How to beat Lands in Legacy
Over the last 90 days of recorded Legacy matches, the decks with the best results against Lands are Aluren (83% over 6 matches) and Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion) (60% over 5 matches). Aluren's 83% sits in a 95% range of 44%–97%, which is the range a 6-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Carpet of Flowers, Consign to Memory and Force of Negation in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against Lands
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 Lands | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluren | 83.3% | 5-1 | 6 | Low sample | 44%–97% |
| Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion) | 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 (78 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Lands's archetype page and in the Legacy matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Lands bring
Sideboard cards run by Aluren, Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion). 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 Lands, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpet of Flowers | 2 of 2 | 2.7 | Aluren, Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion) |
| Consign to Memory | 2 of 2 | 2.6 | Aluren, Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion) |
| Force of Negation | 2 of 2 | 0.8 | Aluren, Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion) |
| Wrath of the Skies | 1 of 2 | 2.3 | Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion) |
| Containment Priest | 1 of 2 | 2.1 | Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion) |
| Faerie Macabre | 1 of 2 | 1.8 | Aluren |
| Veil of Summer | 1 of 2 | 1.8 | Aluren |
| Defense Grid | 1 of 2 | 1.7 | Aluren |
| Pyroblast | 1 of 2 | 1.4 | Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion) |
| Surgical Extraction | 1 of 2 | 0.5 | Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion) |
| Hydroblast | 1 of 2 | 0.5 | Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion) |
| Damping Sphere | 1 of 2 | 0.5 | Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion) |
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 Lands beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Lands with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs Lands | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sultai Tempo | 36.4% | 4-7 | 11 | Medium sample | 15%–65% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats Lands in Legacy?
Across the last 90 days, Aluren (83% over 6 matches) and Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion) (60% over 5 matches) hold the best recorded results against Lands. 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 Lands?
We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 2 decks with the best records against Lands — Aluren and Beanstalk Control (Non-Yorion) — most commonly run Carpet of Flowers, Consign to Memory, Force of Negation, Wrath of the Skies and Containment Priest in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does Lands beat?
Lands's best recorded matchups over the same window are Sultai Tempo (64% across 11 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Lands 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 Lands 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 — their historical records are still on Lands'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.