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Elves

Real tournament results for Elves: meta share over time, card choices and the latest lists, with links to every source. Data through Oct 18, 2026.

Deck guide & prices →

Meta share · 90d: 2.0%; −0.4 pp down 17.6% over vs previous 90 days
Meta share · 30d: 1.7%; −1.1 pp down 39.3% over vs previous 30 days
Lists · 90d: 86; 245 in the last year · 44 Top 8s
MTGO win rate · 90d: 55.8%; 95% CI 48.3%–62.9% · 174 matches

Tier 3 by 90-day meta share (all events).

Share of placement points per week, all eligible events, plus the paper and MTGO split.

All eventsPaperMTGOWeekly points share; gaps = no eligible events that week.

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Elves weekly meta share
Week ending	All events	Paper	MTGO
Oct 18	1.3%	1.5%	0.6%
Oct 11	2.6%	2.9%	0.0%
Oct 4	1.2%	1.4%	0.4%
Sep 27	1.1%	1.3%	0.5%
Sep 20	2.9%	2.5%	4.7%
Sep 13	2.7%	2.6%	3.1%
Sep 6	2.7%	2.3%	4.9%
Aug 30	1.1%	1.2%	0.0%
Aug 23	2.8%	2.8%	2.1%
Aug 16	1.1%	1.2%	0.8%
Aug 9	2.4%	2.3%	2.5%
Aug 2	2.4%	2.0%	3.3%
Jul 26	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%
Jul 19	4.1%	5.4%	0.0%
Jul 12	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%
Jul 5	4.2%	7.2%	0.5%
Jun 28	2.0%	2.6%	1.3%
Jun 21	2.4%	4.0%	0.5%
Jun 14	1.5%	2.3%	0.3%
Jun 7	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
May 31	3.1%	6.5%	0.0%
May 24	1.4%	2.4%	0.0%
May 17	3.5%	5.9%	0.3%
May 10	4.1%	6.9%	0.0%
May 3	4.0%	4.0%	3.9%
Apr 26	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%
Apr 19	0.6%	0.0%	1.3%
Apr 12	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Apr 5	2.4%	4.4%	0.3%
Mar 29	1.9%	2.7%	0.5%
Mar 22	3.4%	4.9%	1.1%
Mar 15	3.7%	2.5%	5.5%
Mar 8	4.7%	0.0%	10.0%
Mar 1	2.6%	0.0%	7.8%
Feb 22	7.2%	7.2%	—
Feb 15	0.0%	0.0%	—
Feb 8	7.5%	7.5%	—
Feb 1	0.0%	0.0%	—
Jan 25	0.0%	0.0%	—
Jan 18	0.0%	0.0%	—
Jan 11	3.8%	3.8%	—
Jan 4	4.7%	4.7%	—
Dec 28	13.1%	13.1%	—
Dec 21	3.6%	3.6%	—
Dec 14	0.0%	0.0%	—
Dec 7	3.4%	3.4%	—
Nov 30	5.6%	5.6%	—
Nov 23	0.0%	0.0%	—
Nov 16	0.0%	0.0%	—
Nov 9	3.4%	3.4%	—
Nov 2	0.0%	0.0%	—
Oct 26	0.0%	0.0%	—

Average list

Built from 86 lists in the last 90 days: the most-played cards at their typical counts. A reference point, not a recommendation.

Card play rates

Share of Elves lists (last 90 days) that play each card, average copies, and the change vs the previous 90 days (69 lists).

Main deck

Elves main deck card play rates
Card	In lists	Avg	vs prev.
Wirewood Symbiote	100%	3.4	+0 pp
Llanowar Elves	100%	3.2	+0 pp
Quirion Ranger	100%	2.6	+9 pp
Forest	99%	7.6	−1 pp
Survival of the Fittest	99%	4.0	+2 pp
Gaea's Cradle	99%	3.6	−1 pp
Deranged Hermit	99%	2.5	+0 pp
Multani's Acolyte	98%	3.4	−1 pp
Fyndhorn Elves	98%	3.0	−2 pp
Priest of Titania	98%	2.6	+4 pp
Nantuko Vigilante	98%	1.3	+4 pp
Squee, Goblin Nabob	98%	1.0	+1 pp
Masticore	90%	1.1	+10 pp
Yavimaya Granger	88%	1.0	+3 pp
Wooded Foothills	86%	3.0	−2 pp
Mountain	86%	1.0	−4 pp
Anger	86%	1.0	−4 pp
Wall of Roots	84%	1.9	+24 pp
Thornscape Battlemage	51%	1.0	+11 pp
Birds of Paradise	50%	3.9	+14 pp
Windswept Heath	42%	3.9	+38 pp
Plains	40%	1.0	+38 pp
Swords to Plowshares	37%	4.0	+37 pp
Brushland	37%	3.9	+36 pp
Ravenous Baloth	35%	1.0	+32 pp
Armageddon	33%	2.0	+31 pp
Monk Realist	27%	1.0	+27 pp
Caller of the Claw	24%	1.2	−2 pp
Kamahl, Fist of Krosa	23%	1.0	−16 pp
Wall of Blossoms	22%	1.6	−29 pp
Skyshroud Poacher	21%	1.1	−8 pp
Genesis	20%	1.0	−15 pp
Tangle Wire	19%	3.9	+3 pp
Karplusan Forest	17%	3.1	−13 pp
Wellwisher	17%	1.1	+0 pp
Goblin Bombardment	16%	2.0	−11 pp
Sylvan Library	15%	1.1	−10 pp
Rishadan Port	14%	2.8	−9 pp
Orcish Settlers	14%	1.0	−6 pp
Tribal Forcemage	11%	1.1	+5 pp

Sideboard

Elves sideboard card play rates
Card	In lists	Avg
Naturalize	99%	3.2
Tormod's Crypt	63%	2.3
Caller of the Claw	63%	1.1
Masticore	51%	1.0
Tranquil Domain	45%	1.6
Ravenous Baloth	45%	1.1
Nantuko Vigilante	44%	1.2
Armageddon	36%	1.8
Warmth	34%	2.9
Wall of Blossoms	31%	1.7
Winter Orb	26%	2.4
Wall of Roots	26%	1.2
Uktabi Orangutan	26%	1.0
Glowrider	24%	1.0
Call of the Herd	22%	3.0
Genesis	21%	1.0
Auramancer	19%	1.0
Spike Feeder	17%	1.0
Goblin Sharpshooter	16%	1.0
Wellwisher	14%	1.0
Pyroclasm	13%	2.5
Gaea's Blessing	12%	1.2
Monk Realist	9%	1.0
Druid Lyrist	9%	1.0
Phyrexian Furnace	7%	1.8

Top lists

Best finishes (last 90 days), largest events first. Open a list to see all 75, or follow the source link.

1stIvan De CastroEuropean Masters @ Valencia (Spain)Oct 11, 2026110 players
Main (60)
10Forest
4Gaea's Cradle
1Mountain
4Wooded Foothills
1Anger
2Deranged Hermit
4Fyndhorn Elves
4Llanowar Elves
1Masticore
4Multani's Acolyte
1Nantuko Vigilante
1Phantom Nishoba
3Priest of Titania
3Quirion Ranger
1Skyshroud Poacher
1Squee, Goblin Nabob
2Wall of Roots
4Wirewood Symbiote
1Yavimaya Granger
4Natural Order
4Survival of the Fittest
Sideboard (15)
2Caller of the Claw
1Masticore
1Nantuko Vigilante
3Naturalize
3Tormod's Crypt
2Tranquil Domain
2Wall of Roots
1Wellwisher
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1stBen BauerShoe City Showdown #4 @ Webway Games (Marlborough, MA)Aug 1, 202662 players
Main (60)
9Forest
4Gaea's Cradle
1Mountain
4Wooded Foothills
1Anger
4Deranged Hermit
4Fyndhorn Elves
1Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
4Llanowar Elves
1Masticore
3Multani's Acolyte
1Nantuko Vigilante
4Priest of Titania
4Quirion Ranger
1Squee, Goblin Nabob
1Tribal Forcemage
4Wall of Roots
4Wirewood Symbiote
1Yavimaya Granger
4Survival of the Fittest
Sideboard (15)
3Call of the Herd
1Masticore
2Nantuko Vigilante
4Naturalize
3Tormod's Crypt
2Wall of Blossoms
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1stPol WahBig Smoke Q3 @ Spellbound Games (London, UK)Sep 5, 202640 players
Main (61)
6Forest
4Gaea's Cradle
3Karplusan Forest
2Mountain
3Rishadan Port
4Wooded Foothills
1Anger
4Birds of Paradise
3Deranged Hermit
3Fyndhorn Elves
1Genesis
1Goblin Sharpshooter
3Llanowar Elves
2Multani's Acolyte
2Nantuko Vigilante
1Orcish Settlers
1Priest of Titania
1Quirion Ranger
1Skyshroud Poacher
1Squee, Goblin Nabob
1Thornscape Battlemage
2Wall of Blossoms
1Wall of Roots
2Wirewood Symbiote
1Yavimaya Granger
1Gaea's Blessing
2Goblin Bombardment
4Survival of the Fittest
Sideboard (15)
1Masticore
3Naturalize
3Pyroclasm
2Red Elemental Blast
1Spike Feeder
1Tormod's Crypt
1Tranquil Domain
3Winter Orb
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1stChristian HeunLotusVale Series @ LotusVale (Herne, Germany)Aug 22, 202626 players
Main (60)
9Forest
4Gaea's Cradle
1Mountain
4Wooded Foothills
1Anger
1Caller of the Claw
3Deranged Hermit
4Fyndhorn Elves
1Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
4Llanowar Elves
1Masticore
3Multani's Acolyte
1Nantuko Vigilante
4Priest of Titania
4Quirion Ranger
1Squee, Goblin Nabob
1Tribal Forcemage
4Wall of Roots
4Wirewood Symbiote
1Yavimaya Granger
4Survival of the Fittest
Sideboard (15)
3Call of the Herd
1Genesis
1Masticore
2Nantuko Vigilante
4Naturalize
2Tormod's Crypt
2Wall of Blossoms
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1stFrancesco MessinaLega Milano 4/1 @ La Casa dei Giochi (Milan, Italy)Sep 18, 202623 players
Main (60)
7Forest
4Gaea's Cradle
3Karplusan Forest
1Mountain
3Rishadan Port
4Wooded Foothills
1Anger
4Birds of Paradise
3Deranged Hermit
1Fyndhorn Elves
1Genesis
4Llanowar Elves
1Masticore
2Multani's Acolyte
2Nantuko Vigilante
1Orcish Settlers
1Priest of Titania
1Quirion Ranger
1Skyshroud Poacher
1Squee, Goblin Nabob
1Thornscape Battlemage
2Wall of Blossoms
1Wall of Roots
2Wirewood Symbiote
1Yavimaya Granger
2Goblin Bombardment
4Survival of the Fittest
1Sylvan Library
Sideboard (15)
1Gaea's Blessing
1Goblin Tinkerer
3Naturalize
3Pyroclasm
1Spike Feeder
2Tormod's Crypt
1Tranquil Domain
3Winter Orb
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1stMaximiliano Arguello SosaFNM @ Magic Lair (Buenos Aires, Argentina)Oct 2, 202613 players
Main (60)
2City of Brass
8Forest
4Gaea's Cradle
1Mountain
4Wooded Foothills
1Anger
4Birds of Paradise
2Deranged Hermit
1Genesis
1Ghitu Slinger
1Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
4Llanowar Elves
1Masticore
3Multani's Acolyte
2Nantuko Vigilante
1Orcish Settlers
3Priest of Titania
3Quirion Ranger
1Skyshroud Poacher
1Squee, Goblin Nabob
1Thornscape Battlemage
3Wirewood Symbiote
1Yavimaya Granger
1Goblin Bombardment
4Survival of the Fittest
2Winter Orb
Sideboard (15)
1Caller of the Claw
1Gaea's Blessing
1Gilded Drake
1Goblin Sharpshooter
3Naturalize
2Pyrokinesis
2Reverent Silence
1Spike Feeder
2Tormod's Crypt
1Uktabi Orangutan
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)

Recent results

Recent Elves results
Finish	Player	Event	Players	List
3–4	Amebu	Xpress #4 - Agus Arbol @ EndstepOct 15 · Paper	27	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
27th(0-2)	undie	Premodern Challenge 16Oct 13 · MTGO	27	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
1st	Ivan De Castro	European Masters @ Valencia (Spain)Oct 11 · Paper	110	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4	Jiří Hradecký	European Masters @ Valencia (Spain)Oct 11 · Paper	110	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
5–8	Pablo Suárez Fernández	Eurofest 2026 @ Valencia (Spain)Oct 11 · Paper	272	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
5-0	Gabaman	Premodern LeagueOct 11 · MTGO	—	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
3–4	Pablo Figueroa	Kikopen IV Chile @ Local Level 152 (Santiago, Chile)Oct 3 · Paper	25	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1st	Maximiliano Arguello Sosa	FNM @ Magic Lair (Buenos Aires, Argentina)Oct 2 · Paper	13	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
11th(3-2)	walrusmadness	Premodern Challenge 16Oct 2 · MTGO	29	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
5–8	Hugo Dañobeitia	Premier League - August 2026 @ ChileSep 28 · Paper	45	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
5-0	l4ndmine	Premodern LeagueSep 28 · MTGO	—	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
3–4	Jiří Hradecký	Side Event - Czech Nationals @ Prague (Czech Republic)Sep 27 · Paper	37	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4	Jeppe Borum Lindebjerg	Event @ Kappa Bar (Copenhagen, Denmark)Sep 27 · Paper	10	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3rd	Gimmic91	ELS - Weekly Tournament @ Eternal League (Spezzina, Italy)Sep 24 · Paper	8	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
5-0	undie	Premodern LeagueSep 23 · MTGO	—	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
13th(3-2)	walrusmadness	Premodern Challenge 16Sep 22 · MTGO	32	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
5-0	VM_Trevor	Premodern LeagueSep 21 · MTGO	—	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
3–4	Ivan De Castro	LCOS Septiembre 26 @ Bar Olimpia (Barcelona)Sep 20 · Paper	29	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
5–8	Markus Tumpach	Bottrop Series @ Bottrop (Germany)Sep 20 · Paper	24	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
16th(2-3)	AFX	Premodern Challenge 16Sep 20 · MTGO	24	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)

How lists are classified

A list counts as Elves when its main-deck signature cards reach the rule threshold (6): Priest of Titania (2), Wirewood Symbiote (2), Gaea's Cradle (2), Quirion Ranger (1.5), Multani's Acolyte (1), Llanowar Elves (1), Fyndhorn Elves (1), Deranged Hermit (1), Elvish Visionary (0.5). Rules 2026-10-18.v3; see the methodology.

Elves

Average list

Main deck (60)

Sideboard (15)