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Altar of Dementia

First printed in Tempest (1997)

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Altar of Dementia

Artifact

Sacrifice a creature: Target player mills cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.

In the last 30 days 0.4% of Legacy decks played it (1 of 264). Most played in BRG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.7% of Premodern decks played it (1 of 137). Most played in WURG (unclassified).

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

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 1 of 264 decks (0.4%).

Share of decks
0.4%
▲ 0.4 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.0% 2026-09-10: 0.0% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.0% 2026-10-22: 0.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
1 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
4.0
in the main deck
Win rate
33%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
BRG (unclassified) 1.9% 20%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
BRG
Applepies96 in Legacy Challenge 32
2-4
33%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
BRG
Applepies96,
4 main #32
2-4

Premodern Other periods →

In 1 of 137 decks (0.7%).

Share of decks
0.7%
▲ 0.7 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 0.0% 2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-09-10: 0.0% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 2.6% 2026-10-08: 0.0% 2026-10-15: 0.0% 2026-10-22: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
1 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
4.0
in the main deck
Win rate
71%
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
WURG (unclassified) 2.2% 33%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
WURG
Mauricio Hidalgo in Kikopen 4
5-2
71%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WURG
Mauricio Hidalgo,
4 main #2
5-2

Commander Other periods →

In 159 of 6150 decks (2.6%).

Share of decks
2.6%
▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 3.1% 2026-08-27: 2.9% 2026-09-03: 2.3% 2026-09-10: 3.0% 2026-09-17: 2.7% 2026-09-24: 2.4% 2026-10-01: 2.3% 2026-10-08: 3.1% 2026-10-15: 2.4% 2026-10-22: 2.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
159
159 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
30%
43 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UBR (unclassified) 8.0% 1%
URG (unclassified) 7.2% 0%
Mono-Red (unclassified) 3.2% 1%
BR (unclassified) 3.1% 3%
Mono-Green (unclassified) 2.8% 2%
WBR (unclassified) 2.8% 62%
WUR (unclassified) 2.7% 2%
RG (unclassified) 2.2% 1%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring100%1.0
Ancient Tomb96%1.1
Mana Vault95%1.1
Command Tower95%1.1
Lotus Petal94%1.0
Chrome Mox92%1.0
Gemstone Caverns92%1.0
Arcane Signet91%1.4
Mox Diamond90%1.0
Marsh Flats88%1.7

Best win rate

DeckRecord
WBR
Gaspar de Stempel in Merchants' Guild Qualifier October
4-1
80%
WBR
Juan Ochoa [DXTX] in Grim Monolith, Chrome Mox, Mox Amber, Mana Vault
3-2
60%
Mono-Black
Renalcul in LDXP Sacramento - CEDH
3-2
60%
WRG
Jacob Bickel [Happy Birthday Shawn!] in Perfect Storm Comics & Games - Tabernacle 10K
3-2
60%
WRG
Hyrum NeVille [JamEDH] in Sonoma Con cEDH $3K
3-2
60%
WBR
joao marreiros in Duelos Honra - cEDH European Championship Invitational
3-3
50%
WBR
Dakota Mahlum in The Family Jewelz: Cash on the Stack
3-3
50%
WBR
Matias Romero in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede La Serena
3-3
50%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WBR
Juan Ochoa [DXTX],
1 main #4
3-2
BR
Dylan Tyler,
1 main #13
1-3
BG
Artan Saliovski,
1 main #21
0-2
WBR
Bill Ahrendt,
1 main #18
1-1
WB
ALP?,
1 main #12
1-2
WBR
Colin Ammann,
1 main #31
0-3
WBR
William,
1 main #21
0-4
WBR
Riccardo Morina,
1 main #9
1-2

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