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Deep Analysis

First printed in Torment (2002)

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  • Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #149, 2026
  • Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #194, 2026
  • Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #150, 2025
  • Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #304, 2024
  • Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #268, 2024
  • Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #94, 2024
  • Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #100, 2024
  • Commander Masters (CMM) #86, 2023
  • Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #188, 2023
  • Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #46, 2023
  • Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #46, 2022
  • Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #44, 2022
  • New Capenna Commander (NCC) #218, 2022
  • The List (PLST) #EMA-45, 2019
  • Commander 2019 (C19) #83, 2019
  • Eternal Masters (EMA) #45, 2016
  • Legendary Cube Prize Pack (PZ1) #23, 2015 (digital)
  • Vintage Masters (VMA) #65, 2014 (digital)
  • Commander 2013 (C13) #38, 2013
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM) #35150, 2013 (digital)
  • Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas (DDH) #65, 2011
  • Friday Night Magic 2007 (F07) #2, 2007
  • World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #dh36, 2003
  • World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #dh36sb, 2003
  • World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #dz36, 2003
  • World Championship Decks 2002 (WC02) #cr36, 2002
  • World Championship Decks 2002 (WC02) #shh36, 2002
  • Torment (TOR) #36, 2002

Deep Analysis

Sorcery

Target player draws two cards.
Flashback—1 genericBlue, Pay 3 life. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

In the last 30 days 0.1% of Legacy decks played it (1 of 1071). Most played in Doomsday. In the last 30 days 5.5% of Pauper decks played it (104 of 1908). Most played in Mono-Blue Terror.

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), Premier Draft 55.8% +0.7 +3.8 26737
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), Sealed 55.6% -0.4 +1.7 1185
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Not legal
  • Pioneer Not legal
  • Modern Legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper Legal
  • Future Standard Not legal
  • Historic Legal
  • Timeless Legal
  • Alchemy Not legal
  • Penny Dreadful Legal
  • Premodern Legal
  • Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

  • Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

  • Commander Legal
  • Duel Commander Legal
  • Pauper Commander Legal
  • PreDH Legal
  • Tiny Leaders Not 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

Legacy Other periods →

In 1 of 1071 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks
0.1%
▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 0.2% 2026-08-27: 0.0% 2026-09-03: 0.0% 2026-09-10: 0.0% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-09-24: 1.4% 2026-10-01: 0.0% 2026-10-08: 0.0% 2026-10-15: 0.0% 2026-10-22: 0.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
1 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
83%
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Doomsday 5.7% 2%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Doomsday
FGC in Legacy Showcase Challenge		 10-2
83%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Doomsday
FGC, 		1 main #2
10-2

Pauper Other periods →

In 104 of 1908 decks (5.5%).

Share of decks
5.5%
▼ 2.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 2.2% 2026-08-13: 5.8% 2026-08-20: 9.4% 2026-08-27: 8.4% 2026-09-03: 10.9% 2026-09-10: 8.0% 2026-09-17: 6.5% 2026-09-24: 5.6% 2026-10-01: 4.2% 2026-10-08: 6.8% 2026-10-15: 9.4% 2026-10-22: 4.4%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
104
104 main, 1 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.2
in the main deck
Win rate
60%
19 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Mono-Blue Terror 6.6% 72%
Familiars 1.4% 26%
UB (unclassified) 0.7% 8%
UG (unclassified) 0.4% 14%
UBR (unclassified) 0.3% 17%
Dimir Terror 0.1% 100%
Grixis Fangs 0.1% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Lórien Revealed98%3.6
Tolarian Terror92%12.2
Brainstorm92%5.4
Counterspell92%3.6
Mental Note91%13.6
Thought Scour91%13.4
Ponder89%10.7
Sleep of the Dead88%13.4
Cryptic Serpent88%13.3
Deem Inferior84%15.3

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Mono-Blue Terror
Blom Bezemer in Amsterdam Pauper League – 7° Leg – 2026		 6-0
100%
Mono-Blue Terror
kuldothared in Pauper Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Mono-Blue Terror
Luminati in Pauper Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Mono-Blue Terror
Luminati in Pauper Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Mono-Blue Terror
Luminati in Pauper Challenge 16		 7-1
88%
Mono-Blue Terror
Tim Bunnik in Amsterdam Pauper League – 7° Leg – 2026		 5-1
83%
Mono-Blue Terror
discoverN in Pauper Challenge 16		 7-2
78%
Mono-Blue Terror
Luminati in Pauper Challenge 16		 7-2
78%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Mono-Blue Terror
discoverN, 		1 main #17
3-3
Mono-Blue Terror
discoverN, 		1 main #2
6-3
Mono-Blue Terror
Luminati, 		1 main #10
4-2
Familiars
saidin.raken, 		4 main 5-0
Mono-Blue Terror
discoverN, 		1 main #26
3-3
Mono-Blue Terror
GoldenHorncall, 		1 main 5-0
Familiars
Milam Z. Durham, 		2 main #11
2-2
Mono-Blue Terror
Luminati, 		1 main #25
1-3

Premodern Other periods →

In 38 of 590 decks (6.4%).

Share of decks
6.4%
▲ 3.0 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 6.7% 2026-08-13: 2.9% 2026-08-20: 4.3% 2026-08-27: 3.8% 2026-09-03: 0.8% 2026-09-10: 3.0% 2026-09-17: 5.0% 2026-09-24: 4.3% 2026-10-01: 9.3% 2026-10-08: 4.3% 2026-10-15: 7.0% 2026-10-22: 4.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
38
35 main, 7 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.5
in the main deck
Win rate
52%
5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Stiflenought 11.2% 6%
Terrageddon 10.0% 7%
WU (unclassified) 4.2% 16%
Psychatog 3.7% 45%
Mono-Blue (unclassified) 1.7% 80%
WURG (unclassified) 1.4% 50%
UB (unclassified) 0.8% 20%
Madness 0.3% 50%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Counterspell49%2.2
Intuition46%6.7
Accumulated Knowledge46%5.5
Gush40%2.5
Impulse40%2.0
Foil37%2.4
Polluted Delta34%7.0
Psychatog34%3.4
Portent34%2.1
Smother34%2.0

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Psychatog
Beicodegeia in Premodern Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
Psychatog
DeathFromSnuSnu in Premodern Challenge 32		 5-2
71%
WURG
Vlalutscher in Premodern Challenge 16		 4-2
67%
Psychatog
DeathFromSnuSnu in Premodern Challenge 16		 4-2
67%
Stiflenought
dudemanohwait in Premodern Challenge 16		 3-2
60%
Madness
Beicodegeia in Premodern Challenge 32		 3-3
50%
WU
Aetavrenz in Premodern Challenge 16		 2-3
40%
UB
desolutionist in Premodern Challenge 16		 2-3
40%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Mono-Blue
ScreenwriterNY, 		2 main #27
0-2
Terrageddon
pepa, 		1 main 5-0
Stiflenought
PraisePurphoros, 		1 main
1 side		 5-0
Stiflenought
dudemanohwait, 		1 side #11
3-2
WU
TellingTime88, 		2 main 5-0
Psychatog
Beicodegeia, 		1 main #2
6-2
Psychatog
Magic_Wombat, 		1 main 5-0
Stiflenought
dudemanohwait, 		1 side 5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 7 of 6150 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks
0.1%
▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.4% 2026-08-27: 0.1% 2026-09-03: 0.3% 2026-09-10: 0.2% 2026-09-17: 0.3% 2026-09-24: 0.4% 2026-10-01: 0.2% 2026-10-08: 0.1% 2026-10-15: 0.1% 2026-10-22: 0.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
7
7 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
20%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Vivi Ornitier 2.2% 1%
Ral, Monsoon Mage 1.9% 1%
Geist of Saint Thalia 0.2% 9%
Vadrik, Astral Archmage 0.0% 33%
Varina, Lich Queen 0.0% 50%
Rootha, Mastering the Moment 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring100%1.0
Command Tower86%1.0
Frantic Search71%12.2
Storm-Kiln Artist71%6.1
Snap71%4.1
Mystical Tutor71%1.8
Arcane Signet71%1.1
Mox Amber71%1.1
Scalding Tarn71%1.0
Chrome Mox71%0.8

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Lacey in BellsCon CEDH Tournament		 2-3
40%
Rootha, Mastering the Moment
Tan Tin Kian (TK) in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 1-4
20%
Vivi Ornitier
Raymond Summers in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)		 0-5
0%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Vivi Ornitier
Raymond Summers, 		1 main #148
0-5
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Christopher "Rufus" Díaz Bórquez, 		1 main #37
0-4
Geist of Saint Thalia
Diego Miguel Armesto García, 		1 main #84
0-4
Vivi Ornitier
Esteban Zárate, 		1 main #14
1-2
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Lacey, 		1 main #11
2-3
Rootha, Mastering the Moment
Tan Tin Kian (TK), 		1 main #38
1-4
Varina, Lich Queen
Davide Gemma, 		1 main #16
0-1

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