Cauldron Familiar

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

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Timeline

• October 4, 2019 - Released
• August 3, 2020 - Status changed to Banned in Standard
• September 24, 2021 - Status changed to Rotated in Standard

Rationale

Cauldron Familiar was banned in Standard due to its critical role in the Black-Red (or Jund) Sacrifice strategy, particularly when utilizing the combo with Witch's Oven. This archetype maintained a high win rate and generated an excessive number of triggers, placing considerable pressure on aggressive and midrange creature decks. The designation aimed to weaken overall sacrifice strategies, open up metagame diversity, and improve the overall gameplay environment, particularly concerning the complexity of trigger tracking in digital play.

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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