First printed in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (2023)

All 7 prints

Star Trek Commander (TRC) #445, 2026
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #156, 2026
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #26, 2026
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #91, 2026
Store Championships (SCH) #42, 2025
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #173, 2025
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #91, 2023

Bitter Triumph

Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay 3 life.
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

In the last 30 days 30.5% of Standard decks played it (29 of 95). Most played in Dimir Midrange. In the last 30 days 33.3% of Pioneer decks played it (3 of 9). Most played in WB (unclassified).

Staple

Standard staples: main deck, 28% of decks (#4); sideboard, 3% of decks (#71)
Black, Instants, Removal, Creature removal

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

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

Standard Other periods →

In 29 of 95 decks (30.5%).

Share of decks

30.5%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

27 main, 3 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.1

in the main deck

Win rate

64%

6 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Dimir Midrange	12.6%	100%
UB (unclassified)	12.6%	100%
UBR (unclassified)	5.3%	40%
BR (unclassified)	2.1%	100%
WB (unclassified)	2.1%	50%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Requiting Hex	100%	2.7
Gloomlake Verge	96%	3.5
Watery Grave	96%	3.5
Restless Reef	93%	3.5
Shipwreck Marsh	89%	3.5
Strategic Betrayal	70%	3.5
The Theorist, Jace Beleren	67%	2.5
Theorix Charm	52%	3.5
Seasoned Cryomancer	52%	3.3
Shoot the Sheriff	48%	3.5

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UB pepeteam in Standard Challenge 32	9-1 90%
Dimir Midrange claudioh in Standard Challenge 16	8-1 89%
UB vtuberArmpits in Standard Challenge 32	7-2 78%
UBR hankthepigeon in Standard Challenge 16	6-2 75%
UB sedotwc in Standard Challenge 32	5-2 71%
UB peter780108 in Standard Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Dimir Midrange itstime in Standard Challenge 32	5-2 71%
UB peter780108 in Standard Challenge 16	5-2 71%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UB KevinCon, 28 Oct	2 main	5-0
UB Kneki, 28 Oct	2 main	5-0
UB pepeteam, 27 Oct	3 main	#1 9-1
UB vtuberArmpits, 27 Oct	2 main	#4 7-2
Dimir Midrange itstime, 27 Oct	2 main	#9 5-2
UB sedotwc, 27 Oct	3 main	#10 5-2
UB peter780108, 27 Oct	2 main	#14 5-2
UBR GWT, 27 Oct	1 main	#20 4-3

Pioneer Other periods →

In 3 of 9 decks (33.3%).

Share of decks

33.3%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

1 main, 2 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WB (unclassified)	22.2%	100%
Golgari Midrange	11.1%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Golgari Midrange OPMan, 28 Oct	2 main	5-0
WB broflowsky, 27 Oct	2 side	5-0
WB ElbaaSanii, 27 Oct	3 side	5-0

Legacy Other periods →

In 3 of 264 decks (1.1%).

Share of decks

1.9%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

1 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WUBG (unclassified)	5.3%	7%
WUBRG (unclassified)	4.5%	8%
Doomsday	4.2%	9%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WUBRG Brian Espinoza in BCDL 29 - Texas	4-2 67%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WUBG Yukke, 28 Oct	2 main	5-0
Doomsday m_himukai, 26 Oct	1 side	5-0
WUBRG Brian Espinoza, 24 Oct	2 side	#14 4-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 2 of 9 decks (22.2%).

Share of decks

22.2%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

2 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
UBG (unclassified)	11.1%	100%
WUB (unclassified)	11.1%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WUB Professor-Rex, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBG Betosore, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Modern, Vintage.