First printed in Duskmourn: House of Horror (2024)

All 6 prints

Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #113, 2024
Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #377, 2024
Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #391, 2024
Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #401, 2024
Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos (PDSK) #113p, 2024
Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos (PDSK) #113s, 2024

Overlord of the Balemurk

Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror

Impending 5— 1 generic Black (If you cast this spell for its impending cost, it enters with five time counters and isn't a creature until the last is removed. At the beginning of your end step, remove a time counter from it.)
Whenever this permanent enters or attacks, mill four cards, then you may return a non-Avatar creature card or a planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand.

In the last 30 days 12.6% of Standard decks played it (12 of 95). Most played in UB (unclassified). In the last 30 days 3.0% of Modern decks played it (5 of 166). Most played in WUB (unclassified).

Staple

Standard staples: main deck, 13% of decks (#49)
Black, Creatures, Enchantments, Recursion
Modern staples: main deck, 2% of decks (#235)
Black, Creatures, Enchantments, Recursion

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 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 Not 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 12 of 95 decks (12.6%).

Share of decks

12.6%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

12 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.2

in the main deck

Win rate

73%

4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UB (unclassified)	12.6%	92%
UBR (unclassified)	5.3%	20%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Winternight Stories	100%	7.3
Seasoned Cryomancer	100%	6.3
Shipwreck Marsh	100%	4.0
The Theorist, Jace Beleren	100%	3.8
Gloomlake Verge	100%	3.7
Watery Grave	100%	3.7
Bitter Triumph	100%	3.5
Requiting Hex	100%	2.7
Uldaros Theorix	92%	7.9
Duress	92%	7.3

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UB pepeteam in Standard Challenge 32	9-1 90%
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%
UB peter780108 in Standard Challenge 16	5-2 71%
UB Kneki in Standard Challenge 32	4-3 57%

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
UB sedotwc, 27 Oct	2 main	#10 5-2
UB peter780108, 27 Oct	2 main	#14 5-2
UB Kneki, 27 Oct	2 main	#27 4-3
UB Akosmismus, 27 Oct	2 main	5-0

Modern Other periods →

In 5 of 166 decks (3.0%).

Share of decks

2.2%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

3 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
WUB (unclassified)	5.4%	56%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog	100%	45.0
Flickerwisp	100%	45.0
Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow	100%	27.0
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd	100%	27.0
Ephemerate	100%	16.9
Shadowy Backstreet	100%	16.9
Emperor of Bones	100%	13.5
Undercity Sewers	100%	10.4
Godless Shrine	100%	9.6
Solitude	100%	9.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WUB Dioferreira in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WUB Dioferreira, 28 Oct	4 main	#5 5-2
WUB Dasikk, 28 Oct	4 main	#31 2-2
WUB CharonsObol, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
WUB Fer Lorenzo, 3 Oct	4 main	#6 3-1
WUB Yelko González Paz, 3 Oct	4 main	#20 2-2

Legacy Other periods →

In 5 of 264 decks (1.9%).

Share of decks

1.9%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

2 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

43%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Death and Taxes	1.5%	100%
WB (unclassified)	0.4%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Death and Taxes Ian Hoffman in BCDL 30 - Ohio	4-1 80%
Death and Taxes Btholt99 in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Death and Taxes Lion in From The Vault: Legacy 36 $1K	2-3 40%
Death and Taxes olbeda in Legacy Challenge 32	1-4 20%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Death and Taxes Btholt99, 27 Oct	4 main	#14 4-2
Death and Taxes olbeda, 27 Oct	4 main	#28 1-4
Death and Taxes Ian Hoffman, 24 Oct	4 main	#4 4-1
WB Jacob Lombas, 24 Oct	4 main	#44 0-3
Death and Taxes Lion, 3 Oct	4 main	#17 2-3

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