✓Based on 81 PDH decklists — a statistically meaningful sample.

Color identity

Decks analyzed

81

Popularity rank

#140 of 3,256

Unique cards seen

677

Data updated

September 28, 2026

Deck Composition

Type	Lowest	Average	Highest
Lands	25	32	40
Creatures	9	9	29
Instants	34	35	49
Sorceries	16	17	25
Artifacts	2	3	14
Enchantments	4	4	17

Staples (10)

Most played cards across all decks

Consider

88% of decks

Thought Scour

86% of decks

Counterspell

86% of decks

Tolarian Terror

86% of decks

Otherworldly Gaze

86% of decks

Treasure Cruise

84% of decks

Preordain

80% of decks

Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper

78% of decks

Frantic Search

77% of decks

Brainstorm

75% of decks

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Creatures (175)

0–29 cards (avg 9)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

48%

Cryptic Serpent

739/8139

48%

Fallaji Archaeologist

239/8139

40%

Murmuring Mystic

432/8132

36%

Augur of Bolas

229/8129

33%

Academy Wall

Card Draw

327/8127

31%

Sword Coast Serpent // Capsizing Wave

RemovalBounce

725/8125

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Instants (230)

14–49 cards (avg 35)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

72%

Mental Note

Card Draw

158/8158

70%

Opt

Card Draw

157/8157

70%

You Come to a River

BounceRemoval

257/8157

69%

Spell Pierce

Counterspell

156/8156

67%

Shadow Rift

Card Draw

154/8154

67%

Curate

Card Draw

254/8154

64%

Winds of Rebuke

BounceRemoval

252/8152

62%

Gush

Card DrawBounce

550/8150

59%

Snap

RemovalBounce

248/8148

58%

Negate

Counterspell

247/8147

57%

Arcane Denial

Card DrawCounterspell

246/8146

54%

Dispel

Counterspell

144/8144

53%

Echoing Truth

BounceRemoval

243/8143

53%

Logic Knot

Counterspell

243/8143

53%

Lose Focus

Counterspell

243/8143

53%

Think Twice

Card Draw

243/8143

53%

Daze

BounceCounterspell

243/8143

52%

Sapphire Charm

Card Draw

142/8142

51%

Mana Leak

Counterspell

241/8141

48%

Dispersal Shield

Counterspell

239/8139

47%

Into the Roil

RemovalCard Draw+1

238/8138

43%

Muddle the Mixture

CounterspellTutor

235/8135

43%

Blink of an Eye

Card DrawRemoval+1

235/8135

41%

Hieroglyphic Illumination

Card Draw

433/8133

41%

Deprive

CounterspellBounce

233/8133

41%

Boomerang

RemovalBounce

233/8133

38%

Tolarian Winds

Card Draw

231/8131

38%

Memory Lapse

Counterspell

231/8131

37%

Spell Rupture

Counterspell

230/8130

36%

Miscalculation

CounterspellCard Draw

229/8129

35%

Dream Twist

128/8128

33%

Veil of Secrecy

Bounce

227/8127

33%

Force Away

Card DrawRemoval+1

227/8127

31%

Foil

Counterspell

425/8125

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Sorceries (91)

7–25 cards (avg 17)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

73%

Ponder

Card Draw

159/8159

72%

Careful Study

Card Draw

158/8158

72%

Distortion Strike

158/8158

70%

Slip Through Space

Card Draw

157/8157

65%

Deep Analysis

Card Draw

453/8153

60%

Serpentine Curve

449/8149

58%

Serum Visions

Card Draw

147/8147

57%

Artful Dodge

146/8146

57%

Sleight of Hand

146/8146

51%

Compelling Argument

Card Draw

241/8141

51%

Lórien Revealed

Card DrawTutor

541/8141

51%

Strategic Planning

241/8141

51%

Gitaxian Probe

Card Draw

141/8141

49%

Hard Evidence

Card Draw

140/8140

42%

Foresight

Card Draw

234/8134

42%

Merchant Scroll

Tutor

234/8134

40%

Portent

Card Draw

132/8132

40%

Tome Scour

132/8132

38%

Maximize Altitude

131/8131

32%

Enter the Enigma

Card Draw

126/8126

31%

Pieces of the Puzzle

325/8125

31%

Rush of Knowledge

Card Draw

525/8125

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Artifacts (62)

0–14 cards (avg 3)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

43%

Haunted Cloak

335/8135

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Enchantments (69)

0–17 cards (avg 4)

RateNameTagsCostCMCDecksQty

54%

Cartouche of Knowledge

Card Draw

244/8144

40%

Aqueous Form

132/8132

37%

Spectral Flight

230/8130

37%

Arcane Flight

130/8130

36%

One With the Wind

229/8129

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