First printed in Portal Second Age (1998)

All 15 prints

Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #152, 2026
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #22, 2026
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #87, 2026
Secret Lair Promo (SLP) #25, 2024
Love Your LGS 2024 (PLG24) #2J, 2024
Wilds of Eldraine (WOE) #376, 2023
Wilds of Eldraine (WOE) #67, 2023
Ultimate Masters (UMA) #70, 2018
Masters Edition IV (ME4) #62, 2011 (digital)
Ninth Edition (9ED) #99, 2005
Ninth Edition (9ED) #99★, 2005
Seventh Edition (7ED) #98, 2001
Seventh Edition (7ED) #98★, 2001
Starter 1999 (S99) #51, 1999
Portal Second Age (P02) #46, 1998

Sleight of Hand

Sorcery

Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library.

In the last 30 days 9.0% of Standard decks played it (127 of 1416). Most played in UR (unclassified). In the last 30 days 16.4% of Pioneer decks played it (67 of 408). Most played in UR (unclassified).

Staple

Standard staples: main deck, 4% of decks (#113)
Blue, Sorceries
Premodern staples: main deck, 3% of decks (#164)
Blue, Sorceries

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern 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 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 127 of 1416 decks (9.0%).

Share of decks

5.1%

▲ 2.5 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

21 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

53%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UR (unclassified)	9.8%	81%
UBR (unclassified)	1.9%	48%
URG (unclassified)	1.1%	7%
Mono-Blue (unclassified)	0.1%	50%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Opt	95%	19.5
Spirebluff Canal	90%	14.8
Riverpyre Verge	90%	8.4
Steam Vents	86%	6.5
Burst Lightning	76%	6.2
Prismari Charm	71%	13.9
Eddymurk Crab	67%	19.5
Flow State	67%	19.5
Hearth Elemental // Stoke Genius	67%	19.5
Multiversal Passage	67%	1.9

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UR mami in Standard Challenge 32	9-0 100%
UR Capitano_CL in Standard Championship Week Finals	9-1 90%
UR Faria_Limer in Standard Challenge 32	8-1 89%
UBR MacIsaac in Standard Challenge 32 Special	6-1 86%
UR _IlNano_ in Standard Challenge 32	7-2 78%
UR _IlNano_ in Standard Challenge 16	6-2 75%
UBR MacIsaac in Standard Challenge 32	6-2 75%
UR rushi_00 in Standard Championship Week Finals	6-2 75%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UR Darth_Vaner, 28 Oct	4 main	#27 0-2
UBR CarlosZ, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
UBR MacIsaac, 27 Oct	4 main	#32 3-4
UR Brunninho, 27 Oct	4 main	5-0
UR walshi4life, 26 Oct	4 main	#27 3-3
UBR Arena ranked player, 26 Oct	4 main
UR Arena ranked player, 26 Oct	4 main
UR mami, 25 Oct	4 main	#10 4-2

Pioneer Other periods →

In 67 of 408 decks (16.4%).

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)	24.5%	66%
Mono-Red Aggro	11.8%	2%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UR _Falcon_ in Pioneer Challenge 32	8-1 89%
UR Mateusf34 in Pioneer Challenge 32	8-1 89%
UR Kingokarado in Pioneer Challenge 16	7-1 88%
UR _Falcon_ in Pioneer Challenge 16	6-1 86%
UR fazparte in Pioneer Challenge 32	7-2 78%
UR MaxMedeiros in Pioneer Challenge 16	6-2 75%
UR taldoitalo in Pioneer Challenge 32	5-2 71%
UR deleon91 in Pioneer Challenge 32	5-2 71%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UR HEROtsukai, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
UR Denisevich, 27 Oct	4 main	#6 4-3
UR monzatubarao, 27 Oct	4 main	#9 4-2
UR Mateusf34, 27 Oct	4 main	#10 4-2
UR _Falcon_, 27 Oct	4 main	#17 4-2
UR Venom01, 27 Oct	4 main	#21 3-3
UR VitorCarvalho01, 27 Oct	4 main	#22 3-3
UR fazparte, 27 Oct	4 main	#28 3-3

Premodern Other periods →

In 10 of 590 decks (1.7%).

Share of decks

2.2%

▼ 0.8 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

3 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.3

in the main deck

Win rate

60%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Stiflenought	11.2%	3%
Mono-Blue (unclassified)	1.7%	70%
Gro-A-Tog	0.5%	33%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Opt	100%	9.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Stiflenought Jerry Melton in Rose City Premodern PMPMPMPM XLI: October - Charity Event	4-1 80%
Mono-Blue O_S_B in Premodern Challenge 16	3-2 60%
Mono-Blue bparis15 in Premodern Challenge 16	2-3 40%
Gro-A-Tog August Hartman in Rose City Premodern PMPMPMPM XLI: October - Charity Event	2-3 40%
Mono-Blue FynnOfBlood in Premodern Challenge 16	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Stiflenought erost, 21 Oct	2 main	5-0
Mono-Blue bparis15, 20 Oct	4 main	#22 0-3
Mono-Blue bparis15, 13 Oct	4 main	#15 2-3
Stiflenought Jerry Melton, 11 Oct	1 main	#5 4-1
Gro-A-Tog August Hartman, 11 Oct	2 main	#16 2-3
Mono-Blue O_S_B, 4 Oct	4 main	#10 3-2
Mono-Blue FynnOfBlood, 4 Oct	4 main	#21 1-3
Mono-Blue Ben van Heesch, 4 Oct	4 main	#7 2-2

Commander Other periods →

In 13 of 6150 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks

0.2%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

13 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

13%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Vivi Ornitier	2.2%	7%
Krark, the Thumbless + Thrasios, Triton Hero	0.3%	13%
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph	0.0%	50%
Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger	0.0%	50%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Command Tower	100%	1.2
Vivi Ornitier	92%	17.7
Jeska's Will	92%	3.0
Rhystic Study	92%	1.5
Sol Ring	92%	0.9
Curiosity	85%	14.9
Steam Vents	85%	5.0
Gitaxian Probe	85%	4.8
Gamble	85%	1.9
Deflecting Swat	85%	1.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Vivi Ornitier david castillo in Take the Crown 04	1-4 20%
Vivi Ornitier Hunter in Mortal-Kraumbat	1-4 20%
Vivi Ornitier Christopher Trewhella in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	0-5 0%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Vivi Ornitier Colby Cronin, 24 Oct	1 main	#13 1-2
Vivi Ornitier Christopher Trewhella, 24 Oct	1 main	#105 0-5
Vivi Ornitier Laura Beth Bryer, 18 Oct	1 main	#6 1-0
Krark, the Thumbless + Thrasios, Triton Hero Chess [CRUNCHY-MARG], 18 Oct	1 main	#19 1-1
Vivi Ornitier Dominic, 18 Oct	1 main	#51 0-4
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph Jan Gutiérrez Guerrero, 16 Oct	1 main	#7 1-1
Vivi Ornitier david castillo, 11 Oct	1 main	#25 1-4
Krark, the Thumbless + Thrasios, Triton Hero Chess [CRUNCHY-MARG], 10 Oct	1 main	#75 0-3

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