Cranial Plating

Standard	Rotated out on October 20, 2005
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Never Banned
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Banned since December 20, 2008
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Rotated out on July 1, 2010

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Timeline

• June 4, 2004 - Released
• December 20, 2008 - Status changed to Banned in Pauper

Rationale

In the Pauper format, *Cranial Plating* was banned because it was deemed too powerful for the format. While the guidelines suggested banning both *Cranial Plating* and artifact lands, the developers concluded that the format could successfully handle an Affinity deck without including the artifact lands in the banned list.

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