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Banned and restricted cards in Legacy

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Card Status Price
Amulet of Quoz Amulet of Quoz
Banned
from $0.73
Ancestral Recall Ancestral Recall
Banned
from $4,069.21
Arcum's Astrolabe Arcum's Astrolabe
Banned
from $0.25
Balance Balance
Banned
from $0.82
Bazaar of Baghdad Bazaar of Baghdad
Banned
from $2,231.87
Black Lotus Black Lotus
Banned
from $18,872.33
Bronze Tablet Bronze Tablet
Banned
from $0.37
Candelabra of Tawnos Candelabra of Tawnos
Banned
from $1,969.41
Channel Channel
Banned
from $0.26
Chaos Orb Chaos Orb
Banned
from $1,063.86
Cleanse Cleanse
Banned
from $169.88
Contract from Below Contract from Below
Banned
from $1.53
Crusade Crusade
Banned
from $0.43
Darkpact Darkpact
Banned
from $0.78
Deathrite Shaman Deathrite Shaman
Banned
from $7.73
Demonic Attorney Demonic Attorney
Banned
from $1.14
Demonic Consultation Demonic Consultation
Banned
from $8.87
Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor
Banned
from $55.87
Dig Through Time Dig Through Time
Banned
from $0.31
Dreadhorde Arcanist Dreadhorde Arcanist
Banned
from $0.37
Earthcraft Earthcraft
Banned
from $158.31
Entomb Entomb
Banned
from $17.23
Expressive Iteration Expressive Iteration
Banned
from $0.31
Falling Star Falling Star
Banned
from $125.50
Fastbond Fastbond
Banned
from $15.33
Flash Flash
Banned
from $1.81
Frantic Search Frantic Search
Banned
from $0.67
Gitaxian Probe Gitaxian Probe
Banned
from $3.61
Goblin Recruiter Goblin Recruiter
Banned
from $4.67
Grief Grief
Banned
from $3.74
Gush Gush
Banned
from $3.58
Hermit Druid Hermit Druid
Banned
from $11.04
Imperial Seal Imperial Seal
Banned
from $145.19
Imprison Imprison
Banned
from $95.32
Invoke Prejudice Invoke Prejudice
Banned
from $456.18
Jeweled Bird Jeweled Bird
Banned
from $0.63
Jihad Jihad
Banned
from $229.20
Library of Alexandria Library of Alexandria
Banned
from $1,234.48
Lurrus of the Dream-Den Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Banned
from $1.37
Mana Crypt Mana Crypt
Banned
from $41.98
Mana Drain Mana Drain
Banned
from $51.79
Mana Vault Mana Vault
Banned
from $84.83
Memory Jar Memory Jar
Banned
from $21.29
Mental Misstep Mental Misstep
Banned
from $6.80
Mind Twist Mind Twist
Banned
from $1.85
Mishra's Workshop Mishra's Workshop
Banned
from $4,428.72
Mox Emerald Mox Emerald
Banned
from $2,619.02
Mox Jet Mox Jet
Banned
from $3,537.71
Mox Pearl Mox Pearl
Banned
from $3,150.54
Mox Ruby Mox Ruby
Banned
from $3,281.79
Mox Sapphire Mox Sapphire
Banned
from $3,937.90
Mystical Tutor Mystical Tutor
Banned
from $11.25
Nadu, Winged Wisdom Nadu, Winged Wisdom
Banned
from $0.25
Necropotence Necropotence
Banned
from $22.18
Oath of Druids Oath of Druids
Banned
from $8.77
Oko, Thief of Crowns Oko, Thief of Crowns
Banned
from $5.92
Pradesh Gypsies Pradesh Gypsies
Banned
from $0.15
Psychic Frog Psychic Frog
Banned
from $6.26
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Banned
from $43.38
Rebirth Rebirth
Banned
from $0.38
Sensei's Divining Top Sensei's Divining Top
Banned
from $27.99
Shahrazad Shahrazad
Banned
from $355.11
Skullclamp Skullclamp
Banned
from $6.57
Sol Ring Sol Ring
Banned
from $1.54
Sowing Mycospawn Sowing Mycospawn
Banned
from $2.19
Stone-Throwing Devils Stone-Throwing Devils
Banned
from $33.34
Strip Mine Strip Mine
Banned
from $9.37
Survival of the Fittest Survival of the Fittest
Banned
from $381.42
Tempest Efreet Tempest Efreet
Banned
from $0.35
The Fantasticar The Fantasticar
Banned
from $2.98
Time Vault Time Vault
Banned
from $1,265.87
Time Walk Time Walk
Banned
from $3,668.95
Timetwister Timetwister
Banned
from $5,119.11
Timmerian Fiends Timmerian Fiends
Banned
from $0.67
Tinker Tinker
Banned
from $3.47
Tolarian Academy Tolarian Academy
Banned
from $90.95
Treasure Cruise Treasure Cruise
Banned
from $0.21
Troll of Khazad-dûm Troll of Khazad-dûm
Banned
from $1.16
Undercity Informer Undercity Informer
Banned
from $0.16
Underworld Breach Underworld Breach
Banned
from $7.99
Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor
Banned
from $51.79
Vexing Bauble Vexing Bauble
Banned
from $2.53
Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune
Banned
from $289.56
White Plume Adventurer White Plume Adventurer
Banned
from $3.40
Windfall Windfall
Banned
from $5.25
Wrenn and Six Wrenn and Six
Banned
from $9.51
Yawgmoth's Bargain Yawgmoth's Bargain
Banned
from $6.70
Yawgmoth's Will Yawgmoth's Will
Banned
from $146.98
Zirda, the Dawnwaker Zirda, the Dawnwaker
Banned
from $0.58

There are also 82 Un-set and Conspiracy cards. Forbidden for the kind of card they are rather than for what they do: the stickers and Attractions of the Un-sets, and cards with the Conspiracy type. The official list does not enumerate them either.

The Legacy banlist is the longest of any Magic: The Gathering format, for a reason that surprises anybody opening it the first time. In a format where nearly the whole historical catalogue is legal, the list is less about containing the metagame and more about excluding the cards you physically cannot play in a tournament.

Why the Legacy banlist is the longest

Almost the whole history of Magic is legal in Legacy, so the list is not there to contain a metagame but to remove the cards you cannot play in a tournament at all. There are the ante cards, which wagered the ownership of the cards themselves; the ones that ask for physical dexterity, like flipping or dropping a piece of cardboard onto the table; the cards withdrawn for carrying racist content; and of course the cards too powerful even for a format where Force of Will is normal. It is the reason this page lists entries the official list only describes in a sentence.

How to check a Legacy deck

Before settling a list it is worth checking the cards in the other formats you might play them in: the complete banlist gathers every list on one page, and from there you reach the Vintage banlist and the Modern banlist. To see what the latest change did to the tables there are the Legacy decks and the Legacy tournaments, while the spoilers of the sets on the way are where you see, ahead of time, the cards that may push towards the next intervention.

Frequently asked questions about the Legacy banlist

Are there restricted cards in Legacy?

No. Legacy uses the banlist only: the single-copy restriction is Vintage's tool.

Why does the list carry cards I have never seen in a deck?

Because they are not tournament cards at all: the ante ones, the ones requiring physical dexterity and the ones withdrawn for their content are forbidden for what they are, not for how strong they are.