Core cards that define this archetype. These should almost always be in your deck.
| Card Name | Presence Rate | Avg Copies | Std Dev | Total Copies | Appears in Decks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counterspell | 100.0% | 4.00 | 0.00 | 24 | 6 |
| Fatal Push | 100.0% | 4.00 | 0.00 | 24 | 6 |
| Polluted Delta | 100.0% | 4.00 | 0.00 | 24 | 6 |
| Consult The Star Charts | 100.0% | 3.83 | 0.41 | 23 | 6 |
| Wan Shi Tong, Librarian | 100.0% | 3.83 | 0.41 | 23 | 6 |
| Field Of Ruin | 100.0% | 3.50 | 0.55 | 21 | 6 |
| Orcish Bowmasters | 100.0% | 3.17 | 0.41 | 19 | 6 |
| Subtlety | 100.0% | 3.00 | 0.89 | 18 | 6 |
| Spell Snare | 100.0% | 2.83 | 0.41 | 17 | 6 |
| Watery Grave | 100.0% | 2.83 | 0.41 | 17 | 6 |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 100.0% | 2.33 | 0.52 | 14 | 6 |
| Undercity Sewers | 100.0% | 2.33 | 0.52 | 14 | 6 |
| Cling To Dust | 100.0% | 1.83 | 0.75 | 11 | 6 |
| Flooded Strand | 83.3% | 2.80 | 1.30 | 14 | 5 |
| Snapcaster Mage | 83.3% | 1.80 | 0.45 | 9 | 5 |
| Spell Pierce | 83.3% | 1.60 | 0.55 | 8 | 5 |
Important cards that appear in most builds but aren't universal. Strong considerations for your deck.
| Card Name | Presence Rate | Avg Copies | Std Dev | Total Copies | Appears in Decks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scalding Tarn | 66.7% | 1.75 | 1.50 | 7 | 4 |
| Gloomlake Verge | 66.7% | 1.00 | 0.00 | 4 | 4 |
| Tishana's Tidebinder | 50.0% | 1.33 | 0.58 | 4 | 3 |
| Consign To Memory | 50.0% | 1.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 |
| Force Of Negation | 50.0% | 1.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 |
| Theorist's Sanctum | 50.0% | 1.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 |
Cards that reflect tuning, preference, and local metagame choices.
| Card Name | Presence Rate | Avg Copies | Total Copies | Appears in Decks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misty Rainforest | 33.3% | 2.50 | 5 | 2 |
| Drown In The Loch | 33.3% | 1.50 | 3 | 2 |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 33.3% | 1.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Requiting Hex | 33.3% | 1.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Shark Typhoon | 33.3% | 1.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Thoughtseize | 16.7% | 3.00 | 3 | 1 |
| Darkslick Shores | 16.7% | 2.00 | 2 | 1 |
| Murktide Regent | 16.7% | 2.00 | 2 | 1 |
| Surgical Extraction | 16.7% | 2.00 | 2 | 1 |
| Bloodstained Mire | 16.7% | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Into The Flood Maw | 16.7% | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaito, Bane Of Nightmares | 16.7% | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Logic Knot | 16.7% | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Verdant Catacombs | 16.7% | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
New analysisCards that appear in both mainboard and sideboard across different lists, indicating strategic flexibility.
| Card Name | Main % | Side % | Main Avg | Side Avg | Main Decks | Side Decks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spell Snare | 100.0% | 16.7% | 2.83 | 0.17 | 6 | 1 |
| Consign To Memory | 50.0% | 100.0% | 0.50 | 3.17 | 3 | 6 |
| Requiting Hex | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.40 | 1.00 | 2 | 4 |
| Kaito, Bane Of Nightmares | 16.7% | 50.0% | 0.25 | 0.75 | 1 | 3 |
| Surgical Extraction | 16.7% | 33.3% | 0.67 | 0.67 | 1 | 2 |
| Murktide Regent | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 |
New analysisCards with strong sideboard adoption (> 20%) and little or no mainboard use.
| Card Name | Main % | Side % | Main Avg | Side Avg | Main Decks | Side Decks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystical Dispute | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.00 | 2.67 | 0 | 6 |
| Test Of Talents | 0.0% | 83.3% | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 |
| Damnation | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.00 | 1.75 | 0 | 4 |
| Engineered Explosives | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.00 | 1.67 | 0 | 3 |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Break The Ice | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 |
New analysisLow-copy (< 20%), sideboard-only answers.
| Card Name | Side % | Side Avg | Side Decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leyline Of The Void | 16.7 | 4.00 | 1 |
| Chalice Of The Void | 16.7 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Harbinger Of The Seas | 16.7 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Toxic Deluge | 16.7 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Dress Down | 16.7 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Stern Scolding | 16.7 | 1.00 | 1 |