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

Old School

Robots

White-blue deck built around Triskelion, Su-Chi and Copy Artifact.

7.3%

of decks · #2 of 102

vs Nov 2024 – Oct 2025

−1.3pts (within normal variation)

was 8.6%

Results

7 wins · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026

Key cards · share of lists, copies when played

Triskelion100% of lists · 3.8×
Su-Chi97% of lists · 3.7×
Copy Artifact75% of lists · 3.7×
Mox Emerald81% of lists · 1.0×
Icy Manipulator53% of lists · 2.9×
Mox Pearl88% of lists · 1.0×

Share of lists playing each card main deck, and copies when played. Card art by Douglas Shuler, Christopher Rush, Amy Weber, Dan Frazier; images from Scryfall, ©Wizards of the Coast.

What changed

Main deck · last 20 quarters

New tech
Scrubland
12% of lists in Q1 ’22–Q2 ’24 42% in Q3 ’25–Q4 ’26.
Fading
Mana Vault
43% of lists in Q1 ’22–Q2 ’24 18% in Q3 ’25–Q4 ’26.

Each story compares the earliest, middle and latest third of the lists; every move shown is beyond normal variation.

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

View as table

Robots share of the field by month
Month	Share
Nov 2024	11.1%
Dec 2024	5.6%
Jan 2025	4.2%
Feb 2025	8.3%
Mar 2025	14.3%
Apr 2025	14.6%
May 2025	12.5%
Jun 2025	15.6%
Jul 2025	0.0%
Aug 2025	6.3%
Sep 2025	12.5%
Oct 2025	0.0%
Nov 2025	11.0%
Dec 2025	9.4%
Jan 2026	2.5%
Feb 2026	12.5%
Mar 2026	5.0%
Apr 2026	3.1%
May 2026	9.1%
Jun 2026	0.0%
Jul 2026	3.3%
Aug 2026	7.1%
Sep 2026	5.0%
Oct 2026	16.7%

The list over time

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

Main Sideboard

Quarter Year

% of lists Avg copies

Robots main deck: % of lists playing each card, Q1 2022 – Q4 2026. Rows grouped Moving, Flex and Core; n = card lists per quarter.
Card	Q1n=2	Q2n=0	Q3n=0	Q4n=1	Q1n=1	Q2n=2	Q3n=3	Q4n=22	Q1n=5	Q2n=13	Q3n=12	Q4n=12	Q1n=7	Q2n=15	Q3n=6	Q4n=11	Q1n=7	Q2n=5	Q3n=5	Q4n=4	1stlast third
	2022				2023				2024				2025				2026
Moving · inclusion swung by 20+ points between thirds of the lists
Scrubland	0	–	–	100	0	0	0	18	0	8	42	50	0	40	33	45	29	60	40	50	+30 (beyond normal variation)
Demonic Tutor	0	–	–	100	0	0	0	73	20	69	75	67	57	53	67	100	86	60	80	75	+26 (beyond normal variation)
Black Lotus	0	–	–	100	100	100	33	77	20	62	67	58	71	67	83	100	86	60	80	75	+21 (beyond normal variation)
Mishra's Factory	0	–	–	100	100	0	67	77	80	85	100	92	100	93	67	100	86	80	80	100	+13 (beyond normal variation)
Badlands	100	–	–	0	0	0	0	27	20	31	0	8	14	7	50	27	43	20	20	25	+5 (beyond normal variation)
Counterspell	0	–	–	0	100	50	67	27	40	38	67	58	43	60	50	45	43	40	0	25	+2 (within normal variation)
Fellwar Stone	100	–	–	0	0	0	33	50	60	38	75	67	57	60	17	36	43	40	40	50	−8 (beyond normal variation)
Volcanic Island	0	–	–	0	100	100	33	55	60	77	33	17	57	33	50	64	71	40	20	25	−9 (beyond normal variation)
Lightning Bolt	0	–	–	0	100	50	33	55	60	54	33	17	43	13	50	36	43	20	20	25	−17 (beyond normal variation)
Mana Vault	100	–	–	100	0	0	0	45	80	31	50	42	14	7	0	18	14	40	20	25	−24 (beyond normal variation)
Flex slots · 41 cards
Underground Sea	100	–	–	100	0	0	0	64	20	69	75	75	57	67	67	82	86	60	60	75	+19 (beyond normal variation)
The Abyss	0	–	–	0	0	0	0	23	0	46	17	42	43	53	83	45	14	40	20	25	+17 (beyond normal variation)
Mox Emerald	0	–	–	100	100	100	33	77	20	77	75	42	86	67	83	91	86	60	80	75	+14 (beyond normal variation)
Mind Twist	0	–	–	100	0	0	0	68	20	54	58	67	57	47	17	73	86	40	80	75	+14 (beyond normal variation)
Mox Jet	0	–	–	100	100	100	33	86	20	77	83	67	86	67	83	100	86	60	80	75	+13 (beyond normal variation)
Mox Ruby	0	–	–	100	100	100	33	82	20	85	83	58	86	67	83	91	86	60	80	100	+13 (beyond normal variation)
Balance	100	–	–	100	100	50	33	32	0	31	33	33	43	47	17	64	29	40	80	50	+13 (beyond normal variation)
Mox Sapphire	100	–	–	100	100	100	33	86	20	77	83	75	86	73	83	100	86	60	100	75	+11 (beyond normal variation)
Recall	0	–	–	100	0	0	33	27	20	8	17	8	14	33	67	55	29	0	0	0	+11 (beyond normal variation)
Mox Pearl	100	–	–	100	100	100	67	86	0	85	83	75	71	67	83	100	86	60	100	75	+9 (beyond normal variation)
Braingeyser	0	–	–	100	100	50	33	64	40	69	58	50	86	53	50	82	86	40	60	75	+9 (beyond normal variation)
Swords to Plowshares	0	–	–	100	100	50	67	36	20	46	50	67	43	67	33	55	29	80	60	50	+9 (beyond normal variation)
Time Walk	0	–	–	100	100	100	33	77	20	77	83	67	86	60	67	91	86	60	60	75	+9 (beyond normal variation)
Tundra	100	–	–	100	100	50	33	36	0	38	42	58	43	67	33	55	29	60	60	50	+9 (beyond normal variation)
Fireball	100	–	–	0	0	0	0	50	60	69	50	25	57	33	50	64	71	60	40	50	+7 (beyond normal variation)
Tetravus	100	–	–	100	0	0	33	0	40	0	17	17	14	33	17	0	29	40	20	25	+6 (beyond normal variation)
Mishra's Workshop	0	–	–	100	100	100	33	77	80	85	67	83	71	80	100	82	71	60	80	100	+6 (beyond normal variation)
Jayemdae Tome	0	–	–	0	0	0	0	18	20	38	42	50	43	20	17	36	0	60	20	25	+6 (beyond normal variation)
Icy Manipulator	100	–	–	0	100	50	33	36	80	62	25	58	57	60	67	55	57	60	60	25	+4 (within normal variation)
Serendib Efreet	0	–	–	0	0	0	0	14	20	15	0	0	14	0	0	18	29	0	20	25	+4 (within normal variation)
Ancestral Recall	0	–	–	100	100	100	67	82	20	77	83	67	86	60	67	91	86	40	60	75	+2 (within normal variation)
Animate Dead	100	–	–	100	0	0	0	32	0	8	33	17	14	13	17	9	57	40	20	0	+1 (within normal variation)
Divine Offering	0	–	–	0	0	0	0	18	20	8	17	17	14	13	0	18	14	20	20	0	+1 (within normal variation)
Copy Artifact	100	–	–	100	100	50	67	77	80	69	83	75	71	80	83	73	86	60	80	75	+1 (within normal variation)
City in a Bottle	0	–	–	0	0	0	0	23	40	15	25	8	14	27	17	9	0	20	40	50	±0
Disenchant	0	–	–	100	100	50	67	45	20	46	50	75	57	60	33	55	29	60	40	50	±0
Wheel of Fortune	0	–	–	0	0	50	0	36	20	23	25	33	14	7	17	27	57	0	20	25	±0
Sage of Lat-Nam	100	–	–	0	0	0	0	32	40	23	42	17	14	27	0	27	71	20	20	0	−2 (within normal variation)
Timetwister	0	–	–	100	0	50	0	55	20	23	25	42	29	13	17	18	57	0	60	75	−3 (within normal variation)
Tawnos's Coffin	0	–	–	100	0	0	0	9	20	0	17	17	0	20	17	0	14	0	0	0	−3 (within normal variation)
Shatter	0	–	–	0	0	0	0	32	20	31	17	8	14	7	50	18	14	0	0	50	−3 (within normal variation)
City of Brass	100	–	–	100	100	50	67	82	40	85	75	92	57	53	67	100	86	80	60	0	−4 (within normal variation)
Library of Alexandria	0	–	–	100	100	50	33	82	20	46	67	67	71	53	17	64	86	20	60	75	−4 (within normal variation)
Mana Drain	0	–	–	100	100	50	67	68	60	77	83	75	71	67	50	91	71	20	60	50	−4 (within normal variation)
Psionic Blast	0	–	–	100	0	0	33	50	60	46	58	42	57	27	17	64	71	0	20	25	−5 (beyond normal variation)
Juggernaut	100	–	–	0	0	50	33	9	40	23	8	17	0	47	33	0	14	20	40	0	−7 (beyond normal variation)
Plateau	100	–	–	0	0	50	33	14	0	8	8	8	14	7	0	0	0	20	20	0	−11 (beyond normal variation)
Transmute Artifact	0	–	–	100	0	0	0	14	40	15	8	8	14	7	0	9	0	20	0	0	−11 (beyond normal variation)
Atog	100	–	–	0	0	0	0	18	40	15	17	17	0	7	0	0	14	0	0	25	−15 (beyond normal variation)
Serra Angel	0	–	–	0	100	50	67	23	20	15	25	17	14	13	0	9	0	20	20	0	−17 (beyond normal variation)
Maze of Ith	0	–	–	0	0	0	33	23	20	31	17	25	14	13	17	9	0	0	0	0	−17 (beyond normal variation)

Core · in at least 84% of lists every third of the lists · 5 cards · show as rows

Strip Mine 97%+
Triskelion 91%+
Su-Chi 89%+
Chaos Orb 86%+
Sol Ring 86%+

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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Robots

Key cards · share of lists, copies when played

What changed

Scrubland

Mana Vault

Share of the field

The list over time

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