1995.07.01
Legends
Legends
1995.07.01
The Dark
The Dark
1999.10.01
Fallen Empires
Fallen Empires
1999.10.01
Promotional
Promotional
1999.10.01
Portal
Portal
1997.05.01
Portal Second Age
Portal Second Age
1998.06.24
Portal Three Kingdoms
Portal Three Kingdoms
1999.07.06
Starter
Starter
1999.07.19
Unglued
Unglued
1998.08.11
Vanguard
Vanguard
1997.07.18

SPECIAL ALLOWANCES

The following cards are allowed even though the set they are from has been rotated out.

  • Badlands RV 1999.10.01
  • Bayou RV 1999.10.01
  • Plateau RV 1999.10.01
  • Savannah RV 1999.10.01
  • Scrubland RV 1999.10.01
  • Taiga RV 1999.10.01
  • Tropical Island RV 1999.10.01
  • Tundra RV 1999.10.01
  • Underground Sea RV 1999.10.01
  • Volcanic Island RV 1999.10.01

BANNED CARDS

  • Amulet of Quoz IA 1995.07.01
  • Dark Ritual MM 2000.04.01
  • Demonic Consultation IA 2001.04.01
  • Dream Halls SH 1999.10.01
  • Earthcraft TE 1999.10.01
  • Lotus Petal TE 1999.10.01
  • Mana Crypt PM 1995.07.01
  • Mana Vault 5E 2000.04.01
  • Memory Jar UL 1999.04.01
  • Mind Over Matter EX 1999.10.01
  • Necropotence 5E 2001.04.01
  • Replenish UD 2001.04.01
  • Survival of the Fittest EX 2001.04.01
  • Time Spiral US 1999.07.01
  • Timmerian Fiends HM 1995.11.01
  • Tolarian Academy US 1999.01.01
  • Windfall US 1999.01.01
  • Yawgmoth's Bargain UD 1999.08.01
  • Yawgmoth's Will US 1999.10.01
  • Zuran Orb IA 1995.07.01

RESTRICTED CARDS

There is no Restricted card list in Extended.


ROTATED OUT BANNED CARDS

The following cards were banned, but have since rotated out of the format. If any of these cards are reprinted, they will return to the banned list.

  • Balance 4E 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Black Vise 4E 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Bronze Tablet 4E 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Channel 4E 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Contract from Below RV 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Darkpact RV 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Demonic Attorney RV 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Demonic Tutor RV 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Fastbond RV 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Hypnotic Specter 4E 1997.10.01 1999.10.01
  • Ivory Tower 4E 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Jeweled Bird CH 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Kird Ape RV 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Land Tax 4E 1998.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Maze of Ith DK 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Mind Twist 4E 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Rebirth 4E 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Regrowth RV 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Serendib Efreet RV 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Sol Ring RV 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Strip Mine 4E 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Tempest Efreet 4E 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Wheel of Fortune RV 1995.07.01 1999.10.01
  • Zuran Orb IA 1995.07.01 1999.10.01

ROTATED OUT UNBANNED CARDS

The following cards were banned, but were since unbanned, and subsequently rotated out of the format. If any of these cards are reprinted, they will remain unbanned.