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.
Stasis + Smothering Tithe
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 8,374 decks
Breath of Fury + Loyal Apprentice
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 8,261 decks
Kitsa, Otterball Elite + Dramatic Reversal
Stays5 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 4 mana · 8,233 decks
Maralen of the Mornsong + Opposition Agent
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 8,054 decks
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Devoted Druid
Stays5 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 7,700 decks
Illusionist's Bracers + Aphetto Alchemist
Stays5 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 4 mana · 7,606 decks
Murderous Redcap + Gev, Scaled Scorch
Stays5 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 2 mana · 7,586 decks
Umbral Mantle + Fanatic of Rhonas
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 7,441 decks
Dualcaster Mage + Ephemerate
Stays5 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 4 mana · 7,321 decks
Mind Over Matter + The One Ring
Stays5 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins +2 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 7,066 decks
Murderous Redcap + Metallic Mimic
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 6,858 decks
Intruder Alarm + Shrieking Drake
Stays5 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 3 mana · 6,638 decks
Worldgorger Dragon + Dance of the Dead
Stays5 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 2 mana · 6,607 decks
Leveler + Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
Stays5 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent +1 · Works with 9 mana · 6,495 decks
Murderous Redcap + First Day of Class
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 6,232 decks
Sanctum Weaver + Pemmin's Aura
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins +1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 6,152 decks
Notion Thief + Teferi's Puzzle Box
Stays5 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 6,020 decks
Dualcaster Mage + Devastating Onslaught
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 5,955 decks
Dualcaster Mage + Displace
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 5,928 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Restoration Angel
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 5,876 decks
Storm-Kiln Artist + Chain of Smog
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 5,526 decks
Brallin, Skyshark Rider + Curiosity
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 5,253 decks
Aggravated Assault + Enduring Vitality
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 4,893 decks
Umbral Mantle + Howlsquad Heavy
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 4,771 decks
Leonin Relic-Warder + Necromancy
Stays5 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 3 mana · 4,535 decks
Seeker of Skybreak + Illusionist's Bracers
Stays5 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 4 mana · 4,354 decks
Goblin Welder + Thornbite Staff
Stays5 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 3 mana · 4,318 decks
Leonin Relic-Warder + Dance of the Dead
Stays5 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 2 mana · 4,247 decks
Sage of Hours + Ezuri, Claw of Progress
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 4,113 decks
Body of Research + Simic Ascendancy
Stays5 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent +1 · Works with 8 mana · 4,103 decks
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces + Felidar Guardian
Stays5 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins +1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 3,931 decks
Umbral Mantle + Gyre Sage
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 3,898 decks
Fear of Missing Out + Helm of the Host
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 3,836 decks
Murderous Redcap + Grumgully, the Generous
Stays5 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 3,620 decks
Tarrian's Soulcleaver + Basking Broodscale
Stays5 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 3 mana · 3,471 decks
Murderous Redcap + Rhythm of the Wild
Stays5 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 3,343 decks
Magar of the Magic Strings + Savage Beating
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 3,275 decks
Devoted Druid + Luxior, Giada's Gift
Stays5 of 11Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 3 mana · 3,266 decks
Dualcaster Mage + Blur
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 3,185 decks
Midnight Guard + Presence of Gond
Stays5 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 3,165 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.