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Old School
Burn
Blue-red deck built around Chain Lightning, Psionic Blast and Serendib Efreet.
Share
1.1%
of decks · #24 of 102
vs Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
−0.8pts (within normal variation)
was 1.9%
Results
5
0 wins · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
Key cards · estimated copies
Chain Lightningabout 3.4×
Psionic Blastabout 2.9×
Serendib Efreetabout 3.0×
Lightning Boltabout 3.4×
Fireballabout 1.6×
Estimated copies in the main deck, from the card totals of the events it placed in (fewer than 10 card lists in this range). Card art by Sandra Everingham, Douglas Shuler, Anson Maddocks, Christopher Rush, Mark Tedin; images from Scryfall, ©Wizards of the Coast.
What changed
No big changes to report: no card moved by 15 points or more between the thirds of the lists beyond normal variation.
Share of the field
Monthly share of decks, Nov 2024 – Oct 2026; the shaded band is the selected range.
View as table
| Month | Share |
|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | 0.0% |
| Dec 2024 | 8.3% |
| Jan 2025 | 4.2% |
| Feb 2025 | 4.2% |
| Mar 2025 | 0.0% |
| Apr 2025 | 4.2% |
| May 2025 | 0.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 0.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 1.9% |
| Aug 2025 | 0.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 0.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 0.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 1.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 5.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 3.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.0% |
| May 2026 | 2.3% |
| Jun 2026 | 0.0% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 0.0% |
| Sep 2026 | 0.0% |
| Oct 2026 | 0.0% |
The list over time
Share of Burn lists playing each card (main deck), by quarter (last 20 quarters). Cards that moved most are on top; basic lands are left out.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card | Q1n=1 | Q2n=0 | Q3n=0 | Q4n=1 | Q1n=0 | Q2n=1 | Q3n=2 | Q4n=3 | Q1n=1 | Q2n=1 | Q3n=5 | Q4n=5 | Q1n=2 | Q2n=2 | Q3n=1 | Q4n=1 | Q1n=3 | Q2n=1 | Q3n=0 | Q4n=0 | 1stlast third |
| Moving · inclusion swung by 20+ points between thirds of the lists | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mox Ruby | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 80 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | – | – | +60 (beyond normal variation) |
| Black Lotus | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 50 | 67 | 0 | 100 | 80 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 67 | 100 | – | – | +50 (beyond normal variation) |
| Chaos Orb | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 100 | 50 | 67 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | – | – | +40 (beyond normal variation) |
| Ancestral Recall | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 80 | 60 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 100 | – | – | +40 (beyond normal variation) |
| Mox Sapphire | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 80 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 100 | – | – | +40 (beyond normal variation) |
| Time Walk | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 80 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 100 | – | – | +40 (beyond normal variation) |
| Mox Jet | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 60 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 100 | – | – | +40 (beyond normal variation) |
| Mind Twist | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 20 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 100 | – | – | +40 (beyond normal variation) |
| Sedge Troll | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 100 | 40 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 100 | – | – | +40 (beyond normal variation) |
| Hymn to Tourach | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 100 | – | – | +40 (beyond normal variation) |
| Serendib Efreet | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 67 | 100 | 100 | 40 | 60 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 100 | – | – | +30 (beyond normal variation) |
| Badlands | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 40 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 100 | – | – | +30 (beyond normal variation) |
| Demonic Tutor | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 40 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 100 | – | – | +30 (beyond normal variation) |
| Underground Sea | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 100 | 40 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 100 | – | – | +30 (beyond normal variation) |
| Library of Alexandria | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 0 | – | – | +30 (beyond normal variation) |
| Hypnotic Specter | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 100 | – | – | +30 (beyond normal variation) |
| Mox Emerald | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33 | 0 | – | – | +30 (beyond normal variation) |
| Su-Chi | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33 | 0 | – | – | +30 (beyond normal variation) |
| Volcanic Island | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 100 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 60 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | – | – | +20 (beyond normal variation) |
| City of Brass | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 100 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 80 | 60 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 100 | – | – | +20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Timetwister | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 80 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 0 | – | – | +20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Mox Pearl | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33 | 0 | – | – | +20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Atog | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33 | 0 | – | – | +20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Sol Ring | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | – | – | +10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Blood Moon | 0 | – | – | 100 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 0 | – | – | +10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Order of the Ebon Hand | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | +10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Uthden Troll | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | – | – | +10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Dragon Whelp | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | ±0 |
| Mishra's Factory | 100 | – | – | 100 | – | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | – | – | −10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Fireball | 0 | – | – | 100 | – | 100 | 100 | 67 | 100 | 0 | 60 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | – | – | −10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Counterspell | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 60 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Flying Men | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Fork | 0 | – | – | 100 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Howling Mine | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 100 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Jayemdae Tome | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 50 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | – | – | −10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Pyrotechnics | 0 | – | – | 100 | – | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Shatter | 100 | – | – | 100 | – | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 33 | 0 | – | – | −20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Mana Vault | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Nevinyrral's Disk | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Plateau | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 50 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Stone Rain | 100 | – | – | 100 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Channel | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 100 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Copy Artifact | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Storm Seeker | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 100 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Taiga | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 100 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Tropical Island | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 100 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −20 (beyond normal variation) |
| Black Vise | 100 | – | – | 100 | – | 100 | 50 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 33 | 0 | – | – | −30 (beyond normal variation) |
| Earthquake | 100 | – | – | 100 | – | 100 | 50 | 33 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 33 | 0 | – | – | −40 (beyond normal variation) |
| Flex slots · 11 cards | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wheel of Fortune | 100 | – | – | 100 | – | 100 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | – | – | +10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Psionic Blast | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 100 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 60 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 100 | – | – | +10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Disintegrate | 100 | – | – | 100 | – | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 33 | 0 | – | – | +10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Braingeyser | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 67 | 100 | 0 | 60 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33 | 0 | – | – | ±0 |
| Mana Drain | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33 | 0 | – | – | ±0 |
| Granite Gargoyle | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | – | – | ±0 |
| Hammerheim | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | – | – | ±0 |
| Shivan Dragon | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 50 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Ball Lightning | 100 | – | – | 100 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Maze of Ith | 100 | – | – | 100 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | – | – | −10 (beyond normal variation) |
| Rukh Egg | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | −10 (beyond normal variation) |
Core · in at least 84% of lists every third of the lists · 3 cards · show as rows
- Lightning Bolt 100%+
- Chain Lightning 90%+
- Strip Mine 90%+
0%100% of listsn = card lists that quarter (dimmed under 10; quarters under 3 have a dashed edge). Rows are grouped, and the change read, on thirds of the lists. Select a cell to see those decks.
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