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First printed in Lorwyn (2007)

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  • The List (PLST) #DSC-73, 2026
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7184, 2026
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7185, 2026
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7186, 2026
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7119, 2026
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7122, 2026
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7125, 2026
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2670, 2026
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2292, 2025
  • Marvel Universe (MAR) #13, 2025
  • Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet (OMB) #13, 2025 (digital)
  • Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #159, 2025
  • MagicFest 2025 (PF25) #2, 2025
  • Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #73, 2024
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1783, 2024
  • Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #34, 2024
  • Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #105, 2024
  • Secret Lair Promo (SLP) #19, 2024
  • Doctor Who (WHO) #217, 2023
  • Doctor Who (WHO) #808, 2023
  • Eternal Weekend (PEWK) #2022b, 2022
  • Secret Lair Countdown (SLC) #2007, 2022
  • New Capenna Commander (NCC) #229, 2022
  • The List (PLST) #C21-125, 2021
  • Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #782, 2021 (digital)
  • Commander 2021 (C21) #125, 2021
  • Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #315, 2021
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #245, 2021
  • Commander 2018 (C18) #96, 2018
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM) #35118, 2013 (digital)
  • Magic 2012 (M12) #73, 2011
  • Magic 2010 (M10) #68, 2009
  • Magic Player Rewards 2008 (P08) #6, 2008
  • Lorwyn (LRW) #79, 2007

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In the last 30 days 44.4% of Legacy decks played it (476 of 1071). Most played in UBG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 5.5% of Vintage decks played it (24 of 438). Most played in Psychic Frog.

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Not legal
  • Pioneer Not legal
  • Modern Banned
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper Legal
  • Future Standard Not 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 Legal
  • PreDH Legal
  • Tiny Leaders 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 476 of 1071 decks (44.4%).

Share of decks
44.4%
▲ 3.9 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 47.6% 2026-08-13: 36.0% 2026-08-20: 44.9% 2026-08-27: 45.0% 2026-09-03: 46.3% 2026-09-10: 36.9% 2026-09-17: 39.1% 2026-09-24: 45.5% 2026-10-01: 39.4% 2026-10-08: 40.7% 2026-10-15: 48.6% 2026-10-22: 48.8%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
476
476 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.7
in the main deck
Win rate
59%
83 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UBG (unclassified) 6.0% 91%
Bant Murktide 5.8% 100%
Doomsday 5.7% 100%
Dimir Midrange 4.9% 96%
Omni-Tell 3.8% 95%
Dimir Tempo 3.5% 100%
Sneak and Show 3.5% 100%
Izzet Cutter 3.3% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Brainstorm100%2.2
Force of Will99%2.0
Polluted Delta78%1.9
Flooded Strand73%1.8
Misty Rainforest70%1.9
Daze63%2.2
Wasteland59%1.1
Scalding Tarn53%1.9
Underground Sea50%1.7
Undercity Sewers47%1.9

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Sneak and Show
JPA93 in Legacy Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
WUG
McWinSauce in Legacy Showcase Challenge		 10-1
91%
WUG
cool95 in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
UBG
mortr3d in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Izzet Cutter
i_b_TRUE in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Dimir Midrange
boytriton in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Bant Murktide
badgods in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Doomsday
wonderPreaux in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Jeskai Control
cleverPPZ, 		4 main 5-0
Cephalid Breakfast
casper_x, 		4 main 5-0
UBG
Sev123, 		3 main 5-0
Jeskai Control
LucasGustafsson, 		4 main 5-0
Sneak and Show
FarmerLGG, 		4 main 5-0
Sneak and Show
Kenbow0808, 		4 main 5-0
UBG
ThreeApes1312, 		3 main 5-0
WUG
cool95, 		4 main #1
8-1

Vintage Other periods →

In 24 of 438 decks (5.5%).

Share of decks
5.5%
▼ 1.4 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 2.3% 2026-08-13: 15.6% 2026-08-20: 21.7% 2026-08-27: 10.6% 2026-09-03: 12.0% 2026-09-10: 4.1% 2026-09-17: 4.0% 2026-09-24: 3.3% 2026-10-01: 4.2% 2026-10-08: 3.3% 2026-10-15: 10.9% 2026-10-22: 2.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
24
24 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.3
in the main deck
Win rate
54%
4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Psychic Frog 14.8% 3%
UB (unclassified) 5.3% 65%
Oath 3.0% 8%
WU (unclassified) 1.8% 13%
WUB (unclassified) 1.8% 25%
WUG (unclassified) 0.9% 25%
UR (unclassified) 0.5% 50%
WUR (unclassified) 0.5% 50%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Mental Misstep100%1.6
Ancestral Recall100%1.4
Time Walk100%1.4
Force of Will100%1.3
Mox Sapphire100%1.1
Black Lotus100%1.1
Polluted Delta96%2.2
Gitaxian Probe96%1.8
Mox Jet92%1.0
Misty Rainforest88%2.4

Best win rate

DeckRecord
UB
otakkun in Vintage Challenge 16		 5-1
83%
UB
sm294 in Vintage Challenge 16		 5-2
71%
UB
Enrichetta in Vintage Challenge 32		 4-2
67%
WUR
JUJUBEAN__2004 in Vintage Challenge 32		 4-2
67%
UB
Scornful_Egotist in Vintage Challenge 16		 5-3
63%
WUG
Capriccioso in Vintage Challenge 16		 3-2
60%
WU
Mike Schmidt in From The Vault: Vintage 5		 3-2
60%
UB
_SickDraw in Vintage Challenge 16		 4-3
57%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UB
FGC, 		4 main 5-0
UB
tristenps, 		1 main #23
3-3
UB
musasabi, 		4 main #19
2-3
UB
burrarun, 		4 main 5-0
UB
Enrichetta, 		4 main #15
4-2
UB
musasabi, 		4 main #19
3-3
UB
tao_bye_bye, 		4 main #25
3-3
UB
SpockVidaLoka, 		4 main #26
3-3

Pauper Other periods →

In 159 of 1908 decks (8.3%).

Share of decks
8.3%
▼ 3.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 12.7% 2026-08-13: 11.4% 2026-08-20: 15.8% 2026-08-27: 13.1% 2026-09-03: 11.3% 2026-09-10: 12.2% 2026-09-17: 11.8% 2026-09-24: 9.5% 2026-10-01: 5.7% 2026-10-08: 10.0% 2026-10-15: 13.0% 2026-10-22: 9.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
159
159 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.1
in the main deck
Win rate
59%
35 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Dimir Control 13.1% 9%
Mono-Blue Terror 6.6% 98%
Familiars 1.4% 15%
WUB (unclassified) 0.8% 7%
Izzet Pirates 0.3% 100%
WUR (unclassified) 0.3% 20%
Grixis Fangs 0.1% 100%
WURG (unclassified) 0.1% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Lórien Revealed99%3.6
Counterspell96%3.7
Brainstorm95%5.6
Tolarian Terror82%10.8
Thought Scour79%11.5
Cryptic Serpent78%11.8
Sleep of the Dead77%11.8
Mental Note77%11.5
Murmuring Mystic70%4.7
Deem Inferior64%11.8

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%
Dimir Control
carvs in Pauper Challenge 32		 7-2
78%
Mono-Blue Terror
discoverN in Pauper Challenge 16		 7-2
78%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Mono-Blue Terror
discoverN, 		3 main #17
3-3
Dimir Control
_against_, 		3 main #18
3-3
Mono-Blue Terror
discoverN, 		3 main #2
6-3
Mono-Blue Terror
Walker735, 		4 main #6
4-2
Mono-Blue Terror
Luminati, 		3 main #10
4-2
Dimir Control
carvs, 		3 main 5-0
Dimir Control
TiagoFuguete, 		3 main #31
1-4
Mono-Blue Terror
discoverN, 		3 main #26
3-3

Commander Other periods →

In 100 of 6150 decks (1.6%).

Share of decks
1.6%
▼ 0.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 1.4% 2026-08-27: 1.8% 2026-09-03: 2.4% 2026-09-10: 1.7% 2026-09-17: 2.1% 2026-09-24: 2.0% 2026-10-01: 1.9% 2026-10-08: 1.3% 2026-10-15: 1.4% 2026-10-22: 1.8%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
100
100 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
21%
15 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy 7.4% 0%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept 4.7% 1%
Vivi Ornitier 2.2% 36%
Ral, Monsoon Mage 1.9% 1%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist 0.6% 3%
Vraska, Soul of Stone 0.5% 6%
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator 0.3% 10%
Krark, the Thumbless + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces 0.3% 33%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring99%1.0
Lotus Petal93%1.0
Rhystic Study91%1.4
Mystic Remora91%1.4
Force of Will89%1.4
Command Tower89%1.0
Mystical Tutor88%2.3
Chrome Mox88%1.0
Fierce Guardianship87%1.4
Flusterstorm87%1.3

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Stella Lee, Wild Card
Brandon Gilliam [STORMSCALE] in CEDH Monthly Dual Land Tournament - October		 3-2
60%
Vivi Ornitier
Jesus in FINAL BOSS CEDH Tournament		 3-3
50%
Council of Reeds
Spiderfreak579 in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH		 3-3
50%
Stella Lee, Wild Card
Brandon Gilliam [STORMSCALE] in Commander Invitational Qualifier - The Gathering Place		 2-3
40%
Vivi Ornitier
Christopher Long in BellsCon CEDH Tournament		 2-3
40%
Vivi Ornitier
Izac low in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 2-3
40%
Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
Hunter Mccaffrey in The Haunted Badlands		 1-4
20%
Vivi Ornitier
Ethan Thompson in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)		 1-4
20%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Narset, Jeskai Waymaster
Mack, 		1 main #30
0-4
Vivi Ornitier
Josh ulrich, 		1 main #13
0-3
Vivi Ornitier
Landon Fisher, 		1 main #20
0-4
Krark, the Thumbless + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Nyles Schneider, 		1 main #26
1-3
Stella Lee, Wild Card
Benjamin Clement, 		1 main #44
0-3
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
Terry Lee, 		1 main #50
0-2
Krark, the Thumbless + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Theron (OKish), 		1 main #16
0-2
Vivi Ornitier
Chema, 		1 main #11
0-1

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 21 of 80 decks (26.3%).

Share of decks
26.3%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 18.8% 2026-08-13: 26.9% 2026-08-20: 20.0% 2026-08-27: 29.3% 2026-09-03: 26.3% 2026-09-10: 18.2% 2026-09-17: 25.0% 2026-09-24: 12.5% 2026-10-01: 36.4% 2026-10-08: 34.3% 2026-10-15: 22.2% 2026-10-22: 6.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
21
21 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
WUB (unclassified) 11.3% 67%
WUR (unclassified) 10.0% 38%
UBG (unclassified) 6.3% 60%
WUBR (unclassified) 3.8% 33%
UB (unclassified) 2.5% 100%
UBR (unclassified) 2.5% 100%
UR (unclassified) 2.5% 100%
WU (unclassified) 2.5% 50%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Brainstorm100%2.5
Spell Snare100%2.4
Mental Misstep100%2.3
Polluted Delta100%1.7
Flooded Strand100%1.7
Scalding Tarn100%1.5
Prismatic Vista100%1.3
Misty Rainforest100%1.3
Command Tower100%1.3
Bloodstained Mire95%1.4

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WUB
Professor-Rex, 		1 main 5-0
UR
Fuz65, 		1 main 5-0
WUB
Damgar, 		1 main 5-0
WUB
Professor-Rex, 		1 main 5-0
UBR
qaN, 		1 main 5-0
WUR
lucamag, 		1 main 5-0
WUBG
Zodiacek, 		1 main 5-0
WUR
LennyLenLenny, 		1 main 5-0