Because of the newness of the format, it's really difficult to learn much from these bannings, and things are further complicated by the fact that in the early years of the format, Wizards used a restricted list (much like we have in Vintage today, where you can only play one copy of a restricted card in a deck) alongside the banned list, and while many cards were restricted in the early years (Balance, Fork, Zuran Orb, Black Vise, Land Tax, Hymn to Tourach, and Strip Mine), only two were outright banned
[-8]: You get an emblem with Lands you control have indestructible. Search your library for any number of Forest cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library
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4,000 charizards graded at PSA alone