Scalding Tarn (Modern)
Scalding Tarn appears in 19.0% of Modern decks in the last 30 days (51 decks), averaging 2.5 copies in the main deck. It is played above all in Prowess.
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Share of decks
19.0%
▼ 31.0
vs previous 30 days
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
51
51 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.5
in the main deck
Win rate
59%
7 top 8 (challenges only)
Weekly data
| Week from | Share of decks |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | – |
| 2026-08-13 | – |
| 2026-08-20 | – |
| 2026-08-27 | 20.0% |
| 2026-09-03 | 50.0% |
| 2026-09-10 | – |
| 2026-09-17 | – |
| 2026-09-24 | – |
| 2026-10-01 | 35.6% |
| 2026-10-08 | 16.2% |
| 2026-10-15 | – |
| 2026-10-22 | 13.3% |
Played together with
| Card | Together | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Arid Mesa | 75% | 2.2 |
| Steam Vents | 73% | 3.1 |
| Thundering Falls | 67% | 3.2 |
| Wooded Foothills | 61% | 2.9 |
| Bloodstained Mire | 57% | 2.3 |
| Lightning Bolt | 55% | 2.0 |
| Sacred Foundry | 47% | 2.9 |
| Preordain | 39% | 2.4 |
| Mishra's Bauble | 39% | 1.8 |
| Cori-Steel Cutter | 37% | 4.0 |
| Dragon's Rage Channeler | 37% | 3.8 |
| Expressive Iteration | 35% | 4.5 |
| Lava Dart | 35% | 4.1 |
| Fiery Islet | 35% | 2.7 |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 35% | 2.1 |
| Slickshot Show-Off | 33% | 4.5 |
| Mutagenic Growth | 33% | 4.1 |
| Monastery Swiftspear | 33% | 3.9 |
| Hallowed Fountain | 31% | 1.8 |
| Spell Snare | 29% | 2.3 |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prowess | 8.6% | 78% |
| Boros Energy | 5.2% | 7% |
| Affinity | 4.9% | 8% |
| Azorius Control | 4.9% | 31% |
| Domain Zoo | 3.7% | 40% |
| Ruby Storm | 2.6% | 71% |
| WBRG (unclassified) | 2.6% | 29% |
| WUR (unclassified) | 2.2% | 100% |