Banned and restricted cards/Timeline
The DCI announces bannings and restrictions of cards for their sanctioned formats around the 20th of a month every three month, with these changes taking effect on the 1st of the following month. The following is a list of these announcements and their changes in chronological order. Formats which are not mentioned have seen no changes made to them in the respective announcements.
2003
December
- Extended: Goblin Recruiter, <Grim Monolith</c>, Tinker, Hermit Druid, Ancient Tomb, and Oath of Druids are banned.
- Type 1: Burning Wish, Chrome Mox, and Lion's Eye Diamond are restricted.
- Type 1.5: Burning Wish, Chrome Mox, and Lion's Eye Diamond are banned.[1]
2004
June
- Standard: Skullclamp is banned.
- Mirrodin block constructed: Skullclamp is banned.[2]
September
- Extended: Metalworker and Skullclamp are banned.
- Vintage: Braingeyser, Doomsday, Earthcraft, and Fork are unrestricted.
- Type 1.5: Format becomes independent of Vintage. For full list of bans and unbans see reference.[3]
December
- Vintage: Stroke of Genius is unrestricted.[4]
2005
March
- Standard: Arcbound Ravager, Disciple of the Vault, Ancient Den, Great Furnace, Seat of the Synod, Tree of Tales, and Vault of Whispers are banned.
- Legacy: Imperial Seal is banned.
- Vintage: Trinisphere, Imperial Seal, and Personal Tutor are restricted.
- Starter Level sets Starter 1999, Starter 2000, Portal, Portal Second Age, and Portal Three Kingdoms become legal in Legacy and Vintage in October.[5]
June
- No changes in any non-online format.[6]
September
- Extended: Aether Vial and Disciple of the Vault are banned.
- Legacy: Imperial Seal is banned
- Vintage: Imperial Seal and Personal Tutor are restricted. Mind Over Matter is unrestricted.
- Two-Headed Giant: Erayo, Soratami Ascendant is banned.[7]
December
- No changes in any non-online format.[8]
2006
March
- Mirrodin block constructed: AEther Vial, Ancient Den, Arcbound Ravager, Darksteel Citadel, Disciple of the Vault, Great Furnace, Seat of the Synod, Tree of Tales, and Vault of Whispers are banned.[9]
June
- No changes to non-online formats.[10]
September
- No changes in any format.[11]
December
- No changes in any non-online format.[12]
2007
March
- No changes to non-online formats[13]
June
- Vintage: Gifts Ungiven is restricted. Voltaic Key, Black Vise, Mind Twist, and Gush are no longer restricted.
- Legacy: Flash is banned. Mind Over Matter and Replenish are unbanned.[14]
September
December
- No changes in any non-online format.[16]
2008
March
June
- Vintage: Brainstorm, Flash, Gush, Merchant Scroll, Ponder are restricted.[18]
September
- Extended: Sensei's Divining Top is banned
- Legacy: Time Vault is banned.
- Vintage: Time Vault is restricted. Chrome Mox, Dream Halls, Mox Diamond, Personal Tutor, and Time Spiral are no longer restricted.[19]
December
- Announcement schedule moved from the 1st of every 3rd month to the 20th of every 3rd month.
- No changes in any non-online format.[20]
2009
March
- No changes except for online formats.[21]
June
- Vintage: Thirst for Knowledge is restricted. <c>Crop Rotation, Enlightened Tutor, Entomb, and Grim Monolith are no longer restricted.[22]
September
- Legacy: Dream Halls, Entomb, and Metalworker are no longer banned.[23]
December
- No changes in any non-online format.[24]
2010
March
- No changes to any format.[25]
June
- Change to the Extended rotation.
- Extended: Sword of the Meek and Hypergenesis are banned.
- Legacy: Mystical Tutor is banned. Grim Monolith and Illusionary Mask are no longer banned.[26]
September
- Vintage: Frantic Search and Gush are no longer restricted.[27]
December
- Legacy: Survival of the Fittest is banned. Time Spiral is unbanned.[28]
2011
March
- Two-Headed Giant: Death by Poison counters has been changed so it now takes 15 counters rather than the usual 10.[29]
June
- Standard: Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Stoneforge Mystic are banned.
- An exception to the above is introduced making the War of Attrition event deck legal for Standard constructed play if the decklist has not been modified. The deck contains two copies of Stoneforge Mystic.[30]
References
- ↑ December 2003 DCI Banned/Restricted Announcement
- ↑ June 2004 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: the Gathering
- ↑ September 2004 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: the Gathering
- ↑ December 2004 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: the Gathering
- ↑ March 2005 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: the Gathering
- ↑ June 2005 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: the Gathering
- ↑ September 2005 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: The Gathering
- ↑ December 2005 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement
- ↑ March 2006 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: The Gathering
- ↑ June 2006 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: The Gathering
- ↑ September 2006 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: The Gathering
- ↑ December 2006 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: The Gathering
- ↑ March 2007 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: The Gathering
- ↑ June 1, 2007 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: The Gathering
- ↑ September 1, 2007 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: The Gathering
- ↑ December 1 2007 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: The Gathering
- ↑ March 1 2008 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: The Gathering
- ↑ June 1 2008 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement -- Magic: The Gathering
- ↑ September 1 2008 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement
- ↑ December 1 2008 DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement
- ↑ March 20, 2009 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement
- ↑ June 19 2009 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement
- ↑ September 18 2009 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement
- ↑ December 18 2009 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement
- ↑ March 19 2010 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement
- ↑ June 18 2010 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement
- ↑ September 20 2010 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement
- ↑ December 20 2010 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement
- ↑ March 18 2011 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement
- ↑ June 20 2011 DCI Banned & Restricted List Announcement