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Darkness

First printed in Legends (1994)

All 5 prints

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  • Special Guests (SPG) #124, 2025
  • Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #197, 2022
  • Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #197★, 2022
  • Time Spiral Timeshifted (TSB) #40, 2006
  • Legends (LEG) #94, 1994

Darkness

Instant

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

In the last 30 days 0.2% of Pauper decks played it (4 of 1908). Most played in Turbo Fog. In the last 30 days 0.0% of Commander decks played it (2 of 6150). Most played in Zur the Enchanter.

Legality

Constructed

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

Singleton

  • Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

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

Pauper Other periods →

In 4 of 1908 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks
0.2%
▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 0.0% 2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 0.8% 2026-08-27: 0.0% 2026-09-03: 0.4% 2026-09-10: 0.3% 2026-09-17: 0.6% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.4% 2026-10-08: 0.3% 2026-10-15: 0.0% 2026-10-22: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4
3 main, 1 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.0
in the main deck
Win rate
24%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Turbo Fog 1.3% 13%
WUB (unclassified) 0.8% 7%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Paradox Gardens100%238.5
Rimewood Falls100%159.0
Snow-Covered Swamp100%112.2
Arcane Denial100%79.5
Tangle100%73.4
Stream of Thought100%70.7
Golgari Rot Farm100%65.8
Snow-Covered Forest100%57.8
Moment's Peace100%54.5
Crypt Rats100%41.5

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Turbo Fog
Polle Bergman in Rebound Samedi		 2-4
33%
Turbo Fog
Polle Bergman in the300		 1-6
14%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WUB
SrCeko, 		1 side #23
Turbo Fog
Polle Bergman, 		2 main #224
1-6
Turbo Fog
Polle Bergman, 		2 main #36
2-4
Turbo Fog
Polle Bergman, 		2 main #69
1-3

Commander Other periods →

In 2 of 6150 decks (0.0%).

Share of decks
0.0%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.2% 2026-09-03: 0.2% 2026-09-10: 0.0% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.0% 2026-10-08: 0.0% 2026-10-15: 0.1% 2026-10-22: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
2
2 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
33%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Zur the Enchanter 0.2% 10%
Starscream, Power Hungry 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Zur the Enchanter
Brandon in The CEDH Witching Hour		 2-4
33%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Zur the Enchanter
Brandon, 		1 main #9
2-4
Starscream, Power Hungry
Adam carpenter, 		1 main #22
0-4

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