Golgari Grave-Troll

Standard	Rotated out on October 20, 2007
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Banned since January 20, 2017
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Restricted since August 30, 2019
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Rotated out on July 1, 2010

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Timeline

• October 7, 2005 - Released
• August 12, 2011 - Status changed to Banned in Modern
• January 23, 2015 - Status changed to Unbanned in Modern
• January 20, 2017 - Status changed to Banned in Modern
• August 30, 2019 - Status changed to Restricted in Vintage

Rationale

In the Modern format, *Golgari Grave-Troll* was previously banned in response to its powerful synergy with graveyard-based strategies and its capability to facilitate rapid, explosive turn-three combinations. This ban was subsequently lifted, reflecting an assessment that such strategies were not dominant in the format during that time. Later, in the Vintage format, the card was restricted to slow down Dredge decks and provide greater interaction time, necessitated by the increased power of Dredge decks following the implementation of the London mulligan.

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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