Aura Shards

Standard	Rotated out on November 1, 2002
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Not Legal
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Game Changers since April 22, 2025
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Rotated out on October 3, 2008

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Timeline

• October 2, 2000 - Released
• April 22, 2025 - Status changed to Game Changers in Commander

Rationale

Aura Shards was added to the Game Changers list because it functions as a permanent and sustained source of removal, consistently removing key build-around cards, mana rocks, and creatures. The persistent nature of this effect, particularly in color pairs that feature creature generation, was deemed overly powerful when compared to single-instance board wipes such as Vandalblast.

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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