Mana Curve Calculator – MTG Deck Mana Curve Analyzer🪄 ManaCurve
🪄 Mana Curve Calculator
Mana Curve Calculator
Analyze your Magic: The Gathering deck’s mana curve, average CMC, and get land count recommendations for consistent play.
🪄 Mana Curve Analyzer
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Mana Curve Basics
The mana curve is a graphical representation of the mana cost distribution of all non-land cards in a deck. A well-constructed mana curve ensures you have consistently castable spells at each point in the game, from turn 1 through the late game. The shape of your ideal curve depends heavily on your archetype.
Aggro
Peaks at 1–2 MV. Many 1-drops and 2-drops, few cards above 3. Average CMC: ~1.6–2.0. 20–22 lands.
Midrange
Bell curve peaking at 2–3 MV. Balanced through the mana curve. Average CMC: ~2.5–3.0. 23–25 lands.
Control
Heavier top end, lots of 2–4 MV interaction. Higher land count. Average CMC: ~2.8–3.5. 25–27 lands.
Combo
Low-MV enablers + combo pieces. Variable curve depending on combo requirements. Often 19–23 lands.
“In deckbuilding as in magic, balance between the early game and the late game is the difference between victory and defeat.”
Standard guidance: Aggro 20–22 lands, Midrange 23–25 lands, Control 25–28 lands, Commander 37–39 lands. These numbers decrease with more mana dorks, artifact ramp, and cantrips, and increase with higher average mana values and fewer card draw spells. The formula: Lands = (Average CMC × Total Spells) ÷ (Average CMC + Mana per Land Drawn) is one starting framework.
For 60-card decks: Aggro typically aims for 1.5–2.2 average CMC among non-land spells; Midrange 2.4–3.0; Control 2.7–3.5; Combo varies widely. Commander decks typically run 2.8–3.5 average CMC with 37–39 lands and 10–12 ramp sources. Decks with too high average CMC consistently stumble on early turns; too low average CMC lack late-game power.
Mana curve is especially critical in Limited formats because you have less control over your card pool. Most Limited experts recommend 16–17 lands in a 40-card Limited deck and emphasize having multiple plays available at 2, 3, and 4 mana. A smooth 2–3 curve with a few powerful top-end cards is the foundation of most successful Limited decks.