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Tinker

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

Meta share · 90d: 1.6%; +0.5 pp up 46.2% over vs previous 90 days
Meta share · 30d: 2.2%; +0.8 pp up 60.0% over vs previous 30 days
Lists · 90d: 48; 113 in the last year · 38 Top 8s
MTGO win rate · 90d: 58.8%; 95% CI 45.2%–71.3% · 51 matches

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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Tinker weekly meta share
Week ending	All events	Paper	MTGO
Oct 18	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Oct 11	2.1%	2.4%	0.0%
Oct 4	2.0%	2.3%	0.9%
Sep 27	4.0%	4.8%	0.0%
Sep 20	1.3%	1.5%	0.3%
Sep 13	0.6%	0.0%	2.7%
Sep 6	1.6%	1.2%	4.2%
Aug 30	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Aug 23	1.5%	1.6%	0.0%
Aug 16	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Aug 9	1.3%	1.0%	2.1%
Aug 2	2.1%	2.8%	0.0%
Jul 26	0.8%	1.1%	0.0%
Jul 19	1.7%	2.2%	0.0%
Jul 12	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Jul 5	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Jun 28	2.2%	3.5%	0.5%
Jun 21	2.3%	4.3%	0.0%
Jun 14	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Jun 7	0.6%	0.0%	1.4%
May 31	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
May 24	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
May 17	2.3%	3.0%	1.4%
May 10	0.7%	0.0%	1.6%
May 3	2.1%	4.4%	0.0%
Apr 26	1.5%	2.3%	0.0%
Apr 19	2.2%	4.1%	0.0%
Apr 12	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Apr 5	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Mar 29	0.8%	0.0%	2.1%
Mar 22	3.4%	4.8%	1.3%
Mar 15	7.4%	11.5%	1.3%
Mar 8	3.8%	4.4%	3.1%
Mar 1	4.1%	5.7%	0.7%
Feb 22	0.0%	0.0%	—
Feb 15	3.4%	3.4%	—
Feb 8	0.0%	0.0%	—
Feb 1	0.0%	0.0%	—
Jan 25	0.0%	0.0%	—
Jan 18	6.3%	6.3%	—
Jan 11	0.0%	0.0%	—
Jan 4	9.4%	9.4%	—
Dec 28	12.5%	12.5%	—
Dec 21	0.0%	0.0%	—
Dec 14	0.0%	0.0%	—
Dec 7	2.9%	2.9%	—
Nov 30	5.2%	5.2%	—
Nov 23	5.0%	5.0%	—
Nov 16	0.0%	0.0%	—
Nov 9	3.5%	3.5%	—
Nov 2	0.0%	0.0%	—
Oct 26	4.0%	4.0%	—

Average list

Built from 48 lists in the last 90 days: the most-played cards at their typical counts. A reference point, not a recommendation.

Main deck (60)

Sideboard (15)

Card play rates

Share of Tinker lists (last 90 days) that play each card, average copies, and the change vs the previous 90 days (22 lists).

Main deck

Tinker main deck card play rates
Card	In lists	Avg	vs prev.
Tinker	100%	4.0	+0 pp
Ancient Tomb	100%	3.8	+0 pp
City of Traitors	100%	3.4	+0 pp
Shivan Reef	96%	3.6	+9 pp
Gemstone Mine	88%	2.9	−8 pp
Mind Stone	81%	3.9	−5 pp
Crosis's Catacombs	81%	2.5	+9 pp
Altar of Dementia	77%	3.4	−9 pp
Phyrexian Devourer	77%	3.4	−9 pp
Tsabo's Web	77%	2.5	+4 pp
Fling	63%	4.0	−1 pp
Tangle Wire	63%	3.7	+8 pp
Defense Grid	60%	3.8	−3 pp
Crystal Vein	56%	3.2	−7 pp
City of Brass	56%	3.2	−12 pp
Intuition	48%	2.0	+12 pp
Chromatic Sphere	46%	3.6	−13 pp
Lotus Petal	42%	4.0	−4 pp
Impulse	42%	3.6	−4 pp
Goblin Welder	40%	4.0	+3 pp
Triskelion	35%	1.4	−1 pp
Winter Orb	33%	3.3	−3 pp
Thran Dynamo	31%	3.7	−1 pp
Sphere of Resistance	31%	3.6	−5 pp
Karn, Silver Golem	29%	1.0	−3 pp
Mishra's Helix	29%	1.0	+11 pp
Mox Diamond	25%	2.0	+2 pp
Smokestack	25%	1.1	+2 pp
Rishadan Port	21%	3.6	−11 pp
Island	21%	2.6	−7 pp
Sky Diamond	21%	1.4	+3 pp
Oath of Druids	19%	2.3	−13 pp
Fire // Ice	17%	1.9	−6 pp
Phyrexian Furnace	17%	1.6	−15 pp
Masticore	17%	1.0	+8 pp
Urza's Bauble	15%	3.4	+15 pp
Ensnaring Bridge	15%	1.1	−8 pp
Icy Manipulator	15%	1.0	−4 pp
Fellwar Stone	13%	1.7	+8 pp
Fire Diamond	13%	1.2	+13 pp

Sideboard

Tinker sideboard card play rates
Card	In lists	Avg
Pyroclasm	79%	2.7
Rushing River	67%	1.9
Tormod's Crypt	48%	1.9
Red Elemental Blast	44%	1.9
Pyroblast	38%	1.7
Xantid Swarm	33%	3.4
Tranquil Domain	31%	1.5
Overload	27%	2.1
Ensnaring Bridge	27%	1.0
Defense Grid	25%	2.1
Hydroblast	25%	1.6
Blue Elemental Blast	23%	1.4
Shattering Pulse	23%	1.4
Hoodwink	23%	1.4
Chill	21%	2.9
Powder Keg	19%	2.0
Jester's Cap	19%	1.0
Rejuvenation Chamber	15%	2.3
Tsabo's Web	13%	1.5
Phyrexian Processor	13%	1.0
Oath of Druids	10%	3.0
Aura Flux	10%	2.8
Volcanic Spray	10%	1.0
Gaea's Blessing	10%	1.0
Ray of Revelation	8%	1.8

Top lists

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

1stBilly MellonTCG Fall Brawl 1k @ Tournament City Games (Frederick, MD)Sep 26, 202632 players
Main (60)
4Ancient Tomb
4City of Traitors
4Crosis's Catacombs
2Gemstone Mine
1Island
2Rishadan Port
4Shivan Reef
4Goblin Welder
1Karn, Silver Golem
1Masticore
1Phyrexian Devourer
2Fire // Ice
4Tinker
1Altar of Dementia
1Icy Manipulator
4Mind Stone
1Mishra's Helix
1Phyrexian Furnace
1Sky Diamond
1Smokestack
3Sphere of Resistance
4Tangle Wire
4Thran Dynamo
1Tsabo's Web
3Winter Orb
1Worn Powerstone
Sideboard (15)
2Bottle Gnomes
2Chill
2Defense Grid
1Ensnaring Bridge
1Phyrexian Furnace
1Phyrexian Processor
2Powder Keg
2Pyroblast
2Pyroclasm
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1stMauro FerriPREM Brescia - S4T2 @ Planet Fun (Rovato, Italy)Sep 16, 202626 players
Main (60)
4Ancient Tomb
4City of Brass
2City of Traitors
4Crystal Vein
4Gemstone Mine
3Shivan Reef
4Phyrexian Devourer
4Fling
4Impulse
4Tinker
4Altar of Dementia
4Defense Grid
4Lotus Petal
4Mind Stone
4Tangle Wire
3Tsabo's Web
Sideboard (15)
3Pyroblast
3Pyroclasm
3Rushing River
2Tormod's Crypt
4Xantid Swarm
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1stJm PecaocoOctobeerians Tournament '26 @ Mana Underground (Quezon City, Philippines)Oct 3, 202624 players
Main (60)
3Ancient Tomb
2City of Brass
3City of Traitors
2Crosis's Catacombs
4Crystal Vein
4Gemstone Mine
4Shivan Reef
4Phyrexian Devourer
4Fling
4Impulse
1Intuition
4Tinker
4Altar of Dementia
4Chromatic Sphere
4Defense Grid
4Mind Stone
3Tangle Wire
2Tsabo's Web
Sideboard (15)
1Blue Elemental Blast
1Ensnaring Bridge
3Hoodwink
1Hydroblast
2Pyroblast
3Pyroclasm
1Red Elemental Blast
1Rushing River
1Shattering Pulse
1Tranquil Domain
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1stBruno WolffSemanal @ Pimpou Cards (São Paulo, Brazil)Aug 20, 202617 players
Main (60)
4Ancient Tomb
4City of Brass
3City of Traitors
4Crystal Vein
4Gemstone Mine
2Shivan Reef
4Phyrexian Devourer
4Fling
4Impulse
4Tinker
4Altar of Dementia
4Defense Grid
4Lotus Petal
4Mind Stone
4Tangle Wire
3Tsabo's Web
Sideboard (15)
1Hoodwink
4Red Elemental Blast
3Rushing River
3Tormod's Crypt
4Xantid Swarm
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1stAndrea OrgeraLeague Qualifier @ Managames (Berlin, Germany)Oct 10, 202612 players
Main (60)
3Ancient Tomb
4City of Brass
2City of Traitors
1Crosis's Catacombs
4Crystal Vein
4Gemstone Mine
3Shivan Reef
4Phyrexian Devourer
4Fling
3Frantic Search
3Intuition
4Tinker
4Altar of Dementia
4Chromatic Sphere
3Defense Grid
4Mind Stone
1Mox Diamond
3Tangle Wire
2Tsabo's Web
Sideboard (15)
2Blue Elemental Blast
1Goblin Welder
2Gustha's Scepter
2Pyroclasm
3Red Elemental Blast
2Rushing River
1Teferi's Response
2Tormod's Crypt
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1stJm PecaocoWeeklies @ Block 101 Hobbies Store (Mandaluyong City, Philippines)Aug 8, 202610 players
Main (60)
3Ancient Tomb
2City of Brass
3City of Traitors
2Crosis's Catacombs
4Crystal Vein
4Gemstone Mine
4Shivan Reef
4Phyrexian Devourer
4Fling
4Impulse
1Intuition
4Tinker
4Altar of Dementia
4Chromatic Sphere
4Defense Grid
4Mind Stone
3Tangle Wire
2Tsabo's Web
Sideboard (15)
1Blue Elemental Blast
1Ensnaring Bridge
3Goblin Welder
1Hoodwink
1Hydroblast
1Jester's Cap
1Pyroblast
3Pyroclasm
1Red Elemental Blast
1Rushing River
1Tranquil Domain
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)

Recent results

Recent Tinker results
Finish	Player	Event	Players	List
3–4	Abraham Ureña	Eurofest Valencia 2026 - Side Event @ Valencia (Spain)Oct 11 · Paper	189	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1st	Andrea Orgera	League Qualifier @ Managames (Berlin, Germany)Oct 10 · Paper	12	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1st	Maximiliano Boese	Unified Team Trios IV @ Magic Lair (Buenos Aires, Argentina)Oct 10 · Paper	—	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
23rd(0-2)	desolutionist	Premodern Challenge 16Oct 4 · MTGO	24	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
1st	Jm Pecaoco	Octobeerians Tournament '26 @ Mana Underground (Quezon City, Philippines)Oct 3 · Paper	24	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
2nd	Mauricio Hidalgo	Kikopen IV Chile @ Local Level 152 (Santiago, Chile)Oct 3 · Paper	25	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4	Simon Carey	Århus Onslaught 2.0 @ Århus (Denmark)Oct 3 · Paper	41	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
15th(3-3)	desolutionist	Premodern Challenge 16Oct 3 · MTGO	33	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
5–8	Andrea Buttinelli	Lega Milano 4/3 @ La Casa dei Giochi (Milan, Italy)Oct 2 · Paper	28	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
15th(3-3)	desolutionist	Premodern Challenge 16Oct 1 · MTGO	33	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
5-0	MoxlessGuy	Premodern LeagueSep 30 · MTGO	—	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
5-0	SimpLyaDream	Premodern LeagueSep 29 · MTGO	—	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
2nd	Rothko	Event @ Kappa Bar (Copenhagen, Denmark)Sep 27 · Paper	10	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4	Abraham Ureña	Liga Minoría @ Vilafranca del Penedés (Spain)Sep 27 · Paper	22	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4	Maxwell Hadden	$20 Entry Staples Prizing @ Knight Ware Inc. (Studio City, CA)Sep 27 · Paper	14	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
5–8	Jakub Citron	Side Event - Czech Nationals @ Prague (Czech Republic)Sep 27 · Paper	37	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1st	Billy Mellon	TCG Fall Brawl 1k @ Tournament City Games (Frederick, MD)Sep 26 · Paper	32	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4	Baldo	Event @ Manchester (UK)Sep 26 · Paper	20	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4	Felipe Beato	Super Beaga-uaikend @ Vault of Cards (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)Sep 26 · Paper	44	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
4th	Marcel Reiner	Spielraum monthly @ SpielRaum (Vienna, Austria)Sep 24 · Paper	18	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)

How lists are classified

A list counts as Tinker when its main-deck signature cards reach the rule threshold (6): Tinker (4), Phyrexian Devourer (2), Fling (2), Altar of Dementia (2), Goblin Welder (2), Defense Grid (1), Mind Stone (0.5), Karn, Silver Golem (0.5). Rules 2026-10-18.v3; see the methodology.

Meta share over time