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The Fastest Bannings in the History of Magic: the Gathering


When a Magic: the Gathering card becomes too strong it can be banned, making it illegal to play in a format, but usually it takes many months or even years for a card to end up banned. When a card is banned shortly after it releases it's a pretty clear sign that Wizards made a huge mistake and the card is truly broken. As such, today we're looking at the fastest bannings in the history of Magic: the Gathering!



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