Week ending 2026-11-01 · built 2026-11-03
Grinding Station published one finish in MTGO's swiss-like tournaments and two league trophies. Last week's report missed RC South America, played on 24 October beside RC Sydney: Grinding Station missed the cut there, and CesarMerjan 194th on 3-3-0 was its best.
| Week ending | Lists | Top 32 | of all top 32s | Top 8 | of all top 8s | Top 16 | Trophies | of all 5-0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | 3 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 1.1% |
| 2026-10-25 | 5 | 5 | 1.3% | 1 | 1.0% | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026-10-18 | 3 | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 2026-10-11 | 2 | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2026-10-04 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0.5% |
| 2026-09-27 | 2 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2026-09-20 | 2 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 2026-09-13 | 7 | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 1.0% | 2 | 2 | 0.5% |
| 2026-09-06 | 14 | 8 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.9% | 3 | 6 | 1.6% |
| 2026-08-30 | 5 | 5 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026-08-23 | 1 | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026-08-16 | 7 | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 1.0% |
| 2026-08-09 | 11 | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 9 | 2.4% |
| 2026-08-02 | 12 | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 8 | 1.8% |
| 2026-07-26 | 11 | 6 | 1.2% | 2 | 1.6% | 4 | 5 | 1.3% |
| 2026-07-19 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0.7% |
| 2026-07-12 | 4 | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0.5% |
| 2026-07-05 | 3 | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 0.5% |
| 2026-06-28 | 3 | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 2 | 0.5% |
| 2026-06-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026-06-14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026-06-07 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026-05-31 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026-05-24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Three shares and three denominators, all of them that week's: the top 32 share is of every list the swiss-like tournaments published, the top 8 share of every list that placed top 8 in them, the trophy share of every league 5-0. So the columns are not shares of each other, and a top 8 count read against the top 32 denominator comes out several times too small.
| Event | Field | Lists | of field | Top 32 | Conversion | Best | Match record | Win rate | Field win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro Tour Amsterdam week ending 2026-07-19 two formats | 362 | 1 | 0.3% | 0/32 | 0.00x | #77 | 7-2-1 | 70.0% | 49.1% |
| Spotlight Brisbane week ending 2026-08-30 | 571 | 5 | 0.9% | 1/32 | 3.57x | #3 | 37-25-2 | 57.8% | 48.9% |
| Spotlight Dallas week ending 2026-09-06 | 928 | 5 | 0.5% | 1/32 | 5.80x | #28 | 19-20-0 | 48.7% | 48.8% |
| RC Baltimore week ending 2026-09-13 | 1,494 | 16 | 1.1% | 0/32 | 0.00x | #110 | 59-64-3 | 46.8% | 48.8% |
| RC China week ending 2026-09-13 | 404 | 0 | 0.0% | - | - | - | 0-0-0 | - | 48.5% |
| RC Canada week ending 2026-10-04 | 462 | 0 | 0.0% | - | - | - | 0-0-0 | - | 48.9% |
| RC Japan & Korea week ending 2026-10-04 | 537 | 2 | 0.4% | 0/32 | 0.00x | #95 | 12-9-0 | 57.1% | 48.7% |
| RC Europe week ending 2026-10-11 | 1,183 | 3 | 0.3% | 0/32 | 0.00x | #248 | 9-11-0 | 45.0% | 48.8% |
| RC Los Angeles week ending 2026-10-11 | 1,228 | 2 | 0.2% | 0/32 | 0.00x | #750 | 3-7-1 | 27.3% | 48.7% |
| RC South East Asia week ending 2026-10-18 | 183 | 0 | 0.0% | - | - | - | 0-0-0 | - | 47.0% |
| RC South America week ending 2026-10-25 | 400 | 2 | 0.5% | 0/32 | 0.00x | #194 | 6-7-0 | 46.2% | 48.0% |
| RC Sydney week ending 2026-10-25 | 233 | 4 | 1.7% | 1/32 | 1.82x | #8 | 16-16-2 | 47.1% | 48.3% |
Conversion is the deck's share of the top 32 over its share of the whole field, so above 1.00 it held more of the cut than of the room. Win rate counts match wins and losses as played, the top cut included, because points stop accruing at the cut and would score the event's winner below the Swiss leader. Pro Tour Amsterdam played two formats. The match record and win rate are the Modern rounds alone and stop at the Swiss, the top 8 there being a draft pod rather than a cut on these lists. The field share, top 32, conversion and best finish all come off a standing that carries the draft rounds too, which no arithmetic undoes.
| Period | Findings |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 to 2026-11-01 8 lists against the fortnight to 2026-10-18 | thinToo thin to read a move against the fortnight to 2026-10-18: 5 lists, the smaller of the two, where a row needs 10. eventRC Sydney eventRC South America |
| 2026-10-19 to 2026-11-01 8 lists against RC South America | Stable against RC South America. |
| 2026-10-19 to 2026-11-01 8 lists against RC Sydney | Stable against RC Sydney. |
| RC South America 2 lists against RC South East Asia | Nothing moved against RC South East Asia: at 0 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| RC South America 2 lists against the fortnight to 2026-10-18 | Nothing moved against the fortnight to 2026-10-18: at 2 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| RC Sydney 4 lists against RC South East Asia | Nothing moved against RC South East Asia: at 0 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| RC Sydney 4 lists against the fortnight to 2026-10-18 | Nothing moved against the fortnight to 2026-10-18: at 4 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-18 5 lists against the fortnight to 2026-10-04 | returnSpell Snare moves to the sideboard, 3 of 5 lists (60%) thinToo thin to read a move against the fortnight to 2026-10-04: 4 lists, the smaller of the two, where a row needs 10. eventRC Europe eventRC Los Angeles eventRC South East Asia |
| 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-18 5 lists against RC Europe | returnSpell Snare moves to the sideboard, 3 of 5 lists (60%) |
| 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-18 5 lists against RC Los Angeles | returnSpell Snare moves to the sideboard, 3 of 5 lists (60%) |
| 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-18 5 lists against RC South East Asia | returnSpell Snare moves to the sideboard, 3 of 5 lists (60%) |
| RC South East Asia 0 lists against RC Los Angeles | Nothing moved against RC Los Angeles: at 0 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| RC South East Asia 0 lists against the fortnight to 2026-10-04 | Nothing moved against the fortnight to 2026-10-04: at 0 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| RC Europe 3 lists against RC Japan & Korea | Nothing moved against RC Japan & Korea: at 2 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| RC Europe 3 lists against the fortnight to 2026-10-04 | Nothing moved against the fortnight to 2026-10-04: at 3 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| RC Los Angeles 2 lists against RC Japan & Korea | Nothing moved against RC Japan & Korea: at 2 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| RC Los Angeles 2 lists against the fortnight to 2026-10-04 | Nothing moved against the fortnight to 2026-10-04: at 2 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-04 4 lists against the fortnight to 2026-09-20 | thinToo thin to read a move against the fortnight to 2026-09-20: 4 lists, the smaller of the two, where a row needs 10. eventRC Japan & Korea eventRC Canada |
| 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-04 4 lists against RC Canada | Stable against RC Canada. |
| 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-04 4 lists against RC Japan & Korea | Stable against RC Japan & Korea. |
| RC Canada 0 lists against RC China | Nothing moved against RC China: at 0 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| RC Canada 0 lists against the fortnight to 2026-09-20 | Nothing moved against the fortnight to 2026-09-20: at 0 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| RC Japan & Korea 2 lists against RC China | Nothing moved against RC China: at 0 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| RC Japan & Korea 2 lists against the fortnight to 2026-09-20 | Nothing moved against the fortnight to 2026-09-20: at 2 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| 2026-09-07 to 2026-09-20 9 lists against the fortnight to 2026-09-06 | returnExpedition Map moves to the sideboard, 3 of 9 lists (33%) returnVexing Bauble moves to the mainboard, 2 of 9 lists (22%) thinToo thin to read a move against the fortnight to 2026-09-06: 9 lists, the smaller of the two, where a row needs 10. eventRC Baltimore eventRC China |
| 2026-09-07 to 2026-09-20 9 lists against RC Baltimore | returnVexing Bauble moves to the mainboard, 2 of 9 lists (22%) copiesHallowed Fountain down from 2.9 to 2.5 copies on average copiesIsland down from 2.3 to 1.9 copies on average copiesSewer-veillance Cam down from 3.1 to 2.7 copies on average |
| 2026-09-07 to 2026-09-20 9 lists against RC China | returnExpedition Map moves to the sideboard, 3 of 9 lists (33%) returnVexing Bauble moves to the mainboard, 2 of 9 lists (22%) |
| RC Baltimore 16 lists against Spotlight Dallas | copiesGrinding Station down from 2.2 to 1.2 copies on average |
| RC Baltimore 16 lists against the fortnight to 2026-09-06 | copiesIsland up from 1.8 to 2.3 copies on average copiesOswald Fiddlebender down from 3.9 to 3.5 copies on average copiesSewer-veillance Cam up from 2.7 to 3.1 copies on average adoptionDisruptor Flute climbed in the mainboard, 9/19 to 13/16 lists (47% to 81%) adoptionExpedition Map climbed in the sideboard, 0/19 to 8/16 lists (0% to 50%) migrationTeferi, Time Raveler moves to the mainboard, 9 of 16 lists (56%) |
| RC China 0 lists against Spotlight Dallas | Nothing moved against Spotlight Dallas: at 0 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| RC China 0 lists against the fortnight to 2026-09-06 | Nothing moved against the fortnight to 2026-09-06: at 0 lists, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| 2026-08-24 to 2026-09-06 19 lists against Spotlight Dallas | returnTeferi, Time Raveler moves to the mainboard, 2 of 19 lists (11%) copiesGrinding Station down from 2.2 to 1.4 copies on average copiesIsland down from 2.2 to 1.8 copies on average eventSpotlight Brisbane eventSpotlight Dallas |
| Spotlight Dallas 5 lists against Spotlight Brisbane | copiesGrinding Station up from 1.4 to 2.2 copies on average copiesIsland down from 3.2 to 2.2 copies on average copiesOtawara, Soaring City up from 1.0 to 1.6 copies on average |
| Spotlight Dallas 5 lists against the fortnight to 2026-08-23 | copiesMetallic Rebuke down from 3.5 to 2.8 copies on average copiesSewer-veillance Cam up from 2.4 to 3.0 copies on average |
| Spotlight Brisbane 5 lists against the fortnight to 2026-08-23 | copiesGrinding Station down from 1.9 to 1.4 copies on average copiesIsland up from 1.9 to 3.2 copies on average copiesMetallic Rebuke down from 3.5 to 2.4 copies on average copiesMox Amber down from 3.6 to 3.2 copies on average copiesSewer-veillance Cam up from 2.4 to 3.2 copies on average |
| 2026-08-10 to 2026-08-23 8 lists against the fortnight to 2026-08-09 | thinToo thin to read a move against the fortnight to 2026-08-09: 8 lists, the smaller of the two, where a row needs 10. |
| 2026-07-27 to 2026-08-09 23 lists against the fortnight to 2026-07-26 | adoptionAang, Swift Savior climbed in the sideboard, 0/14 to 6/23 lists (0% to 26%) adoptionAether Spellbomb climbed in the mainboard, 10/14 to 22/23 lists (71% to 96%) adoptionCryogen Relic climbed in the mainboard, 1/14 to 9/23 lists (7% to 39%) adoptionDamping Sphere climbed in the sideboard, 8/14 to 19/23 lists (57% to 83%) adoptionDisruptor Flute climbed in the sideboard, 5/14 to 17/23 lists (36% to 74%) adoptionFlooded Strand climbed in the mainboard, 6/14 to 16/23 lists (43% to 70%) adoptionHallowed Fountain climbed in the mainboard, 8/14 to 21/23 lists (57% to 91%) adoptionNettlecyst climbed in the mainboard, 1/14 to 9/23 lists (7% to 39%) adoptionOswald Fiddlebender climbed in the mainboard, 7/14 to 21/23 lists (50% to 91%) adoptionPortable Hole climbed in the mainboard, 8/14 to 21/23 lists (57% to 91%) adoptionSeachrome Coast climbed in the mainboard, 5/14 to 18/23 lists (36% to 78%) adoptionShadowspear climbed in the sideboard, 7/14 to 18/23 lists (50% to 78%) adoptionSoul-Guide Lantern climbed in the sideboard, 2/14 to 9/23 lists (14% to 39%) adoptionSword of the Meek climbed in the mainboard, 1/14 to 7/23 lists (7% to 30%) adoptionTeferi, Time Raveler climbed in the sideboard, 1/14 to 15/23 lists (7% to 65%) adoptionThopter Foundry climbed in the mainboard, 1/14 to 7/23 lists (7% to 30%) returnVexing Bauble moves to the mainboard, 2 of 23 lists (9%) copiesGrinding Station down from 2.2 to 1.3 copies on average copiesIsland down from 2.1 to 1.6 copies on average copiesMox Amber down from 3.8 to 3.3 copies on average |
| 2026-07-13 to 2026-07-26 14 lists against Pro Tour Amsterdam | eventPro Tour Amsterdam |
| Pro Tour Amsterdam 1 list against the fortnight to 2026-07-12 | Nothing moved against the fortnight to 2026-07-12: at 1 list, the smaller of the two, a row needs a shift worth 5 of them. |
| 2026-06-29 to 2026-07-12 7 lists against the fortnight to 2026-06-28 | thinToo thin to read a move against the fortnight to 2026-06-28: 3 lists, the smaller of the two, where a row needs 10. |
| 2026-06-15 to 2026-06-28 3 lists against the fortnight to 2026-06-14 | thinToo thin to read a move against the fortnight to 2026-06-14: 0 lists, the smaller of the two, where a row needs 10. |