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.
27 decks · Average Converted Mana Cost 1.77
Run by nearly every deck counted here.
| Creatures8 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thassa's Oracle | 96% | 26 | 92% now[92 100] |
| Esper Sentinel | 93% | 25 | 83% now[83 100] |
| Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | 93% | 25 | 83% now[83 100] |
| Elvish Spirit Guide | 85% | 23 | 92% now[92 80] |
| Simian Spirit Guide | 85% | 23 | 92% now[92 80] |
| Tinder Wall | 85% | 23 | 92% now[92 80] |
| Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff | 78% | 21 | 58% now[58 93] |
| Valley Floodcaller | 78% | 21 | 75% now[75 80] |
| Instants24 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Borne Upon a Wind | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Brain Freeze | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Cabal Ritual | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Chain of Vapor | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Dark Ritual | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Mental Misstep | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Mystical Tutor | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Pact of Negation | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Tainted Pact | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Vampiric Tutor | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Ad Nauseam | 96% | 26 | 92% now[92 100] |
| An Offer You Can't Refuse | 96% | 26 | 100% now[100 93] |
| Culling the Weak | 96% | 26 | 92% now[92 100] |
| Demonic Consultation | 96% | 26 | 92% now[92 100] |
| Enlightened Tutor | 96% | 26 | 92% now[92 100] |
| Final Fortune | 96% | 26 | 100% now[100 93] |
| Flusterstorm | 96% | 26 | 92% now[92 100] |
| Force of Will | 96% | 26 | 92% now[92 100] |
| Manamorphose | 96% | 26 | 100% now[100 93] |
| Silence | 96% | 26 | 92% now[92 100] |
| Fierce Guardianship | 93% | 25 | 92% now[92 93] |
| Deflecting Swat | 89% | 24 | 83% now[83 93] |
| Crop Rotation | 85% | 23 | 92% now[92 80] |
| Mindbreak Trap | 81% | 22 | 75% now[75 87] |
| Sorceries7 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Beseech the Mirror | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Demonic Tutor | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Gamble | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Imperial Seal | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Diabolic Intent | 96% | 26 | 92% now[92 100] |
| Rite of Flame | 89% | 24 | 100% now[100 80] |
| Culling Ritual | 85% | 23 | 83% now[83 87] |
| Artifacts10 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Chrome Mox | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Lion's Eye Diamond | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Lotus Petal | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Mana Vault | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Mox Amber | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Mox Diamond | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Sol Ring | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Mox Opal | 96% | 26 | 100% now[100 93] |
| Springleaf Drum | 89% | 24 | 92% now[92 87] |
| Wishclaw Talisman | 89% | 24 | 75% now[75 100] |
| Enchantments4 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Underworld Breach | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Mystic Remora | 96% | 26 | 92% now[92 100] |
| Necropotence | 89% | 24 | 100% now[100 80] |
| Rhystic Study | 85% | 23 | 92% now[92 80] |
| Lands20 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Badlands | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| City of Brass | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Command Tower | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Gemstone Caverns | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Mana Confluence | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Polluted Delta | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Underground Sea | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Volcanic Island | 100% | 27 | 100% now[100 100] |
| Ancient Tomb | 96% | 26 | 100% now[100 93] |
| Bloodstained Mire | 96% | 26 | 92% now[92 100] |
| Scrubland | 96% | 26 | 100% now[100 93] |
| Verdant Catacombs | 96% | 26 | 100% now[100 93] |
| Tundra | 93% | 25 | 92% now[92 93] |
| Bayou | 89% | 24 | 92% now[92 87] |
| Marsh Flats | 89% | 24 | 83% now[83 93] |
| Scalding Tarn | 89% | 24 | 92% now[92 87] |
| Starting Town | 89% | 24 | 75% now[75 100] |
| Flooded Strand | 85% | 23 | 75% now[75 93] |
| Emergence Zone | 81% | 22 | 92% now[92 73] |
| Misty Rainforest | 81% | 22 | 75% now[75 87] |
Pilots are split - often differentiates decks of the same archetype.
| Creatures7 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk | 67% | 18 | 75% now[75 60] |
| Wild Cantor | 59% | 16 | 58% now[58 60] |
| Birds of Paradise | 56% | 15 | 50% now[50 60] |
| Voice of Victory | 52% | 14 | 58% now[58 47] |
| Hexing Squelcher | 44% | 12 | 42% now[42 47] |
| Faerie Mastermind | 37% | 10 | 17% now[17 53] |
| The Cabbage Merchant | 33% | 9 | 8% now[8 53] |
| Instants7 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Veil of Summer | 74% | 20 | 58% now[58 87] |
| Swan Song | 56% | 15 | 58% now[58 53] |
| Intuition | 48% | 13 | 50% now[50 47] |
| Rain of Filth | 48% | 13 | 50% now[50 47] |
| Snapback | 48% | 13 | 42% now[42 53] |
| Summoner's Pact | 44% | 12 | 17% now[17 67] |
| Force of Negation | 41% | 11 | 25% now[25 53] |
| Sorceries7 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Mnemonic Betrayal | 67% | 18 | 58% now[58 73] |
| Gitaxian Probe | 59% | 16 | 50% now[50 67] |
| Sevinne's Reclamation | 59% | 16 | 58% now[58 60] |
| Wheel of Fortune | 59% | 16 | 67% now[67 53] |
| Jeska's Will | 56% | 15 | 58% now[58 53] |
| Strike It Rich | 37% | 10 | 33% now[33 40] |
| Flash Photography | 33% | 9 | 17% now[17 47] |
| Artifacts2 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Arcane Signet | 59% | 16 | 67% now[67 53] |
| Paradise Mantle | 37% | 10 | 25% now[25 47] |
| Enchantments1 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Necrodominance | 63% | 17 | 58% now[58 67] |
| Lands10 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Gemstone Mine | 63% | 17 | 58% now[58 67] |
| Exotic Orchard | 59% | 16 | 42% now[42 73] |
| Plateau | 56% | 15 | 67% now[67 47] |
| Tropical Island | 52% | 14 | 42% now[42 60] |
| Arid Mesa | 44% | 12 | 42% now[42 47] |
| City of Traitors | 44% | 12 | 50% now[50 40] |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 44% | 12 | 33% now[33 53] |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 37% | 10 | 50% now[50 27] |
| Wooded Foothills | 37% | 10 | 33% now[33 40] |
| Tarnished Citadel | 33% | 9 | 17% now[17 47] |
Uncommon overall, but rising in the most recent sets.
| Creatures2 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deathrite Shaman | 44% | 12 | 58% now[58 33] |
| Grand Abolisher | 26% | 7 | 42% now[42 13] |
| Instants2 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Red Elemental Blast | 41% | 11 | 58% now[58 27] |
| Flashback | 19% | 5 | 33% now[33 7] |
| Sorceries2 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Praetor's Grasp | 48% | 13 | 67% now[67 33] |
| Neoform | 33% | 9 | 50% now[50 20] |
| Artifacts1 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Grinding Station | 33% | 9 | 50% now[50 20] |
| Enchantments2 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Smothering Tithe | 33% | 9 | 50% now[50 20] |
| Gleaming Splendor | 26% | 7 | 50% now[50 7] |
| Lands1 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Forbidden Orchard | 44% | 12 | 67% now[67 27] |
Rarely run - niche or personal picks.
| Creatures9 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition Tidecaller | 26% | 7 | 0% now[0 47] |
| Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty | 22% | 6 | 17% now[17 27] |
| Ignoble Hierarch | 19% | 5 | 17% now[17 20] |
| Noble Hierarch | 19% | 5 | 17% now[17 20] |
| Orcish Bowmasters | 19% | 5 | 17% now[17 20] |
| Tataru Taru | 19% | 5 | 8% now[8 27] |
| Storm-Kiln Artist | 15% | 4 | 17% now[17 13] |
| Archivist of Oghma | 11% | 3 | 0% now[0 20] |
| Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh | 11% | 3 | 8% now[8 13] |
| Instants13 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Misdirection | 30% | 8 | 8% now[8 47] |
| Noxious Revival | 30% | 8 | 33% now[33 27] |
| Pyroblast | 30% | 8 | 42% now[42 20] |
| Daze | 26% | 7 | 25% now[25 27] |
| Commandeer | 19% | 5 | 8% now[8 27] |
| Dispel | 19% | 5 | 0% now[0 33] |
| Gifts Ungiven | 19% | 5 | 25% now[25 13] |
| Into the Flood Maw | 15% | 4 | 0% now[0 27] |
| Orim's Chant | 15% | 4 | 25% now[25 7] |
| Desperate Ritual | 11% | 3 | 25% now[25 0] |
| Pyretic Ritual | 11% | 3 | 25% now[25 0] |
| Redirect Lightning | 11% | 3 | 17% now[17 7] |
| Snap | 11% | 3 | 8% now[8 13] |
| Sorceries5 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Scheming Symmetry | 30% | 8 | 17% now[17 40] |
| Windfall | 19% | 5 | 25% now[25 13] |
| Yawgmoth's Will | 19% | 5 | 25% now[25 13] |
| Infernal Plunge | 15% | 4 | 25% now[25 7] |
| Hex Magic | 11% | 3 | 25% now[25 0] |
| Artifacts5 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Vexing Bauble | 22% | 6 | 8% now[8 33] |
| Fellwar Stone | 19% | 5 | 17% now[17 20] |
| Grim Monolith | 15% | 4 | 25% now[25 7] |
| Defense Grid | 11% | 3 | 17% now[17 7] |
| Relic of Legends | 11% | 3 | 25% now[25 0] |
| Enchantments2 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Copy Enchantment | 15% | 4 | 8% now[8 20] |
| Steal Enchantment | 11% | 3 | 0% now[0 20] |
| Lands5 | Inclusion | Decks | By set |
| Phyrexian Tower | 26% | 7 | 25% now[25 27] |
| Windswept Heath | 22% | 6 | 25% now[25 20] |
| Spire of Industry | 15% | 4 | 17% now[17 13] |
| Savannah | 11% | 3 | 0% now[0 20] |
| Taiga | 11% | 3 | 17% now[17 7] |