First printed in Apocalypse (2001)

All 25 prints

Reality Fracture Commander (FRC) #83, 2026
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #404, 2026
Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC) #179, 2025
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #393, 2025
Aetherdrift Commander (DRC) #170, 2025
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) #331, 2024
Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #375, 2024
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #320, 2024
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #103484, 2023 (digital)
Dominaria United (DMU) #255, 2022
Dominaria United (DMU) #380, 2022
Dominaria United Promos (PDMU) #255p, 2022
Dominaria United Promos (PDMU) #255s, 2022
The List (PLST) #C21-316, 2021
Commander 2021 (C21) #316, 2021
Commander 2020 (C20) #310, 2020
Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors (DDU) #70, 2018
Magic Origins (ORI) #251, 2015
Magic 2015 (M15) #246, 2014
Tenth Edition (10E) #357, 2007
Ninth Edition (9ED) #324, 2005
Ninth Edition (9ED) #324★, 2005
World Championship Decks 2002 (WC02) #shh142, 2002
World Championship Decks 2001 (WC01) #ar142, 2001
Apocalypse (APC) #142, 2001

Shivan Reef

Land

tap : Add Colorless .
tap : Add Blue or Red . This land deals 1 damage to you.

In the last 30 days 16.2% of Pioneer decks played it (66 of 408). Most played in UR (unclassified). In the last 30 days 4.7% of Modern decks played it (107 of 2268). Most played in Affinity.

In Limited on MTG Arena

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

Win rates of Shivan Reef in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Dominaria United (DMU), Premier Draft	55.5%	-0.9	-0.1	9116
Dominaria United (DMU), Sealed	55.7%	-0.4	+2.9	962

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

Pioneer staples: main deck, 16% of decks (#27)
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Modern staples: main deck, 4% of decks (#152)
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Premodern staples: main deck, 3% of decks (#169)
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Commander staples: main deck, 5% of decks (#332)
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Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not 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 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

Pioneer Other periods →

In 66 of 408 decks (16.2%).

Share of decks

16.2%

▲ 1.8 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

66 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.6

in the main deck

Win rate

58%

19 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UR (unclassified)	24.5%	65%
Mono-Red Aggro	11.8%	2%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Steam Vents	100%	3.5
Spirebluff Canal	98%	3.5
Sleight of Hand	89%	5.4
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway	88%	3.7
Riverpyre Verge	86%	3.8
Academic Dispute	67%	3.6
Stormchaser's Talent	67%	3.5
Boomerang Basics	67%	3.5
Monastery Swiftspear	67%	2.9
Emberheart Challenger	62%	2.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UR Mirozel1 in Pioneer Challenge 32	8-1 89%
UR _Falcon_ in Pioneer Challenge 32	8-1 89%
UR Mateusf34 in Pioneer Challenge 32	8-1 89%
UR Kingokarado in Pioneer Challenge 16	7-1 88%
UR _Falcon_ in Pioneer Challenge 16	6-1 86%
UR fazparte in Pioneer Challenge 32	7-2 78%
UR Mirozel1 in Pioneer Challenge 32	7-2 78%
UR MaxMedeiros in Pioneer Challenge 16	6-2 75%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UR HEROtsukai, 28 Oct	3 main	5-0
UR Denisevich, 27 Oct	2 main	#6 4-3
UR Mateusf34, 27 Oct	3 main	#10 4-2
UR _Falcon_, 27 Oct	1 main	#17 4-2
UR Venom01, 27 Oct	2 main	#21 3-3
UR VitorCarvalho01, 27 Oct	1 main	#22 3-3
UR fazparte, 27 Oct	2 main	#28 3-3
UR deleon91, 27 Oct	3 main	#31 1-4

Modern Other periods →

In 107 of 2268 decks (4.7%).

Share of decks

4.7%

▲ 0.9 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

107

107 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.9

in the main deck

Win rate

64%

24 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Affinity	5.7%	81%
UR (unclassified)	1.6%	6%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Pinnacle Emissary	98%	17.3
Engineered Explosives	98%	17.1
Kappa Cannoneer	98%	17.1
Skateboard	98%	15.5
Spirebluff Canal	98%	14.6
Mox Opal	98%	13.9
Tormod's Crypt	98%	10.5
Fiery Islet	98%	8.0
Urza's Saga	98%	4.0
Mishra's Bauble	98%	3.7

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Affinity KizmaHusky in Modern Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Affinity musasabi in Modern Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Affinity Sebastian0722 in Modern Challenge 16	8-1 89%
Affinity Navigator_2505 in Modern Challenge 16	8-1 89%
Affinity Slasher21 in Modern Challenge 64	8-2 80%
Affinity Varo in Modern Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Affinity musasabi in Modern Challenge 64	7-2 78%
Affinity Matts in Modern Challenge 32	7-2 78%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Affinity solaec0501, 28 Oct	2 main	#13 4-2
Affinity shadowfiend69, 28 Oct	2 main	5-0
Affinity musasabi, 27 Oct	2 main	#22 3-3
Affinity Varo, 27 Oct	2 main	#11 3-2
Affinity Tinker147, 27 Oct	2 main	#10 4-2
Affinity solaec0501, 27 Oct	2 main	#23 3-3
Affinity Spirit_, 26 Oct	1 main	#17 3-3
Affinity Tree42o, 26 Oct	2 main	#3 6-2

Premodern Other periods →

In 10 of 590 decks (1.7%).

Share of decks

1.7%

▼ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

10 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.6

in the main deck

Win rate

57%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Stiflenought	11.2%	2%
WURG (unclassified)	1.4%	38%
URG (unclassified)	0.5%	100%
UR (unclassified)	0.3%	100%
WUR (unclassified)	0.2%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Fire // Ice	70%	25.8
City of Brass	60%	4.8
Counterspell	60%	2.7
Lightning Bolt	50%	3.7
Gemstone Mine	50%	2.6
Tsabo's Web	40%	7.2
Impulse	40%	2.0
Lightning Angel	30%	59.0
Fling	30%	59.0
Tinker	30%	59.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WURG Mauricio Hidalgo in Kikopen 4	5-2 71%
Stiflenought Andrey Gugnyak in Rose City Premodern PMPMPMPM XLI: October - Charity Event	4-2 67%
URG Sergio Goncalves in Road to Nationals - Pré Modern	3-3 50%
WURG mrgrrdy88 in Premodern Challenge 16	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
URG JohnStasis, 26 Oct	2 main	5-0
URG uburdub, 21 Oct	4 main	5-0
URG Sergio Goncalves, 17 Oct	3 main	#8 3-3
WUR K1LLKAUS3, 14 Oct	3 main	5-0
Stiflenought Andrey Gugnyak, 11 Oct	1 main	#3 4-2
UR Awesom-o, 9 Oct	4 main	5-0
UR desolutionist, 4 Oct	4 main	#23 0-2
WURG mrgrrdy88, 4 Oct	1 main	5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 291 of 6150 decks (4.7%).

Share of decks

4.7%

▼ 0.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

291

291 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

31%

56 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero	5.7%	0%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept	4.7%	1%
Vivi Ornitier	2.2%	46%
Crystal, Inhuman Princess	2.0%	1%
Ral, Monsoon Mage	1.9%	69%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh	1.4%	1%
Kefka, Court Mage	1.0%	7%
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Vial Smasher the Fierce	0.7%	5%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	99%	1.0
Command Tower	98%	1.1
Steam Vents	91%	5.4
Mystic Remora	87%	1.3
Lotus Petal	87%	0.9
Chrome Mox	85%	0.9
Fierce Guardianship	85%	1.3
Flusterstorm	84%	1.3
Deflecting Swat	83%	1.5
Scalding Tarn	83%	1.2

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Ral, Monsoon Mage Aidan M Stanley in Commander Invitational Qualifier - East Coast Gaming	4-1 80%
Ral, Monsoon Mage blakey623 in Land, Go: Sunshine Showdown $10k+ cEDH	4-1 80%
Ral, Monsoon Mage Peter Cepynsky in Paragon Gaming October 24th CEDH $3K	3-2 60%
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator Dorian Gallo in Commander Invitational Qualifier - Worldfire Games	3-2 60%
Ral, Monsoon Mage Jared Simonsen in The Family Jewelz: Underground Sea - Monthly CEDH	3-2 60%
Ral, Monsoon Mage Zach Appel in Asgard Monthly CEDH Tournament - October 2026	3-2 60%
Stella Lee, Wild Card Brandon Gilliam [STORMSCALE] in CEDH Monthly Dual Land Tournament - October	3-2 60%
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator Samuel Teoh in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	3-2 60%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Vraska, Soul of Stone robert hager, 25 Oct	1 main	#15 0-3
Niv-Mizzet, Parun Cameron Carpenter, 25 Oct	1 main	#22 0-3
Vivi Ornitier Ryan DeVoursney, 25 Oct	1 main	#6 2-3
Vivi Ornitier Josh ulrich, 25 Oct	1 main	#13 0-3
Vivi Ornitier Landon Fisher, 25 Oct	1 main	#20 0-4
Ral, Monsoon Mage Kurt Noreika, 25 Oct	1 main	#22 1-2
Vivi Ornitier Brandon Resop, 25 Oct	1 main	#25 0-3
Krark, the Thumbless + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces Nyles Schneider, 25 Oct	1 main	#26 1-3

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.