As part of a massive Banned and Restricted announcement, Wizards of the Coast banned both Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath and Omnath, Locus of Creation from Magic: the Gathering’s Historic format.
Don’t miss our coverage of today’s other news: bans in Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, plus the unbanning in Vintage and the change to the cascade mechanic.
Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath
Uro, which had previously been banned in Standard was banned in Pioneer and Modern today, skipped the normal suspension step in Historic and went straight to the ban list. It joins Nexus of Fate as the only two cards to have been banned in Historic without getting suspended first.
“Decks built around Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath are the most played in Historic and have been for a while now,” Wizards said. “While other decks have contested for that position, the steady dominance of Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath shows it is too powerful for the format.”
“Because of the examples of how this card has performed in other larger formats, we do not feel like we need to suspend the card to see how the format reacts,” they continued. “To increase the diversity of decks at the top of the Historic metagame, Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath is banned in Historic.”
Historic Uro Midrange
| Creatures (9) 3 Cosima, God of the Voyage 4 Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath 1 Doom Whisperer 1 Tergrid, God of Fright Planeswalkers (4) 4 Nissa, Who Shakes the World Spells (19) 1 Fatal Push 4 Thoughtseize 2 Aether Gust 2 Eliminate 4 Growth Spiral 1 Heartless Act 1 Tale’s End 1 Maelstrom Pulse 2 Extinction Event 1 Languish | Lands (28) 4 Breeding Pool 2 Castle Locthwain 2 Drowned Catacomb 4 Fabled Passage 2 Fetid Pools 2 Forest 2 Island 4 Overgrown Tomb 1 Swamp 1 Watery Grave 4 Zagoth Triome Sideboard (15) 1 Aether Gust 2 Negate 2 Cry of the Carnarium 2 Narset, Parter of Veils 1 Languish 3 Leyline of the Void 1 Tergrid, God of Fright 3 Shark Typhoon |
Omnath, Locus of Creation
Omnath, Locus of Creation had previously been suspended in Historic last October—and was banned in both Standard and Brawl that same day—after the card dominated both the Standard and Historic rounds of the 2020 Season Grand Finals. All of that occurred within two weeks of the card’s release as a part of the Zendikar Rising expansion on September 25, 2020.
“[O]ur data indicates that diversity and interest in the meta would be harmed by reintroducing [Omnath] now,” Wizards said. “Because of this, Omnath, Locus of Creation is moved to banned in Historic.”
Historic Omnath Ramp by Austin Bursavich (1st Place, 2020 Season Grand Finals)
| Creatures (14) 4 Omnath, Locus of Creation 4 Lotus Cobra 2 Yasharn, Implacable Earth 1 Kenrith, the Returned King 3 Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath Planeswalkers (1) 1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon Spells (15) 4 Escape to the Wilds 4 Explore 3 Genesis Ultimatum 2 Growth Spiral 1 Cultivate 1 Shatterskull Smashing Enchantments (1) 1 Felidar Retreat | Lands (29) 4 Fabled Passage 4 Ketria Triome 4 Raugrin Triome 3 Hinterland Harbo 3 Temple Garden 1 Breeding Pool 1 Sacred Foundry 3 Forest 3 Island 2 Mountain 1 Plains Sideboard (15) 4 Aether Gust 1 Dovin’s Veto 1 Grafdigger’s Cage 1 Pact of Negation 3 Deafening Clarion 1 Kenrith, the Returned King 2 Scavenging Ooze 2 Mystical Dispute |