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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
601
Would leave the list
443
Would join the list
1,237
BannedAllowed1v1MULTI

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.

  • Murderous Redcap + Metallic Mimic

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 6,858 decks

  • Intruder Alarm + Shrieking Drake

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 3 mana · 6,638 decks

  • Worldgorger Dragon + Dance of the Dead

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 2 mana · 6,607 decks

  • Frenetic Efreet + Chance Encounter

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 7 mana · 6,445 decks

  • Murderous Redcap + First Day of Class

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 6,232 decks

  • Sanctum Weaver + Pemmin's Aura

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins +1 · Works with 5 mana · 6,152 decks

  • Notion Thief + Teferi's Puzzle Box

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 8 mana · 6,020 decks

  • Dualcaster Mage + Devastating Onslaught

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 5,955 decks

  • Dualcaster Mage + Displace

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 5,928 decks

  • Storm-Kiln Artist + Chain of Smog

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 5,526 decks

  • Brallin, Skyshark Rider + Curiosity

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 5 mana · 5,253 decks

  • Devoted Druid + Vizier of Remedies

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 4 mana · 4,955 decks

  • Aggravated Assault + Enduring Vitality

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 4,893 decks

  • Umbral Mantle + Howlsquad Heavy

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 4,771 decks

  • Leonin Relic-Warder + Necromancy

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 3 mana · 4,535 decks

  • Seeker of Skybreak + Illusionist's Bracers

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 4 mana · 4,354 decks

  • Goblin Welder + Thornbite Staff

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +4 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Works with 3 mana · 4,318 decks

  • Thassa's Oracle + Thought Lash

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins −1 · Works with 6 mana · 4,262 decks

  • Leonin Relic-Warder + Dance of the Dead

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 2 mana · 4,247 decks

  • Sage of Hours + Ezuri, Claw of Progress

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 4,113 decks

  • Sakashima of a Thousand Faces + Felidar Guardian

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +2 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins +1 · Works with 8 mana · 3,931 decks

  • Umbral Mantle + Gyre Sage

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 5 mana · 3,898 decks

  • Fear of Missing Out + Helm of the Host

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 3,836 decks

  • Paradigm Shift + Thassa's Oracle

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +4 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins −1 · Works with 4 mana · 3,694 decks

  • Murderous Redcap + Grumgully, the Generous

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 7 mana · 3,620 decks

  • Tarrian's Soulcleaver + Basking Broodscale

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 3 mana · 3,471 decks

  • Murderous Redcap + Rhythm of the Wild

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 7 mana · 3,343 decks

  • Magar of the Magic Strings + Savage Beating

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 3,275 decks

  • Devoted Druid + Luxior, Giada's Gift

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 3 mana · 3,266 decks

  • Jace, Wielder of Mysteries + Thought Lash

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 8 mana · 3,249 decks

  • Dualcaster Mage + Blur

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 3,185 decks

  • Midnight Guard + Presence of Gond

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 3,165 decks

  • Freed from the Real + Gyre Engineer

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins +1 · Works with 6 mana · 3,014 decks

  • Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra + Spark Double

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 7 mana · 2,965 decks

  • Sanctum Weaver + Gauntlets of Light

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins +1 · Works with 5 mana · 2,898 decks

  • Dualcaster Mage + Planar Incision

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 5 mana · 2,828 decks

  • Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Hyrax Tower Scout

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +2 · What it produces +3 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 8 mana · 2,821 decks

  • Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Sword of Feast and Famine

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 2,761 decks

  • Éomer, Marshal of Rohan + Blade of Selves

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +3 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 6 mana · 2,748 decks

  • Basking Broodscale + Blade of the Bloodchief

    Stays
    5 of 10

    Speed +4 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 3 mana · 2,665 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.