Grindstone
Timeline
Rationale
Grindstone was banned in Commander multiple times due to its ability to participate in low-cost, top-tier combo options. The primary concern was the speed and efficiency of these combos, which could be assembled using cheap components, notably the combination with Painter's Servant. The ban rationale focused on these synergistic interactions creating highly disruptive, fast, and hard-to-answer strategies, placing the card among problematic components that led to its repeated inclusion on the banlist.
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