The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Draft · ranked window complete · final results

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Draft — August 31, 2026

0 ranked players built from the same opening packs, measured against 8 fixed standard candles. Historical entries remain playable but cannot change these results.

No scored decks

This challenge closed without a ranked player deck. You can still draft its original pool above for an unranked standard-candle evaluation.

The fixed measuring stick · always reviewable

The 8 standard-candle decks

Every player faces these exact same 8 reference decks. Open any list to see the full build used for comparison.

Seat 0 benchmark · B · G

Direct rival · same seat, same packs

Mirror Drafter

The Fundamentalist

Efficient creatures, premium interaction, and a disciplined curve.

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Seat 2 · B · R

Kesh

The Tribal Chief

Collects supported creature types and the cards that reward them.

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Seat 3 · W · U · R · G

Rook

The Beatdown Player

Presses the curve with cheap creatures, tricks, and reach.

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1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
1 Brackish Blunder
1 Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider
2 Cogwork Wrestler
1 Dinotomaton
1 Dreadmaw's Ire
1 Eaten by Piranhas
1 Inverted Iceberg // Iceberg Titan
2 Lodestone Needle // Guidestone Compass
2 Merfolk Cave-Diver
2 Oaken Siren
1 Poison Dart Frog
2 Relic's Roar
2 River Herald Scout
1 Sage of Days
1 Seeker of Sunlight
1 Sunshot Militia
1 Volatile Wanderglyph
1 Captivating Cave
2 Forest
1 Hidden Cataract
8 Island
3 Mountain
1 Plains

Seat 4 · U · B

Brann

The Loyalist

Commits early and fights hard to stay in the colors already chosen.

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1 Akal Pakal, First Among Equals
2 Ancestral Reminiscence
1 Brackish Blunder
1 Broodrage Mycoid
1 Cogwork Wrestler
1 Council of Echoes
1 Deeproot Pilgrimage
1 Frilled Cave-Wurm
1 Hermitic Nautilus
1 Hoverstone Pilgrim
1 Hurl into History
1 Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
1 Oaken Siren
2 Out of Air
1 Pirate Hat
2 Sage of Days
1 Scampering Surveyor
2 Shipwreck Sentry
1 Sinuous Benthisaur
1 Captivating Cave
1 Hidden Cataract
1 Hidden Necropolis
13 Island
1 Swamp

Seat 5 · W

Tavi

The Synergist

Accepts modest standalone cards when they strengthen a coherent engine.

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Seat 6 · W · U

Nema

The Graveyard Gardener

Values recursion, sacrifice, discard, and graveyard resources.

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2 Adaptive Gemguard
1 Clay-Fired Bricks // Cosmium Kiln
1 Confounding Riddle
1 Deconstruction Hammer
1 Digsite Conservator
2 Get Lost
2 Glorifier of Suffering
1 Hoverstone Pilgrim
2 Kinjalli's Dawnrunner
1 Market Gnome
1 Master's Guide-Mural // Master's Manufactory
1 Miner's Guidewing
1 Oltec Archaeologists
1 Orazca Puzzle-Door
1 Oteclan Landmark // Oteclan Levitator
1 River Herald Scout
1 Ruin-Lurker Bat
1 Spyglass Siren
1 Sunbird Standard // Sunbird Effigy
1 Hidden Courtyard
4 Island
12 Plains

Seat 7 · W · B · R · G

Quinn

The Speculator

Stays flexible, delays commitment, and keeps an eye on open colors.

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Seat 8 · W · G

Lux

The Treasure Hunter

Gives bombs and high-rarity cards a little extra benefit of the doubt.

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1 Armored Kincaller
4 Basking Capybara
3 Cavern Stomper
1 Coati Scavenger
1 Earthshaker Dreadmaw
2 Huatli's Final Strike
2 Hulking Raptor
1 In the Presence of Ages
1 Ixalli's Lorekeeper
1 Kaslem's Stonetree // Kaslem's Strider
1 Malamet Battle Glyph
2 Malamet Brawler
1 Roaming Throne
1 Sentinel of the Nameless City
1 Sovereign Okinec Ahau
1 Captivating Cave
14 Forest
1 Hidden Courtyard
1 Plains

Ranked players + standard candles

Final all-deck ranking

Unranked historical replays are excluded.

Player rank compares people with people. Overall rank below also shows where every player build sits among the fixed reference decks.

Overall	Player / reference	Type	Rating	Record (W–T–L)	Player rank	Confidence
#1	Mirror Drafteryour direct competition · same seat, same packs	Direct rival	1600	0-0-0	Direct rival	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#2	Kesh	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#3	Rook	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#4	Brann	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#5	Tavi	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#6	Nema	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#7	Quinn	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#8	Lux	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1