Banned
Mystical Tutor
Instant · {U}
Rationale
Why banned
Mystical Tutor fetches any instant or sorcery to the top of the library for a single blue mana at instant speed, acting as a fourth copy of any combo piece and enabling degenerate consistency. 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.
Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
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: Mystical Tutor fetches any instant or sorcery to the top of the library for a single blue mana at instant speed, acting as a fourth copy of any combo piece and enabling degenerate consistency. Banned at the format’s founding. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.
See also: /mystical-tutor/