Invoke Despair (Pioneer)
Invoke Despair appears in 14.8% of Pioneer decks in the last 90 days (306 decks), averaging 1.6 copies in the main deck. It is played above all in Golgari Midrange.
Share of decks
14.8%
▼ 0.5
vs previous 90 days
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
306
10 main, 305 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.6
in the main deck
Win rate
59%
79 top 8 (challenges only)
Weekly data
| Week from | Share of decks |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | 16.1% |
| 2026-08-17 | 21.2% |
| 2026-08-24 | 11.7% |
| 2026-08-31 | 16.2% |
| 2026-09-07 | 21.0% |
| 2026-09-14 | 18.9% |
| 2026-09-21 | 12.8% |
| 2026-09-28 | 16.4% |
| 2026-10-05 | 14.1% |
| 2026-10-12 | 8.1% |
| 2026-10-19 | 10.7% |
| 2026-10-26 | 9.2% |
Played together with
| Card | Together | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Fatal Push | 100% | 3.7 |
| Thoughtseize | 100% | 3.3 |
| Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | 70% | 3.4 |
| Takenuma, Abandoned Mire | 70% | 2.4 |
| Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | 60% | 3.9 |
| Professor Dellian Fel | 40% | 3.1 |
| Restless Cottage | 40% | 3.1 |
| Badgermole Cub | 40% | 1.8 |
| Cascading Cataracts | 30% | 103.5 |
| The Soul Stone | 30% | 103.5 |
| Ziatora's Proving Ground | 30% | 62.1 |
| Darksteel Citadel | 30% | 62.1 |
| Bring to Light | 30% | 56.4 |
| Deadly Cover-Up | 30% | 41.4 |
| Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor | 30% | 28.2 |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 30% | 22.2 |
| Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth | 30% | 17.2 |
| Cryogen Relic | 30% | 13.8 |
| Hopeless Nightmare | 30% | 13.8 |
| Momentum Breaker | 30% | 13.5 |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Golgari Midrange | 14.9% | 77% |
| UB (unclassified) | 6.0% | 35% |
| WB (unclassified) | 3.9% | 5% |
| WUBRG (unclassified) | 2.9% | 15% |
| BG (unclassified) | 2.7% | 5% |
| BR (unclassified) | 2.1% | 18% |
| Mono-Black (unclassified) | 0.1% | 33% |
| WUB (unclassified) | 0.1% | 50% |