Flooded Strand

Standard	Rotated out on April 8, 2016
Pioneer	Banned since October 23, 2019
Modern	Never Banned
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Rotated out on October 2, 2009

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Timeline

• October 7, 2002 - Released
• October 23, 2019 - Status changed to Banned in Pioneer

Rationale

Flooded Strand was included among the fetch lands—Bloodstained Mire, Polluted Delta, Windswept Heath, and Wooded Foothills—that were initially banned in the Pioneer format. This restriction was enacted because mana bases utilizing fetch lands, especially when combined with shock lands, were deemed too powerful, allowing for the easy construction of multi-colored strategies and leading to a lack of format diversity. The ban was implemented to constrain mana bases and ensure that the format retained greater variability among competitive decks.

This summary was generated by gemma4 on September 15, 2026. It has not yet been reviewed by a human editor and may contain some inaccuracies. Learn more.

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