Arni Metalbrow (Commander)

Josh Nelson
Aug 11, 2025
Ranking the 5 Worst Magic Sets of All Time
Let's look at the five worst Magic: The Gathering sets of all time. And for those of you concerned, Aetherdrift didn't even make the cut!
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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Blazing Firesinger
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Naktamun Lorespinner
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Rearing Embermare
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Zealous Lorecaster
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Charging Strifeknight
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Molten Monstrosity
61%inclusion124 decks202 decks
61%synergy
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
64%inclusion129 decks202 decks
61%synergy
Oxidda Golem
58%inclusion117 decks202 decks
57%synergy
Ancient Stone Idol
58%inclusion118 decks202 decks
57%synergy
Avatar of Fury
57%inclusion115 decks202 decks
57%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
66%inclusion134 decks202 decks
56%synergy
Sneak Attack
56%inclusion113 decks202 decks
52%synergy
Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
51%inclusion104 decks202 decks
49%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
62%inclusion125 decks202 decks
49%synergy
Port Razer
53%inclusion107 decks202 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
64%inclusion130 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Ruby Medallion
55%inclusion112 decks202 decks
-1%synergy
Big Score
54%inclusion109 decks202 decks
24%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
51%inclusion103 decks202 decks
45%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
50%inclusion102 decks202 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion101 decks202 decks
28%synergy
Faithless Looting
50%inclusion100 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
49%inclusion99 decks202 decks
26%synergy
Anger
49%inclusion99 decks202 decks
37%synergy
Abrade
48%inclusion96 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion61 decks202 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion24 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion21 decks202 decks
-2%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion21 decks202 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Dragon Mage
46%inclusion93 decks202 decks
42%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
45%inclusion91 decks202 decks
41%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
42%inclusion84 decks202 decks
29%synergy
Archetype of Aggression
38%inclusion77 decks202 decks
33%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
38%inclusion77 decks202 decks
31%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
38%inclusion77 decks202 decks
28%synergy
Leyline Tyrant
38%inclusion76 decks202 decks
31%synergy
Delina, Wild Mage
37%inclusion75 decks202 decks
35%synergy
Fanatic of Mogis
37%inclusion74 decks202 decks
28%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
36%inclusion73 decks202 decks
26%synergy
Enduring Courage
35%inclusion65 decks188 decks
28%synergy
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
32%inclusion65 decks202 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthirster
32%inclusion65 decks202 decks
30%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
32%inclusion64 decks202 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
30%inclusion61 decks202 decks
21%synergy
Alena, Kessig Trapper
29%inclusion59 decks202 decks
27%synergy
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
28%inclusion56 decks202 decks
27%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
26%inclusion53 decks202 decks
21%synergy
Flamerush Rider
26%inclusion53 decks202 decks
25%synergy
Trumpeting Carnosaur
26%inclusion52 decks202 decks
21%synergy
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
25%inclusion51 decks202 decks
20%synergy
Elturel Survivors
24%inclusion49 decks202 decks
23%synergy
Terror of Mount Velus
24%inclusion49 decks202 decks
22%synergy
Fireflux Squad
24%inclusion48 decks202 decks
23%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
23%inclusion47 decks202 decks
22%synergy
Inferno Titan
23%inclusion46 decks202 decks
19%synergy
Meteor Golem
23%inclusion46 decks202 decks
15%synergy
Thundermare
22%inclusion45 decks202 decks
22%synergy
Defiler of Instinct
22%inclusion44 decks202 decks
15%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
22%inclusion44 decks202 decks
18%synergy
Frogmyr Enforcer
21%inclusion42 decks202 decks
20%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
21%inclusion42 decks202 decks
10%synergy
Calamity, Galloping Inferno
20%inclusion41 decks202 decks
19%synergy
Combat Celebrant
20%inclusion40 decks202 decks
12%synergy
Balefire Dragon
18%inclusion37 decks202 decks
13%synergy
Furnace Hellkite
17%inclusion34 decks202 decks
16%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
16%inclusion33 decks202 decks
12%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
16%inclusion32 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
16%inclusion32 decks202 decks
10%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
16%inclusion32 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Sojourner's Companion
15%inclusion31 decks202 decks
15%synergy
Incinerator of the Guilty
15%inclusion30 decks202 decks
14%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
14%inclusion29 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion29 decks202 decks
-9%synergy
Ox of Agonas
14%inclusion28 decks202 decks
13%synergy
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
13%inclusion26 decks202 decks
-4%synergy
Gnoll War Band
12%inclusion24 decks202 decks
12%synergy
Smellerbee, Rebel Fighter
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Seething Song
41%inclusion82 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
40%inclusion81 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
40%inclusion81 decks202 decks
16%synergy
Demand Answers
30%inclusion60 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
28%inclusion56 decks202 decks
-9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
26%inclusion53 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
25%inclusion47 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Battle Hymn
23%inclusion46 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
20%inclusion40 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
18%inclusion37 decks202 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion35 decks202 decks
-10%synergy
Bolt Bend
14%inclusion28 decks202 decks
-5%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion22 decks202 decks
-9%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
10%inclusion21 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
-2%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
-5%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
-12%synergy
Raphael's Technique
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion91 decks202 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Geyser
40%inclusion80 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
34%inclusion69 decks202 decks
-7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
27%inclusion55 decks202 decks
14%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
21%inclusion42 decks202 decks
16%synergy
Irencrag Feat
19%inclusion38 decks202 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
18%inclusion37 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion33 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Tormenting Voice
16%inclusion33 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
15%inclusion30 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion25 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Geosurge
11%inclusion23 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Crash Through
11%inclusion23 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Relentless Assault
11%inclusion23 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion22 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
11%inclusion22 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Sozin's Comet
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Anzrag's Rampage
7.9%inclusion16 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Into the Fire
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Rousing Refrain
6.4%inclusion13 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Winds of Change
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Grab the Prize
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Hazoret's Monument
44%inclusion89 decks202 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion70 decks202 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion64 decks202 decks
17%synergy
Dolmen Gate
28%inclusion57 decks202 decks
25%synergy
The Fire Crystal
27%inclusion34 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion53 decks202 decks
-7%synergy
Horn of the Mark
21%inclusion43 decks202 decks
21%synergy
Endless Atlas
21%inclusion42 decks202 decks
14%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
19%inclusion39 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Blade of Selves
14%inclusion28 decks202 decks
12%synergy
Embercleave
11%inclusion22 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
10%inclusion21 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
10%inclusion21 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
7.9%inclusion16 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Mind's Eye
7.9%inclusion16 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
6.4%inclusion13 decks202 decks
-1%synergy
Fire Nation Turret
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Warstorm Surge
44%inclusion89 decks202 decks
35%synergy
Rising of the Day
23%inclusion47 decks202 decks
15%synergy
Firebender Ascension
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Flameshadow Conjuring
20%inclusion40 decks202 decks
16%synergy
Fires of Invention
18%inclusion36 decks202 decks
17%synergy
City on Fire
14%inclusion28 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Curse of Opulence
13%inclusion27 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
13%inclusion26 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
11%inclusion23 decks202 decks
-13%synergy
Bedlam
11%inclusion22 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Connecting the Dots
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Aggravated Assault
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Blood Moon
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
-13%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
7.9%inclusion16 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Sticky Fingers
7.9%inclusion16 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Mirror March
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
6.4%inclusion13 decks202 decks
-9%synergy
Echoing Assault
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Berserkers' Onslaught
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Shiny Impetus
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
5%synergy
The Legend of Roku
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Koth, Fire of Resistance
20%inclusion41 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Spinerock Knoll
45%inclusion90 decks202 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion76 decks202 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
35%inclusion71 decks202 decks
16%synergy
War Room
30%inclusion61 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion50 decks202 decks
16%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
24%inclusion49 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Castle Embereth
19%inclusion39 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
17%inclusion35 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
16%inclusion33 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Arena of Glory
14%inclusion29 decks202 decks
-6%synergy
Great Furnace
12%inclusion24 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion23 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.4%inclusion17 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
7.9%inclusion16 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Mines of Moria
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
-5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.9%inclusion14 decks202 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.4%inclusion13 decks202 decks
-5%synergy
Smoldering Crater
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion159 decks202 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion131 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
50%inclusion101 decks202 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion83 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Fire Diamond
35%inclusion70 decks202 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
29%inclusion58 decks202 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion44 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion42 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
21%inclusion42 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
20%inclusion41 decks202 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion33 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion27 decks202 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion26 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion26 decks202 decks
9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
12%inclusion25 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion21 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.4%inclusion17 decks202 decks
-5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.4%inclusion17 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
95%inclusion192 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion77 decks202 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
26%inclusion53 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion25 decks202 decks
0%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
7.9%inclusion16 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.4%inclusion13 decks202 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
5.9%inclusion12 decks202 decks
-1%synergy