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.
Kami of Whispered Hopes + Vigean Graftmage
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 2,781 decks
Dualcaster Mage + Kindle the Inner Flame
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 2,775 decks
All Will Be One + War Elemental
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 2,700 decks
Fury Storm + Sedgemoor Witch
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 2,655 decks
Stasis + Unstoppable Plan
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 2,618 decks
War Elemental + Shalai and Hallar
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 2,581 decks
Turntimber Ranger + Maskwood Nexus
Stays4 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 2,572 decks
Saheeli Rai + Felidar Guardian
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 2,421 decks
Caesar, Legion's Emperor + Breath of Fury
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 2,387 decks
Fury Storm + Ral, Storm Conduit
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 2,374 decks
Isengard Unleashed + Heartless Hidetsugu
Stays4 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 2,316 decks
Goro-Goro and Satoru + Breath of Fury
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 2,307 decks
Brallin, Skyshark Rider + Ophidian Eye
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 2,280 decks
Twitching Doll + Freed from the Real
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 2,194 decks
Sliver Queen + Ashnod's Altar
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 2,133 decks
Intruder Alarm + Presence of Gond
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 2,124 decks
Archmage Emeritus + Chain of Smog
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +1 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 2,121 decks
Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds + Village Bell-Ringer
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 2,094 decks
Naru Meha, Master Wizard + Ephemerate
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 2,077 decks
Wirewood Symbiote + Maskwood Nexus
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 2,069 decks
Brallin, Skyshark Rider + Tandem Lookout
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 2,054 decks
Breath of Fury + Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 1,924 decks
Teferi, Time Raveler + Omen Machine
Stays4 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 1,906 decks
Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor + Ajani's Chosen
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 1,890 decks
Ad Nauseam + Flare of Fortitude
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +1 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 1,738 decks
Staff of Domination + Heronblade Elite
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 1,651 decks
Opalescence + Parallax Wave
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 1,599 decks
Alena, Kessig Trapper + Aggravated Assault
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 1,555 decks
Dualcaster Mage + Illusionist's Stratagem
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 1,452 decks
Splinter Twin + Thornbite Staff
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 1,437 decks
Intruder Alarm + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 1,387 decks
Sandstorm Crasher + Combat Celebrant
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 1,340 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Irenicus's Vile Duplication
Stays4 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 1,262 decks
Keen Sense + Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 1,243 decks
Breath of Fury + Siege-Gang Lieutenant
Stays4 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 1,195 decks
Freed from the Real + Krosan Restorer
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 1,176 decks
March of the Machines + Mycosynth Lattice
Stays4 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 1,163 decks
Vigean Graftmage + Bloom Tender
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 1,108 decks
Sword of the Paruns + Gyre Sage
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 1,101 decks
Basking Broodscale + Ghost Lantern // Bind Spirit
Stays4 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 1,092 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.