Banned
Tempest Efreet
Creature — Efreet · {1}{R}{R}{R}
Rationale
Why banned
Tempest Efreet is an Ante card (can remove opponent's top card from the game) inherently unsuitable for tournament play. 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.
Remove this card from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante.
{T}, Sacrifice this creature: Target opponent may pay 10 life. If that player doesn't, they reveal a card at random from their hand. Exchange ownership of the revealed card and Tempest Efreet. Put the revealed card into your hand and Tempest Efreet from anywhere into that player's graveyard. This change in ownership is permanent. 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: Tempest Efreet is an Ante card (can remove opponent’s top card from the game) inherently unsuitable for tournament play. Banned at the format’s founding. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.
See also: /tempest-efreet/