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Decorum Dissertation

First printed in Secrets of Strixhaven (2026)

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  • Secrets of Strixhaven Promos (PSOS) #78p, 2026
  • Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #292, 2026
  • Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #78, 2026

Decorum Dissertation

Sorcery — Lesson

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)

In the last 30 days 4.9% of Standard decks played it (69 of 1416). Most played in UB (unclassified). In the last 30 days 3.9% of Pioneer decks played it (16 of 408). Most played in BRG (unclassified).

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Premier Draft 56.5% +1.1 +2.9 4702
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

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

Singleton

  • Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

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

Standard Other periods →

In 69 of 1416 decks (4.9%).

Share of decks
4.9%
▲ 2.6 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 4.8% 2026-08-20: 3.0% 2026-08-27: 1.1% 2026-09-03: 2.4% 2026-09-10: 2.9% 2026-09-17: 2.3% 2026-09-24: 3.2% 2026-10-01: 4.4% 2026-10-08: 4.0% 2026-10-15: 7.7% 2026-10-22: 3.9%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
69
0 main, 69 sideboard
Avg. copies
–
in the main deck
Win rate
59%
12 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UB (unclassified) 9.5% 1%
Orzhov Lifegain 9.0% 49%
BG (unclassified) 1.2% 6%
WB (unclassified) 0.9% 31%
WBG (unclassified) 0.2% 33%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Orzhov Lifegain
CardGameAddict in Standard Challenge 32 Special		 8-1
89%
Orzhov Lifegain
bBelcampo in Standard Challenge 16		 6-1
86%
WBG
_ruda_ in Standard Challenge 16 Special		 5-1
83%
Orzhov Lifegain
Gxs3v3n in Standard Challenge 32 Special		 7-2
78%
Orzhov Lifegain
YourDoom25 in Standard Challenge 32 Special		 6-2
75%
Orzhov Lifegain
RandomOctopus in Standard Challenge 32		 6-2
75%
Orzhov Lifegain
Gxs3v3n in Standard Challenge 16		 5-2
71%
Orzhov Lifegain
McWinSauce in Standard Challenge 32		 5-2
71%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Orzhov Lifegain
Gxs3v3n, 		1 side #8
5-3
WB
justFeather, 		1 side #28
4-3
Orzhov Lifegain
katabami2, 		1 side 5-0
Orzhov Lifegain
vodkaMian, 		1 side 5-0
Orzhov Lifegain
Arena ranked player, 		1 side
BG
agentrock, 		1 side 5-0
Orzhov Lifegain
thatguy_champ, 		1 side #27
1-2
Orzhov Lifegain
Gxs3v3n, 		1 side #6
5-2

Pioneer Other periods →

In 16 of 408 decks (3.9%).

Share of decks
3.9%
▼ 0.5 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 4.3% 2026-08-20: 3.7% 2026-08-27: 2.7% 2026-09-03: 1.0% 2026-09-10: 4.3% 2026-09-17: 7.2% 2026-09-24: 7.0% 2026-10-01: 10.5% 2026-10-08: 6.6% 2026-10-15: 2.2% 2026-10-22: 1.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
16
0 main, 16 sideboard
Avg. copies
–
in the main deck
Win rate
53%
3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
BRG (unclassified) 7.1% 10%
UB (unclassified) 6.4% 15%
BR (unclassified) 2.5% 80%
BG (unclassified) 2.2% 11%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
BR
VitorCarvalho01 in Pioneer Challenge 32		 7-2
78%
BRG
GhostbloodGhost in Pioneer Challenge 32		 5-2
71%
BRG
GhostbloodGhost in Pioneer Challenge 16		 4-2
67%
BG
pokerswizard in Pioneer Challenge 32		 3-3
50%
BR
VitorCarvalho01 in Pioneer Challenge 32		 3-3
50%
BR
claudioh in Pioneer Challenge 32		 3-3
50%
BR
Malpyrocky in Pioneer Challenge 16		 2-3
40%
BRG
ejk in Pioneer Challenge 16		 2-3
40%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UB
Powen, 		1 side #22
1-3
UB
Powen, 		1 side 5-0
UB
Powen, 		1 side 5-0
BR
shinubi, 		1 side 5-0
BR
MisterTwin, 		1 side #23
2-4
BRG
GhostbloodGhost, 		1 side #7
4-2
BR
Malpyrocky, 		1 side #14
2-3
BRG
ejk, 		1 side #19
2-3

Modern Other periods →

In 20 of 2268 decks (0.9%).

Share of decks
0.9%
▲ 0.8 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 0.5% 2026-08-20: 0.2% 2026-08-27: 0.2% 2026-09-03: 0.0% 2026-09-10: 0.0% 2026-09-17: 0.1% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.5% 2026-10-08: 0.5% 2026-10-15: 0.7% 2026-10-22: 2.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
20
3 main, 17 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
63%
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Mono-Black (unclassified) 2.5% 7%
UBG (unclassified) 2.1% 2%
BG (unclassified) 1.4% 41%
BRG (unclassified) 0.4% 22%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire100%378.0
Castle Locthwain100%133.4
Bojuka Bog100%108.0
Ugin, Eye of the Storms100%16.9
Fatal Push100%5.4

Best win rate

DeckRecord
BG
Wiltron92 in Modern Challenge 32		 6-1
86%
BG
Wiltron92 in Modern Challenge 64		 5-2
71%
BG
NuBlkAu in Modern Challenge 64		 4-3
57%
BG
goron27 in Modern Challenge 32		 3-3
50%
BG
Lightspirit in Modern Challenge 32		 3-3
50%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
BG
Heavenscythe, 		1 side 5-0
Mono-Black
sekizou, 		1 main 5-0
BG
goron27, 		1 side 5-0
BG
Lightspirit, 		1 main #18
3-3
BG
goron27, 		1 side #26
3-3
Mono-Black
sekizou, 		1 main 5-0
BG
Emil123, 		1 side 5-0
BG
Wiltron92, 		1 side 5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 3 of 6150 decks (0.0%).

Share of decks
0.0%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.1% 2026-09-03: 0.2% 2026-09-10: 0.1% 2026-09-17: 0.1% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.0% 2026-10-08: 0.0% 2026-10-15: 0.1% 2026-10-22: 0.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3
3 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
0%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 0.0% 33%
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk 0.0% 50%
Starscream, Power Hungry 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sanguine Bond100%384.4
Dark Ritual100%2.5
Sol Ring100%1.0

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
Tony Grady in Bob Koepke Memorial Tournament: A CEDH Tournament Benefitting 988 Lifeline		 0-5
0%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Adrian Rich, 		1 main #14
0-3
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
Tony Grady, 		1 main #46
0-5
Starscream, Power Hungry
Adam carpenter, 		1 main #22
0-4

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