Bridge from Below

Standard	Rotated out on October 3, 2008
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Banned since July 12, 2019
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Rotated out on October 1, 2010

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Timeline

• May 4, 2007 - Released
• July 12, 2019 - Status changed to Banned in Modern

Rationale

Bridge from Below was banned in the Modern format due to its involvement in a highly effective and rapidly escalating combo archetype, specifically centered on the Hogaak Bridgevine strategy. The card's power level was deemed too high within the Modern metagame, where the combination demonstrated an overall high win rate and the ability to warp competitive play. The ruling aimed to weaken this particular graveyard combo archetype while preserving other viable graveyard strategies 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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