Last updated: December 8, 2025 - Data sourced from Scryfall API
About Historic
Historic is an Arena-exclusive format that includes all cards available on MTG Arena plus curated additions.
Rotation: Non-rotating, Arena only
Historic Banned Cards (71 cards)
The following cards are banned in Historic and cannot be included in your deck:
| Card Name | Mana Cost | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Agent of Treachery | {5}{U}{U} | Creature — Human Rogue |
| Ancient Tomb | N/A | Land |
| Arid Mesa | N/A | Land |
| Blood Moon | {2}{R} | Enchantment |
| Bloodstained Mire | N/A | Land |
| Brainstorm | {U} | Instant |
| Broadside Bombardiers | {2}{R} | Creature — Goblin Pirate |
| Channel | {G}{G} | Sorcery |
| Chrome Mox | {0} | Artifact |
| Commandeer | {5}{U}{U} | Instant |
| Dark Depths | N/A | Legendary Snow Land |
| Dark Ritual | {B} | Instant |
| Demonic Tutor | {1}{B} | Sorcery |
| Endurance | {1}{G}{G} | Creature — Elemental Incarnation |
| Entomb | {B} | Instant |
| Field of the Dead | N/A | Land |
| Fireblast | {4}{R}{R} | Instant |
| Flare of Cultivation | {1}{G}{G} | Sorcery |
| Flare of Denial | {1}{U}{U} | Instant |
| Flare of Duplication | {1}{R}{R} | Instant |
| Flare of Fortitude | {2}{W}{W} | Instant |
| Flare of Malice | {2}{B}{B} | Instant |
| Flooded Strand | N/A | Land |
| Force of Negation | {1}{U}{U} | Instant |
| Force of Vigor | {2}{G}{G} | Instant |
| Frantic Search | {2}{U} | Instant |
| Fury | {3}{R}{R} | Creature — Elemental Incarnation |
| Grief | {2}{B}{B} | Creature — Elemental Incarnation |
| Gut, True Soul Zealot | {2}{R} | Legendary Creature — Goblin Shaman |
| Harbinger of the Seas | {1}{U}{U} | Creature — Merfolk Wizard |
| Intruder Alarm | {2}{U} | Enchantment |
| Land Tax | {W} | Enchantment |
| Lightning Bolt | {R} | Instant |
| Magus of the Moon | {2}{R} | Creature — Human Wizard |
| Mana Drain | {U}{U} | Instant |
| Marsh Flats | N/A | Land |
| Memory Lapse | {1}{U} | Instant |
| Mishra's Bauble | {0} | Artifact |
| Misty Rainforest | N/A | Land |
| Mox Opal | {0} | Legendary Artifact |
| Mystical Tutor | {U} | Instant |
| Natural Order | {2}{G}{G} | Sorcery |
| Necropotence | {B}{B}{B} | Enchantment |
| Nexus of Fate | {5}{U}{U} | Instant |
| Oko, Thief of Crowns | {1}{G}{U} | Legendary Planeswalker — Oko |
| Once Upon a Time | {1}{G} | Instant |
| Polluted Delta | N/A | Land |
| Preordain | {U} | Sorcery |
| Pyrokinesis | {4}{R}{R} | Instant |
| Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | {R} | Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate |
| Reanimate | {B} | Sorcery |
| Scalding Tarn | N/A | Land |
| Seething Song | {2}{R} | Instant |
| Show and Tell | {2}{U} | Sorcery |
| Sneak Attack | {3}{R} | Enchantment |
| Solitude | {3}{W}{W} | Creature — Elemental Incarnation |
| Spreading Seas | {1}{U} | Enchantment — Aura |
| Strip Mine | N/A | Land |
| Subtlety | {2}{U}{U} | Creature — Elemental Incarnation |
| Swords to Plowshares | {W} | Instant |
| Temporal Manipulation | {3}{U}{U} | Sorcery |
| Thassa's Oracle | {U}{U} | Creature — Merfolk Wizard |
| Tibalt's Trickery | {1}{R} | Instant |
| Time Warp | {3}{U}{U} | Sorcery |
| Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath | {1}{G}{U} | Legendary Creature — Elder Giant |
| Veil of Summer | {G} | Instant |
| Verdant Catacombs | N/A | Land |
| Wilderness Reclamation | {3}{G} | Enchantment |
| Windswept Heath | N/A | Land |
| Winter Moon | {2} | Artifact |
| Wooded Foothills | N/A | Land |
Why Are Cards Banned?
Cards are typically banned for one or more of the following reasons:
- Power Level: The card is too strong relative to other options
- Format Dominance: The card warps the metagame around it
- Unfun Gameplay: The card creates repetitive or non-interactive games
- Accessibility: In some cases, expensive cards may be considered
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Note: Ban lists are subject to change. Always verify with official Wizards of the Coast announcements before tournaments.
