Irini Sengir (Commander)

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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!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Deathgrip
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
87%synergy
Putrefaction
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
81%synergy
Gloom
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
81%synergy
Bereavement
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
78%synergy
Yawgmoth's Edict
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
72%synergy
Stromgald Cabal
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
72%synergy
Leshrac's Sigil
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Perish
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Abomination
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Nature's Ruin
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Dystopia
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Distorting Lens
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Eastern Paladin
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Virtue's Ruin
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
59%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Western Paladin
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Deathmark
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Creatures
Slithery Stalker
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Scuttlemutt
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Blightbeetle
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Soot Imp
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Ascendant Evincar
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Crypt Ghast
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Dunerider Outlaw
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Painter's Servant
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Reaper
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Knight of Stromgald
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Thrull Wizard
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Marauding Knight
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Knight of Malice
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Slayer
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Dread Presence
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Lifebane Zombie
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Black Knight
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Order of the Ebon Hand
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Stromgald Crusader
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Squelching Leeches
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Ihsan's Shade
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Doomwake Giant
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Drift of the Dead
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Grotesque Hybrid
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Herald of Leshrac
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Burnished Hart
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Massacre Wurm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Kaervek, the Spiteful
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Knight of Infamy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Dark Confidant
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Hordes
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blood Artist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-25%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Angel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Gremlins
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Disciple of Malice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Oni
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dross Harvester
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Angel of Suffering
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Stromgald Spy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Doom Blade
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Execute
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Soul Rend
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Slay
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Noxious Grasp
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Nemesis Trap
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Withering Boon
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Defile
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Terror
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Darkness
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Ray of Enfeeblement
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Dash Hopes
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Cower in Fear
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Dark Banishing
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Price of Fame
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Grasp of Darkness
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Sign in Blood
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Reign of Terror
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Kaervek's Hex
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Exsanguinate
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Talara's Bane
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Self-Inflicted Wound
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Gloomlance
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Mutilate
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Rancid Earth
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Inquisition
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-28%synergy
Corrupt
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Stronghold Discipline
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Tempest
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
New Blood
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Stench of Evil
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Befoul
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ritual of the Machine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Deluge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Dark Petition
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Drain Life
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mind Sludge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lashwrithe
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Feroz's Ban
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Isolation Cell
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Skull of Orm
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Crystal Chimes
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Winter Moon
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Crawlspace
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Defense Grid
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Meekstone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mirage Mirror
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Eon Hub
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Sculpting Steel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Grindstone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Torpor Orb
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Unwinding Clock
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Nemesis Mask
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Storm Cauldron
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Tangle Wire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-25%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Damping Sphere
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sanctuary Blade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Dread of Night
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Infernal Darkness
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Curse of Wizardry
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Koskun Falls
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Desolation
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
No Mercy
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Painful Quandary
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Underworld Dreams
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Tourach's Chant
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Spreading Plague
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Black Market
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Season of the Witch
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Corrupted Roots
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Contamination
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Death's Hold
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Lethal Vapors
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Aether
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Oppression
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Nether Void
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Illness in the Ranks
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Hex
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Virulent Plague
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Pestilence
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Strength of Lunacy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Remedy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Call to the Grave
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Dead Man's Chest
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Bonds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Seizures
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Night of Souls' Betrayal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Death Pits of Rath
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Death Match
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Bad Moon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Haunting Wind
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Engineered Plague
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Sorin Markov
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Everglades
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Buried Ruin
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Spawning Pool
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Dark Depths
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-25%synergy
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Nyx Lotus
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Caged Sun
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy