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Aug 1 – Oct 29, 2026 · 6,531 decks · 698 events · updated Oct 29

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Pattern Combo

0.1% of decks (#64)±0.0 pts9 decks, 2 winsmedian list €1,805

Key cards

  • Pattern of Rebirth, art by Mark Brill

    100% · 3.4×

  • Academy Rector, art by Heather Hudson

    100% · 4.0×

  • Birds of Paradise, art by Mark Poole

    100% · 4.0×

  • Wall of Roots, art by John Matson

    100% · 4.0×

  • Cabal Therapy, art by Ron Spencer

    100% · 3.8×

  • Akroma, Angel of Wrath, art by Ron Spears

    80% · 1.0×

Share of lists playing each card main deck, and copies when played. Card art by Mark Brill, Heather Hudson, Mark Poole, John Matson, Ron Spencer, Ron Spears; images from Scryfall, ©Wizards of the Coast.

What changed

No big changes to report: no card moved by 20 points or more across months with at least 20 lists.

The list over time

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

MainSideboard
MonthWeek
% of listsAvg copies
Pattern Combo main deck: % of lists playing each card, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. Rows grouped Moving, Flex and Core; n = card lists per month.
20252026
CardNovn=0Decn=1Jan (ban-list change: Parallax Tide banned (2026-01-18))n=2Febn=2Marn=2Aprn=1Mayn=4Junn=4Juln=2Augn=1Sepn=1Octn=3Dec→Oct
Moving · inclusion swung ≥ 20 points
Brushland–0100100100100025000100+100
Phyrexian Tower–0100100100002500067+67
Pernicious Deed–010010010000000067+67
Saproling Burst–01001005000000067+67
Volrath's Stronghold–0100100000000067+67
Symbiotic Wurm–0005010002500067+67
Nantuko Husk–00010000000067+67
Phyrexian Ghoul–00010000000067+67
Phantom Nishoba–0005000000067+67
Worship–0005000000067+67
Uktabi Orangutan–0000002500067+67
Confiscate–000000000067+67
Pandemonium–000000000067+67
Recurring Nightmare–0100100100002500033+33
Yavimaya Elder–01001005000000033+33
Dromar's Cavern–00001000000033+33
Undiscovered Paradise–00001000000033+33
Parallax Wave–0050000000033+33
Phyrexian Plaguelord–000000000033+33
Reflecting Pool–10010010050100100100100100100100±0
Wall of Roots–1000050100100100100100100100±0
Gemstone Mine–100005010010075100100100100±0
Akroma, Angel of Wrath–10010010010001007500100100±0
Exalted Angel–0100100500000000±0
Diabolic Intent–010010000000000±0
Duress–010010000000000±0
Future Sight–010010000000000±0
Read the Runes–010010000000000±0
Replenish–010010000000000±0
Treva's Ruins–010010000000000±0
Fact or Fiction–01005000000000±0
False Prophet–01005000000000±0
Abduction–0000100000000±0
Darigaaz's Caldera–0000000001000±0
Veteran Explorer–0005000250000±0
Wall of Blossoms–0005000250000±0
Cathodion–050000000000±0
Intuition–000500000000±0
Opalescence–005000000000±0
Swords to Plowshares–000500000000±0
Ghitu Slinger–000000250000±0
Grand Coliseum–000000250000±0
Karplusan Forest–000000250000±0
Llanowar Elves–000000250000±0
Monk Realist–000000250000±0
Plaguebearer–000000250000±0
Wooded Foothills–000000250000±0
City of Brass–10010010010010010010010010010033−67
Carrion Feeder–100005010010010010010010033−67
Goblin Bombardment–100005010010010010010010033−67
Karmic Guide–100005010010010010010010033−67
Body Snatcher–10000501001007510010010033−67
Iridescent Drake–10000501001007510010010033−67
Volrath's Shapeshifter–10000501001007510010010033−67
Caller of the Claw–10000010010010010010010033−67
Squee, Goblin Nabob–10000010010010010010010033−67
Survival of the Fittest–10000010010010010010010033−67
Mesmeric Fiend–1000050010010010010010033−67
Elvish Spirit Guide–100000100100750010033−67
Caves of Koilos–10000501001007500033−67
Windswept Heath–100005001001001001001000−100

Core · in ≥ 84% of lists every month · 5 cards · show as rows

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

Share of the field

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

View as table
Pattern Combo share of the field by month
MonthShare
Nov 20250.1%
Dec 20250.1%
Jan 20260.1%
Feb 20260.1%
Mar 20260.1%
Apr 20260.0%
May 20260.2%
Jun 20260.2%
Jul 20260.1%
Aug 20260.1%
Sep 20260.1%
Oct 20260.2%

Cost to build

€1,805 median of 5 lists

80% of lists cost €492–€1,821 (range €492–€1,822). Cheapest printings, Cardmarket 2026-10-30.

Where the money goes

Survival of the Fittest is 64% of the cost. Lists without it →

Typical list (closest to the average): Sordicus1, MTGO League (opens MTGTop8) · €1,819

Results 9

Aug 2026 – Oct 2026

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Decks and events open on tcdecks.net or MTGTop8. Price: the list (main + sideboard) at each card's cheapest Cardmarket printing (2026-10-30); ≈ 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

  • Pattern Rector2
  • Rector Pattern2

Source labels

names the sources gave decks mapped here

  • Pattern Combo9

How decks were classified

see Methodology

  • tcdecks label9