Banned
Demonic Consultation
Instant · {B}
Rationale
Why banned
Demonic Consultation provides instant-speed library access at the cost of removing cards, enabling deterministic combo lines. Banned at the format's founding.
Oracle text
What the card does
! This card is currently banned in Premodern. The oracle text is shown for reference only.
Choose a card name. Exile the top six cards of your library, then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a card with the chosen name. Put that card into your hand and exile all other cards revealed this way.
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: Demonic Consultation provides instant-speed library access at the cost of removing cards, enabling deterministic combo lines. Banned at the format’s founding. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.
See also: /demonic-consultation/