Agent of Treachery

Standard	Rotated out on September 25, 2020
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

• July 12, 2019 - Released
• June 1, 2020 - Status changed to Banned in Standard
• September 25, 2020 - Status changed to Rotated in Standard

Rationale

In Standard, Agent of Treachery was banned due to the high play rate of archetypes using cards such as Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast and Winota, Joiner of Forces, which allowed the card to be deployed early in the game. This high frequency of use was found to reduce overall metagame diversity and make it excessively difficult for opponents to achieve comeback potential. For similar reasons, Agent of Treachery was suspended in Historic to promote greater deck-building diversity and balance the metagame interaction for decks built around its supporting cards.

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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