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Cabal Therapy

First printed in Judgment (2002)

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  • The List (PLST) #EMA-83, 2019
  • Eternal Masters (EMA) #83, 2016
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM) #31473, 2013 (digital)
  • Premium Deck Series: Graveborn (PD3) #12, 2011
  • Friday Night Magic 2005 (F05) #5, 2005
  • World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #pk62, 2003
  • World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #pk62sb, 2003
  • World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #we62sb, 2003
  • Judgment (JUD) #62, 2002

Cabal Therapy

Sorcery

Choose a nonland card name. Target player reveals their hand and discards all cards with that name.
Flashback—Sacrifice a creature. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

In the last 30 days 9.3% of Legacy decks played it (100 of 1071). Most played in Boros Energy. In the last 30 days 0.7% of Vintage decks played it (3 of 438). Most played in UBG (unclassified).

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Not legal
  • Pioneer Not legal
  • Modern Not legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper Not legal
  • Future Standard Not legal
  • Historic Not legal
  • Timeless Not legal
  • Alchemy Not legal
  • Penny Dreadful Not legal
  • Premodern Legal
  • Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

  • Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

  • Commander Legal
  • Duel Commander Legal
  • Pauper Commander Not legal
  • PreDH Legal
  • Tiny Leaders Legal
  • Oathbreaker Legal
  • Brawl Not legal
  • Standard Brawl Not legal
  • Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta
share of the archetype in the format
Play it
decks of the archetype that play this card
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

Legacy Other periods →

In 100 of 1071 decks (9.3%).

Share of decks
9.3%
▲ 1.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 13.4% 2026-08-20: 10.1% 2026-08-27: 9.1% 2026-09-03: 6.8% 2026-09-10: 8.9% 2026-09-17: 7.4% 2026-09-24: 8.1% 2026-10-01: 7.2% 2026-10-08: 12.7% 2026-10-15: 9.3% 2026-10-22: 8.5%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
100
89 main, 15 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.4
in the main deck
Win rate
61%
17 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Boros Energy 7.8% 12%
UBG (unclassified) 6.0% 20%
Doomsday 5.7% 5%
Dimir Midrange 4.9% 2%
Death and Taxes 3.4% 6%
Storm 3.2% 9%
Reanimator 2.3% 100%
WUBRG (unclassified) 2.1% 9%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Underground Sea63%2.2
Verdant Catacombs61%2.5
Undercity Sewers58%2.3
Polluted Delta57%1.4
Thoughtseize55%1.8
Marsh Flats43%2.1
Badlands42%5.7
Orcish Bowmasters39%2.1
Faithless Looting37%10.7
Lotus Petal37%1.0

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Dredge
MahfuzVanGogh in Legacy Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
UBG
KurumimBagoRosa in Legacy Challenge 32		 6-1
86%
Storm
Cirxi in Legacy Challenge 16		 6-1
86%
Dredge
MahfuzVanGogh in Legacy Showcase Challenge		 8-2
80%
Reanimator
MDecker in Legacy Showcase Challenge		 8-2
80%
Death and Taxes
Ian Hoffman in BCDL 30 - Ohio		 4-1
80%
UBG
stormstorm in Legacy Showcase Challenge		 7-2
78%
UBG
yourbunnywr0te in Legacy Challenge 32		 7-2
78%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Storm
Ftz, 		1 side 5-0
Cephalid Breakfast
casper_x, 		1 main 5-0
WUBG
The_shallow_grave, 		4 main #27
2-3
Boros Energy
BurnMann, 		3 main #29
1-4
BRG
Applepies96, 		3 main #32
2-4
Cephalid Breakfast
AngusMTG, 		1 main 5-0
UBRG
Comrade1312, 		2 main 5-0
UBRG
Comrade1312, 		2 main 5-0

Vintage Other periods →

In 3 of 438 decks (0.7%).

Share of decks
0.7%
▼ 1.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 2.5% 2026-09-03: 2.8% 2026-09-10: 1.0% 2026-09-17: 2.7% 2026-09-24: 1.1% 2026-10-01: 0.0% 2026-10-08: 1.7% 2026-10-15: 0.0% 2026-10-22: 0.9%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3
3 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
4.0
in the main deck
Win rate
27%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UBG (unclassified) 2.1% 33%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Ichorid100%21.9
Grief100%18.3
Bazaar of Baghdad100%11.8

Best win rate

DeckRecord
UBG
DominiqueTutor in Vintage Challenge 32		 2-4
33%
UBG
DominiqueTutor in Vintage Challenge 16		 1-4
20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBG
DominiqueTutor, 		4 main #28
2-4
UBG
DominiqueTutor, 		4 main #20
1-4
UBG
Firetruck, 		4 main 5-0

Premodern Other periods →

In 128 of 590 decks (21.7%).

Share of decks
21.7%
▲ 8.9 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 18.3% 2026-08-13: 15.7% 2026-08-20: 22.2% 2026-08-27: 10.4% 2026-09-03: 13.1% 2026-09-10: 11.3% 2026-09-17: 13.2% 2026-09-24: 15.0% 2026-10-01: 21.6% 2026-10-08: 20.7% 2026-10-15: 24.0% 2026-10-22: 21.9%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
128
125 main, 11 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.7
in the main deck
Win rate
54%
28 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Stiflenought 11.2% 9%
Mono-Black Control 8.1% 100%
Hermit Druid 4.9% 100%
Mono-Black (unclassified) 1.9% 73%
Golgari Midrange 1.7% 100%
BG (unclassified) 1.2% 100%
BRG (unclassified) 1.0% 83%
WB (unclassified) 0.8% 20%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Duress74%3.3
Smother58%3.3
Graveborn Muse53%4.6
Llanowar Wastes50%4.7
Withered Wretch50%4.6
Diabolic Edict50%4.4
Ravenous Rats47%4.5
Dark Ritual44%4.2
Mishra's Factory42%1.9
Wasteland42%1.3

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Hermit Druid
Shuichi_Saito in Premodern Challenge 16		 7-1
88%
BG
mysteryman21 in Premodern Challenge 16		 5-1
83%
BG
pokerswizard in Premodern Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
Mono-Black Control
fazparte in Premodern Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
Mono-Black
Kizaru_ in Premodern Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
Mono-Black Control
TheGenz in Premodern Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
Mono-Black Control
Grantfly in Premodern Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
Mono-Black Control
Strongmind in Premodern Challenge 16		 5-2
71%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Mono-Black Control
Corran62, 		4 main 5-0
Stiflenought
saveeey, 		1 main 5-0
Mono-Black Control
Strongmind, 		4 main #3
5-2
Stiflenought
saveeey, 		1 main #4
5-2
Mono-Black Control
Bellazio, 		4 main #8
3-3
BG
Bradykiesling13, 		4 main #10
3-2
Hermit Druid
umeboshi, 		4 main #14
3-2
Mono-Black Control
fazparte, 		4 main #19
2-3

Commander Other periods →

In 30 of 6150 decks (0.5%).

Share of decks
0.5%
▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.4% 2026-08-27: 0.7% 2026-09-03: 0.8% 2026-09-10: 0.3% 2026-09-17: 0.5% 2026-09-24: 0.4% 2026-10-01: 0.5% 2026-10-08: 0.4% 2026-10-15: 0.4% 2026-10-22: 0.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
30
30 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
31%
4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.0% 2%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur 0.6% 3%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist 0.6% 3%
The Wandering Minstrel 0.4% 14%
Rakdos, the Muscle 0.3% 35%
Gwenom, Remorseless 0.3% 6%
Gyruda, Doom of Depths 0.2% 20%
Tana, the Bloodsower + Tymna the Weaver 0.2% 10%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Reanimate100%9.0
Demonic Tutor100%2.1
Vampiric Tutor100%2.1
Chrome Mox100%1.1
Lotus Petal100%1.1
Sol Ring97%1.0
Mana Vault93%1.1
Imperial Seal87%2.3
Dark Ritual87%2.1
Entomb83%9.0

Best win rate

DeckRecord
The Wandering Minstrel
Noah Long in Trainer J's 100% Proxy Legal CEDH Tournament		 3-2
60%
Tana, the Bloodsower + Tymna the Weaver
Nathan Buebe in CEDH Monthly Dual Land Tournament - October		 2-3
40%
Rakdos, the Muscle
JD Badoud (Ducke) in Hellspawn Booster Box Tournament		 1-4
20%
Gwenom, Remorseless
Andrew Taylor in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)		 1-5
17%
Rakdos, the Muscle
Casper Adriaensen Langouche in TAP THAT TUNDRA - EU CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER		 1-5
17%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Jardicus [WOTV], 		1 main #19
0-2
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Ant, 		1 main #25
0-3
The Wandering Minstrel
Noah Long, 		1 main #7
1-2
Varolz, the Scar-Striped
Phaelan Shultz, 		1 main #33
0-3
Rakdos, the Muscle
Mason, 		1 main #6
2-2
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
Mark Churchwell, 		1 main #13
1-2
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
Christopher Summitt, 		1 main #22
1-3
Rakdos, the Muscle
Louie [Bonfire], 		1 main #52
1-2

No recent decks in: Duel Commander.