First printed in Shards of Alara (2008)

All 5 prints

Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #155, 2026
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #25, 2026
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #90, 2026
Double Masters (2XM) #76, 2020
Shards of Alara (ALA) #63, 2008

Ad Nauseam

Instant

Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. You may repeat this process any number of times.

In the last 30 days 1.3% of Legacy decks played it (14 of 1071). Most played in Doomsday. In the last 30 days 23.1% of Commander decks played it (1420 of 6150). Most played in Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver.

Staple

Commander staples: main deck, 23% of decks (#114)
Black, Instants, Card draw

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

16 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite card draw: Ad Nauseam + Teferi's Protection
Infinite card draw: Ad Nauseam + Phyrexian Unlife
Infinite card draw: Ad Nauseam + Platinum Angel
Infinite card draw: Ad Nauseam + Flare of Fortitude
Near-infinite damage: Ad Nauseam + Angel's Grace + Sickening Dreams
Win the game: Ad Nauseam + Angel's Grace + Laboratory Maniac
Infinite card draw, Win the game: Ad Nauseam + Angel's Grace + Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
Infinite card draw: Ad Nauseam + Lich
Infinite card draw: Ad Nauseam + Cloudsteel Kirin
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep: Ad Nauseam + Triskaidekaphile

See all 16 on Commander Spellbook

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 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 Not legal
Oathbreaker Banned
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

Legacy Other periods →

In 14 of 1071 decks (1.3%).

Share of decks

1.3%

▲ 0.5 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

14 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

69%

5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Doomsday	5.7%	2%
Storm	3.2%	38%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Infernal Tutor	100%	76.5
Duress	100%	34.5
Tendrils of Agony	100%	30.6
Lion's Eye Diamond	100%	8.4
Dark Ritual	100%	7.8
Thoughtseize	100%	3.3
Lotus Petal	100%	2.7
Wishclaw Talisman	93%	71.0
Gaea's Will	93%	31.1
Beseech the Mirror	93%	29.3

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Storm Cirxi in Legacy Challenge 16	6-1 86%
Storm Vlalutscher in Legacy Challenge 32	6-1 86%
Storm Cirxi in Legacy Showcase Challenge	7-2 78%
Storm CardGameAddict in Legacy Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Storm CardGameAddict in Legacy Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Storm Cirxi in Legacy Challenge 16	3-2 60%
Storm Vlalutscher in Legacy Challenge 32	4-3 57%
Storm Cirxi in Legacy Challenge 32	4-3 57%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Storm Ftz, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
Storm Prophet-m66, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
Storm Cirxi, 25 Oct	1 main	#19 7-2
Storm Cirxi, 25 Oct	1 main	#12 3-2
Doomsday c-fyml0527, 24 Oct	1 main 1 side	5-0
Storm CardGameAddict, 13 Oct	1 main	#7 5-2
Storm Gabelmeister, 12 Oct	1 main	5-0
Storm Vlalutscher, 11 Oct	1 main	#21 4-3

Commander Other periods →

In 1420 of 6150 decks (23.1%).

Share of decks

23.1%

▲ 1.1 vs previous 30 days