Most-Played Cards
Legacy Staples
The most-played cards in Legacy on Magic Online, ranked by how often they show up in decklists (main deck and sideboard combined), plus share-over-time charts to compare any cards across Challenges and Leagues. Back to Legacy metagame.
Most-played Legacy cards
Main + sideboard · last 30 days
Top Cards Overall
Non-lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Force of Will |   | 51% | 4.0 |
| 2 | Brainstorm | | 48% | 4.0 |
| 3 | Consign to Memory | | 47% | 2.5 |
| 4 | Ponder | | 46% | 3.8 |
| 5 | Force of Negation |  | 44% | 2.0 |
| 6 | Disruptor Flute |  | 36% | 2.4 |
| 7 | Lotus Petal |  | 35% | 3.6 |
| 8 | Thoughtseize |  | 34% | 3.5 |
| 9 | Daze | | 29% | 3.2 |
| 10 | Swords to Plowshares |  | 28% | 3.9 |
Top Creatures
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orcish Bowmasters | | 22% | 3.2 |
| 2 | Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student | | 19% | 3.6 |
| 3 | Containment Priest | | 18% | 1.8 |
| 4 | Murktide Regent |  | 17% | 2.3 |
| 5 | Barrowgoyf | | 16% | 2.7 |
| 6 | Hexing Squelcher |  | 15% | 2.7 |
| 7 | Moonshadow | | 14% | 4.0 |
| 8 | Brazen Borrower | | 14% | 1.4 |
| 9 | Atraxa, Grand Unifier |  | 13% | 3.1 |
| 10 | Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd | | 12% | 3.5 |
Top Spells
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Force of Will | | 51% | 4.0 |
| 2 | Brainstorm | | 48% | 4.0 |
| 3 | Consign to Memory | | 47% | 2.5 |
| 4 | Ponder | | 46% | 3.8 |
| 5 | Force of Negation | | 44% | 2.0 |
| 6 | Disruptor Flute | | 36% | 2.4 |
| 7 | Lotus Petal | | 35% | 3.6 |
| 8 | Thoughtseize | | 34% | 3.5 |
| 9 | Daze | | 29% | 3.2 |
| 10 | Swords to Plowshares | | 28% | 3.9 |
Top Lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasteland | — | 55% | 3.8 |
| 2 | Flooded Strand | — | 42% | 2.4 |
| 3 | Polluted Delta | — | 41% | 2.6 |
| 4 | Misty Rainforest | — | 38% | 2.4 |
| 5 | Karakas | — | 31% | 1.6 |
| 6 | Scalding Tarn | — | 30% | 2.1 |
| 7 | Underground Sea | — | 29% | 3.0 |
| 8 | Ancient Tomb | — | 28% | 3.4 |
| 9 | Undercity Sewers | — | 24% | 1.1 |
| 10 | Verdant Catacombs | — | 24% | 2.5 |
Share over time
Each line shows the share of all Legacy decklists running that card (main deck or sideboard), by week. Pick any cards to compare.
Adoption is each card's fraction of every Legacy decklist ingested from MTGO Challenges and Leagues, counting main-deck and sideboard copies together. Top Cards Overall excludes lands. The ranking tables use the last 30 days; the chart follows the window selected above. Up to 8 cards can be compared at once.