Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord

Standard	Rotated out on September 25, 2020
Pioneer	Banned since August 26, 2024
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

• July 12, 2019 - Released
• August 26, 2024 - Status changed to Banned in Pioneer

Rationale

Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord is banned in Pioneer and Explorer due to its potency within the Rakdos Vampires strategy, specifically its ability to facilitate a difficult-to-interact-with, turn-three pressure event when paired with cards such as Vein Ripper. This prohibition was implemented because the card's high metagame share was determined to be shrinking the overall format diversity and creating an unstable competitive environment.

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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