First printed in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023)

All 3 prints

The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #183, 2026
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #522, 2023
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #71, 2023

Stern Scolding

Instant

Counter target creature spell with power or toughness 2 or less.

In the last 30 days 3.7% of Modern decks played it (5 of 135). Most played in UB (unclassified). In the last 30 days 22.2% of Duel Commander decks played it (2 of 9). Most played in UBG (unclassified).

Staple

Modern staples: main deck, 2% of decks (#226)
Blue, Instants, Counterspells

Last 120 days of MTGO results.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not 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 Not legal
PreDH Not 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 5 of 135 decks (3.7%).

Share of decks

3.7%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

3 main, 2 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.0

in the main deck

Win rate

66%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UB (unclassified)	3.0%	25%
UBG (unclassified)	3.0%	25%
Mono-Blue (unclassified)	1.5%	100%
UG (unclassified)	0.7%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Lotus Bloom	100%	45.0
Whir of Invention	100%	45.0
Disrupting Shoal	100%	45.0
Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn	100%	45.0
Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory	100%	45.0
Into the Flood Maw	100%	45.0
Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins	100%	45.0
Tameshi, Reality Architect	100%	45.0
Suppression Ray // Orderly Plaza	100%	45.0
Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive	100%	45.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UG FakeShaver in Modern Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Mono-Blue E90_DeliveryBoy in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Mono-Blue E90_DeliveryBoy in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UBG OiGachi1 in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UB huyuCD in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Blue E90_DeliveryBoy, 28 Oct	2 main	#15 4-2
UB huyuCD, 28 Oct	1 side	#18 3-3
Mono-Blue E90_DeliveryBoy, 27 Oct	2 main	#13 4-2
UG FakeShaver, 27 Oct	2 main	#2 7-2
UBG OiGachi1, 27 Oct	2 side	#17 4-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 2 of 9 decks (22.2%).

Share of decks

22.2%

vs previous 30 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
UBG (unclassified)	11.1%	100%
WUB (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
WUB Professor-Rex, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBG Betosore, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage.