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Contagion

First printed in Alliances (1996)

All 6 prints

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Contagion

Instant

You may pay 1 life and exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Distribute two -2/-1 counters among one or two target creatures.

In the last 30 days 3.2% of Premodern decks played it (19 of 590). Most played in Mono-Black Control. In the last 30 days 0.7% of Commander decks played it (44 of 6150). Most played in Hashaton, Scarab's Fist.

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

Premodern Other periods →

In 19 of 590 decks (3.2%).

Share of decks
3.2%
▲ 2.7 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 3.3% 2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 1.6% 2026-08-27: 0.0% 2026-09-03: 0.8% 2026-09-10: 1.5% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-09-24: 0.7% 2026-10-01: 2.5% 2026-10-08: 2.9% 2026-10-15: 3.1% 2026-10-22: 4.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
19
10 main, 9 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
53%
7 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Mono-Black Control 8.1% 38%
Contamination 0.2% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Smother100%5.7
Cabal Therapy100%4.7
Mishra's Factory100%4.5
Duress100%4.5
Wasteland100%3.1
Phyrexian Arena90%26.6
Masticore90%22.1
Snuff Out90%15.6
Hypnotic Specter90%9.7
Ravenous Rats90%8.6

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Mono-Black Control
fazparte in Premodern Challenge 16
6-2
75%
Mono-Black Control
Strongmind in Premodern Challenge 16
5-2
71%
Mono-Black Control
fazparte in Premodern Challenge 16
5-2
71%
Mono-Black Control
Strongmind in Premodern Challenge 16
5-2
71%
Mono-Black Control
Strongmind in Premodern Challenge 16
3-2
60%
Mono-Black Control
Antarctica in Premodern Challenge 16
3-2
60%
Mono-Black Control
Strongmind in Premodern Challenge 16
3-2
60%
Mono-Black Control
Strongmind in Premodern Challenge 16
3-3
50%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Mono-Black Control
Strongmind,
1 main #3
5-2
Mono-Black Control
fazparte,
2 side #19
2-3
Mono-Black Control
littledarwin,
1 side #21
1-3
Mono-Black Control
fazparte,
2 side #3
5-2
Mono-Black Control
Strongmind,
1 main #19
2-3
Mono-Black Control
Strongmind,
1 main #10
3-2
Mono-Black Control
Strongmind,
1 main #7
3-3
Mono-Black Control
Antarctica,
1 side #9
3-2

Commander Other periods →

In 44 of 6150 decks (0.7%).

Share of decks
0.7%
▲ 0.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.4% 2026-08-27: 0.5% 2026-09-03: 0.2% 2026-09-10: 0.2% 2026-09-17: 0.9% 2026-09-24: 0.4% 2026-10-01: 0.9% 2026-10-08: 0.8% 2026-10-15: 0.6% 2026-10-22: 0.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
44
44 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
41%
17 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist 0.6% 37%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow 0.6% 77%
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff 0.1% 11%
Braids, Arisen Nightmare 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Snuff Out100%18.6
Deadly Rollick100%7.4
Demonic Tutor100%2.1
Vampiric Tutor100%2.1
Bloodstained Mire100%2.0
Marsh Flats100%2.0
Polluted Delta100%1.4
Chrome Mox100%1.1
Lotus Petal100%1.1
Verdant Catacombs98%1.5

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Julien Vlaminck in TAP THAT TUNDRA - EU CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER
5-1
83%
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
InResponse[Insomniac] in BellsCon CEDH Tournament
4-2
67%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Michael R Bauman in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH
4-2
67%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Akira Smedley in Moxtober: Commander Invitational Qualifier - Coliseum Card Company
3-2
60%
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Baker in Land, Go: Sunshine Showdown $10k+ cEDH
2-5
29%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Stephen Woolums in Blast Off Gaming Whispers From The Archives cEDH Tournament!
1-4
20%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Stephen Woolums in Tabletop Tavern | Win-A-Dual cEDH Tournament - OCTOBER 2026
1-4
20%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Adam Lebow in FOIL Gaea's Cradle cEDH 6k
1-4
20%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Felix R.,
1 main #39
0-4
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Chris Judd,
1 main #14
1-3
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Bradford Bodley,
1 main #12
1-2
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Josh Allen,
1 main #50
0-3
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Akira Smedley,
1 main #1
3-2
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Jonathon Burbie,
1 main #10
1-2
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Tyler English,
1 main #21
1-3
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Stephen Woolums,
1 main #30
1-4

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