Last updated on January 9, 2026 Inscription of Insight | Illustration by Zoltan Boros Blocks were a fundamental part of Limited Magic design for roughly 20 years
once all the requirements are done, you only need to wait for someone to bite
Here is the ranked order of the top 20 most-played cards in the event: Channel Demonic Tutor Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Thoughtseize Inquisition of Kozilek Spell Pierce Counterspell Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Emrakul, the Promised End Lightning Bolt Duress Mishra's Bauble Once Upon a Time Karn, the Great Creator Dark Ritual Brainstorm Kozilek, the Great Distortion Memory Lapse Orcish Bowmasters Oko, Thief of Crowns The Unbanned Cards We also wanted to keep a close eye on the power level of the Historic banned cards
These effectively tutor up spells that are safe from being Surgical Extractiond or otherwise removed from the game
Not Ranked: Acornelia, Fashionable Filcher A silver border prevents Acornelia, Fashionable Filcher from being your commander unless you have a Rule 0 conversation with your play group, but you could ignore the art-matters text to make that discussion easier
