Frantic Search

Standard	Rotated out on November 1, 2000
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Not Legal
Legacy	Banned since October 1, 1999
Vintage	Unbanned since October 1, 2010
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Banned since June 29, 2011
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Rotated out on October 20, 2005

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Timeline

• February 15, 1999 - Released
• October 1, 1999 - Status changed to Restricted in Vintage
• October 1, 1999 - Status changed to Banned in Legacy
• October 1, 2003 - Status changed to Banned in Extended
• October 20, 2005 - Status changed to Rotated in Extended
• October 1, 2010 - Status changed to Unbanned in Vintage
• June 29, 2011 - Status changed to Banned in Pauper

Rationale

In the Extended format, Frantic Search was banned because the class of free spells associated with the Urza block contributed significant power and speed to multiple combo decks, enabling highly noninteractive victories. More recently, the card was banned in the Pauper format. Conversely, the DCI announced that Frantic Search was no longer restricted in the Vintage format, although the card has historically been implicated in forming overpowered decks.

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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