Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant representative art for Boros Dragons

Art: Billy Christian © Wizards of the Coast

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Boros Dragons

3 decks from 3 events · 12 Aug – 10 Sep 2026

3Decks0.4% of published lists▴ 0.4 pp vs. the 30 days before
33.3%Win rate 12.1–64.6% · 3–6–0 · 9-match sample
67.7 of 75 LockedSlots settled23 cards, each in 80% of lists or more
7.3 slotsStill argued overspread over 9 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

17 cards · 56.7 slots
Battlefield Forge 100% Battlefield Forge1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100%
Burst Lightning 100% Burst Lightning1st 100% · 2nd 67% · 3rd 67% · 4th 67%
Cavern of Souls 100% Cavern of Souls1st 100% · 2nd 100%
Clarion Conqueror 100% Clarion Conqueror1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Draconic Roar 100% Draconic Roar1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Get Lost 100% Get Lost1st 100% · 2nd 100%
Inspiring Vantage 100% Inspiring Vantage1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Lorehold, the Historian 100% Lorehold, the Historian1st 100%
Magmatic Hellkite 100% Magmatic Hellkite1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Momo, Friendly Flier 100% Momo, Friendly Flier1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Mountain 100% Mountain1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100% · 5th 100% · 6th 100%
Plains 100% Plains1st 100%
Sacred Foundry 100% Sacred Foundry1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant 100% Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Shivan Devastator 100% Shivan Devastator1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Smaug the Magnificent 100% Smaug the Magnificent1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 67%
Sunbillow Verge 100% Sunbillow Verge1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%

Still argued over

4 cards · 3.3 slots
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest 67% Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest1st 67%
Restless Bivouac 67% Restless Bivouac1st 67%
Monstrous Rage 33% Monstrous Rage1st 33% · 2nd 33% · 3rd 33%
Phyrexian Dragon Engine 33% Phyrexian Dragon Engine1st 33% · 2nd 33% · 3rd 33%

Point to a card to read its copies. Each percentage is the share of lists that play at least that many.

Sideboard 15 slots

Settled core

6 cards · 11 slots
Boros Charm 100% Boros Charm1st 100% · 2nd 100%
Erode 100% Erode1st 100% · 2nd 100%
Exorcise 100% Exorcise1st 100% · 2nd 100%
Glorybringer 100% Glorybringer1st 100%
Redcap Melee 100% Redcap Melee1st 100% · 2nd 100%
Rest in Peace 100% Rest in Peace1st 100% · 2nd 100%

Still argued over

5 cards · 4 slots
Dragon Tempest 67% Dragon Tempest1st 67% · 2nd 67%
Hazoret the Fervent 67% Hazoret the Fervent1st 67%
Sunspine Lynx 67% Sunspine Lynx1st 67%
Hexing Squelcher 33% Hexing Squelcher1st 33% · 2nd 33%
Restoration Magic 33% Restoration Magic1st 33% · 2nd 33%

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Every list

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Show decklist for MagicRaiz
5–0 MagicRaiz Pioneer League · 2026-08-25 · 5-0-0 Representative

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (25)
  • 4 Momo, Friendly Flier 100%
  • 4 Shivan Devastator 100%
  • 4 Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant 100%
  • 4 Clarion Conqueror 100%
  • 4 Magmatic Hellkite 100%
  • 3 Smaug the Magnificent 100%
  • 1 Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest 67%
  • 1 Lorehold, the Historian 100%
Instants (10)
  • 4 Burst Lightning 100%
  • 4 Draconic Roar 100%
  • 2 Get Lost 100%
Lands (25)
  • 3 Battlefield Forge 100%
  • 2 Cavern of Souls 100%
  • 4 Inspiring Vantage 100%
  • 6 Mountain 100%
  • 1 Plains 100%
  • 1 Restless Bivouac 67%
  • 4 Sacred Foundry 100%
  • 4 Sunbillow Verge 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Erode 100%
  • 2 Redcap Melee 100%
  • 2 Boros Charm 100%
  • 2 Dragon Tempest 67%
  • 2 Exorcise 100%
  • 2 Rest in Peace 100%
  • 1 Hazoret the Fervent 67%
  • 1 Sunspine Lynx 67%
  • 1 Glorybringer 100%
Momo, Friendly Flier
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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#23 Cown Pioneer Showcase Challenge · 2026-08-30 · 5-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (25)
  • 4 Momo, Friendly Flier 100%
  • 4 Shivan Devastator 100%
  • 4 Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant 100%
  • 4 Clarion Conqueror 100%
  • 4 Magmatic Hellkite 100%
  • 3 Smaug the Magnificent 100%
  • 1 Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest 67%
  • 1 Lorehold, the Historian 100%
Instants (10)
  • 4 Burst Lightning 100%
  • 4 Draconic Roar 100%
  • 2 Get Lost 100%
Lands (25)
  • 3 Battlefield Forge 100%
  • 2 Cavern of Souls 100%
  • 4 Inspiring Vantage 100%
  • 6 Mountain 100%
  • 1 Plains 100%
  • 1 Restless Bivouac 67%
  • 4 Sacred Foundry 100%
  • 4 Sunbillow Verge 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Erode 100%
  • 2 Redcap Melee 100%
  • 2 Boros Charm 100%
  • 2 Dragon Tempest 67%
  • 2 Exorcise 100%
  • 2 Rest in Peace 100%
  • 1 Hazoret the Fervent 67%
  • 1 Sunspine Lynx 67%
  • 1 Glorybringer 100%
Momo, Friendly Flier
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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#20 MagicRaiz Pioneer Challenge 32 · 2026-08-24 · 3-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (26)
  • 4 Momo, Friendly Flier 100%
  • 4 Shivan Devastator 100%
  • 4 Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant 100%
  • 4 Clarion Conqueror 100%
  • 3 Phyrexian Dragon Engine 33%
  • 4 Magmatic Hellkite 100%
  • 2 Smaug the Magnificent 100%
  • 1 Lorehold, the Historian 100%
Instants (10)
  • 1 Burst Lightning 100%
  • 3 Monstrous Rage 33%
  • 4 Draconic Roar 100%
  • 2 Get Lost 100%
Lands (24)
  • 3 Battlefield Forge 100%
  • 2 Cavern of Souls 100%
  • 4 Inspiring Vantage 100%
  • 6 Mountain 100%
  • 1 Plains 100%
  • 4 Sacred Foundry 100%
  • 4 Sunbillow Verge 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Erode 100%
  • 2 Redcap Melee 100%
  • 2 Restoration Magic 33%
  • 2 Boros Charm 100%
  • 2 Exorcise 100%
  • 2 Hexing Squelcher 33%
  • 2 Rest in Peace 100%
  • 1 Glorybringer 100%
Momo, Friendly Flier
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.