Tolarian Academy

Standard	Rotated out on November 1, 2000
Pioneer	Not Legal
Modern	Not Legal
Legacy	Banned since December 1, 1998
Vintage	Restricted since December 1, 1998
Commander	Banned since June 20, 2010
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Banned since June 19, 2018
Extended	Rotated out on October 20, 2005

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Timeline

October 12, 1998 - Released
December 1, 1998 - Status changed to Banned in Standard
December 1, 1998 - Status changed to Restricted in Vintage
December 1, 1998 - Status changed to Banned in Legacy
December 1, 1998 - Status changed to Banned in Extended
November 1, 2000 - Status changed to Rotated in Standard
October 20, 2005 - Status changed to Rotated in Extended
June 20, 2010 - Status changed to Banned in Commander
June 19, 2018 - Status changed to Banned in Oathbreaker

Rationale

The card's banning was based on its exceptional efficiency, specifically its ability to generate tremendous amounts of mana for a very low cost associated with playing a land. The consensus among the governing body was that this excessive mana production made the deck archetype it powered believe to dominate multiple competitive formats, and this inherent hyper-production was judged to be negatively format-warping for the overall consistency and interactivity of the game.

This summary was generated by gemma4 on September 16, 2026. It has not yet been reviewed by a human editor and may contain some inaccuracies. Learn more.

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