First printed in Darksteel (2004)

All 8 prints

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2838, 2026
Eternal Weekend (PEWK) #2025b, 2025
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1485, 2024
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1485★, 2024
Double Masters (2XM) #303, 2020
Kaladesh Inventions (MPS) #52, 2016
From the Vault: Exiled (V09) #15, 2009
Darksteel (DST) #154, 2004

Trinisphere

Artifact

As long as this artifact is untapped, each spell that would cost less than three mana to cast costs three mana to cast. (Additional mana in the cost may be paid with any color of mana or colorless mana. For example, a spell that would cost to cast costs to cast instead.)

In the last 30 days 21.2% of Modern decks played it (474 of 2236). Most played in Golgari Broodscale. In the last 30 days 6.5% of Legacy decks played it (70 of 1071). Most played in Tron.

Staple

Modern staples: main deck, 3% of decks (#195); sideboard, 19% of decks (#9)
Colorless, Artifacts
Legacy staples: main deck, 3% of decks (#184)
Colorless, Artifacts
Vintage staples: main deck, 15% of decks (#56); sideboard, 4% of decks (#49)
Colorless, Artifacts
Commander staples: main deck, 2% of decks (#505)
Colorless, Artifacts

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Restricted
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not 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 474 of 2236 decks (21.2%).

Share of decks

21.3%

▼ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

484

59 main, 482 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.6

in the main deck

Win rate

62%

111 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Golgari Broodscale	12.5%	93%
Amulet Titan	3.5%	77%
Craterhoof	3.2%	13%
Mono-Black (unclassified)	2.5%	61%
Eldrazi Tron	2.5%	98%
UR (unclassified)	1.6%	14%
BG (unclassified)	1.4%	9%
WR (unclassified)	1.4%	6%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Ugin's Labyrinth	100%	5.4
Eldrazi Temple	100%	5.2
Kozilek's Command	100%	5.1
Ugin, Eye of the Storms	98%	16.6
Devourer of Destiny	98%	5.5
Urza's Mine	97%	21.1
Urza's Tower	97%	21.1
Urza's Power Plant	97%	21.1
Expedition Map	97%	20.5
Karn, the Great Creator	97%	19.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Golgari Broodscale HouseOfManaMTG in Modern Challenge 96	10-0 100%
Golgari Broodscale xfile in Modern Challenge 32	9-0 100%
Amulet Titan kanister in Modern Challenge 16	8-0 100%
Golgari Broodscale Arremangado in Modern Challenge 16	8-0 100%
Golgari Broodscale 416FrowningTable in Modern Challenge 64	9-1 90%
Amulet Titan reidq7 in Modern Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Amulet Titan Boucha in Modern Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Golgari Broodscale justFeather in Modern Challenge 32	8-1 89%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Green Zoza, 28 Oct	1 side	#4 6-2
Golgari Broodscale justFeather, 28 Oct	3 side	#7 4-3
Mono-Green JMAK2000, 28 Oct	1 side	#8 4-3
Golgari Broodscale caquaa, 28 Oct	3 side	#11 4-2
Golgari Broodscale derlumberzack, 28 Oct	3 side	#22 3-3
Golgari Broodscale Malox11, 28 Oct	2 side	#28 2-3
Golgari Broodscale renatoaraujo, 28 Oct	3 side	#29 2-3
Eldrazi Tron LFC, 28 Oct	1 side	5-0

Legacy Other periods →

In 70 of 1071 decks (6.5%).

Share of decks

6.5%

▲ 2.6 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

43 main, 28 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.5

in the main deck

Win rate

60%

13 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Tron	4.5%	56%
Mystic Forge	3.6%	64%
Mono-Black (unclassified)	0.9%	20%
WRG (unclassified)	0.8%	100%
Red Stompy	0.5%	60%
Mono-White (unclassified)	0.4%	75%
BR (unclassified)	0.2%	50%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
The One Ring	79%	7.0
Ugin, Eye of the Storms	67%	8.7
Urza's Tower	67%	7.9
Planar Nexus	67%	7.9
Karn, the Great Creator	67%	7.4
Kozilek's Command	67%	4.6
Karakas	65%	2.3
Lotus Petal	63%	1.7
Eldrazi Confluence	60%	11.2
Urza's Mine	58%	13.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Mystic Forge musasabi in Legacy Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Mystic Forge Jarnzy in Legacy Showcase Challenge	7-2 78%
Mystic Forge Carlone90 in Legacy Showcase Challenge	7-2 78%
WRG kozz27 in Legacy Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Mono-Black choutin in Legacy Challenge 32	6-2 75%
WRG kozz27 in Legacy Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Mystic Forge 4FunNoWin in Legacy Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Tron _Batutinha_ in Legacy Challenge 32	5-2 71%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mystic Forge DropRegretRepeat, 28 Oct	2 side	5-0
Mystic Forge _Shikamaru_, 27 Oct	2 side	#26 3-3
Mono-White Granham, 27 Oct	4 side	5-0
Mystic Forge trogdor1396, 27 Oct	2 side	5-0
Mystic Forge Grindcore444, 25 Oct	2 side	#16 3-3
BR KabukimanX, 25 Oct	1 main 2 side	#24 3-3
Mystic Forge Jarnzy, 25 Oct	2 side	#9 7-2
Mystic Forge Carlone90, 25 Oct	2 side	#14 7-2

Vintage Other periods →

In 93 of 438 decks (21.2%).

Share of decks

21.2%

▲ 4.9 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

82 main, 11 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

56%

20 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Tinker Vault	16.4%	67%
White Initiative	9.4%	5%
UBR (unclassified)	6.2%	59%
Colorless (unclassified)	5.5%	54%
Shops	2.1%	100%
Mono-White (unclassified)	1.6%	29%
Mono-Green (unclassified)	0.7%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Ancient Tomb	100%	2.4
Vexing Bauble	100%	1.6
Sol Ring	98%	1.7
Mana Crypt	98%	1.5
Urza's Saga	98%	1.4
Mox Emerald	96%	1.4
Black Lotus	96%	1.1
Mishra's Workshop	94%	3.5
Mox Ruby	94%	1.3
Mox Pearl	94%	1.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Tinker Vault Munchlax446 in Vintage Challenge 16	7-1 88%
Tinker Vault Munchlax446 in Vintage Challenge 16	5-1 83%
Tinker Vault _Shikamaru_ in Vintage Challenge 32	7-2 78%
UBR Grindcore444 in Vintage Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Tinker Vault Messi_10 in Vintage Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Shops Doc_B in Vintage Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Tinker Vault Munchlax446 in Vintage Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Tinker Vault Cachorrowo in Vintage Challenge 32	5-2 71%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Colorless HazuhiroNakamura, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBR TonyScapone, 27 Oct	1 side	5-0
Shops juanjo123, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBR Dr_yanitor, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Tinker Vault JUJUBEAN__2004, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Tinker Vault MyrRetriever, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Tinker Vault Capriccioso, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Tinker Vault Miharu_Fuyumiya, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 211 of 6150 decks (3.4%).

Share of decks

3.4%

▲ 1.6 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

211

211 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

35%

60 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	7.4%	3%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw	2.1%	5%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand	1.3%	92%
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods	0.8%	65%
Arcum Dagsson	0.7%	10%
Urza, Lord High Artificer	0.6%	24%
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator	0.4%	13%
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard	0.4%	41%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	99%	1.0
Gemstone Caverns	96%	1.0
Lotus Petal	94%	1.0
Mana Vault	94%	1.1
Ancient Tomb	93%	1.1
Mox Diamond	91%	1.1
Vexing Bauble	86%	3.5
Urza's Saga	82%	3.4
Chrome Mox	81%	0.9
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain	77%	5.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Tim Taranto (Goldsabertooth) in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH	6-0 100%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Ian Flannery in Mulligan Championship Series - October w/ Guaranteed Volcanic Island	4-1 80%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Evan S in cEDH Shuffle Pt.3 Revenge of the Shuffle	4-2 67%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Sasquatch [Bonfire] in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	4-2 67%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand DKmiles in Cash Cards Unlimited CEDH Tournament - October	3-2 60%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Antonio Hannink in TAP THAT TUNDRA - EU CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER	3-2 60%
The Fantasticar Tom Schweizer [SNAP] in 1.cEDH069 Major @Die Fabrik	3-2 60%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Yannick Siegmund in Spellbook Reality Fracture CEDH Turner	3-2 60%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand DKmiles, 25 Oct	1 main	#2 3-2
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods John, 25 Oct	1 main	#11 0-1
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools Austin Dye, 25 Oct	1 main	#12 0-1
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds Cole Spencer, 25 Oct	1 main	#24 0-4
Magda, Brazen Outlaw Scuba, 25 Oct	1 main	#1 3-1
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds Dylan Hemsworth, 25 Oct	1 main	#4 2-3
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Jarrett Jewart, 25 Oct	1 main	#8 1-2
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Trey beau, 25 Oct	1 main	#9 2-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 4 of 80 decks (5.0%).

Share of decks

5.0%

▲ 5.0 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

4 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
RG (unclassified)	7.5%	50%
WR (unclassified)	7.5%	17%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Arcane Signet	100%	10.0
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki	100%	8.0
Ghost Vacuum	100%	7.3
Rite of Flame	100%	7.3
Flame Slash	100%	6.2
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance	100%	5.7
Simian Spirit Guide	100%	5.7
Gemstone Caverns	100%	4.4
Pyrokinesis	100%	4.2
City of Traitors	100%	3.6

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
RG Dudarudi, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
WR AntoninG, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0
RG CardGameAddict, 15 Oct	1 main	5-0
RG AntoninG, 14 Oct	1 main	5-0