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Skewer the Critics OTP 0026 · uncommon

Skewer the Critics · {2}{R} · Sorcery · Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.) Skewer the Critics deals 3 damage to any target. · Maligned Thespian Stares, Hurls Daggers at Disparaging Audience

Skewer the Critics · {2}{R} · Sorcery · Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.) Skewer the Critics deals 3 damage to any target. · Maligned Thespian Stares, Hurls Daggers at Disparaging Audience

Price
from $0.161 printing
Win rate
53.2% GIH 32,818 instances · Premier Draft
Apr 16–May 27, 2024 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 17,448 wins in 32,818 card-in-hand instances.

32,241 distinct games · 12,407 distinct drafts · games recorded Apr 16–May 27, 2024.

17Lands file dated May 30, 2024 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗

Draft data

53.2%when drawn (GIH)

−1.0 pp vs 54.1% average · 32,818 instances

Premier Draft · Apr 16–May 27, 2024 · average from 1,172,393 games

#230 of 347 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 4.0 on average (98,121 packs).

21 of 49 red cards · 8 of 16 red uncommon cards.

Taken at pick5.416,360 picks
Makes the deck79.5%16,360 picks with known usage
When played52.8%68,757.9 matchesBenched 54.4%
13,899.1 matches
When drawn53.2%32,818 instances

Pick and maindeck observations: Apr 16–May 27, 2024. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.

○ Opening hand 52.1% · 13,286 instances
● Drawn later 53.9% · 19,532 instances

In hand 53.2% · 32,818 instances
Unseen in deck 52.4% · 47,365 instances
+0.8 percentage points when drawn

Compared with red cards

Win rate when drawn53.2%32,818 instances21 of 49
Opening hand52.1%13,286 instances23 of 47
Drawn later53.9%19,532 instances17 of 47
In the deck52.7%80,301 instances21 of 50
Without seeing it52.4%47,365 instances16 of 50
Improvement when drawn+0.8 pp32,818 instances / 47,365 instances21 of 49
When benched54.4%13,899.1 matches6 of 50
Makes the deck79.5%16,360 picks with known usage11 of 50
Pick (last seen)4.098,121 packs18 of 50
Taken at5.416,360 picks18 of 50

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

Red–White RW55.9%3,544 instancesBlack–Red BR55.1%4,496 instancesRed–Green RG53.9%3,014 instancesBlue–Red UR53.3%3,477 instances

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (53.2% · 32,818 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.

Best with

Adjusted associations, ranked by confidence.

Iron-Fist Pulverizer+5.3 pp12,280 games with both in the deck · 2,315 both drawnRooftop Assassin+4.7 pp8,654 games with both in the deck · 1,632 both drawnDeadeye Duelist+2.5 pp26,435 games with both in the deck · 5,439 both drawn
How 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 34% of 347 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.

30% or lowerWin rate94% or higher

17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Apr 16–May 27, 2024

Collect

1 printingScryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25Pack odds →

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Prices

OTP 0026 · Breaking News · BorderlessListings ↗
FinishFound inPrice
NonfoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$0.16
FoilCollector Booster · collector-sample$0.24

Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 20 packs (5.00%) · 46.0% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 20 packs (5.00%) · 46.0% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Foil in a collector-sample · Modeled · About 1 in 20 packs (5.00%) · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 30 packs (3.33%) · 70.5% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

How to pull it

Official rates for the whole category, not this card.

BoosterSlotPer packCategory
Play BoosterBreaking News66.6667%Breaking News uncommon
Collector BoosterNonfoil Breaking News uncommon100%Nonfoil Breaking News uncommon
Collector BoosterTraditional foil Breaking News uncommon100%Traditional foil Breaking News uncommon

Wizards · Collecting Outlaws of Thunder Junction ↗ · Oct 29, 2026

Details & sources

Legal in
Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Pauper · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
Illustration
Florey, OTP 26 · Scryfall ↗
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Sources
Wizards · Collecting Outlaws of Thunder Junction · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
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