First printed in Secrets of Strixhaven (2026)
Impractical Joke 
Sorcery
Damage can't be prevented this turn. Impractical Joke deals 3 damage to up to one target creature or planeswalker.
In the last 30 days 7.4% of Standard decks played it (105 of 1416). Most played in UR (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.5% of Pioneer decks played it (2 of 408). Most played in UR (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 | 59.1% | +3.8 | +4.9 | 36701 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Sealed | 59.3% | +3.5 | +1.4 | 1049 |
- 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
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Standard staples:
main deck, 8% of decks (#77)
Red, Sorceries, Removal, Creature removal, Burn
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 Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal
