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
- 623
- Would leave the list
- 421
- Would join the list
- 1,315
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.
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Ophidian Eye
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 13,726 decks
Basking Broodscale + Cathars' Crusade
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 11,948 decks
Jumbo Cactuar + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 11,398 decks
All Will Be One + The Red Terror
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 9,845 decks
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin + All Will Be One
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 8,932 decks
Basking Broodscale + Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 7,940 decks
Kodama of the East Tree + Meloku the Clouded Mirror
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 12 mana · 7,934 decks
Sharuum the Hegemon + Phyrexian Metamorph
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 7,477 decks
Eldrazi Displacer + Brood Monitor
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 12 mana · 6,814 decks
Sliver Queen + Mana Echoes
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 6,788 decks
Alania, Divergent Storm + Return the Favor
Would leave2 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +1 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 6,730 decks
Thopter Assembly + Time Sieve
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 14 mana · 6,321 decks
Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Triskelion
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 6,308 decks
Emrakul's Hatcher + Eldrazi Displacer
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 5,497 decks
Unctus, Grand Metatect + Freed from the Real
Would leave2 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +1 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 4,980 decks
Cryptcaller Chariot + Kindred Discovery
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 4,925 decks
The Locust God + Kindred Discovery
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 4,356 decks
Helm of Obedience + Rest in Peace
Would leave2 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces 0 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 4,264 decks
Fury Storm + Archmage Emeritus
Would leave2 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +1 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 4,237 decks
Aluren + Cloudstone Curio
Would leave2 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 3,955 decks
Sword of the Paruns + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
Would leave2 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 3,930 decks
The Locust God + Sage of the Falls
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 3,773 decks
Unctus, Grand Metatect + Pemmin's Aura
Would leave2 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +1 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 3,672 decks
Ezio Auditore da Firenze + Tree of Perdition
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 3,619 decks
Polyraptor + Goblin Bombardment
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 3,603 decks
Bloodletter of Aclazotz + Scourge of the Skyclaves
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 3,215 decks
River Song + Timestream Navigator
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 3,066 decks
Mind Over Matter + Temple Bell
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +1 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 2,893 decks
Fury Storm + Twinning Staff
Would leave2 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +1 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 2,724 decks
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer + Bloodletter of Aclazotz
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 2,550 decks
Ad Nauseam + Phyrexian Unlife
Would leave2 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +1 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 2,421 decks
Rionya, Fire Dancer + Bloodthirster
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 2,158 decks
Kenrith, the Returned King + Composite Golem
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 1,964 decks
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +1 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 1,885 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Worldgorger Dragon
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 1,812 decks
Aurelia, the Warleader + Rionya, Fire Dancer
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 1,671 decks
Wedding Ring + Psychic Possession
Would leave2 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +1 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 1,671 decks
Rionya, Fire Dancer + Godo, Bandit Warlord
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 1,659 decks
Port Razer + Mirage Phalanx
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 1,648 decks
Jumbo Cactuar + Bighorner Rancher
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 12 mana · 1,609 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.