Counterbalance (Commander)
Counterbalance appears in 2.0% of Commander decks in the last 30 days (124 decks), averaging 1.0 copies in the main deck. It is played above all in Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver.
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Share of decks
2.0%
▲ 0.2
vs previous 30 days
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
124
124 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
28%
21 top 8 (challenges only)
Weekly data
| Week from | Share of decks |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | – |
| 2026-08-13 | – |
| 2026-08-20 | 1.6% |
| 2026-08-27 | 1.5% |
| 2026-09-03 | 1.2% |
| 2026-09-10 | 1.8% |
| 2026-09-17 | 2.2% |
| 2026-09-24 | 1.8% |
| 2026-10-01 | 2.1% |
| 2026-10-08 | 2.0% |
| 2026-10-15 | 2.4% |
| 2026-10-22 | 1.6% |
Played together with
| Card | Together | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Lotus Petal | 98% | 1.1 |
| Sol Ring | 98% | 1.0 |
| Chrome Mox | 96% | 1.0 |
| Rhystic Study | 95% | 1.5 |
| Force of Will | 94% | 1.5 |
| Gemstone Caverns | 94% | 1.0 |
| Mystic Remora | 93% | 1.4 |
| Mox Diamond | 93% | 1.1 |
| Mindbreak Trap | 92% | 1.5 |
| Swan Song | 91% | 1.7 |
| Fierce Guardianship | 90% | 1.4 |
| Flusterstorm | 90% | 1.4 |
| Ancient Tomb | 90% | 1.0 |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 89% | 1.5 |
| Arcane Signet | 89% | 1.4 |
| Mental Misstep | 89% | 1.4 |
| Polluted Delta | 89% | 1.2 |
| Mana Vault | 88% | 1.0 |
| Command Tower | 88% | 1.0 |
| Flooded Strand | 87% | 1.2 |
- Together
- decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
- Lift
- how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose
Archetypes by metagame share
| Archetype | Meta | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver | 8.3% | 0% |
| Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy | 7.4% | 1% |
| Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept | 4.7% | 1% |
| Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver | 3.5% | 0% |
| Vivi Ornitier | 2.2% | 1% |
| Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh | 1.4% | 4% |
| Tivit, Seller of Secrets | 0.9% | 27% |
| Marneus Calgar | 0.9% | 4% |