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Archetype
Mono Black Control
Real tournament results for Mono Black Control: meta share over time, card choices and the latest lists, with links to every source. Data through .
- Meta share · 90d
- 0.9%
- +0.5 pp up 115.0% over vs previous 90 days
- Meta share · 30d
- 0.9%
- −0.2 pp down 20.2% over vs previous 30 days
- Lists · 90d
- 36
- 82 in the last year · 13 Top 8s
- MTGO win rate · 90d
- 49.5%
- 95% CI 39.9%–59.2% · 99 matches
Average list
Built from 36 lists in the last 90 days: the most-played cards at their typical counts. A reference point, not a recommendation.
Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Card play rates
Share of Mono Black Control lists (last 90 days) that play each card, average copies, and the change vs the previous 90 days (13 lists).
Main deck
| Card | In lists | Avg | vs prev. |
|---|---|---|---|
 Swamp | 100% | 15.7 | +0 pp |
 Duress | 100% | 4.0 | +0 pp |
 The Rack | 100% | 3.9 | +0 pp |
 Cursed Scroll | 100% | 2.2 | +0 pp |
 Mishra's Factory | 97% | 3.9 | −3 pp |
 Funeral Charm | 97% | 3.7 | +5 pp |
 Wasteland | 97% | 2.5 | +13 pp |
 Bottomless Pit | 92% | 3.0 | −1 pp |
 Smother | 92% | 2.1 | −1 pp |
 Hypnotic Specter | 89% | 3.9 | +20 pp |
 Diabolic Edict | 83% | 2.0 | +29 pp |
 Dark Ritual | 81% | 4.0 | +19 pp |
 Ravenous Rats | 78% | 3.9 | −7 pp |
 Cabal Therapy | 78% | 3.0 | −22 pp |
 Withered Wretch | 56% | 2.0 | +9 pp |
 Skittering Skirge | 36% | 2.4 | −10 pp |
 Snuff Out | 25% | 1.1 | +17 pp |
 Chain of Smog | 22% | 2.4 | +7 pp |
 Innocent Blood | 19% | 3.1 | −27 pp |
 Pox | 17% | 3.3 | −14 pp |
 Phyrexian Furnace | 17% | 2.0 | −30 pp |
 Cabal Pit | 14% | 1.0 | +14 pp |
 Plaguebearer | 11% | 1.0 | +11 pp |
 Unmask | 8% | 3.0 | +8 pp |
 Misinformation | 8% | 3.0 | +8 pp |
 Ensnaring Bridge | 6% | 3.0 | −2 pp |
 Phyrexian Negator | 6% | 2.0 | −2 pp |
 Chimeric Idol | 6% | 1.0 | +6 pp |
 Volrath's Stronghold | 6% | 1.0 | +6 pp |
 Graveborn Muse | 6% | 1.0 | +6 pp |
 Scalding Tongs | 3% | 4.0 | +3 pp |
 Rishadan Port | 3% | 4.0 | +3 pp |
 Nantuko Shade | 3% | 3.0 | +3 pp |
 Skeletal Scrying | 3% | 2.0 | −5 pp |
 Black Knight | 3% | 2.0 | +3 pp |
 Plague Spitter | 3% | 2.0 | −36 pp |
 Phyrexian Arena | 3% | 2.0 | −5 pp |
 Spawning Pool | 3% | 1.0 | +3 pp |
Sideboard
| Card | In lists | Avg |
|---|---|---|
 Engineered Plague | 97% | 3.4 |
 Dystopia | 92% | 2.3 |
 Gloom | 75% | 2.2 |
| Diabolic Edict | 61% | 1.9 |
| Phyrexian Negator | 56% | 2.5 |
| Smother | 53% | 1.8 |
| Withered Wretch | 53% | 1.7 |
 Spinning Darkness | 36% | 1.8 |
 Tormod's Crypt | 25% | 1.4 |
 Powder Keg | 19% | 2.0 |
| Phyrexian Furnace | 17% | 1.2 |
 Planar Void | 14% | 2.4 |
| Plague Spitter | 14% | 1.8 |
 Drain Life | 14% | 1.4 |
| Cabal Therapy | 11% | 1.8 |
 Perish | 8% | 1.7 |
| Plaguebearer | 8% | 1.3 |
| Misinformation | 8% | 1.0 |
| Hypnotic Specter | 6% | 2.0 |
| Bottomless Pit | 6% | 1.0 |
| Cursed Scroll | 6% | 1.0 |
 Vicious Hunger | 3% | 2.0 |
 Haunting Echoes | 3% | 2.0 |
 Bottle Gnomes | 3% | 2.0 |
 Knight of Stromgald | 3% | 2.0 |
Top lists
Best finishes (last 90 days), largest events first. Open a list to see all 75, or follow the source link.
1stSergio MonederoFight Club Barcelona - Monthly #9 @ Bar Afterlife (Barcelona)25 players
Main (60)
Sideboard (15)
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1stFlávio TeixeiraSemanal @ Ludenz (São Paulo, Brazil)10 players
Main (60)
Sideboard (15)
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3rdGrantflyPremodern Challenge 3240 players
3–4Matteo AseroEvent @ Manchester (UK)20 players
Main (60)
Sideboard (15)
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4David OlssonBlekinge Rumble 11! (S2-T1) @ Brädspelskaféet (Karlshamn, Sweden)17 players
3–4Max WierzewskiLeague Esslingen #4-3 @ Würfelzwerg (Esslingen, Germany)15 players
Recent results
| Finish | Event | List |
|---|---|---|
| 23rd(0-4) | Premodern Challenge 16 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5–8 | Xpress #4 - Agus Arbol @ Endstep · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 5–8 | ELS - Lega 2026 - Tappa 3 @ Eternal League Spezzina (La Spezia, Italy) · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 3–4 | Monthly - SPMCR @ Burro Singles (Belén, Costa Rica) · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 5–8 | $1K Sunday 9:00am @ SCG CON Los Angeles · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 15th(2-3) | Premodern Challenge 16 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 3–4 | Blekinge Rumble 11! (S2-T1) @ Brädspelskaféet (Karlshamn, Sweden) · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 5–8 | IX Liga Madrileña - Jornada 2 @ Kingdom Wargames (Madrid, Spain) · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 3–4 | League Esslingen #4-3 @ Würfelzwerg (Esslingen, Germany) · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 3–4 | Event @ Manchester (UK) · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 27th(1-4) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 3rd(7-1) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 8th(3-3) | Premodern Challenge 16 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 1st | Fight Club Barcelona - Monthly #9 @ Bar Afterlife (Barcelona) · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 23rd(3-3) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 14th(4-2) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
How lists are classified
A list counts as Mono Black Control when its main-deck signature cards reach the rule threshold (5): The Rack (2), Bottomless Pit (2), Cabal Coffers (2), Hypnotic Specter (1), Dark Ritual (1), Funeral Charm (1), Phyrexian Arena (1), Corrupt (1), Mutilate (1), Chain of Smog (1), Duress (0.5), Skittering Skirge (0.5). Nonland cards only in B. Rules 2026-10-18.v3; see the methodology.