Legacy The Epic Storm
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The Epic Storm has held steady around 2.6% of the Legacy metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Held near 2.6% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising The Epic Storm cards
Cards gaining share within The Epic Storm vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou | 5% | 19% | +14% |
| Skateboard | 10% | 19% | +9.2% |
| Raucous Theater | 57% | 75% | +17.9% |
| Wishclaw Talisman | 10% | 19% | +9.2% |
| Cabal Ritual | 57% | 75% | +17.9% |
| Veil of Summer | 14% | 25% | +10.7% |
| The Fantasticar | 62% | 75% | +13.1% |
| Verdant Catacombs | 24% | 31% | +7.4% |
| Song of Creation | 67% | 81% | +14.6% |
| Runehorn Hellkite | 71% | 81% | +9.8% |
| Polluted Delta | 57% | 69% | +11.6% |
| Echo of Eons | 76% | 81% | +5.1% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindbreak Trap | 29% | 69% | +40.2% |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 10% | 31% | +21.7% |
| Abrupt Decay | 5% | 19% | +14% |
| Carpet of Flowers | 5% | 19% | +14% |
| Approach of the Second Sun | 52% | 75% | +22.6% |
| Thoughtseize | 76% | 81% | +5.1% |
Typical Legacy The Epic Storm maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 137 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Lion's Eye Diamond | 4.0 | 100% |
| Lotus Petal | 4.0 | 100% |
| Dark Ritual | 4.0 | 98% |
| Tendrils of Agony | 1.0 | 97% |
| Chrome Mox | 4.0 | 94% |
| Mox Opal | 3.9 | 94% |
| Beseech the Mirror | 2.7 | 91% |
| Gaea's Will | 1.0 | 91% |
| Burning Wish | 3.5 | 90% |
| Underground Sea | 1.1 | 82% |
| Badlands | 1.4 | 78% |
| Undercity Sewers | 1.0 | 76% |
| Bloodstained Mire | 2.2 | 73% |
| Hexing Squelcher | 3.2 | 65% |
| Echo of Eons | 3.0 | 62% |
| Gamble | 4.0 | 60% |
| Song of Creation | 1.0 | 57% |
| Polluted Delta | 2.4 | 56% |
| Runehorn Hellkite | 1.1 | 53% |
| Scalding Tarn | 2.7 | 53% |
| Raucous Theater | 1.0 | 53% |
| Brainstorm | 3.9 | 51% |
| Thoughtseize | 3.7 | 42% |
| Verdant Catacombs | 2.3 | 42% |
| Urza's Saga | 3.4 | 40% |
| Cabal Ritual | 2.3 | 39% |
| Infernal Tutor | 4.0 | 39% |
| Ad Nauseam | 1.0 | 35% |
| Duress | 3.3 | 35% |
| Swamp | 1.1 | 34% |
| The Fantasticar | 3.9 | 34% |
| Wishclaw Talisman | 2.6 | 32% |
| Veil of Summer | 3.0 | 25% |
| Commercial District | 1.0 | 18% |
| Taiga | 1.0 | 18% |
| Skateboard | 1.0 | 16% |
| Volcanic Island | 1.1 | 12% |
| Silence | 3.2 | 10% |
| Mishra's Bauble | 3.2 | 9% |
| Vault of Whispers | 3.9 | 9% |
Typical Legacy The Epic Storm sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 137 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 137 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Tendrils of Agony | 1.0 | 91% |
| Peer into the Abyss | 1.0 | 88% |
| Beseech the Mirror | 1.0 | 88% |
| Boomerang Basics | 3.4 | 80% |
| Echo of Eons | 1.0 | 72% |
| Thoughtseize | 3.0 | 65% |
| Empty the Warrens | 1.0 | 56% |
| Approach of the Second Sun | 1.0 | 42% |
| Hexing Squelcher | 1.8 | 35% |
| Debt to the Deathless | 1.0 | 28% |
| Leyline of the Void | 3.9 | 24% |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 1.9 | 23% |
| Echoing Truth | 1.4 | 18% |
| Mindbreak Trap | 2.0 | 16% |
| Surgical Extraction | 2.0 | 15% |
| Chain of Vapor | 2.3 | 11% |
| Cabal Therapy | 1.0 | 8% |
| Carpet of Flowers | 2.3 | 8% |
| Duress | 1.5 | 8% |
| Helm of Obedience | 1.0 | 8% |
| Grafdigger's Cage | 1.0 | 7% |
| Abrupt Decay | 1.1 | 7% |
| Cave-In | 1.0 | 7% |
| Flusterstorm | 1.8 | 7% |
| Mind's Desire | 1.0 | 7% |
| Shattering Spree | 1.5 | 6% |
| Dress Down | 1.6 | 5% |
| Fatal Push | 1.4 | 5% |
| Feed the Swarm | 1.9 | 5% |
| Grapeshot | 1.0 | 5% |
| Massacre | 1.0 | 5% |
| Pulverize | 1.0 | 5% |
| Surge Node | 1.9 | 5% |
| Consign to Memory | 1.5 | 4% |
| Galvanic Relay | 1.0 | 4% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.0 | 3% |
| Steel Sabotage | 3.0 | 3% |
| Alchemist's Gambit | 1.0 | 2% |
| Elemental Eruption | 1.0 | 2% |
| Extirpate | 1.0 | 2% |
The Epic Storm Legacy FAQ
Is The Epic Storm good in Legacy right now?
It's a solid choice — The Epic Storm is 2.6% of Legacy decklists in the last two weeks (down 23% vs the prior window), with 1 Challenge win and 3 Top 8s. Best recent finish: 1st (7-2) at Legacy Challenge 32 on Jul 19, 2026.
What are the key cards in Legacy The Epic Storm?
Nearly every list runs Lion's Eye Diamond and Lotus Petal (99%+ of Legacy The Epic Storm decklists in the last 90 days). Builds split 44 Grixis vs 12 UBRG lists.
What's a typical Legacy The Epic Storm sideboard?
The most common Legacy The Epic Storm sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Tendrils of Agony (91% of lists), Peer into the Abyss (88% of lists), Beseech the Mirror (88% of lists), and Boomerang Basics (80% of lists). Mindbreak Trap is the fastest riser, up from 29% to 69% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Legacy The Epic Storm?
What does Uniqueness mean?
Uniqueness rates each list from band 1 (Stock) through band 10 (Unique). Higher means a list is more unusual vs recent peers of this strategy.
How many Legacy The Epic Storm decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 573 Legacy The Epic Storm decklists all-time (16 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest The Epic Storm result Jul 26, 2026.