Ares, God of War MSH 0202 · rare
Ares, God of War · {1}{B}{R} · Legendary Creature — God Warrior Villain · Ares attacks each combat if able. Whenever an attacking creature you control dies, return that card to its owner's hand. · Power / toughness: 4/3 · "Let the slaughter begin!"
- Price
- from $0.322 printings
- Win rate
- 55.2% GIH 1,330 instances · Pick-Two Draft
Jun 23–Jul 24, 2026 · 17Lands
Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 734 wins in 1,330 card-in-hand instances.
1,285 distinct games · 707 distinct drafts · games recorded Jun 23–Jul 24, 2026.
17Lands file dated Jul 27, 2026 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗
Draft data
−1.6 pp vs 56.8% average · 1,330 instances
Pick-Two Draft · Jun 23–Jul 24, 2026 · average from 106,417 games
#174 of 259 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 2.1 on average (3,303 packs).
38 of 47 multicolor cards · 17 of 20 multicolor rare cards.
901 matches
Pick and maindeck observations: Jun 23–Jul 24, 2026. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.
○ Opening hand 52.3% · 507 instances
● Drawn later 57.0% · 823 instances
In hand 55.2% · 1,330 instances
Unseen in deck 49.7% · 1,726 instances
+5.5 percentage points when drawn
Compared with multicolor cards
Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.
Best decks for it
no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum
Villains Matter BR62.2% ◌328 instancesEach tick is this card’s all-decks rate (55.2% · 1,330 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.
Usually played with
Deck co-occurrence; not evidence of synergy.
Cruel Alliance1,298 games with both in the deckHour of Defeat1,252 games with both in the deckWidow's Bite1,189 games with both in the deckHow to read this
Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.
At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.
Where it sits in the set
Above 33% of 259 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.
17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Jun 23–Jul 24, 2026
Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.
| Finish | Found in | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Nonfoil | Play Booster | $0.32 |
| Foil | Collector Booster · Play Booster · prerelease | $0.47 |
Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 133 packs (0.75%) · 8.6% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
Foil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 928 packs (0.11%) · 3.2% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
Nonfoil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 58 packs (1.73%) · 40.8% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
Foil in a prerelease · Modeled · About 1 in 72 packs (1.38%) · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
How to pull it
Official rates for the whole category, not this card.
| Booster | Slot | Per pack | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play Booster | Wildcard of any rarity | 100% | Wildcard of any rarity |
| Play Booster | Rare or mythic rare | 100% | Rare or mythic rare |
| Play Booster | Traditional foil of any rarity | 100% | Traditional foil of any rarity |
| Collector Booster | Traditional foil rare or mythic rare | 100% | Traditional foil rare or mythic rare |
| Prerelease promo | Traditional foil rare or mythic promo | 100% | Traditional foil rare or mythic promo |
Wizards · Collecting Marvel Super Heroes ↗ · Oct 29, 2026
Details & sources
- Legal in
- Standard · Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
- Illustration
- Fesbra, MSH 202 · Scryfall ↗
- More like this
- Villains Matter cards → · Regular printing printings →
- Sources
- Wizards · Collecting Marvel Super Heroes · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗