Preordain

Standard	Rotated out on September 30, 2011
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Unbanned since August 7, 2023
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Banned since October 1, 2011

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Timeline

• July 16, 2010 - Released
• October 1, 2011 - Status changed to Banned in Extended
• October 1, 2011 - Status changed to Banned in Modern
• August 7, 2023 - Status changed to Unbanned in Modern

Rationale

Preordain was banned in Modern and Extended formats due to its ability to provide a high degree of consistency, which was found to overly support powerful combination strategies, such as those found in Izzet and Storm archetypes, thereby limiting format diversity. Since the format evolved to be more interactive, the card was subsequently unbanned in Modern. This change was rationalized by the belief that the card would now boost "fairer blue decks" rather than merely increasing the efficiency of combo strategies, aligning with the goal of providing players with increased options in a more dynamic environment.

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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