Abuelo's Awakening

Standard	Banned since June 30, 2025
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

• November 17, 2023 - Released
• June 30, 2025 - Status changed to Banned in Standard

Rationale

In the Standard format, Abuelo's Awakening was banned because it was central to the powerful and consistent Azorius Omniscience combo deck. The card’s low mana cost relative to typical standards for noncreature reanimation effects was deemed too potent, allowing the resulting combo to warp the format's environment and reduce the overall number of viable competing 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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