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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mycosynth Lattice
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
79%synergy
Chandler
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
64%synergy
Urza's Saga
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Deflecting Swat
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Unwinding Clock
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Goblin Welder
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Mana Geyser
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Vandalblast
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Chaos Warp
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Ruby Medallion
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Seething Song
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Blood Moon
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Desperate Ritual
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Faithless Looting
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Gamble
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Ancient Tomb
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
42%synergy
The One Ring
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Chrome Mox
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Mana Vault
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Underworld Breach
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Mox Diamond
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Iron Myr
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Burnished Hart
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Anger
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Myr Retriever
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Foundry Inspector
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Nabber
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Matron
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Viashino Heretic
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Aladdin
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Goblin Engineer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Eron the Relentless
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Myr Landshaper
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Krenko, Baron of Tin Street
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Scrap Trawler
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Recruiter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Gorilla Shaman
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Triplicate Titan
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Grinning Ignus
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dwarven Miner
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Xorn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Circuit Mender
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mogg Assassin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Brash Taunter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Big Score
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Flare of Duplication
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Fork
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Demand Answers
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Mages' Contest
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Price of Progress
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Ricochet Trap
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Seismic Strike
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Boil
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Final Fortune
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Raze the Effigy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Through the Breach
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Smashing Success
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Shattering Pulse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Strike
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fortune
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Rite of Flame
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Reckless Handling
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Tormenting Voice
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
By Force
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Meltdown
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Last Chance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Ruination
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Insurrection
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Past in Flames
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Confluence
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Overmaster
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Trash for Treasure
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Indomitable Creativity
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Reforge the Soul
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Grapeshot
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Scrap Mastery
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Grab the Prize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Blaze
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Sunder from Within
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Molten Disaster
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Seismic Spike
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Irencrag Feat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Survey the Wreckage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Act on Impulse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Insult // Injury
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Obliterate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Star of Extinction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Reckless Impulse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Seize the Spoils
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Banefire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Boiling Seas
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Stone Rain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Geosurge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Jokulhaups
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Builder's Bane
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Earth Rift
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Doublecast
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Wild Guess
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Reality Scramble
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Transmogrify
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Burning Inquiry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Strike It Rich
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Brass's Bounty
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Staff of Domination
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Vexing Bauble
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Sculpting Steel
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Voltaic Key
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Manifold Key
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
The Fire Crystal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
2%synergy
Buster Sword
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Grinding Station
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Monument
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Helm of the Host
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Planar Bridge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Static Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Dingus Egg
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Winter Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Defense Grid
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Moonsilver Key
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Clock of Omens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Forge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Blade of Selves
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Myr Matrix
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Myr Turbine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Plate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Galvanic Key
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Skullclamp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Ring of Three Wishes
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Descent into Avernus
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Stranglehold
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
City on Fire
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Manabarbs
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Blood Sun
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Price of Glory
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Impact Tremors
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
War's Toll
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Bitter Reunion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Roiling Vortex
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Warstorm Surge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Possibility Storm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Aria of Flame
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rising of the Day
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Roar of Resistance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Vessel of Volatility
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Impending Disaster
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Braid of Fire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Daretti, Scrap Savant
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Chandra, Dressed to Kill
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Karn, Living Legacy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Koth of the Hammer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Buried Ruin
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Great Furnace
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Arena of Glory
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
War Room
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Mine
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Tower
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Strip Mine
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Mines of Moria
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Den of the Bugbear
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
City of Traitors
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Factory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Workshop
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dwarven Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Kher Keep
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Flamekin Village
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Burrows
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dark Depths
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Terrain Generator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Mox Opal
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Lotus Petal
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Cursed Mirror
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Mana Crypt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Mox Amber
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Caged Sun
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Pristine Talisman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Grim Monolith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy