Personal Tutor

Standard	Not Legal
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Not Legal
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Unbanned since September 20, 2008
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Not Legal

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Timeline

• May 1, 1997 - Released
• September 20, 2005 - Status changed to Restricted in Vintage
• September 20, 2008 - Status changed to Unbanned in Vintage

Rationale

In Vintage, *Personal Tutor* was restricted due to its powerful nature as a tutor spell. The card was subsequently deemed suitable for full play again following an examination that compared it to older, more potent tutors such as *Demonic Tutor* and *Vampiric Tutor*. This status change was justified by the ruling that *Personal Tutor* requires sorcery speed to cast and does not directly place the searched-for sorcery into a player's hand. Its eventual unrestricted status was part of a larger decision that allowed other cards, including *Mox Diamond*, *Chrome Mox*, *Dream Halls*, and *Time Spiral*, to return to the format.

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