Let me look up both cards and the Spellementals archetype simultaneously!
Hmm, the Spellementals archetype is showing up under Pioneer, not Modern. Let me check if there's a Modern version, and also pull the sideboard data for both cards in Pioneer's Spellementals.
No sideboard data for the last 90 days. Let me widen the window significantly and also check the Modern format.
Let me try a broader search with a direct query to find Spellementals in Modern and check the sideboard adoption of both cards across all dates.
Spellementals is primarily a Standard deck! Let me pull the sideboard data for Standard and check both cards there.
Got it — excellent data! Note that this is a Standard archetype. Let me also quickly check if there's any performance difference between decks running Annul vs. Wan Shi Tong.
⚠️ Heads up: Spellementals is a Standard archetype, not Modern — but here's the full breakdown you asked for!
| Card | Presence | Avg Copies | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annul | 81.2% | 1.73 | 323 |
| Wan Shi Tong | 19.4% | 1.29 | 77 |
Annul is the clear consensus pick — it's the 4th most common sideboard card in the archetype, slotting right behind counterspell staples like Flashfreeze and Disdainful Stroke.
| Card | Entries | Winrate |
|---|---|---|
| Wan Shi Tong | 77 | 54.8% |
| Annul | 323 | 52.6% |
| Neither | 52 | 50.5% |
Interestingly, Wan Shi Tong shows a ~2.2pp higher winrate, though the sample (77 entries) is much smaller. Both outperform running neither.
Sources: Data from 114 Standard tournaments (80% MTGO, 20% Melee), last 90 days.