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Stern Scolding

First printed in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023)

All 3 prints

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  • The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #183, 2026
  • The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #522, 2023
  • The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #71, 2023

Stern Scolding

Instant

Counter target creature spell with power or toughness 2 or less.

In the last 30 days 4.2% of Modern decks played it (94 of 2236). Most played in Prowess. In the last 30 days 0.3% of Legacy decks played it (3 of 1071). Most played in Dimir Midrange.

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
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), Premier Draft 56.1% +0.5 +3.2 45096
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), Sealed 54.6% -2.1 +1.7 617
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

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 Legal
  • 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 Not 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 94 of 2236 decks (4.2%).

Share of decks
4.3%
▲ 0.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 0.5% 2026-08-20: 1.8% 2026-08-27: 2.5% 2026-09-03: 5.2% 2026-09-10: 4.2% 2026-09-17: 4.5% 2026-09-24: 4.4% 2026-10-01: 6.0% 2026-10-08: 3.6% 2026-10-15: 2.7% 2026-10-22: 3.8%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
97
20 main, 77 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.7
in the main deck
Win rate
59%
12 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Prowess 7.3% 1%
Domain Zoo 4.7% 21%
UBG (unclassified) 2.1% 32%
WUB (unclassified) 1.7% 3%
UR (unclassified) 1.6% 74%
UB (unclassified) 1.2% 15%
Mono-Blue (unclassified) 1.0% 70%
UG (unclassified) 0.5% 25%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Tameshi, Reality Architect100%90.7
Whir of Invention100%90.7
Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive100%90.7
Disrupting Shoal100%90.7
Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn100%90.7
Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins100%90.7
Lotus Bloom100%90.7
Suppression Ray // Orderly Plaza100%90.7
Goblin Charbelcher100%78.2
Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory100%75.6

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Domain Zoo
gingeralegames in Modern Challenge 64		 9-1
90%
UR
duke12 in Modern RC Super Qualifier		 8-2
80%
UG
FakeShaver in Modern Challenge 32		 7-2
78%
Domain Zoo
ShowTime_ in Modern RC Super Qualifier		 7-2
78%
UB
huyuCD in Modern Challenge 32		 6-2
75%
UR
Ale_Mtg in Modern Challenge 96		 6-2
75%
UR
Magikal710 in Modern Challenge 64		 6-2
75%
UBG
OafMcNamara in Modern Challenge 96		 6-2
75%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Mono-Blue
E90_DeliveryBoy, 		2 main #15
4-2
UB
huyuCD, 		1 side #18
3-3
Mono-Blue
E90_DeliveryBoy, 		2 main #13
4-2
UG
FakeShaver, 		2 main #2
7-2
UBG
OiGachi1, 		2 side #17
4-2
UR
CristianoMtg, 		1 side 5-0
Domain Zoo
sGiuG, 		2 side 5-0
UR
i_b_TRUE, 		1 side #32
1-2

Legacy Other periods →

In 3 of 1071 decks (0.3%).

Share of decks
0.3%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 0.2% 2026-08-27: 0.3% 2026-09-03: 0.0% 2026-09-10: 0.0% 2026-09-17: 0.5% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.4% 2026-10-08: 0.0% 2026-10-15: 0.7% 2026-10-22: 0.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3
1 main, 2 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
81%
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Dimir Midrange 4.9% 2%
Dimir Tempo 3.5% 5%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Dimir Tempo
M3tis in Legacy Challenge 16		 5-1
83%
Dimir Tempo
M3tis in Legacy Showcase Challenge		 7-2
78%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Dimir Tempo
M3tis, 		1 side #25
7-2
Dimir Tempo
M3tis, 		1 side #5
5-1
Dimir Midrange
MagicTurtle1, 		1 main 5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 15 of 6150 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks
0.2%
▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.1% 2026-09-03: 0.0% 2026-09-10: 0.1% 2026-09-17: 0.2% 2026-09-24: 0.2% 2026-10-01: 0.3% 2026-10-08: 0.2% 2026-10-15: 0.3% 2026-10-22: 0.2%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
15
15 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
23%
5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver 3.5% 0%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful 1.8% 1%
Kefka, Court Mage 1.0% 2%
Marneus Calgar 0.9% 4%
Urza, Lord High Artificer 0.6% 6%
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator 0.3% 10%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed 0.3% 6%
Jacob Hauken, Inspector 0.1% 25%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Lotus Petal100%1.1
Sol Ring100%1.0
Otawara, Soaring City93%1.6
Rhystic Study93%1.5
Fierce Guardianship93%1.5
Force of Will93%1.5
Mental Misstep93%1.4
Scalding Tarn93%1.3
Misty Rainforest93%1.3
Mana Vault93%1.1

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Council of Reeds
Spiderfreak579 in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH		 3-3
50%
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Obscurity in Commander Invitational Qualifier - Riddle & Rune		 2-3
40%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
TJ Mandracchia in Cian Colony Memorial Tournament 4		 0-5
0%
Marneus Calgar
Tommaso Gobbi in Rule Them All - cEDH Tournament 2026		 0-5
0%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Jason Miko, 		1 main #8
1-1
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
TJ Mandracchia, 		1 main #72
0-5
Kefka, Court Mage
David Morcillo, 		1 main #3
2-2
Jacob Hauken, Inspector
Shervin Saadati-Khanshir, 		1 main #28
1-3
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Obscurity, 		1 main #8
2-3
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Casey Mynatt, 		1 main #14
0-3
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Drago Lee, 		1 main #23
0-2
Marneus Calgar
Tommaso Gobbi, 		1 main #19
0-5

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 30 of 80 decks (37.5%).

Share of decks
37.5%
▲ 12.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 16.7% 2026-08-20: 23.9% 2026-08-27: 32.8% 2026-09-03: 26.3% 2026-09-10: 18.2% 2026-09-17: 20.0% 2026-09-24: 12.5% 2026-10-01: 54.6% 2026-10-08: 34.3% 2026-10-15: 38.9% 2026-10-22: 31.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
30
30 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
WUB (unclassified) 11.3% 100%
WUR (unclassified) 10.0% 75%
UBG (unclassified) 6.3% 100%
WUBR (unclassified) 3.8% 100%
UB (unclassified) 2.5% 100%
UBR (unclassified) 2.5% 100%
WU (unclassified) 2.5% 50%
Mono-Blue (unclassified) 1.3% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Wash Away100%2.5
Force Spike100%2.5
Spell Snare100%2.4
Mental Misstep100%2.3
Polluted Delta100%1.7
Flooded Strand100%1.7
Scalding Tarn100%1.5
Misty Rainforest100%1.3
Brainstorm97%2.4
Marsh Flats97%1.4

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WUB
Professor-Rex, 		1 main 5-0
UBG
Betosore, 		1 main 5-0
Mono-Blue
AllienWalker, 		1 main 5-0
WUB
qaN, 		1 main 5-0
WUR
wooop_orc, 		1 main 5-0
WUB
Professor-Rex, 		1 main 5-0
UBG
mechint, 		1 main 5-0
WUB
Damgar, 		1 main 5-0

No recent decks in: Vintage.