Green Sun's Zenith

Standard	Rotated out on October 5, 2012
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Unbanned since December 16, 2024
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Never Banned

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Timeline

• February 4, 2011 - Released
• October 1, 2011 - Status changed to Banned in Modern
• December 16, 2024 - Status changed to Unbanned in Modern

Rationale

Green Sun's Zenith was previously banned in the Modern format for offering a level of consistency and flexibility that was deemed too efficient and restrictive, narrowing the range of available green decks. Its continued removal was based on the understanding that the card's power hampered metagame diversity. Given the current landscape, which features fewer green creature-based decks and inaccessible key target cards, the card has been unbanned in Modern to promote increased metagame diversity and allow for a wider variety of strategic options within the 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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