Banned
Rebirth
Sorcery · {3}{G}{G}{G}
Rationale
Why banned
Rebirth is an ante card — it plays for ownership of cards staked before the game — and ante mechanics are not used in community or sanctioned play. Banned at the format's founding alongside the other ante cards.
Oracle text
What the card does
! This card is currently banned in Premodern. The oracle text is shown for reference only.
Remove this card from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante. Each player may ante the top card of their library. If a player does, that player's life total becomes 20.
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: Rebirth is an ante card — it plays for ownership of cards staked before the game — and ante mechanics are not used in community or sanctioned play. Banned at the format’s founding alongside the other ante cards. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.
See also: /rebirth/