Forbidden

Forbidden is a static ability which has been discussed by R&D, but has never been printed on a eternal card. It alters the pre-game procedures by putting all Forbidden cards into exile, rather than the library, prior to shuffling and drawing opening hands.
==Description==
Forbidden was created by Mark Rosewater for Avacyn Restored, and was flavorfully intended to capture the mystery of the contents of the Helvault.
Cards with forbidden start the game in exile, similar to commanders starting the game in the command zone. Specific other cards allow players to shuffle forbidden cards from exile into their library.Magic: The Gathering YouTube channel (August 31, 2015). Devign Time: Design & Development Q&A Panel. 
===History===
Forbidden was inspired by a custom deck made by Richard Garfield for spellslinging at the 2008 World Championships in Memphis, USA. He had "Gunk" cards in his deck, that didn't do anything and the means to transfer those cards to his opponent's deck.Mark Rosewater, Drive to Work #214 "2008" This idea was later used on the Mystery Booster test card <c>Gunk Slug</c>.
Forbidden did not playtest well, and was cut from the set during the "devign" step in the production process. It was replaced by miracle.
Elements of Forbidden were later repurposed in the sideboard-fetching Learn and Lesson combination from Strixhaven: School of Mages.
In 2024, Forbidden was featured on the Mystery Booster 2 test card <c>Can't Quite Recall</c>.
==Example== 
==References==
Category:Unreleased mechanics
Category:Test cards