Is Gandalf's Sanction legal in Standard, Modern, and Commander?

Gandalf's Sanction is legal in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Historic.

Gandalf's Sanction

Q: What type of card is Gandalf's Sanction?

Gandalf's Sanction is a Sorcery. Its oracle text reads: "Gandalf's Sanction deals X damage to target creature, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. Excess damage is dealt to that creature's controller instead."

Sorcery

Gandalf's Sanction deals X damage to target creature, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. Excess damage is dealt to that creature's controller instead.

Set The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

Rarity Uncommon

Mana Value 3

Artist Tatiana Veryayskaya

Collector # 208

Scryfall Gatherer

Standard	Not legal
Pioneer	Not legal
Modern	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Vintage	Legal
Commander	Legal
Pauper	Not legal
Historic	Legal

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Sorcery Modern Commander Legacy

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