Long Goodbye

First printed in Murders at Karlov Manor (2024)

All 3 prints

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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2697, 2026
Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #423, 2024
Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #92, 2024

Long Goodbye

Instant

This spell can't be countered. (This includes by the ward ability.)
Destroy target creature or planeswalker with mana value 3 or less.

In the last 30 days 0.4% of Standard decks played it (5 of 1416). Most played in BRG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.5% of Pioneer decks played it (2 of 408). Most played in BG (unclassified).

In Limited on MTG Arena

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

Win rates of Long Goodbye in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), Premier Draft	56.4%	+1.4	+4.3	36137
Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), Sealed	54.6%	+0.1	+1.2	2537

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

Legacy staples: sideboard, 3% of decks (#65)
Black, Instants, Removal, Creature removal
Vintage staples: sideboard, 11% of decks (#23)
Black, Instants, Removal, Creature removal
Duel Commander staples: main deck, 9% of decks (#276)
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 5 of 1416 decks (0.4%).

Share of decks

0.4%

▲ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

5

2 main, 3 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BRG (unclassified)	8.5%	2%
WBR (unclassified)	1.7%	4%
BG (unclassified)	1.2%	6%
WB (unclassified)	0.9%	8%

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
BG Arena ranked player, 26 Oct	3 side
BRG Arena ranked player, 26 Oct	2 main
BRG J_Dub, 14 Oct	2 side	5-0
WB Arena ranked player, 12 Oct	3 side
WBR Arena ranked player, 5 Oct	2 main

Pioneer Other periods →

In 2 of 408 decks (0.5%).

Share of decks

0.5%

▲ 0.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

2

0 main, 2 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BG (unclassified)	2.2%	22%

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
BG Bacolior, 25 Oct	1 side	#27 0-4
BG Bacolior, 11 Oct	1 side	#25 0-4

Modern Other periods →

In 3 of 2236 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

3

2 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

45%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UBG (unclassified)	2.1%	4%
UB (unclassified)	1.2%	4%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UBG virp13 in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%
UB Adrian Garcia in IQ Arzúa - Piknitas Modern	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UBG virp13, 23 Oct	1 main	#20 3-3
UBG virp13, 22 Oct	1 main	#20
UB Adrian Garcia, 3 Oct	1 side	#24 2-3

Legacy Other periods →

In 19 of 1071 decks (1.8%).

Share of decks

1.8%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

19

2 main, 17 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.0

in the main deck

Win rate

57%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Doomsday	5.7%	25%
Storm	3.2%	3%
Mono-Black (unclassified)	0.9%	30%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Doomsday FGC in Legacy Showcase Challenge	10-2 83%
Mono-Black choutin in Legacy Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Doomsday kabloom in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Doomsday nao_xx in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Doomsday clan in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Doomsday nao_xx in Legacy Challenge 32	3-3 50%
Doomsday HenryAmbrogius in Legacy Challenge 32	3-3 50%
Doomsday nao_xx in Legacy Challenge 32	3-3 50%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Storm Prophet-m66, 27 Oct	1 side	5-0
Doomsday fatumi, 27 Oct	1 side	5-0
Doomsday Mazzu93, 26 Oct	1 side	5-0
Doomsday m_himukai, 26 Oct	1 side	5-0
Doomsday fatumi, 26 Oct	1 side	5-0
Doomsday kabloom, 25 Oct	1 side	#9 4-2
Doomsday FGC, 25 Oct	1 side	#2 10-2
Doomsday Fey, 24 Oct	1 side	#20 2-3

Vintage Other periods →

In 39 of 438 decks (8.9%).

Share of decks

8.9%

▼ 6.9 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

39

2 main, 38 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

55%

6 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Tinker Vault	16.4%	1%
Psychic Frog	14.8%	32%
UBR (unclassified)	6.2%	4%
UB (unclassified)	5.3%	43%
Breach Storm	4.6%	5%
Oath	3.0%	15%
WUB (unclassified)	1.8%	25%
WUBRG (unclassified)	0.5%	50%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Psychic Frog cormano in Vintage Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Psychic Frog Montolio in Vintage Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Psychic Frog Montolio in Vintage Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Psychic Frog RickyTrooper in Vintage Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Psychic Frog FarmerLGG in Vintage Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Psychic Frog EnihcamAmgine in Vintage Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Psychic Frog O_danielakos in Vintage Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Psychic Frog JustABee5 in Vintage Challenge 16	3-2 60%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UBR tristenps, 27 Oct	1 side	5-0
WUB Obstidon, 26 Oct	2 side	5-0
Psychic Frog JustABee5, 25 Oct	1 side	#10 3-2
UB piao, 25 Oct	2 side	#18 1-3
Oath PsiVen, 24 Oct	1 side	#8 4-3
UB tristenps, 24 Oct	1 side	#23 3-3
Psychic Frog Vonador, 22 Oct	1 side	#8 4-3
Psychic Frog RickyTrooper, 22 Oct	1 side	#13 4-2

Commander Other periods →

In 5 of 6150 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

5

5 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

40%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	5.1%	0%
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Vial Smasher the Fierce	0.7%	5%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist	0.6%	3%
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar	0.0%	50%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Unearth	80%	46.4
Reanimate	80%	7.2
Cyclonic Rift	80%	5.6
Cabal Ritual	80%	2.7
Underground Sea	80%	2.2
Dark Ritual	80%	2.0
Volcanic Island	80%	1.9
Demonic Tutor	80%	1.7
Vampiric Tutor	80%	1.7

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain Joshua Montgomery in Olympic Commander Challenger Series 1k Vol 4 - 2026	3-2 60%
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar Yew Zi Yang in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	1-4 20%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain Joshua Montgomery, 24 Oct	1 main	#2 3-2
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Vial Smasher the Fierce Hnatko Vojtěch, 24 Oct	1 main	#36 0-3
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Jan K., 17 Oct	1 main	#4 1-1
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Vial Smasher the Fierce Hnatko Vojtěch, 4 Oct	1 main	#13 1-2
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar Yew Zi Yang, 3 Oct	1 main	#48 1-4

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 4 of 80 decks (5.0%).

Share of decks

5.0%

▼ 1.6 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

4

4 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)	6.3%	40%
UBR (unclassified)	2.5%	50%
WUBG (unclassified)	1.3%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Fire Nation Occupation	100%	8.0
Cryptic Command	100%	7.3
Brainsurge	100%	6.7
Mystic Sanctuary	100%	6.7
Cling to Dust	100%	5.0
Toxic Deluge	100%	4.7
Lose Focus	100%	4.4
Subtlety	100%	4.0
Consult the Star Charts	100%	4.0
Preordain	100%	4.0

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UBG mechint, 21 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUBG Zodiacek, 15 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBR zarox, 12 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBG ZerossBZH, 2 Oct	1 main	5-0