Dark Sphere

First printed in The Dark (1994)

Dark Sphere

Artifact

tap , Sacrifice this artifact: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent half that damage, rounded down.

In the last 30 days 0.2% of Commander decks played it (12 of 6150). Most played in Flubs, the Fool.

Combos

156 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Dark Sphere + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Mirran Spy
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Chakram Retriever + Dark Sphere + Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Dark Sphere + Displacer Kitten + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Lightning Greaves
Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Aetherflux Reservoir + Dark Sphere + Noctis, Prince of Lucis + Solemnity
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Dark Sphere + Grinding Station + Scrap Trawler + Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Blasting Station + Dark Sphere + Scrap Trawler + Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Ashnod's Altar + Dark Sphere + Scrap Trawler + Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Altar of Dementia + Dark Sphere + Scrap Trawler + Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
Infinite storm count, Infinite card draw at the beginning of the next upkeep…: Dark Sphere + Evolution Witness + Ms. Bumbleflower + Urza's Bauble
Infinite storm count, Infinite card draw at the beginning of the next upkeep…: Dark Sphere + Evolution Witness + Mishra's Bauble + Ms. Bumbleflower

See all 156 on Commander Spellbook

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 Not legal
Old School 93/94 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

Commander Other periods →

In 12 of 6150 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks

0.2%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

12

12 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

31%

5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Flubs, the Fool	0.2%	20%
Mm'menon, the Right Hand	0.1%	100%
The Fantasticar	0.1%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Herbal Poultice	100%	473.1
Welding Jar	100%	192.2
Tormod's Crypt	100%	54.9
Urza's Bauble	100%	43.6
Mishra's Bauble	100%	33.6
Jeweled Amulet	100%	16.5
Paradise Mantle	100%	9.0
Lion's Eye Diamond	100%	2.0
Mox Opal	100%	1.8
Mox Amber	100%	1.5

Best win rate

Deck	Record
The Fantasticar Tom Schweizer [SNAP] in 1.cEDH069 Major @Die Fabrik	3-2 60%
Flubs, the Fool Nicolas Barrera in CEDH SABANA - Cedh x Dual 2da edición VOLCANIC ISLAND	3-4 43%
Mm'menon, the Right Hand Sayten in CEDH Dual Tournament 9 - October 3rd	1-4 20%
Mm'menon, the Right Hand William DiMeo in FOIL Gaea's Cradle cEDH 6k	0-5 0%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
The Fantasticar Tom Schweizer [SNAP], 24 Oct	1 main	#6 1-1
Mm'menon, the Right Hand Jesse Key, 17 Oct	1 main	#23 1-3
The Fantasticar Tom Schweizer [SNAP], 17 Oct	1 main	#6 3-2
Flubs, the Fool Nicolas Barrera, 10 Oct	1 main	#7 3-4
Mm'menon, the Right Hand Drew Fiel [Grim], 10 Oct	1 main	#23 1-2
Flubs, the Fool Freddy cordova cordova, 10 Oct	1 main	#18 1-3
The Fantasticar Tom Schweizer [SNAP], 10 Oct	1 main	#7 2-2
The Fantasticar Tom Schweizer [SNAP], 6 Oct	1 main	#4 1-1

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.