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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
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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.

  • Mind Over Matter + Selvala, Explorer Returned

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 9 mana · 288 decks

  • Emrakul's Hatcher + Emiel the Blessed

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 12 mana · 285 decks

  • Astarion, the Decadent + Raving Dead

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 11 mana · 269 decks

  • Triskelion + Spider-Man, Peter Parker

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 11 mana · 249 decks

  • Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Gemrazer

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 9 mana · 247 decks

  • Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Cloudpiercer

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 10 mana · 244 decks

  • Sword of the Paruns + Deathbloom Ritualist

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 9 mana · 238 decks

  • Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Horizon Chimera

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +1 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 10 mana · 217 decks

  • The Watcher in the Water + Greater Good

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 9 mana · 202 decks

  • Timestream Navigator + Followed Footsteps

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 11 mana · 192 decks

  • Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Dreamtail Heron

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 10 mana · 185 decks

  • Ugin's Nexus + Masterful Replication

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 12 mana · 182 decks

  • Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Pouncing Shoreshark

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 10 mana · 176 decks

  • Cathars' Crusade + Aerie Ouphes

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 10 mana · 145 decks

  • Selvala, Explorer Returned + Tolarian Kraken

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 9 mana · 129 decks

  • Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Souvenir Snatcher

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 10 mana · 117 decks

  • Heidar, Rimewind Master + The One Ring

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 15 mana · 115 decks

  • Heartless Hidetsugu + Vizkopa Guildmage

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 13 mana · 108 decks

  • Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Dirge Bat

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 9 mana · 102 decks

  • Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Insatiable Hemophage

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 9 mana · 99 decks

  • The One Ring + Tradewind Rider

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 12 mana · 96 decks

  • Sprout Swarm + Mana Echoes

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 9 mana · 88 decks

  • Requiem Angel + Tooth and Claw

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 10 mana · 80 decks

  • Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Cavern Whisperer

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 10 mana · 76 decks

  • Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Huntmaster Liger

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 9 mana · 71 decks

  • Robaran Mercenaries + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 9 mana · 68 decks

  • Stormfront Riders + Cryptic Gateway

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 10 mana · 60 decks

  • Felidar Guardian + Dual Nature

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 10 mana · 53 decks

  • Felhide Spiritbinder + Ondu Spiritdancer

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 11 mana · 42 decks

  • Magar of the Magic Strings + Time Warp

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 11 mana · 41 decks

  • Marneus Calgar + Mana Echoes

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +2 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 15 mana · 36 decks

  • The One Ring + Tolarian Sentinel

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 13 mana · 35 decks

  • Intruder Alarm + Tolsimir Wolfblood

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 9 mana · 31 decks

  • Cadaverous Bloom + Well of Knowledge

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +1 · Setup 0 · Wins 0 · Works with 10 mana · 30 decks

  • Aggravated Assault + Jolrael, Empress of Beasts

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 11 mana · 30 decks

  • Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Augmenter Pugilist // Echoing Equation

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 10 mana · 24 decks

  • Rasputin Dreamweaver + Emiel the Blessed

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 10 mana · 21 decks

  • Lightning Runner + Infinite Reflection

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed 0 · What it produces +3 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 11 mana · 20 decks

  • Feast of Sanity + Ripjaw Raptor

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +2 · What it produces +1 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 8 mana · 15 decks

  • Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor + Tidewater Minion

    Would leave
    2 of 10

    Speed +1 · What it produces +2 · Setup −1 · Wins 0 · Works with 9 mana · 14 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.