Old Frame Meta

X-points: where the points go

X-point decks get 10 points to spend on the cards below (each copy counts), on top of Atlantic rules. Under the current list, since Jan 1, 2026: 19 X-point events, 150 listed decks.

The points list

27 cards, 1 to 6 points · show ▾

6 points

  • Ancestral Recall

4 points

  • Mind Twist

3 points

  • Black Lotus
  • Demonic Tutor
  • Library of Alexandria

2 points

  • Balance
  • Braingeyser
  • Hymn to Tourach
  • Land Tax
  • Mox Emerald
  • Mox Jet
  • Mox Pearl
  • Mox Ruby
  • Mox Sapphire
  • Sol Ring
  • Timetwister
  • Time Walk
  • Wheel of Fortune

1 point

  • Armageddon
  • Mana Drain
  • Maze of Ith
  • Mishra's Factory
  • Mishra's Workshop
  • Moat
  • Recall
  • Regrowth
  • The Abyss

Points spent per card

Across 18 X-point events with card totals (142 listed decks): copies × points, and the share of all points spent. On average a listed deck spends 9.8 of its 10 points.

CardPtsPer deckShare of points
Hymn to Tourach20.7916.2%
Mishra's Factory11.3213.5%
Maze of Ith10.777.9%
Sol Ring20.367.4%
Land Tax20.234.8%
Wheel of Fortune20.224.5%
Ancestral Recall60.074.3%
Mox Jet20.204.2%
Library of Alexandria30.113.5%
Mox Ruby20.173.5%
Mox Pearl20.163.3%
Braingeyser20.153.0%
Timetwister20.142.9%
Time Walk20.132.7%
Mox Sapphire20.102.0%
Demonic Tutor30.061.9%
Balance20.091.9%
Armageddon10.181.9%
Mishra's Workshop10.181.8%
Regrowth10.151.6%
Recall10.151.5%
Mox Emerald20.071.4%
Mana Drain10.101.0%
Mind Twist40.020.9%
Black Lotus30.030.9%
The Abyss10.080.8%
Moat10.070.7%

X-point archetypes

  • Mardu10.7% · 8 won
  • The Deck6.7% · 1 won
  • Goblins4.7%
  • LionDibBolt4.0%
  • Patriot4.0% · 3 won
  • UW Control4.0%
  • Tax Edge3.3%
  • Erhnamgeddon2.7%
  • Mono Black2.7%
  • RG Aggro2.7% · 2 won
  • Robots2.7%
  • Abyss Knight2.0% · 1 won

Most played cards

Copies per listed deck in X-point events with card totals (142 decks), overall and by month; darker = more. Basic lands left out.

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Copies per deck by month, main deck
CardAllJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Lightning Bolt2.652.32.83.02.82.53.52.32.52.82.5
Swords to Plowshares2.112.61.62.41.52.41.62.12.02.81.6
City of Brass2.052.31.92.62.01.92.81.71.92.11.6
Plateau1.791.31.92.41.31.92.51.61.92.21.9
Disenchant1.562.11.51.71.21.81.51.61.12.10.6
Volcanic Island1.351.42.51.61.50.51.01.30.91.51.0
Mishra's Factory11.321.41.80.91.71.90.81.30.90.91.8
Chain Lightning1.140.71.51.31.81.91.51.00.30.61.0
Tundra1.131.02.01.50.91.00.61.11.31.50.5
Badlands1.031.3·1.30.80.52.01.01.01.01.5
Hypnotic Specter0.960.70.51.10.90.52.00.90.91.01.4
Scrubland0.941.0·1.30.70.51.31.11.01.31.0
Strip Mine0.940.91.00.91.01.01.00.80.91.01.0
Counterspell0.910.81.51.40.80.8·0.90.51.40.5
Sedge Troll0.891.0·1.30.50.51.91.01.00.81.0
Chaos Orb0.870.81.00.90.80.91.00.70.91.01.0
Hymn to Tourach20.790.80.51.30.30.51.80.80.90.80.9
Savannah Lions0.751.21.00.60.80.51.30.50.50.51.0
Maze of Ith10.750.61.00.90.80.9·1.1·1.1·
Psionic Blast0.710.81.30.60.50.31.00.80.90.80.5
Sinkhole0.711.00.50.50.70.30.80.80.80.41.3
Order of the Ebon Hand0.700.60.50.80.30.41.60.80.50.61.5
Serendib Efreet0.650.51.50.50.50.41.50.60.50.70.5
Black Vise0.630.40.50.50.80.5·0.61.01.00.5
Fireball0.631.20.51.00.50.10.40.70.10.31.1
Ivory Tower0.610.40.90.90.50.5·0.60.51.30.1
Icatian Javelineers0.570.90.90.30.6·1.00.40.50.51.0
Fellwar Stone0.560.40.50.40.60.5·0.81.00.30.9
Disintegrate0.550.40.30.30.40.91.10.41.50.70.5
White Knight0.550.80.50.30.6·1.00.50.50.70.5

The green tag is the card's cost in points.

Events

Points spent across each event's listed decks, per deck.

Points use the current X-point list (xpointoldschool.com) and only X-point events since Jan 1, 2026; earlier events used other lists. Card totals come from tcdecks' most played cards for the event's date (events sharing a date with another Old School event have none). Per-deck and per-archetype points need card lists.