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Urza's Saga

Urza's Saga
StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNever Banned
LegacyNever Banned
VintageRestricted since
CommanderNever Banned
PauperNever Banned
OathbreakerNever Banned
ExtendedNot Legal

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Timeline

  • - Released
  • - Status changed to Restricted in Vintage

Rationale

Urza's Saga was restricted in Vintage due to the high opportunity cost it presents and its deep integration into the format's artifact-heavy nature. As a top five most-played unrestricted card, the Saga's power to accelerate resource generation is widely leveraged by multiple existing strategies, such as those incorporating zero or one-mana artifacts. The restriction was implemented to prevent the card from becoming a foundational, predictable component across various deck archetypes, thereby encouraging a more diverse and varied gameplay experience within the format.

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