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Nov 1, 2025 – Oct 25, 2026 · 439 decks · 54 events · updated Oct 25

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Mardu

3-colour deck built around Sedge Troll, Order of the Ebon Hand and Hymn to Tourach.

Share

3.9%

of decks · #4 of 102

vs Nov 2024 – Oct 2025

+3.2pts (beyond normal variation)

was 0.7%

Results

17

9 wins · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026

Key cards · share of lists, copies when played

  • Sedge Troll, art by Dan Frazier

    Sedge Troll100% of lists · 4.0×

  • Order of the Ebon Hand, art by Melissa A. Benson

    Order of the Ebon Hand88% of lists · 3.7×

  • Hymn to Tourach, art by Susan Van Camp

    Hymn to Tourach88% of lists · 3.7×

  • Black Knight, art by Jeff A. Menges

    Black Knight82% of lists · 2.4×

  • Sinkhole, art by Sandra Everingham

    Sinkhole88% of lists · 2.5×

  • Sengir Vampire, art by Anson Maddocks

    Sengir Vampire82% of lists · 1.6×

Share of lists playing each card main deck, and copies when played. Card art by Dan Frazier, Melissa A. Benson, Susan Van Camp, Jeff A. Menges, Sandra Everingham, Anson Maddocks; images from Scryfall, ©Wizards of the Coast.

What changed

Main deck · last 20 quarters

Too few card lists to tell yet: What changed compares the earliest, middle and latest third of the lists, and needs 30 or more over at least 6 quarters.

Share of the field

Monthly share of decks, Nov 2024 – Oct 2026; the shaded band is the selected range.

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Mardu share of the field by month
MonthShare
Nov 20241.9%
Dec 20240.0%
Jan 20250.0%
Feb 20250.0%
Mar 20250.0%
Apr 20250.0%
May 20250.0%
Jun 20250.0%
Jul 20251.9%
Aug 20250.0%
Sep 20252.5%
Oct 20250.0%
Nov 20250.0%
Dec 20250.0%
Jan 20262.5%
Feb 20260.0%
Mar 202610.0%
Apr 20263.1%
May 20264.5%
Jun 20264.2%
Jul 202613.3%
Aug 20263.6%
Sep 20262.5%
Oct 20268.3%

The list over time

Share of Mardu lists playing each card (main deck), by quarter (last 20 quarters). Cards that moved most are on top; basic lands are left out.

Mardu main deck: % of lists playing each card, Q1 2022 – Q4 2026. Rows grouped Moving, Flex and Core; n = card lists per quarter.
20222023202420252026
CardQ1n=0Q2n=0Q3n=0Q4n=1Q1n=0Q2n=0Q3n=0Q4n=0Q1n=0Q2n=1Q3n=0Q4n=1Q1n=0Q2n=0Q3n=2Q4n=0Q1n=5Q2n=4Q3n=6Q4n=21stlast third
Moving · inclusion swung by 20+ points between thirds of the lists
Black Knight–––0–––––0–0––0–8010067100+75 (beyond normal variation)
Sengir Vampire–––0–––––0–0––0–8010067100+75 (beyond normal variation)
Hymn to Tourach–––0–––––100–0––0–8010083100+68 (beyond normal variation)
Disintegrate–––0–––––0–100––0–8010067100+55 (beyond normal variation)
Hypnotic Specter–––100–––––100–0––0–8010083100+48 (beyond normal variation)
Order of the Ebon Hand–––0–––––100–100––0–8010083100+48 (beyond normal variation)
Sinkhole–––100–––––0–100––0–8010083100+48 (beyond normal variation)
Sedge Troll–––100–––––100–100––0–100100100100+40 (beyond normal variation)
Mox Jet–––0–––––100–100––0–607567100+35 (beyond normal variation)
Fellwar Stone–––0–––––0–0––0–200330+25 (beyond normal variation)
Fireball–––0–––––0–100––50–802550100+23 (beyond normal variation)
Chaos Orb–––0–––––100–100––100–100100100100+20 (beyond normal variation)
Swords to Plowshares–––100–––––100–100––50–100100100100+20 (beyond normal variation)
Urborg–––0–––––100–0––0–00330+5 (beyond normal variation)
Sol Ring–––0–––––0–100––0–00170−8 (beyond normal variation)
Armageddon–––0–––––0–0––50–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
Black Lotus–––100–––––0–0––0–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
Dark Ritual–––0–––––100–0––0–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
Derelor–––0–––––0–0––50–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
Desert–––0–––––0–100––0–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
Juggernaut–––0–––––0–0––50–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
Mind Twist–––100–––––0–0––0–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
Mox Pearl–––100–––––0–0––0–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
Mox Ruby–––100–––––0–0––0–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
Serra Angel–––0–––––0–0––50–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
Su-Chi–––100–––––0–0––0–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
The Abyss–––0–––––0–0––50–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
Underworld Dreams–––100–––––0–0––0–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
Wall of Light–––0–––––0–0––50–0000−20 (beyond normal variation)
Jayemdae Tome–––0–––––0–100––50–00170−28 (beyond normal variation)
Mishra's Factory–––100–––––0–100––50–20501750−35 (beyond normal variation)
Balance–––100–––––0–100––0–0000−40 (beyond normal variation)
Chain Lightning–––0–––––0–100––50–0000−40 (beyond normal variation)
Icatian Javelineers–––0–––––0–0––100–0000−40 (beyond normal variation)
Order of Leitbur–––0–––––0–0––100–0000−40 (beyond normal variation)
Wheel of Fortune–––100–––––0–0––50–0000−40 (beyond normal variation)
White Knight–––0–––––0–0––100–0000−40 (beyond normal variation)
Library of Alexandria–––100–––––0–0––100–200170−48 (beyond normal variation)
Savannah Lions–––100–––––100–0––50–0000−60 (beyond normal variation)
Flex slots · 4 cards
Juzám Djinn–––0–––––100–100––0–40505050+10 (beyond normal variation)
Maze of Ith–––0–––––0–0––50–200330+5 (beyond normal variation)
Demonic Tutor–––0–––––0–0––50–200170−8 (beyond normal variation)
Wrath of God–––0–––––0–0––50–200170−8 (beyond normal variation)

Core · in at least 84% of lists every third of the lists · 7 cards · show as rows

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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