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Worldgorger Dragon

Creature — Nightmare Dragon · {3}{R}{R}{R}

Worldgorger Dragon by Wayne England
Judgment · JUD 103

Rationale

Why banned

Worldgorger Dragon, looped with Animate Dead or Necromancy, repeatedly exiles and returns all of your other permanents to generate infinite mana and a game-ending payoff. Banned at the format's founding as an infinite-combo engine.

Oracle text

What the card does

! This card is currently banned in Premodern. The oracle text is shown for reference only. 

Flying, trample
When this creature enters, exile all other permanents you control.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owners' control.

Format authority

Cited from premodernmagic.com

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Full analysis

The combo, the data, and the new metagame

Banned 2003-05-26. Rationale: Worldgorger Dragon, looped with Animate Dead or Necromancy, repeatedly exiles and returns all of your other permanents to generate infinite mana and a game-ending payoff. Banned at the format’s founding as an infinite-combo engine. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.

See also: /worldgorger-dragon/

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