Legacy Affinity
Affinity is a Legacy aggro strategy that usually features Emry, Lurker of the Loch, Force of Will, and Lotus Petal.
Meta
1.8%
Colors
Shift
−57%
Variability
Medium
ApproachesAllChalice of the Void18 · 25%Memory Guardian15 · 21%Grindstone13 · 18%Thought Monitor9 · 13%Stock16 · 23%53 · 77%16 · 23%
44 decks in Mono-Blue
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25 | View | ncsu31sb | Legacy Challenge 32 | 21st | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 25 | View | ResponsiblyStupid | Legacy Challenge 32 | 26th | 2-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 24 | View | GinkoHS | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 22 | View | dasmokemonst | Legacy Challenge 32 | 18th | 3-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 18 | View | dasmokemonst | Legacy Challenge 32 | 16th | 3-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 18 | View | bluehen28 | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 15 | View | dasmokemonst | Legacy Challenge 32 | 19th | 3-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 15 | View | musasabi | Legacy Challenge 32 | 32nd | 0-5 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 12 | View | dasmokemonst | Legacy Challenge 32 | 26th | 2-4 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 11 | View | Arcbound_Papi | Legacy Challenge 32 | 19th | 3-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 10 | View | XanaZero | Legacy Challenge 32 | 11th | 4-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jul 10 | View | ecobaronen | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 8 | View | Tinker147 | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 8 | View | TPBlaster | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 7 | View | kanican | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 6 | View | OSCA66 | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 5 | View | musasabi | Legacy Challenge 32 | 1st | 7-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 5 | View | jessy_samek | Legacy Challenge 32 | 9th | 5-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 5 | View | kanican | Legacy Challenge 32 | 13th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 5 | View | ItsSwiftyTime | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 4 | View | Mistakenn | Legacy Showcase Challenge | 13th | 7-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 4 | View | kanican | Legacy Showcase Challenge | 24th | 6-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 3 | View | AWepp | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jun 27 | View | DNSolver | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jun 26 | View | _DSK_ | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 |
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Affinity has held steady around 1.8% of the Legacy metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Held near 1.8% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Affinity cards
Cards gaining share within Affinity vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otawara, Soaring City | 12% | 42% | +30.1% |
| Pithing Needle | 31% | 67% | +35.9% |
| Shadowspear | 19% | 50% | +30.8% |
| Patchwork Automaton | 23% | 50% | +26.9% |
| Does Machines | 4% | 25% | +21.2% |
| Memory Guardian | 12% | 25% | +13.5% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 15% | 25% | +9.6% |
| Skateboard | 77% | 100% | +23.1% |
| Grindstone | 19% | 25% | +5.8% |
| Painter's Servant | 19% | 25% | +5.8% |
| Kappa Cannoneer | 81% | 100% | +19.2% |
| City of Traitors | 62% | 75% | +13.5% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flusterstorm | 4% | 25% | +21.2% |
| Whipflare | 8% | 25% | +17.3% |
| Echoing Truth | 12% | 25% | +13.5% |
| Disruptor Flute | 50% | 75% | +25% |
| Aether Spellbomb | 50% | 75% | +25% |
| Dismember | 50% | 75% | +25% |
| Haywire Mite | 27% | 33% | +6.4% |
| Surgical Extraction | 19% | 25% | +5.8% |
| Metallic Rebuke | 46% | 50% | +3.8% |
Typical Legacy Affinity maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 99 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Emry, Lurker of the Loch | 4.0 | 100% |
| Force of Will | 4.0 | 100% |
| Lotus Petal | 4.0 | 100% |
| Mox Opal | 3.8 | 100% |
| Sink into Stupor | 3.3 | 98% |
| Urza's Saga | 4.0 | 98% |
| Mishra's Bauble | 3.9 | 97% |
| Seat of the Synod | 3.9 | 97% |
| Island | 1.5 | 95% |
| Ancient Tomb | 3.9 | 91% |
| Urza's Bauble | 3.5 | 91% |
| Kappa Cannoneer | 3.2 | 90% |
| Skateboard | 1.0 | 80% |
| Pinnacle Emissary | 3.8 | 71% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.0 | 66% |
| Patchwork Automaton | 3.8 | 56% |
| Thoughtcast | 3.7 | 56% |
| Shadowspear | 1.0 | 49% |
| The Fantasticar | 3.9 | 35% |
| Chalice of the Void | 3.4 | 31% |
| City of Traitors | 1.6 | 31% |
| Aether Spellbomb | 1.0 | 26% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.1 | 25% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.0 | 24% |
| Krang, Master Mind | 1.3 | 23% |
| Memory Guardian | 3.7 | 23% |
| Metallic Rebuke | 1.9 | 20% |
| Lavaspur Boots | 1.0 | 18% |
| Grindstone | 2.2 | 17% |
| Painter's Servant | 3.7 | 17% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.0 | 14% |
| Thought Monitor | 3.4 | 14% |
| Boomerang Basics | 3.2 | 12% |
| Volcanic Island | 2.3 | 11% |
| Force of Negation | 1.7 | 7% |
| Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student | 3.9 | 7% |
| Mox Amber | 2.0 | 6% |
| Karn, the Great Creator | 3.0 | 5% |
| Does Machines | 1.5 | 4% |
| Springleaf Drum | 1.5 | 4% |
Typical Legacy Affinity sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 99 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 99 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Force of Negation | 1.9 | 96% |
| Consign to Memory | 2.3 | 88% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 2.3 | 86% |
| Disruptor Flute | 2.4 | 78% |
| Dismember | 2.1 | 77% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 2.1 | 64% |
| Aether Spellbomb | 1.0 | 52% |
| Metallic Rebuke | 2.2 | 37% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.0 | 33% |
| Haywire Mite | 1.0 | 24% |
| Shadowspear | 1.0 | 19% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.5 | 17% |
| Mindbreak Trap | 1.4 | 16% |
| Whipflare | 1.6 | 14% |
| Hydroblast | 1.8 | 13% |
| Echoing Truth | 1.4 | 10% |
| Chalice of the Void | 2.8 | 6% |
| Ensnaring Bridge | 1.0 | 5% |
| Grindstone | 1.0 | 5% |
| Painter's Servant | 1.0 | 5% |
| Damping Sphere | 2.3 | 4% |
| Flusterstorm | 1.0 | 4% |
| Grafdigger's Cage | 1.0 | 4% |
| Kappa Cannoneer | 1.8 | 4% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 1.7 | 3% |
| Brazen Borrower | 1.0 | 3% |
| Engineered Explosives | 2.0 | 3% |
| Ethersworn Canonist | 1.7 | 3% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 1.0 | 3% |
| Pyroblast | 3.0 | 3% |
| Unlicensed Hearse | 2.0 | 3% |
| Abrade | 2.0 | 2% |
| Commandeer | 1.0 | 2% |
| Hullbreacher | 1.0 | 2% |
| Hurkyl's Recall | 1.0 | 2% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.0 | 2% |
| Krang, Master Mind | 2.0 | 1% |
| Lavinia, Azorius Renegade | 1.0 | 1% |
| Liquimetal Coating | 1.0 | 1% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1.0 | 1% |