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UW Control

Real tournament results for UW Control: meta share over time, card choices and the latest lists, with links to every source. Data through Oct 18, 2026.

Meta share · 90d: 0.5%; +0.1 pp up 10.0% over vs previous 90 days
Meta share · 30d: 0.2%; −1.0 pp down 84.2% over vs previous 30 days
Lists · 90d: 25; 74 in the last year · 12 Top 8s
MTGO win rate · 90d: —; only 18 matches (need 30)

Share of placement points per week, all eligible events, plus the paper and MTGO split.

All eventsPaperMTGOWeekly points share; gaps = no eligible events that week.

Show data table

UW Control weekly meta share
Week ending	All events	Paper	MTGO
Oct 18	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Oct 11	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Oct 4	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Sep 27	0.7%	0.9%	0.0%
Sep 20	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Sep 13	0.7%	0.9%	0.0%
Sep 6	2.1%	2.4%	0.3%
Aug 30	0.1%	0.0%	1.0%
Aug 23	1.6%	1.7%	1.0%
Aug 16	1.4%	1.8%	0.0%
Aug 9	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Aug 2	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Jul 26	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Jul 19	0.5%	0.6%	0.0%
Jul 12	1.3%	1.8%	0.0%
Jul 5	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Jun 28	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Jun 21	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Jun 14	0.5%	0.0%	1.4%
Jun 7	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
May 31	0.2%	0.0%	0.4%
May 24	0.2%	0.0%	0.5%
May 17	1.1%	0.0%	2.8%
May 10	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
May 3	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%
Apr 26	1.8%	2.7%	0.3%
Apr 19	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Apr 12	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%
Apr 5	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%
Mar 29	1.7%	2.7%	0.0%
Mar 22	1.2%	1.9%	0.0%
Mar 15	1.6%	2.6%	0.0%
Mar 8	5.3%	4.9%	5.9%
Mar 1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Feb 22	0.0%	0.0%	—
Feb 15	0.0%	0.0%	—
Feb 8	3.7%	3.7%	—
Feb 1	0.0%	0.0%	—
Jan 25	0.0%	0.0%	—
Jan 18	0.0%	0.0%	—
Jan 11	0.0%	0.0%	—
Jan 4	0.0%	0.0%	—
Dec 28	0.0%	0.0%	—
Dec 21	0.0%	0.0%	—
Dec 14	0.0%	0.0%	—
Dec 7	0.0%	0.0%	—
Nov 30	0.0%	0.0%	—
Nov 23	0.0%	0.0%	—
Nov 16	0.0%	0.0%	—
Nov 9	0.0%	0.0%	—
Nov 2	0.0%	0.0%	—
Oct 26	0.0%	0.0%	—

Average list

Built from 25 lists in the last 90 days: the most-played cards at their typical counts. A reference point, not a recommendation.

Card play rates

Share of UW Control lists (last 90 days) that play each card, average copies, and the change vs the previous 90 days (26 lists).

Main deck

UW Control main deck card play rates
Card	In lists	Avg	vs prev.
Island	100%	7.3	+0 pp
Plains	100%	4.5	+0 pp
Flooded Strand	100%	4.0	+4 pp
Swords to Plowshares	100%	4.0	+0 pp
Counterspell	100%	4.0	+0 pp
Adarkar Wastes	100%	3.9	+0 pp
Decree of Justice	100%	3.2	+0 pp
Wrath of God	100%	2.2	+0 pp
Mana Leak	96%	2.4	+4 pp
Coastal Tower	96%	2.2	+7 pp
Disenchant	96%	2.0	+4 pp
Impulse	88%	3.5	−1 pp
Phyrexian Furnace	88%	2.3	+7 pp
Exalted Angel	88%	2.2	+11 pp
Fact or Fiction	80%	2.8	−20 pp
Accumulated Knowledge	64%	4.0	−1 pp
Tsabo's Web	64%	2.1	+29 pp
Powder Keg	64%	1.7	+18 pp
Absorb	56%	1.6	−9 pp
Akroma's Vengeance	48%	1.5	+2 pp
Eternal Dragon	40%	1.0	+2 pp
Dust Bowl	36%	1.2	−3 pp
Mishra's Factory	32%	4.0	−7 pp
Deep Analysis	20%	2.0	+20 pp
Syncopate	20%	1.0	+20 pp
Intuition	20%	1.0	+16 pp
Prohibit	16%	1.0	+5 pp
Temple of the False God	12%	2.0	−19 pp
Skycloud Expanse	12%	1.0	−3 pp
Grand Coliseum	4%	4.0	−4 pp
Reflecting Pool	4%	4.0	−8 pp
Yavimaya Coast	4%	4.0	−8 pp
Portent	4%	4.0	+4 pp
Gaea's Blessing	4%	3.0	−4 pp
Enlightened Tutor	4%	2.0	+4 pp
Miscalculation	4%	2.0	−8 pp
Humility	4%	2.0	−23 pp
Presence of the Master	4%	1.0	+4 pp
Seal of Cleansing	4%	1.0	+4 pp
Chain of Vapor	4%	1.0	+4 pp

Sideboard

UW Control sideboard card play rates
Card	In lists	Avg
Annul	92%	2.8
Meddling Mage	80%	3.6
Hydroblast	60%	2.9
Blue Elemental Blast	60%	2.7
Warmth	56%	1.1
Circle of Protection: Red	52%	1.2
Sphere of Law	48%	1.1
Disenchant	44%	1.1
Aura of Silence	28%	1.1
Brain Freeze	20%	1.8
Cursed Totem	20%	1.4
Powder Keg	20%	1.2
Wrath of God	20%	1.2
Peacekeeper	20%	1.0
Phyrexian Furnace	16%	1.3
Jester's Cap	16%	1.0
Cleansing Meditation	16%	1.0
Stifle	16%	1.0
Tormod's Crypt	12%	1.3
Exalted Angel	12%	1.3
Presence of the Master	12%	1.0
Teferi's Response	12%	1.0
Sacred Ground	8%	1.5
Oath of Druids	4%	4.0
Arcane Laboratory	4%	2.0

Top lists

Best finishes (last 90 days), largest events first. Open a list to see all 75, or follow the source link.

1stIan HoffmanPEACE Exalted Angel Charity Event @ Knights of Columbus (Berkley, MI)Aug 15, 202661 players
Main (60)
4Adarkar Wastes
1Coastal Tower
1Dust Bowl
4Flooded Strand
8Island
4Mishra's Factory
4Plains
1Eternal Dragon
2Exalted Angel
1Akroma's Vengeance
4Counterspell
3Decree of Justice
2Disenchant
3Fact or Fiction
4Impulse
3Mana Leak
4Swords to Plowshares
1Syncopate
2Wrath of God
2Phyrexian Furnace
2Powder Keg
Sideboard (15)
2Annul
1Circle of Protection: Red
1Cursed Totem
1Disenchant
3Hydroblast
1Jester's Cap
4Meddling Mage
1Peacekeeper
1Warmth
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1stUrza1289Liga Covilhã 9 @ Roll'Oriental (Covilhã, Portugal)Aug 20, 202612 players
Main (60)
4Adarkar Wastes
1Coastal Tower
1Dust Bowl
4Flooded Strand
8Island
4Mishra's Factory
4Plains
1Eternal Dragon
2Exalted Angel
1Akroma's Vengeance
4Counterspell
3Decree of Justice
2Disenchant
3Fact or Fiction
4Impulse
3Mana Leak
4Swords to Plowshares
1Syncopate
2Wrath of God
2Phyrexian Furnace
2Powder Keg
Sideboard (15)
4Annul
3Blue Elemental Blast
2Cursed Totem
1Disenchant
4Meddling Mage
1Peacekeeper
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
2ndViktor Blomstergren3-City Challenge @ GPNT & SideQuest (Gdańsk, Poland)Sep 6, 202691 players
Main (60)
4Adarkar Wastes
3Coastal Tower
4Flooded Strand
8Island
5Plains
2Exalted Angel
1Absorb
4Accumulated Knowledge
4Counterspell
4Decree of Justice
1Disenchant
2Fact or Fiction
4Impulse
2Mana Leak
4Swords to Plowshares
2Wrath of God
2Phyrexian Furnace
2Powder Keg
2Tsabo's Web
Sideboard (15)
3Annul
1Aura of Silence
4Blue Elemental Blast
2Brain Freeze
2Circle of Protection: Red
1Cleansing Meditation
1Stifle
1Wrath of God
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4Jesse Inman2026 Peach Ball @ Giga-Bites Tabletop Cafe (Marietta, GA)Aug 22, 202659 players
Main (60)
4Adarkar Wastes
2Coastal Tower
1Dust Bowl
4Flooded Strand
5Island
4Mishra's Factory
5Plains
1Skycloud Expanse
1Eternal Dragon
3Exalted Angel
1Absorb
4Accumulated Knowledge
2Akroma's Vengeance
4Counterspell
2Decree of Justice
2Disenchant
3Fact or Fiction
4Impulse
2Mana Leak
4Swords to Plowshares
2Wrath of God
Sideboard (15)
3Annul
3Blue Elemental Blast
1Circle of Protection: Red
1Disenchant
2Envelop
1Humility
3Meddling Mage
1Teferi's Response
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4Viktor BlomstergrenEuro Champs Afternoon Rebound @ GPNT & SideQuest (Gdańsk, Poland)Sep 5, 202648 players
Main (60)
4Adarkar Wastes
3Coastal Tower
4Flooded Strand
8Island
5Plains
2Exalted Angel
1Absorb
4Accumulated Knowledge
4Counterspell
4Decree of Justice
1Disenchant
2Fact or Fiction
4Impulse
2Mana Leak
4Swords to Plowshares
2Wrath of God
2Phyrexian Furnace
2Powder Keg
2Tsabo's Web
Sideboard (15)
3Annul
1Aura of Silence
4Blue Elemental Blast
2Brain Freeze
2Circle of Protection: Red
1Cleansing Meditation
1Stifle
1Wrath of God
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4Gonzalo SpampinatoFNM @ Magic Lair (Buenos Aires, Argentina)Sep 11, 202619 players
Main (60)
4Adarkar Wastes
3Coastal Tower
4Flooded Strand
8Island
5Plains
2Exalted Angel
1Absorb
4Accumulated Knowledge
4Counterspell
4Decree of Justice
1Disenchant
2Fact or Fiction
4Impulse
2Mana Leak
4Swords to Plowshares
2Wrath of God
2Phyrexian Furnace
2Powder Keg
2Tsabo's Web
Sideboard (15)
3Annul
1Aura of Silence
4Blue Elemental Blast
2Brain Freeze
2Circle of Protection: Red
1Cleansing Meditation
1Stifle
1Wrath of God
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)

Recent results

Recent UW Control results
Finish	Player	Event	Players	List
5-0	TellingTime88	Premodern LeagueOct 17 · MTGO	—	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
5-0	Serra-1	Premodern LeagueOct 13 · MTGO	—	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
5-0	Ark4n	Premodern LeagueOct 6 · MTGO	—	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
5-0	Il_Livellatore	Premodern LeagueSep 28 · MTGO	—	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
5–8	Cameron Dodge	Geddon Gang Fall 1K @ Gamer Geeks (Warrior, AL)Sep 26 · Paper	27	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
5–8	Vojt?ch Mráz	Czech Nationals 2026 @ Prague (Czech Republic)Sep 26 · Paper	191	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
5-0	Aetavrenz	Premodern LeagueSep 21 · MTGO	—	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
5–8	Uw Control	6° Mensal @ Cards of Paradise (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)Sep 12 · Paper	33	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4	Gonzalo Spampinato	FNM @ Magic Lair (Buenos Aires, Argentina)Sep 11 · Paper	19	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
2nd	Viktor Blomstergren	3-City Challenge @ GPNT & SideQuest (Gdańsk, Poland)Sep 6 · Paper	91	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4	Breno Knak	Liga Feijoada 2026 #9 @ Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil)Sep 5 · Paper	13	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4	Viktor Blomstergren	Euro Champs Afternoon Rebound @ GPNT & SideQuest (Gdańsk, Poland)Sep 5 · Paper	48	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
26th(2-4)	Aetavrenz	Premodern Challenge 32Sep 1 · MTGO	40	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
21st(3-3)	msskinbolic	Premodern Challenge 32Aug 27 · MTGO	41	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
5-0	finiks	Premodern LeagueAug 24 · MTGO	—	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
5–8	Manuel Minucci	Spicy Premodern Night @ Comix Café (Grosseto, Italy)Aug 23 · Paper	22	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
3–4	Jesse Inman	2026 Peach Ball @ Giga-Bites Tabletop Cafe (Marietta, GA)Aug 22 · Paper	59	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
5–8	Tiagonunes	Litoral Alentejano - Oitava Jornada @ Santiago do Cacem (Portugal)Aug 22 · Paper	18	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
1st	Urza1289	Liga Covilhã 9 @ Roll'Oriental (Covilhã, Portugal)Aug 20 · Paper	12	MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
27th(3-3)	Deldeck_89	Premodern Challenge 32Aug 18 · MTGO	47	mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)

How lists are classified

A list counts as UW Control when its main-deck signature cards reach the rule threshold (5): Fact or Fiction (1), Decree of Justice (1), Wrath of God (1), Exalted Angel (1), Counterspell (1), Absorb (1), Akroma's Vengeance (1), Eternal Dragon (1), Meddling Mage (0.5), Mana Leak (0.5), Disenchant (0.5), Swords to Plowshares (0.5), Accumulated Knowledge (0.5), Tsabo's Web (0.5). Must include W + U nonland cards. Rules 2026-10-18.v3; see the methodology.

UW Control

Average list

Main deck (60)

Sideboard (15)