Banned
Time Spiral
Sorcery · {4}{U}{U}
Rationale
Why banned
Time Spiral draws seven cards, untaps all permanents, and is effectively free — enabling degenerate storm and combo turns. 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.
Exile Time Spiral. Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library, then draws seven cards. You untap up to six lands.
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: Time Spiral draws seven cards, untaps all permanents, and is effectively free — enabling degenerate storm and combo turns. Banned at the format’s founding. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.
See also: /time-spiral/