Voltaic Key

Standard	Rotated out on September 30, 2011
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Never Banned
Legacy	Unbanned since September 20, 2004
Vintage	Unbanned since June 20, 2007
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Never Banned

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Timeline

• October 12, 1998 - Released
• October 1, 1999 - Status changed to Restricted in Vintage
• October 1, 1999 - Status changed to Banned in Legacy
• September 20, 2004 - Status changed to Unbanned in Legacy
• June 20, 2007 - Status changed to Unbanned in Vintage

Rationale

Voltaic Key was historically restricted since 1999, a designation given as part of the Great Academy Purge, grouping it with other Urza's block cards. Despite its long-standing restriction, the card was unbanned and allowed in the emerging Type 1.5 format. The card was later confirmed as unrestricted in the Vintage format.

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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