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Unexpected Fangs

First printed in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (2020)

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  • The List (PLST) #IKO-102, 2024
  • Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #102, 2020

Unexpected Fangs

Instant

Put a +1/+1 counter and a lifelink counter on target creature.

In the last 30 days 2.6% of Pauper decks played it (49 of 1908). Most played in Dimir Control.

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

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

Pauper Other periods →

In 49 of 1908 decks (2.6%).

Share of decks
2.6%
▼ 2.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 2.2% 2026-08-13: 3.9% 2026-08-20: 3.8% 2026-08-27: 4.4% 2026-09-03: 6.1% 2026-09-10: 5.3% 2026-09-17: 3.6% 2026-09-24: 4.2% 2026-10-01: 2.0% 2026-10-08: 3.2% 2026-10-15: 2.9% 2026-10-22: 3.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
49
4 main, 46 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.3
in the main deck
Win rate
57%
12 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Dimir Control 13.1% 1%
Affinity 9.4% 23%
UB (unclassified) 0.7% 8%
BG (unclassified) 0.5% 10%
Dimir Terror 0.1% 100%
Grixis Fangs 0.1% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Gurmag Angler75%110.1
Ice Tunnel75%18.3
Deep Analysis75%13.8
Spell Pierce75%11.5
Mental Note75%11.2
Thought Scour75%11.0
Tolarian Terror75%9.9
Contaminated Aquifer75%5.4
Murmuring Mystic75%5.0
Brainstorm75%4.4

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Affinity
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha in Pauper Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Affinity
Daniel Kreuscher in From The Vault: Pauper 10 $1K		 6-1
86%
Affinity
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha in Pauper Challenge 32		 7-2
78%
Affinity
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha in Pauper Challenge 32		 6-2
75%
Affinity
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha in Pauper Challenge 32		 5-2
71%
Affinity
Varo in Pauper Challenge 32		 5-2
71%
Affinity
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha in Pauper Challenge 32		 6-3
67%
Affinity
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha in Pauper Challenge 32		 4-2
67%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Affinity
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha, 		1 side #8
4-3
Affinity
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha, 		1 side #29
0-2
Affinity
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha, 		1 side #1
7-2
Affinity
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha, 		1 side #2
6-3
Affinity
Essenza, 		1 side 5-0
Affinity
Jonathan Comstock, 		1 side #16
2-3
Affinity
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha, 		1 side #13
3-3
Affinity
barba94, 		1 side 5-0

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