Fires of Invention

Standard	Rotated out on September 24, 2021
Pioneer	Never Banned
Modern	Never Banned
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Not Legal

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Timeline

• October 4, 2019 - Released
• June 1, 2020 - Status changed to Banned in Standard
• September 24, 2021 - Status changed to Rotated in Standard

Rationale

Fires of Invention was banned in Standard and suspended in Historic due to its disproportionate influence and excessive power level within those formats. The card was deemed a significant design and balance constraint because its cost reduction effect allows it to gain power rapidly as new high-mana-cost spells are added to the environment. In Standard, this resulted in a dominant metagame presence, necessitating a ban. In Historic, the suspension was implemented for comparable reasons, reflecting a concern that the card's flexible cost structure would continually inflate the power level and disrupt the ongoing balance of the respective 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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