First printed in Torment (2002)

All 28 prints

Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #149, 2026
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #194, 2026
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #150, 2025
Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #304, 2024
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #268, 2024
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #94, 2024
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #100, 2024
Commander Masters (CMM) #86, 2023
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #188, 2023
Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #46, 2023
Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #46, 2022
Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #44, 2022
New Capenna Commander (NCC) #218, 2022
The List (PLST) #EMA-45, 2019
Commander 2019 (C19) #83, 2019
Eternal Masters (EMA) #45, 2016
Legendary Cube Prize Pack (PZ1) #23, 2015 (digital)
Vintage Masters (VMA) #65, 2014 (digital)
Commander 2013 (C13) #38, 2013
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #35150, 2013 (digital)
Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas (DDH) #65, 2011
Friday Night Magic 2007 (F07) #2, 2007
World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #dh36, 2003
World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #dh36sb, 2003
World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #dz36, 2003
World Championship Decks 2002 (WC02) #cr36, 2002
World Championship Decks 2002 (WC02) #shh36, 2002
Torment (TOR) #36, 2002

Deep Analysis

Sorcery

Target player draws two cards.
Flashback— 1 generic Blue , Pay 3 life. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

In the last 30 days 3.7% of Pauper decks played it (27 of 739). Most played in Mono-Blue Terror. In the last 30 days 5.1% of Premodern decks played it (7 of 137). Most played in Mono-Blue (unclassified).

Staple

Pauper staples: main deck, 3% of decks (#160)
Blue, Sorceries, Card draw

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

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 Legal
Premodern Legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Not 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 27 of 739 decks (3.7%).

Share of decks

3.2%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

3 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

61%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Mono-Blue Terror	3.8%	57%
Familiars	1.5%	55%
UB (unclassified)	1.2%	11%
UG (unclassified)	1.2%	11%
UBR (unclassified)	0.8%	50%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Deem Inferior	100%	31.7
Cryptic Serpent	100%	23.8
Sleep of the Dead	100%	23.8
Thought Scour	100%	23.8
Tolarian Terror	100%	23.8
Mental Note	100%	23.8
Delver of Secrets // Insectile Aberration	100%	23.8
Ponder	100%	15.8
Brainstorm	100%	5.3
Counterspell	100%	3.7

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Mono-Blue Terror Blom Bezemer in Amsterdam Pauper League – 7° Leg – 2026	6-0 100%
Mono-Blue Terror Tim Bunnik in Amsterdam Pauper League – 7° Leg – 2026	5-1 83%
Mono-Blue Terror discoverN in Pauper Challenge 16	6-3 67%
Mono-Blue Terror Luminati in Pauper Challenge 16	4-2 67%
Mono-Blue Terror Gregg Neuburg in From The Vault: Pauper 10 $1K	4-2 67%
Familiars Toon de Vet in Amsterdam Pauper League – 7° Leg – 2026	4-2 67%
UBR Chiantello Vincenzo in Masters	4-2 67%
UBR Chiantello Vincenzo in the300	5-3 63%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Blue Terror discoverN, 28 Oct	1 main	#17 3-3
Mono-Blue Terror discoverN, 27 Oct	1 main	#2 6-3
Mono-Blue Terror Luminati, 27 Oct	1 main	#10 4-2
Familiars Milam Z. Durham, 24 Oct	2 main	#11 2-2
Mono-Blue Terror EtienneP, 15 Oct	1 main	#10 2-2
Mono-Blue Terror Gregg Neuburg, 10 Oct	1 main	#13 4-2
Mono-Blue Terror Alexandre Cabot, 4 Oct	1 main	#48 5-3
Mono-Blue Terror Axel GUILLET, 4 Oct	1 main	#49 5-3

Premodern Other periods →

In 7 of 137 decks (5.1%).

Share of decks

4.9%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

2 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.5

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)