Magic: The Gathering

Legacy - Top 200

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Rankings from the end of 2014

These rankings will be updated soon by using the new mtgapi.com rankings feature.

Rank Name Score 1 Brainstorm 26.29990147209 2 Force of Will 23.845896635713 3 Scalding Tarn 19.123089100452 4 Wasteland 17.883334131147 5 ponder 17.571653383041 6 Delver of Secrets 14.8567989192 7 Volcanic Island 14.399593790243 8 Lightning Bolt 13.529367383741 9 Spell Pierce 13.216734677266 10 Misty Rainforest 12.117212221908 11 Daze 11.794501123266 12 Swords to Plowshares 10.079331612905 13 Gitaxian Probe 9.4591974295309 14 Stoneforge Mystic 8.6176875700701 15 Plains 8.5230544925301 16 Tarmogoyf 8.0645418419479 17 Island 7.8595592517218 18 Polluted Delta 7.6511532828569 19 Deathrite Shaman 7.485056579577 20 Tropical Island 7.1673414144609 21 Underground Sea 6.6925203354867 22 Tundra 6.2259229921984 23 Flooded Strand 6.2229165599352 24 True-Name Nemesis 6.1430760195056 25 Arid Mesa 5.6337272782916 26 Pyroblast 5.4675006462131 27 Thoughtseize 5.3796213721398 28 Flusterstorm 5.3342566442246 29 Nimble Mongoose 5.2756684087624 30 Jace, the Mind Sculptor 4.6869767500406 31 Abrupt Decay 4.6246126171098 32 Snapcaster Mage 4.6061495863475 33 Chain Lightning 4.3534015993113 34 Stifle 4.1976997153429 35 Red Elemental Blast 4.1528205696006 36 Verdant Catacombs 3.8921471773022 37 Surgical Extraction 3.886556334148 38 Mountain 3.8270015381719 39 Sensei's Divining Top 3.5849627147916 40 Vendilion Clique 3.3842964297272 41 Grim Lavamancer 3.2457104147708 42 Goblin Guide 3.2332246332226 43 Ancient Tomb 3.1881548767483 44 Phyrexian Revoker 3.1034295144214 45 Rest in Peace 3.1006444028749 46 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 3.0684347912253 47 Mother of Runes 3.0260284003541 48 Liliana of the Veil 2.9830842721966 49 Rishadan Port 2.7191676888325 50 Lotus Petal 2.6922967557254 51 Karakas 2.6769488741256 52 Spell Snare 2.6424846967822 53 Meddling Mage 2.6141277915134 54 AEther Vial 2.5944843046303 55 Bayou 2.4179633631893 56 Hymn to Tourach 2.4174009921037 57 Umezawa's Jitte 2.3731140705093 58 Terminus 2.2588009996012 59 Batterskull 2.1804564657965 60 Painter's Servant 2.1280998040393 61 Grindstone 2.1280998038701 62 Price of Progress 2.1226629843916 63 Grafdigger's Cage 2.0590845429617 64 Submerge 1.9884293964527 65 Counterbalance 1.9624450772279 66 Flickerwisp 1.9350139778755 67 Serra Avenger 1.932322670283 68 Intuition 1.9133247245176 69 Goblin Welder 1.8615380821877 70 Baleful Strix 1.8405799352411 71 Griselbrand 1.8293827588171 72 Show and Tell 1.7122902072321 73 Seat of the Synod 1.7075434553609 74 Creeping Tar Pit 1.5577746858452 75 Lava Spike 1.5436672534735 76 Misdirection 1.5106255646123 77 Cabal Therapy 1.4701107643 78 Lion's Eye Diamond 1.4137836718938 79 Duress 1.3903397400402 80 Shardless Agent 1.3900511585358 81 Rough // Tumble 1.3812966355494 82 Dark Confidant 1.3117675422822 83 Pithing Needle 1.3113732407751 84 City of Traitors 1.3083410522694 85 Horizon Canopy 1.3072585715889 86 Great Furnace 1.2999497439722 87 Mox Opal 1.2780188630331 88 Ancestral Vision 1.2510461761533 89 Ancient Grudge 1.2274703499572 90 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn 1.1790136926617 91 Entreat the Angels 1.165153131349 92 Sword of Fire and Ice 1.1553362729862 93 Sneak Attack 1.1369457552703 94 Spirit of the Labyrinth 1.1305295816714 95 Tormod's Crypt 1.1175534265478 96 Preordain 1.1155840373571 97 Counterspell 1.0931167702087 98 Ethersworn Canonist 1.0824733650086 99 Wooded Foothills 1.0631261077269 100 Golgari Charm 1.0586405064482 101 Young Pyromancer 1.040658213279 102 Sulfuric Vortex 0.98111266293856 103 Wear // Tear 0.97525348548797 104 Dark Ritual 0.96989117238575 105 Cabal Ritual 0.96873953926016 106 Infernal Tutor 0.96862610153368 107 Sylvan Library 0.92952026615703 108 Blood Moon 0.91714803259651 109 Disfigure 0.91310811561876 110 Swamp 0.90347297707337 111 Oblivion Ring 0.89987875220661 112 Marsh Flats 0.88118011865164 113 Forked Bolt 0.87575485736782 114 Smelt 0.83724181131234 115 Dismember 0.83449181632418 116 Chain of Vapor 0.83241450753434 117 Llawan, Cephalid Empress 0.76170550679172 118 Fire // Ice 0.75938568028842 119 Entomb 0.75596401998818 120 Green Sun's Zenith 0.75029252031142 121 Nihil Spellbomb 0.7201621696407 122 Aven Mindcensor 0.71034054091166 123 Brimaz, King of Oreskos 0.70205519853869 124 Swan Song 0.70164090793526 125 Inquisition of Kozilek 0.69605072832697 126 Careful Study 0.69564633604622 127 Reanimate 0.69130391239669 128 Scrubland 0.69118229714044 129 Windswept Heath 0.67426069879019 130 Venser, Shaper Savant 0.66618307681257 131 Wilt-Leaf Liege 0.659492265049 132 Supreme Verdict 0.61486126287706 133 Pyroclasm 0.59401095058669 134 Sulfur Elemental 0.57138639395007 135 Ensnaring Bridge 0.55555651584759 136 Plateau 0.55100590699867 137 Exhume 0.54466485408772 138 Forest 0.53178063405937 139 Krosan Grip 0.51489001728559 140 Simian Spirit Guide 0.4852126216681 141 Sword of Feast and Famine 0.46906038990968 142 Knight of the Reliquary 0.45979959501173 143 Zealous Persecution 0.4552703631711 144 Ratchet Bomb 0.44767810840012 145 Cataclysm 0.44285789611504 146 Time Spiral 0.43565244893183 147 High Tide 0.4356500264456 148 Merchant Scroll 0.4356500264456 149 Maelstrom Pulse 0.43553899952314 150 Imperial Recruiter 0.43532759117739 151 Transmute Artifact 0.42418300489707 152 Life from the Loam 0.42203516580994 153 Toxic Deluge 0.41368394506603 154 Qasali Pridemage 0.41334268955829 155 Grove of the Burnwillows 0.40173109882988 156 Mystic Gate 0.38285188046091 157 Noble Hierarch 0.3821572277474 158 Marsh Casualties 0.37288704868099 159 Detention Sphere 0.3656504317634 160 Crop Rotation 0.35722792358311 161 Mirran Crusader 0.34780162661535 162 Cunning Wish 0.34761027783457 163 Defense Grid 0.33357546314617 164 Sunlance 0.33097052364445 165 Armageddon 0.32934024203649 166 Massacre 0.32867675243474 167 Badlands 0.32758982188534 168 Candelabra of Tawnos 0.32731297879787 169 Cloudpost 0.31197675455073 170 Glimmerpost 0.31197675455073 171 Punishing Fire 0.31190665369151 172 Vesuva 0.3113831433699 173 Scavenging Ooze 0.30694584740936 174 Enlightened Tutor 0.28445780966601 175 Turnabout 0.28287041803281 176 Through the Breach 0.27252785937012 177 Disenchant 0.27184432607671 178 Gaea's Cradle 0.26374107492683 179 Savannah 0.26343129882785 180 Chalice of the Void 0.26056822762987 181 Dryad Arbor 0.25783214853979 182 Relic of Progenitus 0.25294216627955 183 Edric, Spymaster of Trest 0.25207404355702 184 Tendrils of Agony 0.25007838937498 185 Grim Tutor 0.24526889382102 186 Ashen Rider 0.24313325393751 187 Past in Flames 0.24163087083875 188 Magus of the Moon 0.23514707986011 189 Thorn of Amethyst 0.23348378639502 190 Cavern of Souls 0.23194467997903 191 Tidespout Tyrant 0.22997236616756 192 Engineered Explosives 0.22963737666186 193 Ad Nauseam 0.22418700896853 194 Mox Diamond 0.22279402510334 195 Bloodstained Mire 0.2133419631142 196 Thespian's Stage 0.21238057710492 197 Notion Thief 0.20973784692208 198 Gaddock Teeg 0.20714817059094 199 Diabolic Edict 0.1972264457163 200 Vindicate 0.19639402218085

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