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Polluted Delta

First printed in Onslaught (2002)

All 11 prints

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  • Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #224, 2024
  • Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #356, 2024
  • Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #438, 2024
  • Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #465, 2024
  • Modern Horizons 3 Promos (PMH3) #224s, 2024
  • Zendikar Rising Expeditions (ZNE) #2, 2020
  • Zendikar Expeditions (EXP) #17, 2015
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM) #43582, 2014 (digital)
  • Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #239, 2014
  • Judge Gift Cards 2009 (G09) #8, 2009
  • Onslaught (ONS) #321, 2002

Polluted Delta

Land

tap, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Illustrated by
Rob Alexander

Legality

Legal in
Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Timeless, Premodern, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Banned in
Pioneer, Historic
Not legal in
Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Standard Brawl

Prices

MTGO price: 0.96 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Commander In 10841 of 15406 decks (70.4%), most in Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver

Staple: main deck, 70% of decks (#12) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
70.4%
vs previous 90 days
17 Aug: 72.4% 24 Aug: 68.2% 31 Aug: 68.8% 7 Sep: 71.6% 14 Sep: 69.8% 21 Sep: 70.4% 28 Sep: 71.2% 5 Oct: 70.8% 12 Oct: 71.2% 19 Oct: 72.6% 26 Oct: 67.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
10841
10841 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
34%
2572 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug–
17 Aug72.4%
24 Aug68.2%
31 Aug68.8%
7 Sep71.6%
14 Sep69.8%
21 Sep70.4%
28 Sep71.2%
5 Oct70.8%
12 Oct71.2%
19 Oct72.6%
26 Oct67.6%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver 7.7% 100%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy 7.5% 86%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero 5.3% 89%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain 4.7% 92%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept 4.4% 98%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver 3.2% 98%
Vivi Ornitier 2.3% 83%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.0% 98%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring99%1.0
Chrome Mox97%1.1
Lotus Petal97%1.1
Gemstone Caverns96%1.1
Command Tower96%1.1
Mox Diamond94%1.1
Ancient Tomb91%1.1
Mana Vault90%1.1
Misty Rainforest86%1.2
Flooded Strand85%1.2
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

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver
Harley Anderson [RITUAL] in Cian Colony Memorial Tournament 4		 6-0
100%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Razif Rosdin in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 6-0
100%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Corbin Bolding in YGG: CEDH Commander Tournament for a Tropical Island!		 6-0
100%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Gustavo Arrambide in Nacional de CEDH 100K @ WolfCon 2026		 6-0
100%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Matthew Swaney [Monolith] in Blast Off Gaming Whispers From The Archives cEDH Tournament!		 5-0
100%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Crimson [Helios] in Tabletop Tavern | Win-A-Dual cEDH Tournament - OCTOBER 2026		 5-0
100%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
Jorge Canales in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede Antofagasta		 5-0
100%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Jake Kelley [Sentinel] in Blast Off Gaming cEDH Tournament!		 5-0
100%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Michael Uehara, 		1 main #1
of 29
4-1
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tymna the Weaver
Calvin Ng, 		1 main #3
of 29
3-3
The Gitrog Monster
Jason Scott, 		1 main #4
of 29
2-3
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
Brandon Erman, 		1 main #5
of 29
2-3
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Bryce Gayagas, 		1 main #6
of 29
2-3
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Jordan Sullivan-Smallen, 		1 main #7
of 29
2-3
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
Grant Chuggy Bear Shindo, 		1 main #8
of 29
2-3
Haldan, Avid Arcanist + Pako, Arcane Retriever
Megan Kanakuri, 		1 main #10
of 29
1-4

Duel Commander In 255 of 453 decks (56.3%), most in Aminatou, the Fateshifter

Staple: main deck, 56% of decks (#12) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
56.5%
▼ 1.3 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 53.9% 17 Aug: 37.7% 24 Aug: 50.8% 31 Aug: 69.4% 7 Sep: 56.8% 14 Sep: 64.9% 21 Sep: 61.3% 28 Sep: 69.0% 5 Oct: 65.7% 12 Oct: 48.4% 19 Oct: 65.0% 26 Oct: 58.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
258
258 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
54%
11 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug53.9%
17 Aug37.7%
24 Aug50.8%
31 Aug69.4%
7 Sep56.8%
14 Sep64.9%
21 Sep61.3%
28 Sep69.0%
5 Oct65.7%
12 Oct48.4%
19 Oct65.0%
26 Oct58.3%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Aminatou, the Fateshifter 4.4% 100%
Aragorn, King of Gondor 3.3% 100%
Aang, Swift Savior 2.9% 100%
Slimefoot and Squee 2.9% 100%
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar 2.6% 100%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper 2.6% 100%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur 2.6% 100%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.6% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Command Tower97%1.3
Marsh Flats95%1.3
Scalding Tarn92%1.5
Bloodstained Mire90%1.4
Misty Rainforest90%1.2
Verdant Catacombs77%1.2
Prismatic Vista76%1.1
Flooded Strand74%1.3
Demonic Tutor72%1.8
Arid Mesa70%1.1
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

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
damienade in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 7-1
88%
Ertai Resurrected
Beicodegeia in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
Aang, Swift Savior
complexsimpleton in Duel Commander Trial 16		 5-2
71%
Basim Ibn Ishaq
DuduDeNunu in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 4-2
67%
Lurrus of the Dream-Den + Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
osmanozguney in Duel Commander Trial 16		 4-2
67%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Le_Depite in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 3-2
60%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Pernobyl in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 3-2
60%
Aragorn, King of Gondor
Marmotte_Lambda in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 3-3
50%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
Swimmaf, 		1 main 5-0
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Whoah, 		1 main 5-0
Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist
flchmt, 		1 main 5-0
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Professor-Rex, 		1 main 5-0
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Professor-Rex, 		1 main 5-0
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Betosore, 		1 main 5-0
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Pasdejambon, 		1 main 5-0
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Le_Depite, 		1 main 5-0

Vintage In 900 of 2004 decks (44.9%), most in Psychic Frog

Staple: main deck, 42% of decks (#20) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
44.9%
▲ 11.5 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 45.4% 17 Aug: 50.5% 24 Aug: 37.0% 31 Aug: 49.7% 7 Sep: 47.7% 14 Sep: 51.6% 21 Sep: 46.6% 28 Sep: 47.9% 5 Oct: 38.6% 12 Oct: 47.5% 19 Oct: 47.4% 26 Oct: 37.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
901
900 main, 2 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.0
in the main deck
Win rate
58%
198 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug45.4%
17 Aug50.5%
24 Aug37.0%
31 Aug49.7%
7 Sep47.7%
14 Sep51.6%
21 Sep46.6%
28 Sep47.9%
5 Oct38.6%
12 Oct47.5%
19 Oct47.4%
26 Oct37.3%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Psychic Frog 13.1% 98%
Tinker Vault 11.7% 29%
White Initiative 11.0% 1%
Forth Eorlingas 8.2% 64%
UB (unclassified) 6.1% 95%
Oath 5.8% 86%
Breach Storm 5.3% 89%
UBR (unclassified) 4.6% 8%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Force of Will98%1.4
Time Walk98%1.5
Ancestral Recall98%1.5
Black Lotus98%1.1
Mox Sapphire98%1.1
Mental Misstep97%1.6
Mox Jet96%1.1
Gitaxian Probe93%1.8
Force of Negation90%1.7
Mox Pearl84%1.0
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

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Psychic Frog
Aced5 in Vintage Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Psychic Frog
HJ_Kaiser in Vintage Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
UB
etoustar in Vintage Challenge 16		 8-0
100%
Forth Eorlingas
Aced5 in Vintage Challenge 32		 8-0
100%
Breach Storm
Antonio Schettino Alba in Bracket 3 1v1 20K		 5-0
100%
WU
Andree Villegas in Bracket 3 1v1 20K		 5-0
100%
Breach Storm
Sommertroll in Vintage Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Psychic Frog
Pietart in Vintage Challenge 32		 8-1
89%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Psychic Frog
2345678, 		1 main #2
of 46
7-2
Oath
nick4567, 		1 main #4
of 46
6-2
Breach Storm
Sommertroll, 		1 main #6
of 46
4-3
UB
etoustar, 		4 main #8
of 46
4-3
Breach Storm
thedeck84, 		2 main #10
of 46
4-2
Psychic Frog
Montolio, 		1 main #13
of 46
4-2
Psychic Frog
MasonClark, 		1 main #15
of 46
4-2
UB
swengen, 		2 main #16
of 46
4-2

Legacy In 2007 of 4745 decks (42.3%), most in Boros Energy

Staple: main deck, 46% of decks (#4) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
42.3%
▼ 10.5 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 47.4% 17 Aug: 44.5% 24 Aug: 43.6% 31 Aug: 46.3% 7 Sep: 38.0% 14 Sep: 38.2% 21 Sep: 36.7% 28 Sep: 39.9% 5 Oct: 41.1% 12 Oct: 38.2% 19 Oct: 42.6% 26 Oct: 37.2%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
2013
2013 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.7
in the main deck
Win rate
57%
303 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug47.4%
17 Aug44.5%
24 Aug43.6%
31 Aug46.3%
7 Sep38.0%
14 Sep38.2%
21 Sep36.7%
28 Sep39.9%
5 Oct41.1%
12 Oct38.2%
19 Oct42.6%
26 Oct37.2%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Boros Energy 7.9% 0%
Dimir Tempo 7.3% 89%
Bant Murktide 6.2% 86%
Dimir Midrange 5.2% 81%
Omni-Tell 4.9% 76%
Doomsday 4.7% 99%
Death and Taxes 4.4% 3%
Izzet Cutter 4.4% 97%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Brainstorm86%1.9
Force of Will85%1.7
Ponder84%1.9
Flooded Strand68%1.6
Misty Rainforest62%1.7
Wasteland55%1.1
Underground Sea54%1.8
Daze54%2.1
Undercity Sewers51%2.1
Thoughtseize51%1.6
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

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Dimir Tempo
manohito in Legacy Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Sneak and Show
JPA93 in Legacy Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Bant Murktide
HoldTheElle in Legacy Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Bant Murktide
jessy_samek in Legacy Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Dimir Tempo
Makelelejnr in Sunday 20/09 - LEGACY - Main Event		 5-0
100%
Dimir Tempo
Miles Voenell in Bay Area Eternal Legacy 3K+ Open		 5-0
100%
WUG
McWinSauce in Legacy Showcase Challenge		 10-1
91%
Bant Murktide
TooPoorToPlay in Legacy Showcase Challenge		 10-1
91%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBG
DontDazeMeBro84, 		4 main 5-0
UBG
DawsonCreep, 		1 main 5-0
UBG
Just_Roll, 		1 main 5-0
Doomsday
wakame, 		4 main 5-0
UBG
mw_94gA, 		2 main 5-0
Sneak and Show
ZYX-FXY, 		1 main 5-0
UBG
Alvas, 		1 main 5-0
Doomsday
m_himukai, 		4 main 5-0

Modern In 2403 of 9400 decks (25.6%), most in Prowess

Staple: main deck, 25% of decks (#5) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
25.6%
▲ 1.7 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 31.2% 17 Aug: 30.2% 24 Aug: 27.5% 31 Aug: 24.8% 7 Sep: 24.6% 14 Sep: 19.0% 21 Sep: 22.3% 28 Sep: 25.0% 5 Oct: 20.1% 12 Oct: 25.6% 19 Oct: 29.1% 26 Oct: 25.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
2424
2424 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.8
in the main deck
Win rate
63%
359 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug31.2%
17 Aug30.2%
24 Aug27.5%
31 Aug24.8%
7 Sep24.6%
14 Sep19.0%
21 Sep22.3%
28 Sep25.0%
5 Oct20.1%
12 Oct25.6%
19 Oct29.1%
26 Oct25.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Prowess 8.6% 1%
Boros Energy 6.6% 0%
Affinity 5.2% 6%
Esper Blink 5.2% 94%
Goryo's Vengeance 4.9% 100%
Moonshadow 4.3% 57%
UBG (unclassified) 3.6% 87%
Ruby Storm 3.4% 0%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Thoughtseize75%3.2
Watery Grave70%3.7
Flooded Strand70%2.3
Undercity Sewers69%3.8
Marsh Flats64%2.6
Quantum Riddler61%2.9
Fatal Push56%3.0
Hallowed Fountain56%2.7
Meticulous Archive53%2.8
Solitude51%2.3
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

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Affinity
sioutis_kk in Modern Challenge 64		 10-0
100%
Azorius Control
Gerardo94 in Modern Challenge 96		 10-0
100%
Domain Zoo
bomberboss in Modern Challenge 32		 10-0
100%
WUG
Alakai in Modern Challenge 96		 10-0
100%
Moonshadow
komattaman in Modern Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
UR
Ale_Mtg in Modern Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Esper Blink
RespectTheCat in Modern Challenge 64		 9-0
100%
Moonshadow
Capitano_CL in Modern Challenge 32		 8-0
100%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Moonshadow
jessy_samek, 		1 main #2
of 66
7-3
Moonshadow
wraaith, 		1 main #7
of 66
5-3
Moonshadow
_Falcon_, 		1 main #17
of 66
4-3
UBR
JPA93, 		4 main #18
of 66
4-3
Goryo's Vengeance
Sommertroll, 		4 main #28
of 66
4-3
UBRG
sisterlover, 		4 main #32
of 66
3-4
Azorius Control
nahuel10, 		2 main #1
of 28
7-1
Affinity
sioutis_kk, 		4 main #2
of 28
5-3

Premodern In 153 of 2456 decks (6.2%), most in Stiflenought

Staple: main deck, 6% of decks (#98) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
6.2%
▲ 0.8 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 4.7% 17 Aug: 9.0% 24 Aug: 4.1% 31 Aug: 6.4% 7 Sep: 7.1% 14 Sep: 9.8% 21 Sep: 5.6% 28 Sep: 8.9% 5 Oct: 3.9% 12 Oct: 2.7% 19 Oct: 4.4% 26 Oct: 2.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
153
153 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.7
in the main deck
Win rate
57%
28 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug4.7%
17 Aug9.0%
24 Aug4.1%
31 Aug6.4%
7 Sep7.1%
14 Sep9.8%
21 Sep5.6%
28 Sep8.9%
5 Oct3.9%
12 Oct2.7%
19 Oct4.4%
26 Oct2.1%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Stiflenought 13.0% 4%
Mono-Black Control 4.8% 1%
Golgari Midrange 3.2% 9%
Psychatog 2.2% 100%
Mono-Black (unclassified) 2.0% 4%
Mono-Blue (unclassified) 1.6% 8%
UB (unclassified) 1.5% 100%
Gro-A-Tog 1.2% 3%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Duress78%4.3
Portent69%3.7
Gush69%3.5
Counterspell69%2.8
Smother67%5.0
Foil66%3.7
Underground River64%9.7
Psychatog62%6.9
Impulse56%2.6
Sickening Dreams55%13.7
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

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Psychatog
RokeJunior in Premodern Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
UB
Beicodegeia in Premodern Challenge 16		 7-1
88%
Psychatog
Justin Ly in Mogg Monthly: SepTerrageddon		 7-1
88%
UB
Beicodegeia in Premodern Challenge 16		 5-1
83%
Psychatog
Beicodegeia in Premodern Challenge 32		 7-2
78%
UB
Beicodegeia in Premodern Challenge 32		 7-2
78%
Psychatog
Beicodegeia in Premodern Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
UB
Beicodegeia in Premodern Challenge 32		 6-2
75%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Stiflenought
Kendra Rowland, 		2 main #23
of 25
0-3
Madness
Matías Salgado, 		4 main #21
of 28
2-3
Psychatog
Beicodegeia, 		4 main #26
of 27
0-2
Psychatog
Furnace_Scamp, 		4 main 5-0
UB
mysteryman21, 		4 main #10
of 24
3-2
Psychatog
Beicodegeia, 		4 main #2
of 24
6-2
Psychatog
Magic_Wombat, 		4 main 5-0
Psychatog
Beicodegeia, 		4 main #11
of 24
3-2

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
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), Premier Draft 53.0% -2.1 +1.3 6704
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), Sealed 52.4% -3.7 +1.9 523
Khans of Tarkir (KTK), Premier Draft 53.5% -0.8 +2.6 2311
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