Dread Return

Standard	Rotated out on October 3, 2008
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Banned since August 12, 2011
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Rotated out on October 1, 2010

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Timeline

• October 6, 2006 - Released
• August 12, 2011 - Status changed to Banned in Modern

Rationale

Dread Return was designated as banned in the Modern format because the associated Dredge strategies were found to still be highly capable of achieving devastating turn-three kills, even subsequent to the banning of Golgari Grave-Troll. The ban rationale was to eliminate this specific "subgame" within the format, which was deemed to distract from the overall tournament experience by forcing players to dedicate significant resources to mitigating its presence.

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