Stoneforge Mystic

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

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Timeline

• February 5, 2010 - Released
• July 1, 2011 - Status changed to Banned in Standard
• August 12, 2011 - Status changed to Banned in Modern
• September 30, 2011 - Status changed to Rotated in Standard
• October 1, 2011 - Status changed to Banned in Extended
• August 30, 2019 - Status changed to Unbanned in Modern

Rationale

Stoneforge Mystic was banned in Standard, Extended, and Modern due to its capacity to dominate the respective formats and cause general gameplay imbalance. Historical rulings identified the card's power when facilitating blue-based control decks or when enabling straightforward battlefield strategies. Following these bans, the card was reinstated in Modern, reflecting the belief that the format's power level had increased naturally. This revision was made to broaden the card pool and encourage deck-building diversity, assuming that the format's trend toward less graveyard-focused gameplay would guide the card's use toward creature combat and battlefield interaction.

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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