How to beat Aluren in Legacy
Over the last 90 days of recorded Legacy matches, the decks with the best results against Aluren are Azorius Tempo (60% over 5 matches). Azorius Tempo's 60% sits in a 95% range of 23%–88%, which is the range a 5-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Wrath of the Skies, Consign to Memory and Containment Priest in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against Aluren
Matches played in the last 90 days, from events that publish round-by-round pairings. Ranked by the bottom of each 95% range, not by the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one.
| Deck | Win rate vs Aluren | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azorius Tempo | 60.0% | 3-2 | 5 | Low sample | 23%–88% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
39 further pairings (83 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. 2 pairings against archetypes that have left the Legacy metagame are excluded. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Aluren's archetype page and in the Legacy matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Aluren bring
Sideboard cards run by Azorius Tempo. This is not a sideboard guide for this matchup. We record who beat whom, not what either player boarded, so these are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play — a hint about the kind of card that punishes Aluren, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrath of the Skies | 1 of 1 | 2.1 | Azorius Tempo |
| Consign to Memory | 1 of 1 | 1.7 | Azorius Tempo |
| Containment Priest | 1 of 1 | 1.7 | Azorius Tempo |
| Triumph of Saint Katherine | 1 of 1 | 1.3 | Azorius Tempo |
| Force of Negation | 1 of 1 | 1.3 | Azorius Tempo |
| Celestial Purge | 1 of 1 | 1.2 | Azorius Tempo |
| Prismatic Ending | 1 of 1 | 1.0 | Azorius Tempo |
| Hydroblast | 1 of 1 | 0.9 | Azorius Tempo |
| Lavinia, Azorius Renegade | 1 of 1 | 0.9 | Azorius Tempo |
| Surgical Extraction | 1 of 1 | 0.7 | Azorius Tempo |
| Stony Silence | 1 of 1 | 0.4 | Azorius Tempo |
Average copies is expected copies per deck — average copies played multiplied by the share of that archetype's lists running the card — so a 4-of in half the lists reads as 2.0.
Decks Aluren beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Aluren with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs Aluren | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boros Energy | 12.5% | 1-7 | 8 | Medium sample | 2%–47% |
| Lands | 16.7% | 1-5 | 6 | Low sample | 3%–56% |
| Sewer-Cam Combo | 40.0% | 2-3 | 5 | Low sample | 12%–77% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats Aluren in Legacy?
Across the last 90 days, Azorius Tempo (60% over 5 matches) hold the best recorded results against Aluren. Records come from events that publish round-by-round pairings, and both decks in a match have to be identified for it to count, so these are the pairings we can see rather than every match played.
What should I bring in against Aluren?
We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 1 deck with the best records against Aluren — Azorius Tempo — most commonly run Wrath of the Skies, Consign to Memory, Containment Priest, Triumph of Saint Katherine and Force of Negation in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does Aluren beat?
Aluren's best recorded matchups over the same window are Boros Energy (88% across 8 matches), Lands (83% across 6 matches) and Sewer-Cam Combo (60% across 5 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Aluren with, these are the ones the record argues against.
How reliable are these Legacy matchup numbers?
Not very, and the page says so per row rather than in aggregate. Every pairing shows its match count, its sample band and a 95% range; the strongest band we award is 20+ matches, which is still roughly a ±20-point range around the figure shown. Pairings under 5 matches are counted but never given a percentage — there are 39 of those for Aluren right now. Rankings use the bottom of each range rather than the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one it has not earned.
What period does this cover?
Matches played in the last 90 days, filtered on when each match was actually played. Archetypes that have dropped out of the Legacy metagame are excluded from the ranking, which removes 2 pairings here — their historical records are still on Aluren's own archetype page and in the format matchup matrix.
What each number on this site measures, and where it is least reliable, is set out on the methodology page.