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Drown in the Loch

First printed in Throne of Eldraine (2019)

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Drown in the Loch

Instant

Choose one —
• Counter target spell with mana value less than or equal to the number of cards in its controller's graveyard.
• Destroy target creature with mana value less than or equal to the number of cards in its controller's graveyard.

Illustrated by
John Stanko

Legality

Rulings (2)

  • If a creature on the battlefield has X in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
  • For spells with X in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

In Limited on MTG Arena

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

Win rates of Drown in the Loch in Limited
Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), Premier Draft 52.4% -2.5 +5.6 572
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

Pioneer In 9 of 649 decks (1.4%), most in UB (unclassified)

Share of decks
1.4%
▲ 1.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 0.0% 2026-08-17: 0.0% 2026-08-24: 0.0% 2026-08-31: 0.0% 2026-09-07: 0.0% 2026-09-14: 0.0% 2026-09-21: 0.0% 2026-09-28: 1.8% 2026-10-05: 0.7% 2026-10-12: 1.2% 2026-10-19: 1.8% 2026-10-26: 1.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
9
9 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.8
in the main deck
Win rate
55%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UB (unclassified) 6.0% 21%
UBG (unclassified) 0.3% 50%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Dig Through Time100%72.1
Cling to Dust100%43.3
Darkslick Shores100%16.2
Gloomlake Verge100%15.8
Consult the Star Charts100%15.5
Watery Grave100%14.1
Fatal Push100%4.0
Thoughtseize100%3.8
Theorix Charm89%64.1
Undercity Sewers89%64.1

Best win rate

DeckRecord
UB
Powen in Pioneer Challenge 16
3-2
60%
UB
ScreenwriterNY in Pioneer Challenge 32
3-3
50%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UB
ScreenwriterNY,
1 main #26
of 35
1-2
UB
ScreenwriterNY,
1 main #25
of 50
3-3
UB
Powen,
2 main #22
of 27
1-3
UB
Powen,
2 main 5-0
UB
Powen,
2 main 5-0
UBG
Univerce,
2 main #29
of 32
0-2
UB
Powen,
2 main #12
of 26
2-2
UB
Powen,
2 main 5-0

Modern In 44 of 2683 decks (1.6%), most in Moonshadow

Staple: main deck, 2% of decks (#257)

Share of decks
1.7%
▼ 1.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 1.9% 2026-08-17: 2.5% 2026-08-24: 1.8% 2026-08-31: 2.7% 2026-09-07: 3.4% 2026-09-14: 2.3% 2026-09-21: 3.0% 2026-09-28: 2.2% 2026-10-05: 1.4% 2026-10-12: 0.7% 2026-10-19: 2.3% 2026-10-26: 2.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
45
45 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.4
in the main deck
Win rate
61%
9 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Moonshadow 12.7% 0%
UBG (unclassified) 2.0% 61%
UB (unclassified) 1.1% 7%
UBRG (unclassified) 1.0% 31%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Undercity Sewers100%10.9
Watery Grave100%9.8
Fatal Push100%5.6
Polluted Delta100%4.1
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar93%23.9
Counterspell93%19.6
Force of Negation91%6.0
Sheoldred's Edict89%33.5
Orcish Bowmasters82%14.0
Subtlety78%13.0

Best win rate

DeckRecord
UBG
ETBJezus in Modern Challenge 32
6-1
86%
UBG
virp13 in Modern Challenge 32
7-2
78%
UBG
storti in Modern Challenge 32
6-2
75%
UBG
ETBJezus in Modern Challenge 32
5-2
71%
UBG
eneges in Modern Challenge 32
5-2
71%
UBG
BvV in Modern Challenge 32
5-2
71%
UBG
virp13 in Modern Challenge 16
5-2
71%
UBG
MagicLair in Modern Challenge 96
5-2
71%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBG
ETBJezus,
2 main #6 (top 8)
of 52
5-2
UBG
BvV,
1 main #15
of 52
4-2
UBG
eneges,
1 main #7 (top 8)
of 58
5-2
UBG
virp13,
1 main #28
of 51
3-3
UBG
Lotus_K2,
1 main 5-0
UBG
ETBJezus,
2 main #5 (top 8)
of 57
6-1
UBG
BvV,
1 main #7 (top 8)
of 50
5-2
UBRG
DB_cntrlfreak_ttv,
2 main #17
of 50
3-3

Legacy In 3 of 1561 decks (0.2%), most in UBG (unclassified)

Share of decks
0.2%
▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 0.9% 2026-08-17: 0.5% 2026-08-24: 0.3% 2026-08-31: 0.0% 2026-09-07: 0.0% 2026-09-14: 0.0% 2026-09-21: 0.0% 2026-09-28: 0.3% 2026-10-05: 0.0% 2026-10-12: 0.9% 2026-10-19: 0.0% 2026-10-26: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3
3 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.3
in the main deck
Win rate
75%
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UBG (unclassified) 6.5% 3%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Dark Matter Manipulator100%11.3
Stitcher's Supplier100%11.3
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft100%10.8
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis100%10.5
Moonshadow100%6.6
Fatal Push100%6.6
Orcish Bowmasters100%5.3
Verdant Catacombs100%4.1
Undercity Sewers100%4.1
Thoughtseize100%3.5

Best win rate

DeckRecord
UBG
blademagician in Legacy Challenge 32
6-2
75%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBG
HamAndCheese,
1 main #24
of 30
0-2
UBG
blademagician,
1 main #3 (top 8)
of 59
6-2
UBG
Yukke,
2 main 5-0

Commander In 6 of 6520 decks (0.1%), most in Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

Share of decks
0.1%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-17: 0.2% 2026-08-24: 0.3% 2026-08-31: 0.1% 2026-09-07: 0.1% 2026-09-14: 0.1% 2026-09-21: 0.2% 2026-09-28: 0.0% 2026-10-05: 0.1% 2026-10-12: 0.1% 2026-10-19: 0.1% 2026-10-26: 0.4%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
6
6 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow 0.6% 3%
Talion, the Kindly Lord 0.2% 20%
Hama, the Bloodbender 0.0% 100%
Phenax, God of Deception 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Underground River100%36.3
Command Tower100%1.2
Sol Ring100%1.0
Morphic Pool83%13.2
Talisman of Dominance83%9.1
Opposition Agent83%5.8
Cyclonic Rift83%5.8
Watery Grave83%4.5
Misdirection83%3.0
Demonic Consultation83%2.9

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Talion, the Kindly Lord
Ian Pali,
1 main #23
of 29
0-4
Talion, the Kindly Lord
Killamonsta,
1 main #23
of 25
0-2
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Jannik,
1 main #31
of 38
0-4
Hama, the Bloodbender
Cameron Kramer,
1 main #63
of 65
0-4
Talion, the Kindly Lord
Logan Myking,
1 main #24
of 43
1-3
Phenax, God of Deception
Bastien Baudry,
1 main #11
of 22
0-2

Duel Commander In 10 of 111 decks (9.0%), most in Jace, Multiverse Architect

Staple: main deck, 8% of decks (#311)

Share of decks
9.0%
▲ 3.5 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 2.4% 2026-08-17: 18.9% 2026-08-24: 15.1% 2026-08-31: 1.7% 2026-09-07: 5.4% 2026-09-14: 2.7% 2026-09-21: 9.7% 2026-09-28: 10.3% 2026-10-05: 14.3% 2026-10-12: 6.5% 2026-10-19: 5.0% 2026-10-26: 8.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
10
10 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Jace, Multiverse Architect 5.4% 33%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur 2.7% 100%
Tasigur, the Golden Fang 2.7% 100%
Goro-Goro and Satoru 0.9% 100%
Kefka, Court Mage 0.9% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Lórien Revealed100%4.0
Gloomlake Verge100%4.0
Memory Lapse100%4.0
Watery Grave100%3.8
Undercity Sewers100%3.7
Underground Sea100%3.7
Mana Leak100%3.2
Tainted Pact100%3.1
Gitaxian Probe100%3.1
Otawara, Soaring City100%2.8

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Betosore,
1 main 5-0
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
mechint,
1 main 5-0
Goro-Goro and Satoru
qaN,
1 main 5-0
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Betosore,
1 main 5-0
Kefka, Court Mage
zarox,
1 main 5-0
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
boshfred,
1 main 5-0
Jace, Multiverse Architect
Pasdejambon,
1 main 5-0
Jace, Multiverse Architect
Pasdejambon,
1 main 5-0