First printed in Mirrodin (2003)

All 7 prints

Arena Anthology 2 (AA2) #21, 2025 (digital)
The List (PLST) #DDU-60, 2024
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #676, 2022
Double Masters (2XM) #283, 2020
Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors (DDU) #60, 2018
Modern Masters (MMA) #212, 2013
Mirrodin (MRD) #232, 2003

Pyrite Spellbomb

Artifact

Red , Sacrifice this artifact: It deals 2 damage to any target.
1 generic , Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

In the last 30 days 0.6% of Modern decks played it (14 of 2236). Most played in Affinity. In the last 30 days 0.9% of Legacy decks played it (10 of 1071). Most played in Storm.

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 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

Modern Other periods →

In 14 of 2236 decks (0.6%).

Share of decks

0.6%

▲ 0.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

14 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

61%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Affinity	5.8%	11%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Arcbound Ravager	100%	78.2
Claws of Gix	100%	21.4
Weapons Manufacturing	100%	21.4
Shivan Reef	100%	21.2
Welding Jar	100%	18.9
Metallic Rebuke	100%	17.7
Pinnacle Emissary	100%	17.6
Kappa Cannoneer	100%	17.4
Engineered Explosives	100%	17.4
Emry, Lurker of the Loch	100%	16.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Affinity musasabi in Modern Challenge 64	7-2 78%
Affinity musasabi in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Affinity solaec0501 in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Affinity Tinker147 in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Affinity solaec0501 in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Affinity musasabi in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Affinity musasabi in Modern Challenge 16	4-2 67%
Affinity musasabi in Modern Challenge 64	4-3 57%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Affinity solaec0501, 28 Oct	1 main	#13 4-2
Affinity musasabi, 27 Oct	1 main	#22 3-3
Affinity Tinker147, 27 Oct	1 main	#10 4-2
Affinity solaec0501, 27 Oct	1 main	#23 3-3
Affinity solaec0501, 26 Oct	1 main	#15 4-2
Affinity musasabi, 26 Oct	1 main	#20 3-3
Affinity musasabi, 25 Oct	1 main	#17 3-3
Affinity musasabi, 23 Oct	1 main	#18 4-2

Legacy Other periods →

In 10 of 1071 decks (0.9%).

Share of decks

0.9%

▼ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

3 main, 7 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

52%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Storm	3.2%	6%
UR (unclassified)	2.5%	15%
Welder Combo	2.4%	4%
Affinity	1.4%	20%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Mox Opal	100%	8.5
Bloodstained Mire	100%	5.9
Urza's Saga	100%	5.5
Lotus Petal	100%	2.7

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Storm Aaron Shaffer in BCDL 29 - Texas	4-1 80%
Affinity DNSolver in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UR jens ruts in Emjati's Eternal Sunday III - Legacy	2-3 40%
Storm OhShtNotYou in Legacy Challenge 32	1-4 20%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Affinity thomps-a-whomps, 26 Oct	1 side	5-0
Storm OhShtNotYou, 25 Oct	1 main	#28 1-4
Storm Aaron Shaffer, 24 Oct	1 main	#9 4-1
UR sfz, 24 Oct	1 side	5-0
UR Killabee, 11 Oct	1 side	5-0
Affinity DNSolver, 10 Oct	1 side	#13 4-2
UR Killabee, 4 Oct	1 side
UR jens ruts, 4 Oct	1 side	#17 2-3

Commander Other periods →

In 17 of 6150 decks (0.3%).

Share of decks

0.3%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

17 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

33%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Magda, Brazen Outlaw	2.1%	5%
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer	1.0%	2%
Zirda, the Dawnwaker	0.8%	2%
Godo, Bandit Warlord	0.1%	43%
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain	0.1%	43%
Toph, the First Metalbender	0.1%	20%
Annie Flash, the Veteran	0.0%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Mana Vault	100%	1.2
Ancient Tomb	100%	1.1
Lotus Petal	100%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	100%	1.1
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Urza's Saga	94%	3.9
Deflecting Swat	94%	1.7
Mox Diamond	94%	1.1
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain	88%	6.4
Simian Spirit Guide	88%	1.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Annie Flash, the Veteran Michael Piercy in [518] Northern Wardens Fringe Fest: The Third	3-2 60%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw Corey Walkinshaw in CCS $20,000 cEDH Invitational Qualifier #5	2-3 40%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw Vicente Varela in Land, Go: Sunshine Showdown $10k+ cEDH	0-5 0%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Magda, Brazen Outlaw Sidney Labrie, 24 Oct	1 main	#13 1-3
Magda, Brazen Outlaw Corey Walkinshaw, 24 Oct	1 main	#9 2-3
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain David H, 24 Oct	1 main	#44 0-4
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain Petrvodic, 24 Oct	1 main	#37 0-3
Toph, the First Metalbender Chris, 20 Oct	1 main	#12 0-2
Annie Flash, the Veteran Michael Piercy, 18 Oct	1 main	#2 3-2
Godo, Bandit Warlord Jordan "The Tangelo" Larson [C4], 17 Oct	1 main	#8 1-2
Magda, Brazen Outlaw Sidney Labrie, 17 Oct	1 main	#20 1-2

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