Metalworker

Standard	Rotated out on November 1, 2000
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Not Legal
Legacy	Unbanned since October 1, 2009
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Unbanned since September 12, 2014
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Rotated out on October 20, 2005

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Timeline

• June 7, 1999 - Released
• September 20, 2004 - Status changed to Banned in Extended
• September 20, 2004 - Status changed to Banned in Legacy
• October 20, 2005 - Status changed to Rotated in Extended
• March 20, 2009 - Status changed to Banned in Commander
• October 1, 2009 - Status changed to Unbanned in Legacy
• September 12, 2014 - Status changed to Unbanned in Commander

Rationale

Metalworker has been designated as banned in the Extended format and in Commander due to its capacity to produce excessive amounts of mana, which was deemed detrimental to the health of the format. In its status update, the rules committee noted that the card's ability to generate significant mana pools was considered inherently dangerous, necessitating its restriction. The card was previously banned in Extended during the September 2004 ban list announcement, and subsequently placed on the banlist for Commander in March 2009 for similar reasons regarding its power level.

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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