Banned
Necropotence
Enchantment · {B}{B}{B}
Rationale
Why banned
Necropotence draws up to seven additional cards per turn cycle at the cost of life, providing card advantage so efficient it warps formats. 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.
Skip your draw step. Whenever you discard a card, exile that card from your graveyard. Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library face down. Put that card into your hand at the beginning of your next end step.
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: Necropotence draws up to seven additional cards per turn cycle at the cost of life, providing card advantage so efficient it warps formats. Banned at the format’s founding. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.
See also: /necropotence/