All That Glitters

Standard	Rotated out on September 24, 2021
Pioneer	Never Banned
Modern	Never Banned
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Banned since May 13, 2024
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Not Legal

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Timeline

• October 4, 2019 - Released
• May 13, 2024 - Status changed to Banned in Pauper

Rationale

All That Glitters was banned in Pauper due to its highly flexible and polarizing play patterns. The card evolved beyond its original intended use in White-Blue Affinity, appearing successfully in various builds, including Blue-Red-White and Red-White Synthesizer decks. Its ability to dramatically boost creature power and provide unexpected, high damage allows for powerful and unpredictable turns, including potential game-ending effects. The combination of accelerating the format's pace and creating sharply polarized matchups, requiring all competing decks to build specialized measures against its threats, necessitated the ban to maintain the health and consistency of the format.

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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