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Browse recent Affinity Legacy decklists from MTGO Challenges and Leagues. See current meta share, Top 8 finishes, player results, and the latest builds of one of the top decks in the Legacy metagame.
Meta share4.0%
Top 8s2
Shift+152%
List variabilityHigh
Meta share trend, last 90 days
Always 90 days. Trend line = 3-week smoothed share. Bars = weekly League 5-0s & Challenge Top 8s.
Featured lists
Recent strong results — one per pilot.
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Challenge Semifinalist
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6 | View | sh6 | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 6 | View | OSCA66 | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| 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 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 5 | View | Prima-Plum | Legacy Challenge 32 | 24th | 2-4 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Jul 5 | View | Razdan08 | Legacy Challenge 32 | 29th | 3-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| 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 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 4 | View | dasmokemonst | Legacy Challenge 32 | 25th | 3-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 4 | View | Razdan08 | Legacy Showcase Challenge | 26th | 6-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 4 | View | Vyncint_Blankenship | Legacy Challenge 32 | 26th | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 3 | View | AWepp | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 1 | View | XanaZero | Legacy Challenge 32 | 11th | 4-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jul 1 | View | dasmokemonst | Legacy Challenge 32 | 27th | 1-4 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 1 | View | Jamie453 | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 30 | View | Il_Livellatore | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Jun 30 | View | Ark4n | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 28 | View | musasabi | Legacy Challenge 32 | 20th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 28 | View | dasmokemonst | Legacy Challenge 32 | 22nd | 2-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jun 28 | View | Kihara_Works | Legacy League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jun 27 | View | musasabi | Legacy Challenge 32 | 20th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 27 | View | dasmokemonst | Legacy Challenge 32 | 22nd | 2-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jun 27 | View | snoopy-magic | Legacy Challenge 32 | 25th | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 |
Rising Affinity cards
Cards gaining share within Affinity vs the prior 30 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoughtcast | 15% | 71% | +55.5% |
| City of Traitors | New | 35% | +34.5% |
| The Fantasticar | New | 47% | +47.3% |
| Grindstone | 4% | 29% | +25.2% |
| Painter's Servant | 4% | 29% | +25.2% |
| Karn, the Great Creator | New | 11% | +10.9% |
| Metallic Rebuke | 8% | 24% | +15.9% |
| Thought Monitor | New | 11% | +10.9% |
| Force of Negation | New | 11% | +10.9% |
| Boomerang Basics | New | 11% | +10.9% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 8% | 16% | +8.7% |
| Lavaspur Boots | 15% | 25% | +10.1% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Extraction | New | 31% | +30.9% |
| Echoing Truth | New | 18% | +18.2% |
| Ensnaring Bridge | New | 11% | +10.9% |
| Pithing Needle | 12% | 29% | +17.6% |
| Painter's Servant | New | 11% | +10.9% |
| Grindstone | New | 11% | +10.9% |
| Shadowspear | 15% | 27% | +11.9% |
| Kappa Cannoneer | New | 9% | +9.1% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | New | 7% | +7.3% |
| Ethersworn Canonist | New | 7% | +7.3% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | New | 5% | +5.5% |
| Chalice of the Void | 4% | 7% | +3.4% |
Typical Affinity maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 108 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 | 3.4 | 98% |
| Urza's Saga | 4.0 | 98% |
| Mishra's Bauble | 3.9 | 97% |
| Seat of the Synod | 3.9 | 97% |
| Ancient Tomb | 3.9 | 92% |
| Island | 1.5 | 92% |
| Kappa Cannoneer | 3.4 | 92% |
| Urza's Bauble | 3.5 | 92% |
| Pinnacle Emissary | 3.9 | 85% |
| Skateboard | 1.0 | 77% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.0 | 73% |
| Patchwork Automaton | 3.9 | 61% |
| Shadowspear | 1.0 | 60% |
| Thoughtcast | 3.7 | 49% |
| Aether Spellbomb | 1.0 | 35% |
| Chalice of the Void | 3.2 | 31% |
| Krang, Master Mind | 1.4 | 26% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.0 | 25% |
| The Fantasticar | 3.7 | 24% |
| Memory Guardian | 3.8 | 23% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.0 | 23% |
| Lavaspur Boots | 1.0 | 21% |
| City of Traitors | 1.5 | 18% |
| Grindstone | 2.2 | 17% |
| Painter's Servant | 3.7 | 17% |
| Metallic Rebuke | 1.9 | 16% |
| Thought Monitor | 2.9 | 12% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.0 | 11% |
| Volcanic Island | 2.3 | 10% |
| Force of Negation | 1.6 | 6% |
| Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student | 3.9 | 6% |
| Boomerang Basics | 3.5 | 6% |
| Karn, the Great Creator | 3.0 | 6% |
| Mox Amber | 2.0 | 6% |
| Spell Pierce | 2.3 | 6% |
| Snow-Covered Island | 1.2 | 5% |
Average sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 108 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 108 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Force of Negation | 1.8 | 93% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 2.3 | 87% |
| Disruptor Flute | 2.6 | 84% |
| Consign to Memory | 2.2 | 82% |
| Dismember | 2.0 | 82% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 2.1 | 70% |
| Aether Spellbomb | 1.0 | 45% |
| Metallic Rebuke | 2.1 | 32% |
| Haywire Mite | 1.0 | 28% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.1 | 28% |
| Shadowspear | 1.0 | 21% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.5 | 16% |
| Hydroblast | 1.8 | 14% |
| Mindbreak Trap | 1.2 | 11% |
| Whipflare | 1.9 | 11% |
| Echoing Truth | 1.6 | 9% |
| Chalice of the Void | 3.0 | 6% |
| Ensnaring Bridge | 1.0 | 6% |
| Grindstone | 1.0 | 6% |
| Painter's Servant | 1.0 | 6% |
| Faerie Macabre | 2.0 | 5% |
| Kappa Cannoneer | 1.6 | 5% |
| Damping Sphere | 2.3 | 4% |
| Ethersworn Canonist | 1.5 | 4% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.0 | 4% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 1.7 | 3% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 1.0 | 3% |
| Pyroblast | 3.0 | 3% |
| Unlicensed Hearse | 2.0 | 3% |
| Abrade | 2.0 | 2% |
| Brazen Borrower | 1.0 | 2% |
| Commandeer | 1.0 | 2% |
| Grafdigger's Cage | 1.0 | 2% |
| Hullbreacher | 1.0 | 2% |
| Amphibian Downpour | 1.0 | <1% |
| Containment Priest | 3.0 | <1% |
| Engineered Explosives | 2.0 | <1% |
| Hurkyl's Recall | 1.0 | <1% |
| Krang, Master Mind | 2.0 | <1% |
| Lavinia, Azorius Renegade | 1.0 | <1% |