Banned

Hermit Druid

Creature — Human Druid · {1}{G}

Hermit Druid by Heather Hudson
Stronghold · STH 108

Rationale

Why banned

Hermit Druid mills the entire library with a single activation when running no basic lands, enabling trivial Angry Hermit-style combo wins. 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.

{G}, {T}: Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a basic land card. Put that card into your hand and all other cards revealed this way into your graveyard.

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: Hermit Druid mills the entire library with a single activation when running no basic lands, enabling trivial Angry Hermit-style combo wins. Banned at the format’s founding. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.

See also: /hermit-druid/

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