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.
Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor + Tidewater Minion
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 14 decks
Sharuum the Hegemon + Vesuvan Doppelganger
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 13 decks
Sharuum the Hegemon + Mercurial Pretender
Would leave2 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 11 mana · 13 decks
Ghave, Guru of Spores + Mana Echoes
Would leave2 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 9 decks
Mind Over Matter + Magus of the Library
Would leave2 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +1 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 7 decks
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 126,816 decks
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 95,701 decks
Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 69,097 decks
Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 64,059 decks
Marauding Blight-Priest + Exquisite Blood
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 61,508 decks
Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 55,147 decks
Marauding Blight-Priest + Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 49,816 decks
Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Ophidian Eye
Would leave3 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 38,957 decks
Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania
Would leave3 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 37,567 decks
Tandem Lookout + Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Would leave3 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 34,296 decks
Staff of Domination + Elvish Archdruid
Would leave3 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 34,068 decks
Staff of Domination + Marwyn, the Nurturer
Would leave3 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 32,730 decks
Staff of Domination + Circle of Dreams Druid
Would leave3 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 28,864 decks
Exquisite Blood + Starscape Cleric
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 28,577 decks
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Curiosity
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 26,476 decks
Combat Celebrant + Helm of the Host
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 26,443 decks
Godo, Bandit Warlord + Helm of the Host
Would leave3 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 25,869 decks
Staff of Domination + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 23,970 decks
Neheb, the Eternal + Aggravated Assault
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 23,774 decks
Starscape Cleric + Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 23,440 decks
Karn, the Great Creator + Mycosynth Lattice
Would leave3 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 22,922 decks
Toralf, God of Fury // Toralf's Hammer + Blasphemous Act
Would leave3 of 11Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 12 mana · 22,348 decks
Umbral Mantle + Marwyn, the Nurturer
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 19,303 decks
Savage Ventmaw + Aggravated Assault
Would leave3 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 19,165 decks
Aggravated Assault + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 18,349 decks
Satya, Aetherflux Genius + Lightning Runner
Would leave3 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 16,269 decks
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Helm of the Host
Would leave3 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 15,668 decks
Umbral Mantle + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
Would leave3 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 15,529 decks
Exquisite Blood + Cliffhaven Vampire
Would leave3 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 9 mana · 14,933 decks
Staff of Domination + Bloom Tender
Would leave3 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 5 mana · 14,502 decks
Naru Meha, Master Wizard + Ghostly Flicker
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 13,994 decks
Pyromancer's Goggles + Return the Favor
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +1 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 7 mana · 12,593 decks
Brago, King Eternal + Strionic Resonator
Would leave3 of 11Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 6 mana · 12,507 decks
Vizkopa Guildmage + Exquisite Blood
Would leave3 of 11Speed +1 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 10 mana · 12,434 decks
Walking Ballista + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Would leave3 of 11Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Single opponent 0 · Works with 8 mana · 12,092 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.