Banned
Memory Jar
Artifact · {5}
Rationale
Why banned
Memory Jar draws seven cards (effectively) for five mana at instant speed, enabling explosive combo turns. 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.
{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Each player exiles all cards from their hand face down and draws seven cards. At the beginning of the next end step, each player discards their hand and returns to their hand each card they exiled 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: Memory Jar draws seven cards (effectively) for five mana at instant speed, enabling explosive combo turns. Banned at the format’s founding. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.
See also: /memory-jar/