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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal Push | 100.0% | 4.00 | 0.00 | 28 | 7 |
| Polluted Delta | 100.0% | 4.00 | 0.00 | 28 | 7 |
| Psychic Frog | 100.0% | 4.00 | 0.00 | 28 | 7 |
| Quantum Riddler | 100.0% | 3.71 | 0.49 | 26 | 7 |
| Thoughtseize | 100.0% | 3.29 | 0.49 | 23 | 7 |
| Force Of Negation | 100.0% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 21 | 7 |
| Watery Grave | 100.0% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 21 | 7 |
| Subtlety | 100.0% | 2.57 | 0.79 | 18 | 7 |
| Counterspell | 100.0% | 2.29 | 0.95 | 16 | 7 |
| Consign To Memory | 100.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 14 | 7 |
| Sink Into Stupor | 100.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 14 | 7 |
| Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student | 100.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 14 | 7 |
| Undercity Sewers | 100.0% | 2.00 | 0.00 | 14 | 7 |
| Bloodstained Mire | 100.0% | 1.29 | 0.76 | 9 | 7 |
| Murktide Regent | 100.0% | 1.29 | 0.49 | 9 | 7 |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 100.0% | 1.29 | 0.49 | 9 | 7 |
| Drown In The Loch | 100.0% | 1.14 | 0.38 | 8 | 7 |
| Gloomlake Verge | 100.0% | 1.14 | 0.38 | 8 | 7 |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 100.0% | 1.00 | 0.00 | 7 | 7 |
| Orcish Bowmasters | 85.7% | 2.67 | 0.52 | 16 | 6 |
| Spell Snare | 85.7% | 2.00 | 0.63 | 12 | 6 |
| Flooded Strand | 85.7% | 1.17 | 0.41 | 7 | 6 |
| Kaito, Bane Of Nightmares | 85.7% | 1.17 | 0.41 | 7 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cling To Dust | 71.4% | 1.20 | 0.45 | 6 | 5 |
| Darkslick Shores | 71.4% | 1.00 | 0.00 | 5 | 5 |
| Marsh Flats | 71.4% | 1.00 | 0.00 | 5 | 5 |
| Scalding Tarn | 57.1% | 1.50 | 1.00 | 6 | 4 |
| Theorist's Sanctum | 57.1% | 1.00 | 0.00 | 4 | 4 |
Cards that reflect tuning, preference, and local metagame choices.
| Card Name | Presence Rate | Avg Copies | Total Copies | Appears in Decks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbinger Of The Seas | 42.9% | 2.00 | 6 | 3 |
| Verdant Catacombs | 28.6% | 1.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Wan Shi Tong, Librarian | 28.6% | 1.00 | 2 | 2 |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 14.3% | 2.00 | 2 | 1 |
| Creeping Tar Pit | 14.3% | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| End Of The Hunt | 14.3% | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Tasigur, The Golden Fang | 14.3% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consign To Memory | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2.00 | 2.00 | 7 | 7 |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 100.0% | 57.1% | 1.29 | 0.57 | 7 | 4 |
| Thoughtseize | 100.0% | 14.3% | 3.29 | 0.14 | 7 | 1 |
| Kaito, Bane Of Nightmares | 85.7% | 14.3% | 1.17 | 0.17 | 6 | 1 |
| Harbinger Of The Seas | 42.9% | 57.1% | 0.86 | 1.14 | 3 | 4 |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 14.3% | 42.9% | 0.50 | 1.25 | 1 | 3 |
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 | 2.57 | 0 | 7 |
| Engineered Explosives | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.00 | 2.29 | 0 | 7 |
| Toxic Deluge | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.00 | 1.14 | 0 | 7 |
| Leyline Of The Void | 0.0% | 42.9% | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 |
| Dress Down | 0.0% | 42.9% | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 |
| Requiting Hex | 0.0% | 42.9% | 0.00 | 1.33 | 0 | 3 |
| Stern Scolding | 0.0% | 42.9% | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 |
New analysisLow-copy (< 20%), sideboard-only answers.
| Card Name | Side % | Side Avg | Side Decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 14.3 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Damping Sphere | 14.3 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Dismember | 14.3 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Ghost Vacuum | 14.3 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Shoot The Sheriff | 14.3 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Test Of Talents | 14.3 | 1.00 | 1 |
| The Theorist, Jace Beleren | 14.3 | 1.00 | 1 |