Art: Noah Bradley © Wizards of the Coast

Song of Creation

10 decks from 9 events · 12 Aug – 10 Sep 2026

10Decks0.3% of published lists▾ 0.2 pp vs. the 30 days before

54.2%Win rate 35.1–72.1% · 13–11–0 · 24-match sample▴ 6.5 pp vs. the 30 days before

51.1 of 75 ConsolidatedSlots settled24 cards, each in 80% of lists or more

23.9 slotsStill argued overspread over 52 cards, in both boards

Maindeck 60 slots

4 copies in every list 4 copies in 1 list out of 4 1 copy in every list always 1 copy, sometimes 2 Grey means 80% of lists or more. Violet means fewer.

Settled core

21 cards · 46.1 slots

Breeding Pool 100% Breeding Pool1st 100% · 2nd 70%

Emry, Lurker of the Loch 100% Emry, Lurker of the Loch1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 40%

Island 100% Island1st 100% · 2nd 70%

Mishra's Bauble 100% Mishra's Bauble1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%

Mox Amber 100% Mox Amber1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 90% · 4th 80%

Mox Opal 100% Mox Opal1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%

Otawara, Soaring City 100% Otawara, Soaring City1st 100%

Song of Creation 100% Song of Creation1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%

Steam Vents 100% Steam Vents1st 100% · 2nd 70%

Tormod's Crypt 100% Tormod's Crypt1st 100% · 2nd 20% · 3rd 20%

Urza's Saga 100% Urza's Saga1st 100% · 2nd 90% · 3rd 30% · 4th 20%

Engineered Explosives 90% Engineered Explosives1st 90% · 2nd 50% · 3rd 20% · 4th 10%

Haywire Mite 90% Haywire Mite1st 90%

Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar 90% Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar1st 90% · 2nd 90% · 3rd 80% · 4th 80%

Boomerang Basics 80% Boomerang Basics1st 80% · 2nd 80% · 3rd 60% · 4th 10%

Endurance 80% Endurance1st 80%

Hedge Maze 80% Hedge Maze1st 80%

Malevolent Rumble 80% Malevolent Rumble1st 80% · 2nd 80% · 3rd 80% · 4th 70%

Scalding Tarn 80% Scalding Tarn1st 80% · 2nd 80% · 3rd 40% · 4th 10%

Shifting Woodland 80% Shifting Woodland1st 80% · 2nd 40%

Six 80% Six1st 80%

Still argued over

27 cards · 13.9 slots

Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 70% Jace, Wielder of Mysteries1st 70%

Misty Rainforest 70% Misty Rainforest1st 70% · 2nd 70% · 3rd 50% · 4th 40%

Flooded Strand 50% Flooded Strand1st 50% · 2nd 30% · 3rd 30%

Repeal 50% Repeal1st 50% · 2nd 40% · 3rd 20%

Stomping Ground 50% Stomping Ground1st 50%

Boseiju, Who Endures 40% Boseiju, Who Endures1st 40%

Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk 40% Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk1st 40% · 2nd 10%

Forest 40% Forest1st 40%

Wrenn and Six 40% Wrenn and Six1st 40%

Polluted Delta 30% Polluted Delta1st 30% · 2nd 30% · 3rd 20% · 4th 20%

Pyrite Spellbomb 30% Pyrite Spellbomb1st 30%

Thundering Falls 30% Thundering Falls1st 30%

Unholy Heat 30% Unholy Heat1st 30% · 2nd 30%

Grapeshot 20% Grapeshot1st 20%

Kappa Cannoneer 20% Kappa Cannoneer1st 20% · 2nd 20% · 3rd 20% · 4th 20%

Krang, Master Mind 20% Krang, Master Mind1st 20% · 2nd 10%

Pinnacle Emissary 20% Pinnacle Emissary1st 20% · 2nd 20% · 3rd 20% · 4th 20%

Pithing Needle 20% Pithing Needle1st 20%

Preordain 20% Preordain1st 20% · 2nd 10%

Skateboard 20% Skateboard1st 20%

Claws of Gix 10% Claws of Gix1st 10%

Memnite 10% Memnite1st 10% · 2nd 10% · 3rd 10%

Mountain 10% Mountain1st 10%

Ornithopter 10% Ornithopter1st 10% · 2nd 10% · 3rd 10% · 4th 10%

Springleaf Drum 10% Springleaf Drum1st 10% · 2nd 10% · 3rd 10%

Thassa's Oracle 10% Thassa's Oracle1st 10%

Weapons Manufacturing 10% Weapons Manufacturing1st 10% · 2nd 10%

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Sideboard 15 slots

Settled core

3 cards · 5 slots

Consign to Memory 100% Consign to Memory1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 90% · 4th 10%

Nature's Claim 80% Nature's Claim1st 80%

Veil of Summer 80% Veil of Summer1st 80% · 2nd 40%

Still argued over

25 cards · 10 slots

Flame of Anor 60% Flame of Anor1st 60% · 2nd 20%

Mystical Dispute 60% Mystical Dispute1st 60% · 2nd 40% · 3rd 10%

Pithing Needle 50% Pithing Needle1st 50%

Unholy Heat 50% Unholy Heat1st 50% · 2nd 40%

Boseiju, Who Endures 40% Boseiju, Who Endures1st 40%

Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor 40% Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor1st 40% · 2nd 30%

Noxious Revival 40% Noxious Revival1st 40%

Cori-Steel Cutter 30% Cori-Steel Cutter1st 30% · 2nd 30% · 3rd 30%

Force of Negation 30% Force of Negation1st 30% · 2nd 30%

Vexing Bauble 30% Vexing Bauble1st 30%

Damping Sphere 20% Damping Sphere1st 20% · 2nd 20%

Fire Magic 20% Fire Magic1st 20%

Galvanic Blast 20% Galvanic Blast1st 20% · 2nd 20% · 3rd 10%

Haywire Mite 20% Haywire Mite1st 20%

Hurkyl's Recall 20% Hurkyl's Recall1st 20%

Lightning Bolt 20% Lightning Bolt1st 20%

Shadowspear 20% Shadowspear1st 20%

Strix Serenade 20% Strix Serenade1st 20%

Swan Song 20% Swan Song1st 20%

Tormod's Crypt 20% Tormod's Crypt1st 20%

Engineered Explosives 10% Engineered Explosives1st 10% · 2nd 10%

Grafdigger's Cage 10% Grafdigger's Cage1st 10% · 2nd 10%

Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 10% Jace, Wielder of Mysteries1st 10%

Metallic Rebuke 10% Metallic Rebuke1st 10% · 2nd 10%

Pyroclasm 10% Pyroclasm1st 10% · 2nd 10%

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#1 mommydom_manifesto Modern Challenge 32 · 2026-09-01 · 9-1-0 Representative

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (11)

1 Haywire Mite 90%
4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar 90%
4 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 100%
1 Endurance 80%
1 Six 80%

Sorceries (7)

3 Boomerang Basics 80%
4 Malevolent Rumble 80%

Instants (2)

2 Unholy Heat 30%

Planeswalkers (1)

1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 70%

Artifacts (16)

2 Engineered Explosives 90%
4 Mishra's Bauble 100%
4 Mox Amber 100%
4 Mox Opal 100%
1 Tormod's Crypt 100%
1 Pyrite Spellbomb 30%

Enchantments (4)

4 Song of Creation 100%

Lands (19)

1 Boseiju, Who Endures 40%
2 Breeding Pool 100%
3 Flooded Strand 50%
1 Hedge Maze 80%
2 Island 100%
1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
4 Polluted Delta 30%
1 Shifting Woodland 80%
2 Steam Vents 100%
2 Urza's Saga 100%

Sideboard (15)

3 Consign to Memory 100%
1 Nature's Claim 80%
1 Pithing Needle 50%
2 Veil of Summer 80%
3 Cori-Steel Cutter 30%
1 Hurkyl's Recall 20%
2 Force of Negation 30%
2 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor 40%

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5–0 Certified_Noob Modern League · 2026-09-06 · 5-0-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (11)

1 Haywire Mite 90%
4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar 90%
4 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 100%
1 Endurance 80%
1 Six 80%

Sorceries (7)

3 Boomerang Basics 80%
4 Malevolent Rumble 80%

Instants (2)

2 Unholy Heat 30%

Planeswalkers (1)

1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 70%

Artifacts (16)

2 Engineered Explosives 90%
4 Mishra's Bauble 100%
4 Mox Amber 100%
4 Mox Opal 100%
1 Tormod's Crypt 100%
1 Pyrite Spellbomb 30%

Enchantments (4)

4 Song of Creation 100%

Lands (19)

1 Boseiju, Who Endures 40%
2 Breeding Pool 100%
3 Flooded Strand 50%
1 Hedge Maze 80%
2 Island 100%
1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
4 Polluted Delta 30%
1 Shifting Woodland 80%
2 Steam Vents 100%
2 Urza's Saga 100%

Sideboard (15)

3 Consign to Memory 100%
1 Nature's Claim 80%
1 Pithing Needle 50%
2 Veil of Summer 80%
3 Cori-Steel Cutter 30%
1 Hurkyl's Recall 20%
2 Force of Negation 30%
2 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor 40%

Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.

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#15 GinkoHS Modern Challenge 64 · 2026-09-05 · 5-2-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (16)

1 Haywire Mite 90%
2 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar 90%
4 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 100%
4 Pinnacle Emissary 20%
4 Kappa Cannoneer 20%
1 Krang, Master Mind 20%

Artifacts (21)

1 Claws of Gix 10%
4 Engineered Explosives 90%
4 Mishra's Bauble 100%
3 Mox Amber 100%
4 Mox Opal 100%
3 Tormod's Crypt 100%
1 Pithing Needle 20%
1 Skateboard 20%

Enchantments (6)

2 Weapons Manufacturing 10%
4 Song of Creation 100%

Lands (17)

2 Breeding Pool 100%
1 Flooded Strand 50%
2 Island 100%
2 Misty Rainforest 70%
1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
2 Scalding Tarn 80%
2 Steam Vents 100%
1 Thundering Falls 30%
4 Urza's Saga 100%

Sideboard (15)

3 Consign to Memory 100%
3 Galvanic Blast 20%
2 Grafdigger's Cage 10%
1 Haywire Mite 20%
1 Shadowspear 20%
1 Vexing Bauble 30%
2 Damping Sphere 20%
2 Mystical Dispute 60%

Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.

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5–0 GinkoHS Modern League · 2026-09-04 · 5-0-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (21)

3 Memnite 10%
4 Ornithopter 10%
1 Haywire Mite 90%
3 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 100%
4 Pinnacle Emissary 20%
4 Kappa Cannoneer 20%
2 Krang, Master Mind 20%

Artifacts (18)

4 Mishra's Bauble 100%
2 Mox Amber 100%
4 Mox Opal 100%
3 Tormod's Crypt 100%
1 Pithing Needle 20%
1 Skateboard 20%
3 Springleaf Drum 10%

Enchantments (4)

4 Song of Creation 100%

Lands (17)

2 Breeding Pool 100%
3 Flooded Strand 50%
2 Island 100%
1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
3 Scalding Tarn 80%
2 Steam Vents 100%
4 Urza's Saga 100%

Sideboard (15)

2 Engineered Explosives 10%
3 Consign to Memory 100%
2 Galvanic Blast 20%
1 Shadowspear 20%
1 Vexing Bauble 30%
2 Damping Sphere 20%
2 Metallic Rebuke 10%
2 Mystical Dispute 60%

Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.

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#25 Watchwolf92 Modern Challenge 64 · 2026-09-03 · 4-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (11)

1 Haywire Mite 90%
4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar 90%
4 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 100%
1 Endurance 80%
1 Six 80%

Sorceries (7)

3 Boomerang Basics 80%
4 Malevolent Rumble 80%

Instants (2)

2 Unholy Heat 30%

Planeswalkers (1)

1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 70%

Artifacts (16)

2 Engineered Explosives 90%
4 Mishra's Bauble 100%
4 Mox Amber 100%
4 Mox Opal 100%
1 Tormod's Crypt 100%
1 Pyrite Spellbomb 30%

Enchantments (4)

4 Song of Creation 100%

Lands (19)

1 Boseiju, Who Endures 40%
2 Breeding Pool 100%
1 Flooded Strand 50%
1 Hedge Maze 80%
2 Island 100%
2 Misty Rainforest 70%
1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
2 Polluted Delta 30%
2 Scalding Tarn 80%
1 Shifting Woodland 80%
2 Steam Vents 100%
2 Urza's Saga 100%

Sideboard (15)

2 Consign to Memory 100%
1 Nature's Claim 80%
1 Pithing Needle 50%
2 Veil of Summer 80%
3 Cori-Steel Cutter 30%
2 Flame of Anor 60%
2 Force of Negation 30%
2 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor 40%

Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.

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#26 levunga21 Modern Challenge 32 · 2026-09-02 · 3-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (12)

2 Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk 40%
1 Haywire Mite 90%
4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar 90%
3 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 100%
1 Endurance 80%
1 Six 80%

Sorceries (7)

2 Boomerang Basics 80%
1 Preordain 20%
4 Malevolent Rumble 80%

Instants (3)

3 Repeal 50%

Planeswalkers (1)

1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 70%

Artifacts (14)

1 Engineered Explosives 90%
4 Mishra's Bauble 100%
4 Mox Amber 100%
4 Mox Opal 100%
1 Tormod's Crypt 100%

Enchantments (4)

4 Song of Creation 100%

Lands (19)

1 Breeding Pool 100%
1 Forest 40%
1 Hedge Maze 80%
2 Island 100%
4 Misty Rainforest 70%
1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
3 Scalding Tarn 80%
2 Shifting Woodland 80%
2 Steam Vents 100%
1 Stomping Ground 50%
1 Urza's Saga 100%

Sideboard (15)

1 Boseiju, Who Endures 40%
1 Tormod's Crypt 20%
3 Consign to Memory 100%
1 Nature's Claim 80%
1 Noxious Revival 40%
1 Pithing Needle 50%
2 Unholy Heat 50%
1 Veil of Summer 80%
1 Flame of Anor 60%
3 Mystical Dispute 60%

Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.

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#7 levunga21 Modern Challenge 96 · 2026-08-26 · 6-2-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (10)

1 Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk 40%
4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar 90%
3 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 100%
1 Endurance 80%
1 Six 80%

Sorceries (8)

2 Boomerang Basics 80%
2 Preordain 20%
4 Malevolent Rumble 80%

Instants (3)

3 Repeal 50%

Planeswalkers (2)

1 Wrenn and Six 40%
1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 70%

Artifacts (14)

1 Engineered Explosives 90%
4 Mishra's Bauble 100%
4 Mox Amber 100%
4 Mox Opal 100%
1 Tormod's Crypt 100%

Enchantments (4)

4 Song of Creation 100%

Lands (19)

1 Breeding Pool 100%
1 Forest 40%
1 Hedge Maze 80%
2 Island 100%
4 Misty Rainforest 70%
1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
3 Scalding Tarn 80%
1 Shifting Woodland 80%
2 Steam Vents 100%
1 Stomping Ground 50%
2 Urza's Saga 100%

Sideboard (15)

1 Boseiju, Who Endures 40%
1 Tormod's Crypt 20%
3 Consign to Memory 100%
1 Haywire Mite 20%
1 Nature's Claim 80%
1 Noxious Revival 40%
1 Pithing Needle 50%
2 Unholy Heat 50%
1 Veil of Summer 80%
1 Flame of Anor 60%
2 Mystical Dispute 60%

Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.

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5–0 Alozzk Modern League · 2026-08-18 · 5-0-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (11)

1 Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk 40%
1 Haywire Mite 90%
4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar 90%
3 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 100%
1 Endurance 80%
1 Six 80%

Sorceries (8)

3 Boomerang Basics 80%
1 Grapeshot 20%
4 Malevolent Rumble 80%

Instants (2)

2 Repeal 50%

Planeswalkers (2)

1 Wrenn and Six 40%
1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 70%

Artifacts (14)

1 Engineered Explosives 90%
4 Mishra's Bauble 100%
4 Mox Amber 100%
4 Mox Opal 100%
1 Tormod's Crypt 100%

Enchantments (4)

4 Song of Creation 100%

Lands (19)

2 Breeding Pool 100%
1 Forest 40%
1 Hedge Maze 80%
1 Island 100%
4 Misty Rainforest 70%
1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
2 Scalding Tarn 80%
2 Shifting Woodland 80%
1 Steam Vents 100%
1 Stomping Ground 50%
1 Thundering Falls 30%
2 Urza's Saga 100%

Sideboard (15)

1 Boseiju, Who Endures 40%
3 Consign to Memory 100%
1 Fire Magic 20%
1 Lightning Bolt 20%
1 Nature's Claim 80%
1 Noxious Revival 40%
1 Strix Serenade 20%
1 Swan Song 20%
2 Unholy Heat 50%
1 Veil of Summer 80%
1 Flame of Anor 60%
1 Mystical Dispute 60%

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5–0 Alozzk Modern League · 2026-08-18 · 5-0-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (11)

1 Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk 40%
1 Haywire Mite 90%
4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar 90%
3 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 100%
1 Endurance 80%
1 Six 80%

Sorceries (8)

3 Boomerang Basics 80%
1 Grapeshot 20%
4 Malevolent Rumble 80%

Instants (2)

2 Repeal 50%

Planeswalkers (2)

1 Wrenn and Six 40%
1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 70%

Artifacts (14)

1 Engineered Explosives 90%
4 Mishra's Bauble 100%
4 Mox Amber 100%
4 Mox Opal 100%
1 Tormod's Crypt 100%

Enchantments (4)

4 Song of Creation 100%

Lands (19)

2 Breeding Pool 100%
1 Forest 40%
1 Hedge Maze 80%
1 Island 100%
4 Misty Rainforest 70%
1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
2 Scalding Tarn 80%
2 Shifting Woodland 80%
1 Steam Vents 100%
1 Stomping Ground 50%
1 Thundering Falls 30%
2 Urza's Saga 100%

Sideboard (15)

1 Boseiju, Who Endures 40%
3 Consign to Memory 100%
1 Fire Magic 20%
1 Lightning Bolt 20%
1 Nature's Claim 80%
1 Noxious Revival 40%
1 Strix Serenade 20%
1 Swan Song 20%
2 Unholy Heat 50%
1 Veil of Summer 80%
1 Flame of Anor 60%
1 Mystical Dispute 60%

Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.

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5–0 AugustRush Modern League · 2026-08-12 · 5-0-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (11)

1 Haywire Mite 90%
4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar 90%
1 Thassa's Oracle 10%
3 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 100%
1 Endurance 80%
1 Six 80%

Sorceries (7)

4 Boomerang Basics 80%
3 Malevolent Rumble 80%

Instants (1)

1 Repeal 50%

Planeswalkers (1)

1 Wrenn and Six 40%

Artifacts (16)

3 Engineered Explosives 90%
4 Mishra's Bauble 100%
4 Mox Amber 100%
4 Mox Opal 100%
1 Tormod's Crypt 100%

Enchantments (4)

4 Song of Creation 100%

Lands (20)

1 Boseiju, Who Endures 40%
1 Breeding Pool 100%
1 Hedge Maze 80%
1 Island 100%
3 Misty Rainforest 70%
1 Mountain 10%
1 Otawara, Soaring City 100%
4 Scalding Tarn 80%
2 Shifting Woodland 80%
1 Steam Vents 100%
1 Stomping Ground 50%
3 Urza's Saga 100%

Sideboard (15)

4 Consign to Memory 100%
1 Nature's Claim 80%
1 Unholy Heat 50%
2 Veil of Summer 80%
1 Vexing Bauble 30%
2 Pyroclasm 10%
2 Flame of Anor 60%
1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 10%
1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor 40%

Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.

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Method

A slot is one card in the average list. For each card, we count the lists that play at least one copy, then at least two, then at least three. We add those shares. Add every card and the boards total 60 and 15.

The settled bound is chosen at 80% of published lists. Settled slots are grey. Other slots are violet. Cards in fewer than 10% of lists still count in the argued-over total, but their rows are not shown.

The band bounds are chosen. Locked starts at 60 settled slots out of 75. Consolidated starts at 50. Debated starts at 40. Open is below 40. A locked deck is not a better deck.

Share is share of published decklists, not of the field. MTGO publishes exactly 32 decklists per Challenge, whatever the field size. A 448-player event gives the same 32 lists as a 32-player one. Those 32 lists lean heavily toward the top of the standings.

Leagues publish 5–0 decklists and no match data. They count in the deck total, in the share, in the card slots, and in the pilots, because a registered list is a registered list. They stay out of the win rate, because there is no match to count. So deck counts and shares cover all published decklists, and win rates cover paired events only.

Preliminaries contribute nothing. They publish match records but no decklists, so their matches have no archetype to attach to.

Win rates count only matches where both players published a decklist. The published 32 are the top finishers. Counting their matches against players who did not publish a list would push every archetype's rate up. With both sides counted, every win has a matching loss. So the pool always balances at exactly 50% wins.