Banned
Yawgmoth's Bargain
Enchantment · {4}{B}{B}
Rationale
Why banned
Yawgmoth's Bargain draws cards equal to life paid, providing essentially unlimited card draw in any life-gain shell. Banned at the format's founding as a Necropotence-plus that warps deck construction.
Oracle text
What the card does
! This card is currently banned in Premodern. The oracle text is shown for reference only.
Skip your draw step. Pay 1 life: Draw a card.
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: Yawgmoth’s Bargain draws cards equal to life paid, providing essentially unlimited card draw in any life-gain shell. Banned at the format’s founding as a Necropotence-plus that warps deck construction. Source: Martin Berlin, premodernmagic.com.
See also: /yawgmoths-bargain/