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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