Earthcraft

Standard	Rotated out on November 1, 1999
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Not Legal
Legacy	Banned since April 1, 2003
Vintage	Unbanned since September 20, 2004
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Rotated out on October 20, 2005

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Timeline

• October 14, 1997 - Released
• April 1, 1999 - Status changed to Banned in Standard
• October 1, 1999 - Status changed to Banned in Extended
• November 1, 1999 - Status changed to Rotated in Standard
• April 1, 2003 - Status changed to Restricted in Vintage
• April 1, 2003 - Status changed to Banned in Legacy
• September 20, 2004 - Status changed to Unbanned in Vintage
• October 20, 2005 - Status changed to Rotated in Extended

Rationale

Earthcraft was designated as restricted in Type 1.5 due to its operational role in enabling potent combo strategies. This action grouped it alongside other highly influential combo cards to mitigate excessive power levels in the format. The designation reflected the concern over its capacity to accelerate gameplay and define a restricted category for key combo enablers.

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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