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MTG Arena is retiring Alchemy: 200+ rebalanced cards revert on 22 September and Historic gets five bans

Alchemy leaves MTG Arena on 2 February 2027. Before then, every rebalanced tabletop card goes back to its printed text, and Historic loses The One Ring and four more.

  • The Alchemy format will be removed from MTG Arena on 2 February 2027, alongside the next Standard rotation.
  • On 22 September 2026, more than 200 rebalanced versions of tabletop cards revert to their original printed text in every format.
  • Historic bans on the same day: Galvanic Discharge, Guide of Souls, Nadu, Winged Wisdom, Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord and The One Ring.

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