Banned
Goblin Recruiter
Creature — Goblin · {1}{R}
Rationale
Why banned
Goblin Recruiter stacks the entire library's worth of Goblins onto the top of the deck for two mana, enabling deterministic lethal turns with Goblin Lackey or Goblin Ringleader. 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.
When this creature enters, search your library for any number of Goblin cards, reveal them, then shuffle and put those cards on top in any order.
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: Goblin Recruiter stacks the entire library’s worth of Goblins onto the top of the deck for two mana, enabling deterministic lethal turns with Goblin Lackey or Goblin Ringleader. Banned at the format’s founding. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.
See also: /goblin-recruiter/