Mental Misstep

Standard	Rotated out on October 5, 2012
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Banned since August 12, 2011
Legacy	Banned since October 1, 2011
Vintage	Restricted since August 30, 2019
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Banned since October 1, 2011

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Timeline

• May 13, 2011 - Released
• August 12, 2011 - Status changed to Banned in Modern
• October 1, 2011 - Status changed to Banned in Extended
• October 1, 2011 - Status changed to Banned in Legacy
• August 30, 2019 - Status changed to Restricted in Vintage

Rationale

Mental Misstep has been subject to formal limitations across several formats due to its highly disruptive capacity. In Legacy and Extended, the card was banned as part of actions taken to maintain a diverse metagame and prevent specific strategies or combination builds from dominating the format. Within Vintage, the card is restricted because its usage is seen as overly strong against highly interactive decks and because a significant portion of its play involves fighting copies of itself, which is considered an obstacle to overall deck-building diversity. The restriction is intended to reduce the pressure it places on interactive strategies and stabilize the format's balance.

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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