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.
Cradle Clearcutter + Voltaic Construct
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 292 decks
Mind Over Matter + Selvala, Explorer Returned
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 288 decks
Emrakul's Hatcher + Emiel the Blessed
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 12 mana · 285 decks
Astarion, the Decadent + Raving Dead
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 269 decks
Triskelion + Spider-Man, Peter Parker
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 249 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Gemrazer
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 247 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Cloudpiercer
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 244 decks
Sword of the Paruns + Deathbloom Ritualist
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 238 decks
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Horizon Chimera
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +1 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 217 decks
The Watcher in the Water + Greater Good
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 202 decks
Timestream Navigator + Followed Footsteps
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 192 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Dreamtail Heron
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 185 decks
Ugin's Nexus + Masterful Replication
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 12 mana · 182 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Pouncing Shoreshark
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 176 decks
Cathars' Crusade + Aerie Ouphes
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 145 decks
Selvala, Explorer Returned + Tolarian Kraken
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 129 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Souvenir Snatcher
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 117 decks
Heidar, Rimewind Master + The One Ring
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 15 mana · 115 decks
Heartless Hidetsugu + Vizkopa Guildmage
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 13 mana · 108 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Dirge Bat
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 102 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Insatiable Hemophage
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 99 decks
The One Ring + Tradewind Rider
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 12 mana · 96 decks
Sprout Swarm + Mana Echoes
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 88 decks
Requiem Angel + Tooth and Claw
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 80 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Cavern Whisperer
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 76 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Huntmaster Liger
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 71 decks
Robaran Mercenaries + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 68 decks
Stormfront Riders + Cryptic Gateway
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 60 decks
Felidar Guardian + Dual Nature
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 53 decks
Felhide Spiritbinder + Ondu Spiritdancer
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 42 decks
Magar of the Magic Strings + Time Warp
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 41 decks
Marneus Calgar + Mana Echoes
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 15 mana · 36 decks
The One Ring + Tolarian Sentinel
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 13 mana · 35 decks
Intruder Alarm + Tolsimir Wolfblood
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 31 decks
Cadaverous Bloom + Well of Knowledge
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +1 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 30 decks
Aggravated Assault + Jolrael, Empress of Beasts
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 30 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Augmenter Pugilist // Echoing Equation
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 24 decks
Rasputin Dreamweaver + Emiel the Blessed
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 21 decks
Lightning Runner + Infinite Reflection
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 20 decks
Feast of Sanity + Ripjaw Raptor
Would leave2 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +1 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 15 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.