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Living End Overlord vs Ardent Plea Performance

1 requestsStarted 5/3/2026, 11:12:36 PM
Living end best performing decklists use overlord of the balemurk and/or ardent plea?

Let me look up the Living End archetype and search for both cards simultaneously!

Great, I have all the IDs. Now let me query the database to check the win/loss performance of Living End decks split by whether they include Overlord of the Balemurk and/or Ardent Plea, over the last 60 days.

🛠️QueryLiving End Deck Variant Winrates Comparison

Notably, no entries ran neither card — let me also check that, and pull sources.

Here's the breakdown over the last ~60 days (114 entries across 82 tournaments):

🧟 Living End — Overlord vs Ardent Plea Performance

VariantEntriesWinrate
Overlord only6854.5% ✅
Ardent Plea only3951.4%
Both745.2% ❌

Note: No entries in this period ran neither card — Overlord of the Balemurk appears to be near-universal, with Ardent Plea as the main alternative split.

Key Takeaways:

  • Overlord-only builds are the clear top performer at 54.5% winrate across a solid 68-entry sample
  • Ardent Plea-only sits at a respectable 51.4% — roughly in line with the archetype's overall average
  • Running both together underperforms at 45.2%, though the sample is tiny (7 entries) — likely experimental lists
  • The data suggests the community has largely converged on Overlord as the primary cascade target, with Ardent Plea acting as a budget/alternative option rather than a complement

Sources: Data from 82 tournaments (88% MTGO, 12% Melee)