Banned
Strip Mine
Land
Rationale
Why banned
Strip Mine unconditionally destroys any land for no mana, enabling turn-one land destruction that creates unplayable 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.
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target land. 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: Strip Mine unconditionally destroys any land for no mana, enabling turn-one land destruction that creates unplayable game states. Banned at the format’s founding. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.
See also: /strip-mine/