Combo scores
Every two-card combo earns points for what can be measured: how fast it works, what it produces, whether it needs setup and how much it wins in tournaments. At 4 points or more it is banned. Data is measured every week and the new list is announced on the first Monday of each month; the next announcement is on November 2, 2026.
Until November 2, 2026 the official list stays frozen. Here you can see what would change that day.
At the November 2, 2026 announcement
- Stay banned
- 620
- Would leave the list
- 424
- Would join the list
- 1,313
Those on the official list, from closest to leaving to farthest. A combo leaves only if it stays below the line for the whole review month.
Herd Baloth + Cathars' Crusade
Stays4 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 5,935 decks
Umbral Mantle + Karametra's Acolyte
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 5,893 decks
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion + Aggravated Assault
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 5,846 decks
Spike Feeder + Heliod, Sun-Crowned
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +1 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 5,829 decks
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade + Knowledge Pool
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 5,648 decks
Underworld Breach + Path of the Pyromancer
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins +1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 5,542 decks
Sword of the Paruns + Priest of Titania
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 5,496 decks
Faeburrow Elder + Pemmin's Aura
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 5,153 decks
Phenax, God of Deception + Eater of the Dead
Stays4 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent +1 · Works with 10 mana · 5,132 decks
Pramikon, Sky Rampart + Spark Double
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 5,098 decks
Bloodletter of Aclazotz + Quietus Spike
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 4,989 decks
Tainted Sigil + Aetherflux Reservoir
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 4,966 decks
Devoted Druid + Vizier of Remedies
Stays4 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 4 mana · 4,955 decks
Dramatic Reversal + Lithoform Engine
Stays4 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins +2 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 4,881 decks
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Nature's Will
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 4,842 decks
Hermit Druid + Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent +1 · Works with 7 mana · 4,776 decks
Breath of Fury + Legion Warboss
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 4,653 decks
Bloodletter of Aclazotz + Revival // Revenge
Stays4 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 4,519 decks
Unctus, Grand Metatect + Aphetto Alchemist
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +1 · Setup −1 · Wins +1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 4,515 decks
Combat Celebrant + Splinter Twin
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 4,412 decks
Ondu Spiritdancer + Enchanted Evening
Stays4 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 4,390 decks
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 4,328 decks
Combat Celebrant + Mirage Phalanx
Stays4 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins +1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 4,315 decks
Scurry Oak + Coat of Arms
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 4,104 decks
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Queza, Augur of Agonies
Stays4 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 3,988 decks
Staff of Domination + Faeburrow Elder
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 3,971 decks
Laboratory Maniac + Thought Lash
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent +1 · Works with 7 mana · 3,862 decks
Filigree Sages + Chromatic Orrery
Stays4 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins +2 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 3,800 decks
Benthic Biomancer + Wizard Class
Stays4 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +1 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 2 mana · 3,709 decks
Dualcaster Mage + Three Steps Ahead
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 3,507 decks
Knowledge Pool + Rule of Law
Stays4 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 3,465 decks
Felidar Guardian + Cursed Mirror
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 3,445 decks
Vigean Graftmage + Incubation Druid
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 3,438 decks
Umbral Mantle + Viridian Joiner
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 3,107 decks
Breath of Fury + Goblin Rabblemaster
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 3,105 decks
Breath of Fury + Helm of the Host
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 3,081 decks
Bloodletter of Aclazotz + Virtus the Veiled
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 3,006 decks
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade + Omen Machine
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 2,905 decks
Breath of Fury + Urabrask's Forge
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 2,886 decks
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Bear Umbra
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 2,798 decks
How points add up
- Speed, by total mana until it works (both cards plus what running it costs): 4 or less +4, 5 or 6 +3, 7 or 8 +2, 9 or 10 +1.
- What it produces: +3 if it decides the game, if it makes infinite creature tokens, or if half of the verifier lists that include it already include a way to finish it; +2 for infinite mana or infinite creature deaths or enters; +1 for any other infinite that needs a third card.
- Setup: −1 if it needs something else on the battlefield, a card in the graveyard or a special state.
- Tournament wins, with 30 decks or more: +2 if it wins 1.15 times the norm or more, +1 if 1.05, −1 if 0.85 or less. Multiplayer uses cEDH; 1v1 uses Duel Commander.
- 1v1 only: +1 if it wins by an alternate win condition or mills an opponent’s library.
Scores calculated on October 29, 2026 with Commander Spellbook and Scryfall. Tournament data: TopDeck.gg and MTGTop8.