Based on 36 top-4 tournament finishes across all 8 tracked set releases. Each distinct list a pilot ran counts once per set. Excludes decks with incomplete lists or names we couldn't read.
29 decks · Average Converted Mana Cost 1.98
Run by nearly every deck counted here.
| Creatures9 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simian Spirit Guide | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Spellseeker | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Thassa's Oracle | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Scholar of the Ages | 97% | 28 | 100% now[100 75 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Bloodline Necromancer | 93% | 27 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 100 100 75] |
| Ruthless Technomancer | 93% | 27 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 100 100 75] |
| Blood Pet | 79% | 23 | 100% now[100 75 67 100 83 50 100] |
| Hoarding Broodlord | 76% | 22 | 100% now[100 75 67 67 83 75 75] |
| Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | 76% | 22 | 100% now[100 75 67 100 67 50 100] |
| Instants21 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Burnt Offering | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Cabal Ritual | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Culling the Weak | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Dark Ritual | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Entomb | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Mystical Tutor | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Shallow Grave | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Vampiric Tutor | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Force of Will | 97% | 28 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 100 100 100] |
| Mental Misstep | 97% | 28 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 100 100 100] |
| Pact of Negation | 97% | 28 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 100 100 100] |
| Tainted Pact | 97% | 28 | 100% now[100 75 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Borne Upon a Wind | 90% | 26 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 83 100 50] |
| Chain of Vapor | 90% | 26 | 100% now[100 75 100 100 83 100 75] |
| Essence Flux | 86% | 25 | 100% now[100 75 100 100 50 100 100] |
| Flusterstorm | 83% | 24 | 50% now[50 100 83 100 67 75 100] |
| Into the Flood Maw | 79% | 23 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 83 25 75] |
| Intuition | 79% | 23 | 100% now[100 50 67 100 83 100 75] |
| Brain Freeze | 76% | 22 | 50% now[50 75 83 67 83 50 100] |
| Sacrifice | 76% | 22 | 100% now[100 75 67 67 83 75 75] |
| Saw in Half | 76% | 22 | 100% now[100 75 67 67 83 75 75] |
| Sorceries10 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Demonic Tutor | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Finale of Promise | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Reanimate | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Unearth | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Imperial Seal | 97% | 28 | 100% now[100 75 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Step Through | 97% | 28 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 100 100 100] |
| Lively Dirge | 93% | 27 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 100 75 100] |
| Persist | 93% | 27 | 100% now[100 100 67 100 100 100 100] |
| Unmarked Grave | 93% | 27 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 100 100 75] |
| Rite of Flame | 90% | 26 | 100% now[100 75 100 67 83 100 100] |
| Artifacts12 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Arcane Signet | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Chrome Mox | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Lotus Petal | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Mana Vault | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Mox Diamond | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Sol Ring | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Lion's Eye Diamond | 97% | 28 | 50% now[50 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Talisman of Dominance | 97% | 28 | 100% now[100 100 100 67 100 100 100] |
| Wishclaw Talisman | 97% | 28 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 100 100 100] |
| Fellwar Stone | 83% | 24 | 50% now[50 75 83 67 83 100 100] |
| Jeweled Amulet | 79% | 23 | 50% now[50 75 83 67 83 100 75] |
| Grim Monolith | 76% | 22 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 33 50 100] |
| Enchantments5 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Mystic Remora | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Rhystic Study | 97% | 28 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 100 100 100] |
| Necropotence | 83% | 24 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 67 50 100] |
| Animate Dead | 76% | 22 | 50% now[50 75 83 100 83 75 50] |
| Underworld Breach | 76% | 22 | 50% now[50 75 83 67 83 50 100] |
| Lands21 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Ancient Tomb | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Badlands | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Blood Crypt | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Bloodstained Mire | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| City of Brass | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Command Tower | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Flooded Strand | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Gemstone Caverns | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Mana Confluence | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Marsh Flats | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Polluted Delta | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Scalding Tarn | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Underground Sea | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Verdant Catacombs | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Volcanic Island | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Watery Grave | 100% | 29 | 100% now[100 100 100 100 100 100 100] |
| Misty Rainforest | 97% | 28 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 100 100 100] |
| City of Traitors | 83% | 24 | 100% now[100 75 67 100 83 100 75] |
| Arid Mesa | 79% | 23 | 50% now[50 75 67 67 83 100 100] |
| Morphic Pool | 76% | 22 | 100% now[100 75 83 67 100 50 50] |
| Starting Town | 76% | 22 | 100% now[100 100 83 100 83 25 50] |
Pilots are split - often differentiates decks of the same archetype.
| Creatures7 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hexing Squelcher | 62% | 18 | 50% now[50 100 100 100 67 0 0] |
| Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin | 55% | 16 | 100% now[100 75 67 67 33 25 50] |
| Vedalken Aethermage | 55% | 16 | 0% now[0 25 67 100 50 75 50] |
| Apprentice Necromancer | 41% | 12 | 100% now[100 50 50 67 17 50 0] |
| Thundertrap Trainer | 41% | 12 | 0% now[0 25 50 67 50 50 25] |
| Valley Floodcaller | 38% | 11 | 50% now[50 25 50 0 33 75 25] |
| Phantasmal Image | 31% | 9 | 100% now[100 50 33 0 17 50 0] |
| Instants11 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Corpse Dance | 72% | 21 | 100% now[100 75 67 100 67 100 25] |
| An Offer You Can't Refuse | 69% | 20 | 100% now[100 50 100 67 67 50 50] |
| Demonic Consultation | 69% | 20 | 50% now[50 75 67 67 83 50 75] |
| Gifts Ungiven | 66% | 19 | 50% now[50 75 50 100 67 50 75] |
| Red Elemental Blast | 66% | 19 | 100% now[100 75 67 33 67 75 50] |
| Lim-Dûl's Vault | 59% | 17 | 0% now[0 75 33 100 67 50 75] |
| Final Fortune | 52% | 15 | 0% now[0 50 50 33 67 50 75] |
| Swan Song | 52% | 15 | 50% now[50 50 67 33 33 50 75] |
| Misdirection | 41% | 12 | 50% now[50 50 50 33 17 25 75] |
| Rain of Filth | 41% | 12 | 50% now[50 50 50 67 33 50 0] |
| Daze | 34% | 10 | 50% now[50 25 33 33 33 25 50] |
| Sorceries5 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Gamble | 66% | 19 | 50% now[50 50 83 67 83 25 75] |
| Wheel of Fortune | 55% | 16 | 0% now[0 25 50 33 67 100 75] |
| Beseech the Mirror | 45% | 13 | 0% now[0 25 50 67 50 25 75] |
| Strike It Rich | 41% | 12 | 50% now[50 25 33 33 67 0 75] |
| Buried Alive | 38% | 11 | 100% now[100 25 67 33 17 50 0] |
| Artifacts3 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Mox Opal | 69% | 20 | 0% now[0 50 67 0 100 100 100] |
| Defense Grid | 55% | 16 | 0% now[0 25 33 67 83 50 100] |
| Talisman of Indulgence | 52% | 15 | 0% now[0 25 33 0 83 100 75] |
| Enchantments1 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Necromancy | 55% | 16 | 100% now[100 25 67 67 67 75 0] |
| Lands10 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Crystal Vein | 72% | 21 | 100% now[100 75 50 100 83 50 75] |
| Steam Vents | 72% | 21 | 0% now[0 50 83 67 83 75 100] |
| Exotic Orchard | 66% | 19 | 50% now[50 25 67 100 67 75 75] |
| Cavern of Souls | 59% | 17 | 50% now[50 0 50 33 67 100 100] |
| Wooded Foothills | 52% | 15 | 50% now[50 100 50 33 17 25 100] |
| Tarnished Citadel | 45% | 13 | 50% now[50 100 33 100 17 25 25] |
| Undercity Sewers | 45% | 13 | 100% now[100 25 50 33 33 75 25] |
| Gemstone Mine | 34% | 10 | 100% now[100 50 33 33 33 25 0] |
| Forbidden Orchard | 31% | 9 | 0% now[0 50 33 33 50 25 0] |
| Underground River | 31% | 9 | 50% now[50 50 33 33 17 50 0] |
Rarely run - niche or personal picks.
| Creatures6 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overeager Apprentice | 28% | 8 | 100% now[100 25 17 67 17 25 0] |
| Orcish Bowmasters | 24% | 7 | 0% now[0 25 33 33 17 50 0] |
| Snapcaster Mage | 21% | 6 | 0% now[0 25 17 33 17 25 25] |
| Spectral Arcanist | 21% | 6 | 100% now[100 25 0 33 33 0 0] |
| Warren Soultrader | 17% | 5 | 0% now[0 0 17 33 17 50 0] |
| Exhibition Tidecaller | 10% | 3 | 0% now[0 25 33 0 0 0 0] |
| Instants6 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Ad Nauseam | 24% | 7 | 0% now[0 0 0 33 50 25 50] |
| Flashback | 14% | 4 | 50% now[50 25 33 0 0 0 0] |
| Cyclonic Rift | 10% | 3 | 0% now[0 0 0 0 17 50 0] |
| Pyroblast | 10% | 3 | 50% now[50 25 17 0 0 0 0] |
| Rapid Hybridization | 10% | 3 | 0% now[0 0 0 0 17 50 0] |
| Snap | 10% | 3 | 0% now[0 0 17 0 0 0 50] |
| Sorceries5 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Gitaxian Probe | 28% | 8 | 50% now[50 25 17 33 50 25 0] |
| Diabolic Intent | 14% | 4 | 0% now[0 0 17 0 17 50 0] |
| Exhume | 14% | 4 | 50% now[50 25 17 0 0 0 25] |
| Faithless Looting | 14% | 4 | 0% now[0 50 17 0 17 0 0] |
| Stock Up | 10% | 3 | 0% now[0 25 0 33 17 0 0] |
| Artifacts5 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Vexing Bauble | 28% | 8 | 0% now[0 25 0 0 50 50 50] |
| Springleaf Drum | 24% | 7 | 0% now[0 75 33 33 17 0 0] |
| The One Ring | 24% | 7 | 0% now[0 25 17 0 17 50 50] |
| Phyrexian Altar | 21% | 6 | 0% now[0 0 33 33 17 50 0] |
| Talisman of Creativity | 10% | 3 | 0% now[0 0 17 0 0 0 50] |
| Enchantments2 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Dance of the Dead | 24% | 7 | 0% now[0 25 17 0 17 75 25] |
| Steal Enchantment | 10% | 3 | 0% now[0 0 17 0 33 0 0] |
| Lands3 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Luxury Suite | 21% | 6 | 50% now[50 25 17 33 0 0 50] |
| Phyrexian Tower | 21% | 6 | 0% now[0 25 0 33 17 50 25] |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 10% | 3 | 0% now[0 0 33 0 0 0 25] |