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Balancing Act
Real tournament results for Balancing Act: meta share over time, card choices and the latest lists, with links to every source. Data through .
- Meta share · 90d
- 0.0%
- −0.1 pp down 77.8% over vs previous 90 days
- Meta share · 30d
- 0.1%
- +0.1 pp
- Lists · 90d
- 6
- 16 in the last year · 1 Top 8s
- MTGO win rate · 90d
- —
- only 17 matches (need 30)
Average list
Built from 6 lists in the last 90 days: the most-played cards at their typical counts. A reference point, not a recommendation.
Main deck (60)
Card play rates
Share of Balancing Act lists (last 90 days) that play each card, average copies, and the change vs the previous 90 days (5 lists).
Main deck
| Card | In lists | Avg | vs prev. |
|---|---|---|---|
 Archaeological Dig | 100% | 4.0 | +0 pp |
 Lotus Petal | 100% | 4.0 | +0 pp |
 Lion's Eye Diamond | 100% | 4.0 | +0 pp |
 Ancient Spring | 100% | 4.0 | +0 pp |
 Burning Wish | 100% | 4.0 | +0 pp |
 Ruins of Trokair | 100% | 4.0 | +0 pp |
 Roar of the Wurm | 100% | 3.7 | +0 pp |
 Balancing Act | 100% | 3.0 | +0 pp |
 Tinder Farm | 100% | 2.7 | +0 pp |
 Deep Analysis | 100% | 2.0 | +0 pp |
 Recoup | 83% | 1.0 | −17 pp |
 Svyelunite Temple | 67% | 4.0 | −33 pp |
 Geothermal Crevice | 67% | 4.0 | −33 pp |
 Orim's Chant | 67% | 4.0 | −33 pp |
 Fire // Ice | 67% | 3.8 | +7 pp |
 Quiet Speculation | 67% | 2.0 | −33 pp |
 Abeyance | 67% | 2.0 | −33 pp |
 Careful Study | 67% | 1.8 | −13 pp |
 Seafloor Debris | 67% | 1.0 | −33 pp |
 Ravaged Highlands | 67% | 1.0 | −33 pp |
 Chromatic Sphere | 33% | 4.0 | +33 pp |
 Barbed Sextant | 33% | 4.0 | +33 pp |
 Dwarven Ruins | 33% | 4.0 | −27 pp |
 Crystal Vein | 33% | 4.0 | +33 pp |
 Intuition | 33% | 3.0 | +13 pp |
 Anurid Brushhopper | 33% | 2.0 | +33 pp |
 Obliterate | 33% | 2.0 | +33 pp |
 Chain of Vapor | 17% | 2.0 | +17 pp |
 Powder Keg | 17% | 1.0 | +17 pp |
Sideboard
| Card | In lists | Avg |
|---|---|---|
 Pyroclasm | 100% | 2.0 |
| Balancing Act | 100% | 1.0 |
| Chain of Vapor | 67% | 2.5 |
 Tormod's Crypt | 67% | 2.5 |
 Swords to Plowshares | 67% | 2.0 |
 Breakthrough | 67% | 1.0 |
 Pyroblast | 50% | 2.3 |
 Envelop | 50% | 2.0 |
| Recoup | 50% | 1.0 |
 Grizzly Fate | 50% | 1.0 |
| Orim's Chant | 33% | 3.0 |
| Roar of the Wurm | 33% | 1.0 |
| Obliterate | 33% | 1.0 |
 Overmaster | 33% | 1.0 |
 Ray of Revelation | 33% | 1.0 |
 Hull Breach | 33% | 1.0 |
 Meddling Mage | 17% | 3.0 |
 Decree of Justice | 17% | 1.0 |
| Powder Keg | 17% | 1.0 |
Top lists
Best finishes (last 90 days), largest events first. Open a list to see all 75, or follow the source link.
5thVlalutscherPremodern Challenge 1624 players
17thVlalutscherPremodern Challenge 1628 players
28thelpariahPremodern Challenge 3244 players
Recent results
| Finish | Event | List |
|---|---|---|
| 17th(2-3) | Premodern Challenge 16 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5th(4-2) | Premodern Challenge 16 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 28th(2-4) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 1st | Semanal @ Ludenz Games (Brazil) · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 26th(2-3) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 14th(3-2) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 16th(3-3) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 13th(4-2) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 3rd(6-2) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 8th | 5 Jornada Liga Baserri Online · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 16th | 4 Jornada Liga Baserri Online · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 14th | 3 Jornada Liga Baserri Online · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 2nd | Liga PreModern Covilhã 5 @ Roll'Oriental (Covilhã, Portugal) · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
How lists are classified
A list counts as Balancing Act when its main-deck signature cards reach the rule threshold (5): Balancing Act (3), Lion's Eye Diamond (2), Archaeological Dig (1), Burning Wish (1), Orim's Chant (1), Svyelunite Temple (1). Rules 2026-10-18.v3; see the methodology.