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Scalding Tarn

First printed in Zendikar (2009)

All 12 prints

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  • Special Guests (SPG) #112, 2025
  • Special Guests (SPG) #117, 2025
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM) #91401, 2021 (digital)
  • Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #254, 2021
  • Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #439, 2021
  • Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #478, 2021
  • Modern Horizons 2 Promos (PMH2) #254s, 2021
  • Zendikar Rising Expeditions (ZNE) #7, 2020
  • Secret Lair: Ultimate Edition (SLU) #2, 2020
  • Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #244, 2017
  • Zendikar Expeditions (EXP) #22, 2015
  • Zendikar (ZEN) #223, 2009

Scalding Tarn

Land

tap, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Legality

Legal in
Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Banned in
Historic
Not legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Standard Brawl

MTGO price: 2.74 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In Limited on MTG Arena

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

Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Premier Draft 55.2% +0.1 +1.7 872
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

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Modern In 681 of 2782 decks (24.5%), most in Moonshadow
Share of decks
24.5%
▼ 1.9 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 19.1% 2026-08-13: 25.1% 2026-08-20: 23.0% 2026-08-27: 22.0% 2026-09-03: 28.3% 2026-09-10: 26.6% 2026-09-17: 26.3% 2026-09-24: 30.2% 2026-10-01: 30.3% 2026-10-08: 23.7% 2026-10-15: 18.2% 2026-10-22: 20.4%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
681
681 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.5
in the main deck
Win rate
61%
104 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Moonshadow 10.5% 3%
Prowess 7.3% 87%
Boros Energy 7.1% 13%
Affinity 5.8% 12%
Domain Zoo 5.0% 35%
Azorius Control 4.8% 20%
Ruby Storm 4.0% 91%
WUBRG (unclassified) 2.3% 63%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Steam Vents69%2.4
Arid Mesa59%1.6
Thundering Falls55%2.4
Bloodstained Mire53%1.9
Wooded Foothills48%2.0
Lightning Bolt48%1.5
Sacred Foundry42%2.1
Mishra's Bauble39%1.4
Preordain35%2.4
Dragon's Rage Channeler31%3.4

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Affinity
sioutis_kk in Modern Challenge 64		 10-0
100%
Domain Zoo
bomberboss in Modern Challenge 32		 10-0
100%
Boros Energy
MayoDominaria in Modern Showcase Challenge		 11-1
92%
Ruby Storm
hugofreitas1 in Modern Challenge 64		 9-1
90%
UBR
_Atraxa_ in Modern Challenge 64		 9-1
90%
Prowess
simoneromarm in Modern Challenge 96		 9-1
90%
Domain Zoo
Mikebrav in Modern Challenge 64		 9-1
90%
Ruby Storm
4FunNoWin in Modern Challenge 64		 9-1
90%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Ruby Storm
Ezra95, 		1 main 5-0
Moonshadow
ControlTh3Narrative, 		1 main 5-0
UBG
Lotus_K2, 		1 main 5-0
Ruby Storm
Nuserdog, 		2 main #1
8-1
Boros Energy
Walker735, 		1 main #3
6-2
Ruby Storm
Bigandhard, 		2 main #6
5-2
Ruby Storm
hugofreitas1, 		2 main #8
5-2
Azorius Control
TrueHero, 		1 main #12
4-2

Legacy In 420 of 1479 decks (28.4%), most in Boros Energy
Share of decks
28.4%
▼ 0.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 33.2% 2026-08-13: 26.8% 2026-08-20: 31.3% 2026-08-27: 29.5% 2026-09-03: 26.9% 2026-09-10: 27.7% 2026-09-17: 29.7% 2026-09-24: 30.7% 2026-10-01: 28.0% 2026-10-08: 27.6% 2026-10-15: 26.6% 2026-10-22: 29.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
420
420 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.1
in the main deck
Win rate
59%
76 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Boros Energy 7.6% 1%
Bant Murktide 6.4% 31%
UBG (unclassified) 5.9% 2%
Dimir Midrange 5.2% 62%
Doomsday 5.2% 81%
Omni-Tell 3.7% 31%
Sneak and Show 3.5% 100%
Izzet Cutter 3.4% 98%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Force of Will87%1.7
Brainstorm87%1.9
Ponder84%1.9
Flooded Strand75%1.8
Polluted Delta74%1.8
Misty Rainforest64%1.7
Daze59%2.0
Volcanic Island50%2.5
Wasteland47%0.9
Lotus Petal43%1.2

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Dredge
MahfuzVanGogh in Legacy Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Dimir Midrange
Oceansoul92 in Legacy Challenge 32		 9-1
90%
Omni-Tell
ScreenwriterNY 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%
Doomsday
wonderPreaux in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Sneak and Show
JPA93 in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Dimir Midrange
IDontNeedAName in Legacy Challenge 32		 7-1
88%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UR
Golion, 		3 main 5-0
Omni-Tell
ScreenwriterNY, 		2 main #1
8-1
Sneak and Show
TheGrimLavamancer, 		4 main #3
6-2
Dimir Midrange
MarcoIa, 		1 main #9
3-2
WUG
jankyb, 		2 main #11
4-2
Sneak and Show
JPA93, 		4 main #16
4-2
Doomsday
swarmofbees, 		1 main #21
2-3
Dimir Tempo
manohito, 		1 main #22
3-3

Vintage In 242 of 634 decks (38.2%), most in Tinker Vault
Share of decks
38.2%
▼ 1.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 19.5% 2026-08-13: 35.0% 2026-08-20: 45.5% 2026-08-27: 30.4% 2026-09-03: 36.3% 2026-09-10: 39.2% 2026-09-17: 46.7% 2026-09-24: 40.6% 2026-10-01: 39.1% 2026-10-08: 35.0% 2026-10-15: 40.1% 2026-10-22: 38.5%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
242
242 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.4
in the main deck
Win rate
56%
50 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Tinker Vault 17.2% 17%
Psychic Frog 15.1% 64%
Forth Eorlingas 12.9% 87%
UB (unclassified) 5.5% 43%
UBR (unclassified) 5.4% 3%
Breach Storm 5.0% 100%
Oath 4.6% 59%
WUB (unclassified) 1.9% 83%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Ancestral Recall100%1.4
Time Walk100%1.4
Force of Will100%1.3
Mox Sapphire100%1.1
Black Lotus100%1.1
Mental Misstep99%1.6
Gitaxian Probe97%1.8
Mox Jet95%1.1
Mox Pearl89%1.1
Lórien Revealed86%1.9

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Breach Storm
Sommertroll in Vintage Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Psychic Frog
Montolio in Vintage Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Forth Eorlingas
CrazyDiamond513 in Vintage Challenge 32		 7-1
88%
Breach Storm
_SickDraw in Vintage Challenge 32		 7-1
88%
Psychic Frog
burrarun in Vintage Challenge 16		 7-1
88%
Psychic Frog
Ark4n in Vintage Challenge 32		 7-1
88%
Breach Storm
Oliver Voegeli in From The Vault: Vintage 5		 6-1
86%
Psychic Frog
Piedings in Vintage Challenge 32		 7-2
78%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WUG
MyPotatoes, 		2 main 5-0
UB
FGC, 		2 main 5-0
Psychic Frog
flyingpie, 		1 main 5-0
Tinker Vault
_Pady_, 		2 main 5-0
Psychic Frog
MatthewB3, 		1 main 5-0
Psychic Frog
Piedings, 		1 main #1
7-2
Breach Storm
s063, 		4 main #2
7-2
Forth Eorlingas
CrazyDiamond513, 		1 main #3
7-1

Commander In 4293 of 6150 decks (69.8%), most in Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver
Share of decks
69.8%
▲ 2.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 68.6% 2026-08-27: 66.1% 2026-09-03: 65.8% 2026-09-10: 70.4% 2026-09-17: 67.3% 2026-09-24: 67.3% 2026-10-01: 69.7% 2026-10-08: 70.2% 2026-10-15: 68.8% 2026-10-22: 70.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4293
4293 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
34%
1061 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver 8.3% 99%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy 7.4% 84%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero 5.7% 95%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain 5.1% 90%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept 4.7% 99%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver 3.5% 56%
Vivi Ornitier 2.2% 94%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw 2.1% 5%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring99%1.0
Chrome Mox98%1.1
Lotus Petal98%1.1
Gemstone Caverns97%1.1
Command Tower96%1.1
Mox Diamond95%1.1
Mana Vault91%1.1
Ancient Tomb90%1.0
Polluted Delta87%1.2
Misty Rainforest87%1.2

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver
Harley Anderson [RITUAL] in Cian Colony Memorial Tournament 4		 6-0
100%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Razif Rosdin in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 6-0
100%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Matthew Swaney [Monolith] in Blast Off Gaming Whispers From The Archives cEDH Tournament!		 5-0
100%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Crimson [Helios] in Tabletop Tavern | Win-A-Dual cEDH Tournament - OCTOBER 2026		 5-0
100%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
Janos Nado // CriticalEDH in Steel City Green Chile Slopper Tournament Series I		 5-1
83%
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Gabe LaGree in Gem State CEDH | Ad Naus for a Cause!		 5-1
83%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Gavin Jenders in The Stack and Shack Showdown #7: Shatter the Shack		 5-1
83%
Krark, the Thumbless + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Pickle_poltergeist (Ethan) in Perfect Storm Comics & Games - Tabernacle 10K		 5-1
83%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Jace, Multiverse Architect
Corey, 		1 main #1
3-3
Haldan, Avid Arcanist + Pako, Arcane Retriever
Megan Kanakuri, 		1 main #4
2-4
Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
Zillabones(Justin), 		1 main #6
2-3
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Micheal, 		1 main #7
2-3
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tymna the Weaver
Calvin Ng, 		1 main #8
2-3
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Jordan Sullivan-Smallen, 		1 main #9
1-4
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
Julian C, 		1 main #11
1-4
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Nate bolin, 		1 main #12
1-4

Duel Commander In 72 of 112 decks (64.3%), most in WUB (unclassified)
Share of decks
64.3%
▼ 1.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 68.1% 2026-08-13: 56.3% 2026-08-20: 56.0% 2026-08-27: 56.7% 2026-09-03: 69.7% 2026-09-10: 61.5% 2026-09-17: 60.7% 2026-09-24: 73.7% 2026-10-01: 65.5% 2026-10-08: 60.0% 2026-10-15: 60.9% 2026-10-22: 76.2%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
72
72 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) 9.8% 100%
WUR (unclassified) 9.8% 100%
UBG (unclassified) 7.1% 100%
BRG (unclassified) 6.3% 100%
WUBR (unclassified) 6.3% 100%
RG (unclassified) 5.4% 100%
WR (unclassified) 5.4% 100%
UB (unclassified) 2.7% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Bloodstained Mire94%1.4
Command Tower94%1.3
Misty Rainforest90%1.2
Marsh Flats86%1.3
Windswept Heath86%1.2
Prismatic Vista85%1.2
Polluted Delta83%1.4
Arid Mesa83%1.4
Flooded Strand81%1.4
Wooded Foothills75%1.2

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
WR
Pasdejambon, 		1 main 5-0
WUB
Professor-Rex, 		1 main 5-0
UBG
Betosore, 		1 main 5-0
WR
Pessimist1c, 		1 main 5-0
WUR
Pasdejambon, 		1 main 5-0
RG
Dudarudi, 		1 main 5-0
WR
Razielman, 		1 main 5-0