Banned
Amulet of Quoz
Artifact · {6}
Rationale
Why banned
Amulet of Quoz is an ante card (printed in Ice Age) — it can make a player lose the game outright via an ante coin-flip, and ante mechanics are not used in tournament or community play. Banned at the format's founding alongside the other ante cards.
Oracle text
What the card does
! This card is currently banned in Premodern. The oracle text is shown for reference only.
Remove this card from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante.
{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target opponent may ante the top card of their library. If they don't, you flip a coin. If you win the flip, that player loses the game. If you lose the flip, you lose the game. Activate only during your upkeep. Format authority
Cited from premodernmagic.com
Per Martin Berlin's Premodern format-authority site: premodernmagic.com/rules . premodernmtg.com mirrors the canonical banlist within 24 hours of any update.
Full analysis
The combo, the data, and the new metagame
Banned 2003-05-26. Rationale: Amulet of Quoz is an ante card (printed in Ice Age) — it can make a player lose the game outright via an ante coin-flip, and ante mechanics are not used in tournament or community play. Banned at the format’s founding alongside the other ante cards. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.
See also: /amulet-of-quoz/