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Rona Combo

8 decks from 7 events · 12 Aug – 10 Sep 2026

8Decks1.1% of published lists▴ 1.0 pp vs. the 30 days before
16.7%Win rate 3.0–56.4% · 1–5–0 · 6-match sample▾ 3.3 pp vs. the 30 days before
52.4 of 75 ConsolidatedSlots settled13 cards, each in 80% of lists or more
22.6 slotsStill argued overspread over 21 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

12 cards · 49.5 slots
Boomerang Basics 100% Boomerang Basics1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Gran-Gran 100% Gran-Gran1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Island 100% Island1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100% · 5th 100% · 6th 50% · 7th 50% · 8th 50% · 9th 50% · 10th 50% · 11th 50% · 12th 50% · 13th 50% · 14th 38% · 15th 38% · 16th 38% · 17th 38% · 18th 38% · 19th 12% · 20th 12%
Mox Amber 100% Mox Amber1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Retraction Helix 100% Retraction Helix1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator 100% Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Sewer-veillance Cam 100% Sewer-veillance Cam1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100%
Stock Up 100% Stock Up1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 75%
Stormchaser's Talent 100% Stormchaser's Talent1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Thassa's Oracle 100% Thassa's Oracle1st 100%
Thundertrap Trainer 100% Thundertrap Trainer1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 62%
Valley Floodcaller 100% Valley Floodcaller1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100%

Still argued over

10 cards · 10.5 slots
Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway 50% Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway1st 50% · 2nd 50% · 3rd 50% · 4th 50%
Darkslick Shores 50% Darkslick Shores1st 50% · 2nd 50% · 3rd 50% · 4th 50%
Gloomlake Verge 50% Gloomlake Verge1st 50% · 2nd 50% · 3rd 50% · 4th 50%
Otawara, Soaring City 50% Otawara, Soaring City1st 50% · 2nd 12%
Watery Grave 50% Watery Grave1st 50% · 2nd 50% · 3rd 50% · 4th 50%
Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn 38% Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn1st 38% · 2nd 38% · 3rd 12%
This Town Ain't Big Enough 25% This Town Ain't Big Enough1st 25% · 2nd 25%
Mox Jasper 12% Mox Jasper1st 12%
Mutavault 12% Mutavault1st 12% · 2nd 12% · 3rd 12%
Proft's Eidetic Memory 12% Proft's Eidetic Memory1st 12%

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Sideboard 15 slots

Settled core

1 card · 2.9 slots
Spell Pierce 100% Spell Pierce1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 50% · 4th 38%

Still argued over

11 cards · 12.1 slots
Cryogen Relic 50% Cryogen Relic1st 50% · 2nd 50%
Grim Bauble 50% Grim Bauble1st 50% · 2nd 50% · 3rd 50% · 4th 50%
Nowhere to Run 50% Nowhere to Run1st 50% · 2nd 50% · 3rd 50%
This Town Ain't Big Enough 50% This Town Ain't Big Enough1st 50% · 2nd 50% · 3rd 50% · 4th 50%
Unable to Scream 50% Unable to Scream1st 50% · 2nd 50% · 3rd 38% · 4th 25%
Ghost Vacuum 38% Ghost Vacuum1st 38% · 2nd 38% · 3rd 25%
Leyline of Sanctity 38% Leyline of Sanctity1st 38% · 2nd 38% · 3rd 38% · 4th 25%
Narset, Parter of Veils 25% Narset, Parter of Veils1st 25% · 2nd 25% · 3rd 12% · 4th 12%
Octopus Form 12% Octopus Form1st 12% · 2nd 12%
Quantum Riddler 12% Quantum Riddler1st 12% · 2nd 12%
Tormod's Crypt 12% Tormod's Crypt1st 12% · 2nd 12% · 3rd 12%

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5–0 Cdnewlon Pioneer League · 2026-09-04 · 5-0-0 Representative

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (16)
  • 4 Gran-Gran 100%
  • 4 Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator 100%
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle 100%
  • 4 Thundertrap Trainer 100%
  • 3 Valley Floodcaller 100%
Sorceries (8)
  • 4 Boomerang Basics 100%
  • 4 Stock Up 100%
Instants (4)
  • 4 Retraction Helix 100%
Artifacts (7)
  • 4 Mox Amber 100%
  • 3 Sewer-veillance Cam 100%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Stormchaser's Talent 100%
Lands (21)
  • 4 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway 50%
  • 4 Darkslick Shores 50%
  • 4 Gloomlake Verge 50%
  • 5 Island 100%
  • 4 Watery Grave 50%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Grim Bauble 50%
  • 2 Spell Pierce 100%
  • 2 Cryogen Relic 50%
  • 3 Nowhere to Run 50%
  • 4 This Town Ain't Big Enough 50%
Gran-Gran
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5–0 Cdnewlon Pioneer League · 2026-09-01 · 5-0-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (16)
  • 4 Gran-Gran 100%
  • 4 Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator 100%
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle 100%
  • 4 Thundertrap Trainer 100%
  • 3 Valley Floodcaller 100%
Sorceries (8)
  • 4 Boomerang Basics 100%
  • 4 Stock Up 100%
Instants (4)
  • 4 Retraction Helix 100%
Artifacts (7)
  • 4 Mox Amber 100%
  • 3 Sewer-veillance Cam 100%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Stormchaser's Talent 100%
Lands (21)
  • 4 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway 50%
  • 4 Darkslick Shores 50%
  • 4 Gloomlake Verge 50%
  • 5 Island 100%
  • 4 Watery Grave 50%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Grim Bauble 50%
  • 2 Spell Pierce 100%
  • 2 Cryogen Relic 50%
  • 3 Nowhere to Run 50%
  • 4 This Town Ain't Big Enough 50%
Gran-Gran
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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#13 Cdnewlon Pioneer Showcase Challenge · 2026-08-30 · 6-2-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (16)
  • 4 Gran-Gran 100%
  • 4 Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator 100%
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle 100%
  • 4 Thundertrap Trainer 100%
  • 3 Valley Floodcaller 100%
Sorceries (8)
  • 4 Boomerang Basics 100%
  • 4 Stock Up 100%
Instants (4)
  • 4 Retraction Helix 100%
Artifacts (7)
  • 4 Mox Amber 100%
  • 3 Sewer-veillance Cam 100%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Stormchaser's Talent 100%
Lands (21)
  • 4 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway 50%
  • 4 Darkslick Shores 50%
  • 4 Gloomlake Verge 50%
  • 5 Island 100%
  • 4 Watery Grave 50%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Grim Bauble 50%
  • 2 Spell Pierce 100%
  • 2 Cryogen Relic 50%
  • 3 Nowhere to Run 50%
  • 4 This Town Ain't Big Enough 50%
Gran-Gran
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 Cdnewlon Pioneer League · 2026-08-30 · 5-0-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (16)
  • 4 Gran-Gran 100%
  • 4 Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator 100%
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle 100%
  • 4 Thundertrap Trainer 100%
  • 3 Valley Floodcaller 100%
Sorceries (8)
  • 4 Boomerang Basics 100%
  • 4 Stock Up 100%
Instants (4)
  • 4 Retraction Helix 100%
Artifacts (7)
  • 4 Mox Amber 100%
  • 3 Sewer-veillance Cam 100%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Stormchaser's Talent 100%
Lands (21)
  • 4 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway 50%
  • 4 Darkslick Shores 50%
  • 4 Gloomlake Verge 50%
  • 5 Island 100%
  • 4 Watery Grave 50%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Grim Bauble 50%
  • 2 Spell Pierce 100%
  • 2 Cryogen Relic 50%
  • 3 Nowhere to Run 50%
  • 4 This Town Ain't Big Enough 50%
Gran-Gran
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5–0 daibloXSC Pioneer League · 2026-08-30 · 5-0-0

Maindeck (61)

Creatures (15)
  • 4 Gran-Gran 100%
  • 4 Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator 100%
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle 100%
  • 3 Thundertrap Trainer 100%
  • 3 Valley Floodcaller 100%
Sorceries (11)
  • 4 Boomerang Basics 100%
  • 4 Stock Up 100%
  • 3 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn 38%
Instants (4)
  • 4 Retraction Helix 100%
Artifacts (8)
  • 4 Mox Amber 100%
  • 1 Mox Jasper 12%
  • 3 Sewer-veillance Cam 100%
Enchantments (5)
  • 4 Stormchaser's Talent 100%
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory 12%
Lands (18)
  • 13 Island 100%
  • 3 Mutavault 12%
  • 2 Otawara, Soaring City 50%

Sideboard (15)

  • 3 Tormod's Crypt 12%
  • 2 Octopus Form 12%
  • 3 Spell Pierce 100%
  • 3 Unable to Scream 50%
  • 2 Narset, Parter of Veils 25%
  • 2 Quantum Riddler 12%
Gran-Gran
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5–0 Cdnewlon Pioneer League · 2026-08-28 · 5-0-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (16)
  • 4 Gran-Gran 100%
  • 4 Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator 100%
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle 100%
  • 4 Thundertrap Trainer 100%
  • 3 Valley Floodcaller 100%
Sorceries (10)
  • 4 Boomerang Basics 100%
  • 4 Stock Up 100%
  • 2 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn 38%
Instants (4)
  • 4 Retraction Helix 100%
Artifacts (7)
  • 4 Mox Amber 100%
  • 3 Sewer-veillance Cam 100%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Stormchaser's Talent 100%
Lands (19)
  • 18 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 50%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Ghost Vacuum 38%
  • 4 Spell Pierce 100%
  • 2 Unable to Scream 50%
  • 4 Narset, Parter of Veils 25%
  • 3 Leyline of Sanctity 38%
Gran-Gran
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#19 Cdnewlon Pioneer Challenge 32 · 2026-08-23 · 3-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (15)
  • 4 Gran-Gran 100%
  • 4 Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator 100%
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle 100%
  • 3 Thundertrap Trainer 100%
  • 3 Valley Floodcaller 100%
Sorceries (9)
  • 4 Boomerang Basics 100%
  • 3 Stock Up 100%
  • 2 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn 38%
Instants (6)
  • 4 Retraction Helix 100%
  • 2 This Town Ain't Big Enough 25%
Artifacts (7)
  • 4 Mox Amber 100%
  • 3 Sewer-veillance Cam 100%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Stormchaser's Talent 100%
Lands (19)
  • 18 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 50%

Sideboard (15)

  • 3 Ghost Vacuum 38%
  • 4 Spell Pierce 100%
  • 4 Unable to Scream 50%
  • 4 Leyline of Sanctity 38%
Gran-Gran
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 Cdnewlon Pioneer League · 2026-08-21 · 5-0-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (15)
  • 4 Gran-Gran 100%
  • 4 Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator 100%
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle 100%
  • 3 Thundertrap Trainer 100%
  • 3 Valley Floodcaller 100%
Sorceries (7)
  • 4 Boomerang Basics 100%
  • 3 Stock Up 100%
Instants (6)
  • 4 Retraction Helix 100%
  • 2 This Town Ain't Big Enough 25%
Artifacts (7)
  • 4 Mox Amber 100%
  • 3 Sewer-veillance Cam 100%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Stormchaser's Talent 100%
Lands (21)
  • 20 Island 100%
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 50%

Sideboard (15)

  • 3 Ghost Vacuum 38%
  • 4 Spell Pierce 100%
  • 4 Unable to Scream 50%
  • 4 Leyline of Sanctity 38%
Gran-Gran
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#28 Kerdungis Pioneer Challenge 32 · 2026-07-18 · 2-4-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (14)
  • 2 Siren Stormtamer
  • 4 Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator 100%
  • 4 Thundertrap Trainer 100%
  • 4 Vivi Ornitier
Instants (19)
  • 3 Retraction Helix 100%
  • 1 Shore Up
  • 4 Consult the Star Charts
  • 3 Wizard's Lightning
  • 4 Wizard's Retort
  • 4 This Town Ain't Big Enough 25%
Artifacts (3)
  • 3 Mox Amber 100%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Stormchaser's Talent 100%
Lands (20)
  • 1 Hall of Storm Giants
  • 4 Island 100%
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City 50%
  • 4 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
  • 4 Spirebluff Canal
  • 4 Steam Vents
  • 1 Thundering Falls

Sideboard (15)

  • 3 Redcap Melee
  • 1 Shore Up
  • 2 Spell Snare
  • 2 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • 1 Disdainful Stroke
  • 1 Pyroclasm
  • 1 Ashiok, Dream Render
  • 2 Mystical Dispute
  • 2 Quantum Riddler 12%
Siren Stormtamer
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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.