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Ban history
One-mana instant tutor; a Trix/Necro-era staple banned in Extended in 2001.
- Banned in Premodern
- On or before May 2018
- On earliest archived list; likely since 2012 founding
- Category
- Power
- Research
- Research confidence: Medium confidence
- First printed
- First printed in Ice Age (3 June 1995).
Why it’s banned
Power level / tutor (no published rationale). Berlin wrote in 2019 the list is 'more tolerant to fast mana and tutors' — yet this tutor stays banned; no explicit statement.
Official reason
No official reason published.
Community & historical context (not an official statement)
Analytical: a one-mana instant-speed tutor for any named card, prized by combo decks (Draftsim). Historically a key tutor in Necro/Trix decks; restricted in Vintage and banned in Type 1.5 in September 2000 and banned in Extended in March 2001 alongside Necropotence (Trix era).[1, 2, 3, 4]
The story
Demonic Consultation (Ice Age, 1995) became a staple of black combo and Necropotence decks, appearing in Randy Buehler's 1997 Pro Tour Chicago list. Wizards restricted it in Vintage and banned it in Type 1.5 in late 2000, then banned it in Extended in 2001 together with Necropotence. Premodern has kept it banned on every archived list; no reason was published.
Premodern changes
- On listOn the earliest archived Premodern ban list.[5]
Other formats (Wizards)
Related cards
Sources
- Draftsim: The Premodern Ban List: All 33 Cards Banned (A.L. Walser, 2026-04-24) — community
- MTG Wiki: Trix
- MTG Wiki: Banned and restricted cards/Timeline
- MTGBans.info per-card timelines (effective dates; site's AI-generated rationales NOT used)
- Wayback: premodernmagic.com/banned-watched/ 2018-05-06 (34 banned, 5 watched)
- Scryfall card data (printings, release dates)
- premodernmagic.com legal sets endpoint
Research as of 18 October 2026.
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Played in tournaments
Share of published Premodern decklists that play Demonic Consultation (main or sideboard): 2,950 lists from paper events and MTGO in the last 90 days, through .
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Printings (5)
Every tournament-legal paper printing (no gold-border, World Championship or oversized cards). Hover or tap a row to preview that printing.
