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Aug 1 – Oct 30, 2026 · 6,611 decks · 705 events · updated Oct 30

combo · Premodern

Battle of Wits

0.0%

of decks · #89 of 94

vs May–Jul 2026

±0.0pts

was 0.0%

Results

0 wins · Aug–Oct 2026

Median list

€9,294

80% cost €9,294–€9,294

Key cards · share of lists, copies when played

Battle of Wits100% of lists · 4.0×
Quirion Elves100% of lists · 4.0×
Utopia Tree100% of lists · 4.0×
Altar of Bone100% of lists · 2.0×
Mask of the Mimic100% of lists · 1.0×
Engineered Plague100% of lists · 1.0×

Share of lists playing each card main deck, and copies when played. Card art by Mark Brill, Randy Gallegos, Gary Ruddell, Melissa A. Benson, Heather Hudson, Michael Sutfin; images from Scryfall, ©Wizards of the Coast.

What changed

Main deck · last 12 months

Too few card lists to tell yet: What changed needs 4 months with at least 20 lists each.

Monthly share of decks, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026; the shaded band is the selected range, dashed lines are ban-list changes.

View as table

Battle of Wits share of the field by month
Month	Share
Nov 2025	0.0%
Dec 2025	0.0%
Jan 2026	0.0%
Feb 2026	0.0%
Mar 2026	0.0%
Apr 2026	0.0%
May 2026	0.0%
Jun 2026	0.0%
Jul 2026	0.0%
Aug 2026	0.0%
Sep 2026	0.0%
Oct 2026	0.0%

Cost to build

Cheapest printings, Cardmarket, 31 Oct 2026; 1 priced lists.

€9,294median list

Range €9,294–€9,294, cheapest list to most expensive.

Where the money goes

Mox Diamond €78534%
Survival of the Fittest €34615%
Gaea's Cradle €1,01111%

Mox Diamond is 34% of the cost. Lists without it

Typical list (closest to the average): Zhao Yisong, PM Magic Beijing #58 @ PMBJ (Beijing, China) (opens MTGTop8) · €9,294

The list over time

Share of Battle of Wits lists playing each card (main deck), by month (last 12 months). Cards that moved most are on top; basic lands are left out.

Main Sideboard

Month Week

% of lists Avg copies

Battle of Wits main deck: % of lists playing each card, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. Rows grouped Moving, Flex and Core; n = card lists per month.
Card	Novn=0	Decn=0	Jan (ban-list change: Parallax Tide banned (2026-01-18))n=1	Febn=0	Marn=0	Aprn=1	Mayn=0	Junn=1	Juln=0	Augn=0	Sepn=1	Octn=0	JanSep
	2025		2026
Moving · inclusion swung by 20+ points
Altar of Bone	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	+100 (beyond normal variation)
Akroma, Angel of Wrath	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Altar of Dementia	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Ancient Tomb	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Birds of Paradise	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Cabal Therapy	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	100	–	±0
City of Traitors	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Cunning Wish	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	100	–	±0
Elfhame Palace	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	100	–	±0
Engineered Plague	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	100	–	±0
Fyndhorn Elves	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Gemstone Mine	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
High Market	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Llanowar Elves	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Pattern of Rebirth	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Phantom Nishoba	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Phyrexian Devourer	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Thran Quarry	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Treva's Ruins	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Triskelion	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Undiscovered Paradise	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Utopia Tree	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Volrath's Shapeshifter	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Adarkar Wastes	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Call of the Herd	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Carrion Feeder	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Caves of Koilos	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Crop Rotation	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Diabolic Intent	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Duress	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Elvish Spirit Guide	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Exalted Angel	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Gaea's Cradle	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Gilded Drake	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Hickory Woodlot	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Llanowar Wastes	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Lotus Petal	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Mask of the Mimic	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Masticore	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Merchant Scroll	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Mesmeric Fiend	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Pandemonium	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Phyrexian Tower	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Pine Barrens	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Polluted Delta	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Quirion Elves	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Ravenous Baloth	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Rushing River	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Saprazzan Skerry	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Saproling Burst	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Seal of Cleansing	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Skyshroud Forest	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Swords to Plowshares	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Sylvan Library	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Tinder Wall	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Underground River	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Veteran Explorer	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Wall of Blossoms	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Worldly Tutor	–	–	100	–	–	0	–	0	–	–	100	–	±0
Anurid Brushhopper	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Armadillo Cloak	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Armageddon	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Auramancer	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Battlefield Scrounger	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Cataclysm	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Coastal Tower	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Counterspell	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Crumbling Sanctuary	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Dust Bowl	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Eternal Dragon	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Fact or Fiction	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Future Sight	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Genesis	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Goblin Sharpshooter	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Impulse	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Intrepid Hero	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Iridescent Drake	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Karmic Guide	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Karplusan Forest	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Krosan Reclamation	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Krosan Tusker	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Mana Leak	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Mirri's Guile	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Miscalculation	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Monk Realist	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Mother of Runes	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Nantuko Vigilante	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Natural Order	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Naturalize	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Opt	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Palinchron	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Portent	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Prohibit	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Rampant Growth	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Recurring Nightmare	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Rishadan Port	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Shivan Reef	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Skycloud Expanse	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Sleight of Hand	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Solitary Confinement	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Spore Frog	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Sungrass Prairie	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Thawing Glaciers	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Thornscape Battlemage	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Tradewind Rider	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Uktabi Orangutan	–	–	0	–	–	0	–	100	–	–	0	–	±0
Verdant Force	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Volcanic Spray	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Wasteland	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Weathered Wayfarer	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Werebear	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Wooded Foothills	–	–	0	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	±0
Goblin Bombardment	–	–	100	–	–	100	–	0	–	–	0	–	−100 (beyond normal variation)

Core · in at least 84% of lists every month · 23 cards · show as rows

0%100% of listsn = card lists that month (dimmed under 50; months under 20 have a dashed edge and are ignored for grouping). = ban-list change. Select a cell to see those decks.

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3rd of 33 · Zhao Yisong (opens tcdecks.net)€9,294Premodern Magic Beijing #58 · 30 Sep 2026

Decks and events open on tcdecks.net or MTGTop8. Price: the list (main + sideboard) at each card's cheapest Cardmarket printing (31 Oct 2026); when a card has no price; – when the deck has no card list.

About this data: variant names, source labels, classification

Variant names

MTGTop8 deck names

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Source labels

names the sources gave decks mapped here

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How decks were classified

see Methodology

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