Windswept Heath

Standard	Rotated out on April 8, 2016
Pioneer	Banned since October 23, 2019
Modern	Never Banned
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Rotated out on October 2, 2009

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Timeline

• October 7, 2002 - Released
• October 23, 2019 - Status changed to Banned in Pioneer

Rationale

Windswept Heath was included among the initially banned cards for the Pioneer format. This restriction was implemented because fetch lands, including Windswept Heath, facilitate the creation of highly efficient and powerful mana bases. The general rationale for banning these cards is that they enable the casual and consistent use of multiple colors, which was deemed too easy and threatened to make the format too homogenous. The ban was put in place to add diversity and require decks to operate differently within the Pioneer 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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