Veil of Summer

Standard	Rotated out on September 25, 2020
Pioneer	Banned since November 12, 2019
Modern	Never Banned
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Not Legal

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Timeline

• July 12, 2019 - Released
• November 12, 2019 - Status changed to Banned in Pioneer
• November 22, 2019 - Status changed to Banned in Standard
• September 25, 2020 - Status changed to Rotated in Standard

Rationale

In the Standard format, Veil of Summer was banned because it was too efficient compared to other tools available in the cycle, providing green decks excessive resilience against removal and disruption and inhibiting the metagame from self-correcting. The card's power level contributed to the general dominance of green-based archetypes in the Standard environment. Similarly, in Pioneer, Veil of Summer was banned as part of an effort to allow natural metagame forces to exert counterpressure against the overrepresentation of green-based aggro and ramp strategies.

This summary was generated by gemma4 on September 14, 2026. It has not yet been reviewed by a human editor and may contain some inaccuracies. Learn more.

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