Simian Spirit Guide

Standard	Rotated out on October 3, 2008
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Banned since February 15, 2021
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

• February 2, 2007 - Released
• February 15, 2021 - Status changed to Banned in Modern

Rationale

Simian Spirit Guide was banned in Modern as an enabler for fast combo decks. The increasing size of the Modern card pool enhanced the capacity for decks to assemble early game-winning combinations from hand, necessitating the ban to slow down this category of combo strategy generally. The ruling was motivated by a desire to ensure more time for opponents to execute interactive plays in the early game, with concerns directed toward deck types such as *Oops! All Spells*, *Charbelcher variants*, and certain builds featuring *Tibalt's Trickery*.

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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