Banned
Vampiric Tutor
Instant · {B}
Rationale
Why banned
Vampiric Tutor fetches any card to the top of the library at instant speed for minimal cost, providing combo-enabling consistency comparable to Mystical Tutor across all card types. 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.
Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.
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: Vampiric Tutor fetches any card to the top of the library at instant speed for minimal cost, providing combo-enabling consistency comparable to Mystical Tutor across all card types. Banned at the format’s founding. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.
See also: /vampiric-tutor/