Banned
Land Tax
Enchantment · {W}
Rationale
Why banned
Land Tax draws three basics per turn when behind on lands, providing a nearly cost-free card advantage engine that warps deck construction and game states. 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.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for up to three basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
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: Land Tax draws three basics per turn when behind on lands, providing a nearly cost-free card advantage engine that warps deck construction and game states. Banned at the format’s founding. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.
See also: /land-tax/