First printed in Reality Fracture (2026)

All 3 prints

Reality Fracture (FRA) #428, 2026
Reality Fracture (FRA) #90, 2026
Reality Fracture Promos (PFRA) #90p, 2026

Pompous Battlemage // Improvised Act

Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery

Prowess
This creature enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
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You may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.

In the last 30 days 4.1% of Standard decks played it (17 of 410). Most played in BRG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 11.1% of Pioneer decks played it (1 of 9). Most played in UR (unclassified).

In Limited on MTG Arena

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

Win rates of Pompous Battlemage // Improvised Act in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Reality Fracture (FRA), Premier Draft	53.1%	-2.3	-0.1	3091
Reality Fracture (FRA), Sealed	56.2%	-0.5	+3.6	893

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

Standard staples: main deck, 3% of decks (#164)
Red, Creatures, Sorceries, Card draw
Modern staples: main deck, 2% of decks (#231)
Red, Creatures, Sorceries, Card draw

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 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 17 of 410 decks (4.1%).

Share of decks

4.1%

▲ 4.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

17 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.8

in the main deck

Win rate

55%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BRG (unclassified)	7.3%	3%
WR (unclassified)	6.6%	4%
UR (unclassified)	4.9%	35%
WBR (unclassified)	3.9%	6%
UBR (unclassified)	3.7%	27%
Mono-Red (unclassified)	1.7%	43%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Slickshot Show-Off	88%	21.3
Spirebluff Canal	65%	10.6
Riverpyre Verge	65%	6.0
Burst Lightning	65%	5.3
Multiversal Passage	65%	1.9
Steam Vents	59%	4.5
Secret Identity	53%	24.1
Elusive Otter // Grove's Bounty	53%	21.7
Wild Ride	53%	19.7
Opt	47%	9.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UR mami in Standard Challenge 16	4-2 67%
UBR MacIsaac in Standard Challenge 32	3-4 43%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UR Bl4ckdragon, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
UBR CarlosZ, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
UBR MacIsaac, 27 Oct	4 main	#32 3-4
UR Arena ranked player, 26 Oct	4 main
UR Arena ranked player, 26 Oct	3 main
UR mami, 25 Oct	4 main	#10 4-2
Mono-Red KIMCHIMAN, 25 Oct	4 main	#32 0-3
Mono-Red Liam Kane, 24 Oct	4 main	#52

Pioneer Other periods →

In 1 of 9 decks (11.1%).

Share of decks

11.1%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

1 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UR (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
UR HEROtsukai, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0

Modern Other periods →

In 8 of 268 decks (3.0%).

Share of decks

3.0%

▲ 3.0 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

8 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.5

in the main deck

Win rate

43%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Prowess	8.6%	35%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Mutagenic Growth	100%	12.2
Lava Dart	100%	11.7
Cori-Steel Cutter	100%	10.7
Dragon's Rage Channeler	100%	10.3
Preordain	100%	6.1
Mishra's Bauble	100%	4.5
Steam Vents	100%	4.3
Bloodstained Mire	100%	4.0
Lightning Bolt	100%	3.7
Arid Mesa	100%	3.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Prowess R_Mac in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Prowess R_Mac in Modern Challenge 32	1-4 20%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Prowess R_Mac, 27 Oct	3 main	#16 4-2
Prowess Polikasoll, 27 Oct	2 main	#24 0-2
Prowess R_Mac, 27 Oct	3 main	#31 1-4
Prowess Lee Martinez, 11 Oct	1 main
Prowess Sung Kim, 11 Oct	3 main
Prowess Ojiro Iseki, 3 Oct	2 main
Prowess Toru Inoue, 3 Oct	4 main
Prowess Naoto Shimizu, 3 Oct	2 main

Commander Other periods →

In 2 of 6150 decks (0.0%).

Share of decks

0.0%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 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
Muxus, Goblin Grandee	0.1%	33%

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
Muxus, Goblin Grandee Michael Watson, 24 Oct	1 main	#28 1-3
Muxus, Goblin Grandee Michael Watson, 17 Oct	1 main	#9 1-2

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