First printed in Zendikar (2009)

All 12 prints

Special Guests (SPG) #112, 2025
Special Guests (SPG) #117, 2025
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #91401, 2021 (digital)
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #254, 2021
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #439, 2021
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #478, 2021
Modern Horizons 2 Promos (PMH2) #254s, 2021
Zendikar Rising Expeditions (ZNE) #7, 2020
Secret Lair: Ultimate Edition (SLU) #2, 2020
Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #244, 2017
Zendikar Expeditions (EXP) #22, 2015
Zendikar (ZEN) #223, 2009

Scalding Tarn

Land

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

In the last 30 days 17.5% of Modern decks played it (29 of 166). Most played in URG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 23.9% of Legacy decks played it (63 of 264). Most played in UBG (unclassified).

Staple

Modern staples: main deck, 13% of decks (#43)
Lands, Tutors
Legacy staples: main deck, 24% of decks (#18)
Lands, Tutors
Vintage staples: main deck, 16% of decks (#66)
Lands, Tutors
Duel Commander staples: main deck, 78% of decks (#7)
Lands, Tutors

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Banned
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not 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 Legal
Tiny Leaders 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

Modern Other periods →

In 29 of 166 decks (17.5%).

Share of decks

13.3%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

18 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.6

in the main deck

Win rate

60%

5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
URG (unclassified)	6.0%	60%
Affinity	4.8%	13%
WUBRG (unclassified)	4.2%	57%
Azorius Control	3.0%	20%
Domain Zoo	3.0%	80%
Ruby Storm	2.4%	75%
WBRG (unclassified)	2.4%	50%
WUR (unclassified)	1.8%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Wooded Foothills	72%	3.8
Steam Vents	67%	3.6
Sacred Foundry	56%	3.8
Blood Crypt	56%	2.7
Lightning Bolt	56%	2.1
Polluted Delta	50%	1.9
Thundering Falls	44%	3.5
Teferi, Time Raveler	44%	2.9
Bloodstained Mire	44%	1.7
Arid Mesa	44%	1.7

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WUR Bails76 in Modern Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Affinity sioutis_kk in Modern Challenge 32	6-2 75%
URG sedotwc in Modern Challenge 16	6-2 75%
WUBRG JPA93 in Modern Challenge 16	5-2 71%
UBR adrian mejuto in IQ Arzúa - Piknitas Modern	5-2 71%
Domain Zoo kasa in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Domain Zoo Sarlanga in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
URG Marlin583 in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WUR Bails76, 28 Oct	4 main	#3 6-2
Domain Zoo Sarlanga, 28 Oct	4 main	#10 4-2
Domain Zoo kasa, 28 Oct	4 main	#12 4-2
Azorius Control mlex, 28 Oct	1 main	#14 4-2
URG Marlin583, 28 Oct	2 main	#16 4-2
WUBRG Tree42o, 28 Oct	1 main	#19 3-3
WUBRG Napoleon_I, 28 Oct	2 main	#20 3-3
Affinity sioutis_kk, 27 Oct	1 main	#3 6-2

Legacy Other periods →

In 63 of 264 decks (23.9%).

Share of decks

24.0%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

25 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.9

in the main deck

Win rate

60%

1 top 8 (challenges only)