Chandler (Commander)

Background image for Ranking the 5 Worst Magic Sets of All Time
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!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Broadcast Takeover
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Raphael, the Nightwatcher
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-13%synergy
End-Blaze Epiphany
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Liquimetal Coating
77%inclusion96 decks124 decks
75%synergy
Joven
61%inclusion76 decks124 decks
61%synergy
Thran Forge
61%inclusion76 decks124 decks
61%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
62%inclusion77 decks124 decks
59%synergy
Daretti, Scrap Savant
60%inclusion74 decks124 decks
54%synergy
Toymaker
53%inclusion66 decks124 decks
53%synergy
Ashnod's Transmogrant
52%inclusion65 decks124 decks
51%synergy
Myr Retriever
53%inclusion66 decks124 decks
50%synergy
Viashino Heretic
50%inclusion62 decks124 decks
49%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
52%inclusion64 decks124 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Vandalblast
63%inclusion78 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Engineer
56%inclusion69 decks124 decks
45%synergy
Treasure Nabber
55%inclusion68 decks124 decks
43%synergy
Iron Myr
52%inclusion64 decks124 decks
38%synergy
Foundry Inspector
51%inclusion63 decks124 decks
44%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
50%inclusion62 decks124 decks
39%synergy
Trash for Treasure
49%inclusion61 decks124 decks
45%synergy
Abrade
49%inclusion61 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion58 decks124 decks
-6%synergy
Goblin Welder
46%inclusion57 decks124 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
33%inclusion41 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Jeska's Will
28%inclusion35 decks124 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
44%inclusion54 decks124 decks
21%synergy
Aladdin
44%inclusion54 decks124 decks
43%synergy
Scrap Trawler
40%inclusion49 decks124 decks
37%synergy
Karn, Silver Golem
40%inclusion49 decks124 decks
39%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
40%inclusion49 decks124 decks
32%synergy
Transmogrifying Licid
39%inclusion48 decks124 decks
39%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
30%inclusion37 decks124 decks
24%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
29%inclusion36 decks124 decks
25%synergy
Workshop Assistant
28%inclusion35 decks124 decks
27%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
28%inclusion35 decks124 decks
26%synergy
Dross Scorpion
25%inclusion31 decks124 decks
25%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
25%inclusion31 decks124 decks
15%synergy
Myr Landshaper
23%inclusion28 decks124 decks
23%synergy
Palladium Myr
22%inclusion27 decks124 decks
18%synergy
Burnished Hart
21%inclusion26 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
20%inclusion25 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Audacious Reshapers
20%inclusion25 decks124 decks
19%synergy
Junk Diver
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
18%synergy
Hoard-Smelter Dragon
18%inclusion22 decks124 decks
17%synergy
Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
16%synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Hellkite Igniter
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Crime Novelist
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Generous Plunderer
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Shimmer Myr
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Tinkerer
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
-2%synergy
Hoarding Dragon
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Ruin Grinder
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Steel Hellkite
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Magus of the Moon
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Goblin Matron
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
-11%synergy
Stuffy Doll
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Scrap Welder
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Eron the Relentless
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Anger
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
-6%synergy
Su-Chi Cave Guard
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Atog
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Metalworker
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Triplicate Titan
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Big Score
42%inclusion52 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion50 decks124 decks
-21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
35%inclusion44 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
34%inclusion42 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
29%inclusion36 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Demand Answers
28%inclusion35 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
21%inclusion26 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
-3%synergy
Skycrash
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Seething Song
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
-14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
-12%synergy
Pyroblast
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
-7%synergy
Mogg Salvage
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Crush
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Rack and Ruin
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
-11%synergy
Return the Favor
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
-12%synergy
Shatter
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Siege Smash
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Fling
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Smelt
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
-12%synergy
Price of Progress
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
-2%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Grab the Reins
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
-9%synergy
Reiterate
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Act of Aggression
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
41%inclusion51 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Mana Geyser
40%inclusion50 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Reckless Handling
40%inclusion50 decks124 decks
34%synergy
Shenanigans
38%inclusion47 decks124 decks
37%synergy
Shattering Spree
27%inclusion33 decks124 decks
24%synergy
By Force
26%inclusion32 decks124 decks
24%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
23%inclusion29 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Spoils
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Suplex
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Chain Reaction
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Insurrection
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Scrap Mastery
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Red Sun's Twilight
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Tormenting Voice
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterstorm
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Anzrag's Rampage
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Confluence
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Meltdown
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Bloody Betrayal
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Act of Treason
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
-2%synergy
Brotherhood's End
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Thud
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Wild Guess
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Grab the Prize
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Mob Rule
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Ruination
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Release the Gremlins
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Kari Zev's Expertise
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
41%inclusion51 decks124 decks
-14%synergy
Sculpting Steel
39%inclusion48 decks124 decks
33%synergy
Darksteel Forge
32%inclusion40 decks124 decks
30%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
31%inclusion38 decks124 decks
28%synergy
Voltaic Key
30%inclusion37 decks124 decks
29%synergy
Unwinding Clock
26%inclusion32 decks124 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion31 decks124 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Forge
23%inclusion29 decks124 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
19%inclusion23 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion23 decks124 decks
-21%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
18%inclusion22 decks124 decks
15%synergy
Trading Post
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Clock of Omens
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Moonsilver Key
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Mirrorworks
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Cloud Key
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Thornbite Staff
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Domination
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Collector's Vault
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
1%synergy
The Fire Crystal
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Blood Moon
26%inclusion32 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Reunion
18%inclusion22 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Descent into Avernus
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
-3%synergy
Braid of Fire
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
-7%synergy
Weapons Manufacturing
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Karn, Living Legacy
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
-4%synergy
Chandra, Spark Hunter
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Chandra, Flamecaller
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Koth of the Hammer
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Buried Ruin
48%inclusion60 decks124 decks
35%synergy
Great Furnace
44%inclusion54 decks124 decks
31%synergy
Inventors' Fair
43%inclusion53 decks124 decks
36%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
33%inclusion41 decks124 decks
27%synergy
War Room
28%inclusion35 decks124 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
22%inclusion27 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion23 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Mine
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Tower
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Forgotten Cave
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
-6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
-8%synergy
Smoldering Crater
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Fomori Vault
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Tower of the Magistrate
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Vault
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
-3%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Liquimetal Torque
75%inclusion93 decks124 decks
60%synergy
Sol Ring
73%inclusion91 decks124 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion67 decks124 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion57 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
38%inclusion47 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Mirror
36%inclusion45 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
31%inclusion39 decks124 decks
24%synergy
Caged Sun
24%inclusion30 decks124 decks
16%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
-4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
-2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
96%inclusion119 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
-9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
-11%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
1%synergy