The Tier List

"Angry Elves is the red-green Survival of the Fittest build of Elves: Birds of Paradise, Llanowar Elves, and Fyndhorn Elves ramp into Priest of Titania, whose mana scales with every Elf and is multiplied by Gaea's Cradle. That mana powers an explosive Deranged Hermit turn or fuels a Survival of the Fittest toolbox that recurs Squee, Goblin Nabob to tutor at will. Anger gives the whole team haste from the graveyard, and the Goblin Sharpshooter plus Goblin Bombardment package turns the wide board into repeatable removal."

"Balancing Tings is a combo deck that strips its own board to nothing, then casts Balancing Act to force opponents to sacrifice permanents and discard down to its tiny total, wrecking their position for almost no card cost. It self-empties with Lion's Eye Diamond and Lotus Petal, which sacrifice themselves for mana, while Burning Wish fetches extra copies of Balancing Act from outside the game. Quiet Speculation buries Roar of the Wurm to flash back as 6/6 Wurms for the kill, and Orim's Chant locks the opponent out to protect the combo turn."

"Black Suicide is a mono-black hyper-aggressive deck that pays life for speed, using Dark Ritual to power out undercosted, often self-damaging threats like Carnophage, Sarcomancy, Skittering Skirge, and Phyrexian Negator. Evasive Dauthi Slayer and Dauthi Horror deal unblockable damage while Duress clears the way, Bad Moon pumps the team, and Kaervek's Spite serves as a reach finisher."

"A hyper-aggressive black-green deck that leans on Dark Ritual to deploy turn-one threats like Carnophage, Sarcomancy, and Dauthi Slayer before the opponent stabilizes. Rancor turns these one-drops into recurring trampling clocks, returning to hand whenever its bearer dies, while Duress and Cabal Therapy strip blockers and removal from the opponent's hand. A light green splash for Call of the Herd supplies flashback token pressure that grinds through sweepers, letting the shell blitz and disrupt at once."

"BUG (Sultai) Control is a blue-black-green control deck that answers everything and grinds the opponent out of resources. Counterspell, Mana Leak, and Annul protect its plan, Duress strips key cards, and Pernicious Deed, Smother, and Diabolic Edict sweep the board. Accumulated Knowledge, Fact or Fiction, and Lat-Nam's Legacy bury the opponent in cards while Wall of Blossoms stalls and Grizzly Fate provides a recursive, flashback finisher."

"Cycling Control is a WR control deck that turns cycling cards into engines via Astral Slide and Lightning Rift, blinking or burning the opponent every time it cycles. It leans on Swords to Plowshares, Wrath of God, and Slice and Dice for board control, recurs Eternal Dragon and Decree of Justice from the graveyard, and uses Renewed Faith and Rune of Protection: Red to survive aggression."

"Dream Halls is a pure combo deck built around its namesake enchantment, which lets both players cast spells by discarding a matching-color card instead of paying mana. Once Dream Halls resolves, typically cheated into play via Show and Tell, the deck chains Opportunity, Rush of Knowledge, and Meditate to cycle rapidly through the library, each draw spell discarded to cast the next. Intuition finds key pieces and Brain Freeze closes the game by milling the opponent's entire library."

"Esper Tog is a WUB tempo-control deck that pairs Psychatog as its primary finisher with a card-advantage engine of Gush, Accumulated Knowledge, and Portent. Counterspell and Foil defend the Atog, Swords to Plowshares and Meddling Mage handle threats, Mox Diamond accelerates the plan, and Armageddon strands the opponent's lands once Esper Tog is set up to win quickly."

"A Gruul aggro deck built around Fires of Yavimaya, an enchantment that grants haste to every creature and can be sacrificed to pump a creature +2/+2. Birds of Paradise and Llanowar Elves accelerate into turn-three Fires, after which threats attack immediately: Blastoderm swings as a 5/5 shroud the turn it lands, Saproling Burst spawns hasty tokens, and Flametongue Kavu clears a blocker as it enters. Lightning Bolt and Call of the Herd supply reach and sustained pressure to collapse life totals fast."

"Fluctuator is a solitaire combo deck that resolves Fluctuator to drop all cycling costs to zero, then chains through Sandbar Merfolk, Pendrell Drake, Keeneye Aven, Primoc Escapee, and Drifting Djinn to dump creatures into the graveyard in a single turn. Songs of the Damned converts every creature there into a burst of black mana, fueling a lethal Drain Life or a Haunting Misery that exiles the pile to drain the opponent out. Its mana base of almost entirely cycling lands keeps the engine consistent while presenting no threats before the combo fires."

"Gr Aggro is a red-green Survival of the Fittest midrange-aggro deck that combines beatdown with a toolbox engine. Birds of Paradise and Llanowar Elves ramp into Basking Rootwalla, Wild Mongrel, and Arrogant Wurm, Survival of the Fittest fetches the right threat or Anger for haste, and Lightning Bolt, Grim Lavamancer, and Flametongue Kavu clear blockers while Deranged Hermit and Genesis grind out the late game."

"GW Madness pairs creature discard outlets (Wild Mongrel, Tireless Tribe, and Patrol Hound) with Basking Rootwalla and Arrogant Wurm, whose madness lets them be cast at a reduced cost the moment they hit the bin. Savannah Lions and Swords to Plowshares give it a turn-one beatdown clock backed by clean white removal, while Call of the Herd grinds out recurring tokens through flashback. Glory is discarded naturally into the graveyard, where it can be sacrificed to grant the whole team protection from a color, swinging combat and shielding attackers."

"A storm-adjacent combo deck that loops Ill-Gotten Gains with Dark Ritual and Duress to strip the opponent's hand while building storm count, finishing with Tendrils of Agony or Brain Freeze. Note: Tendrils of Agony was banned in standard Premodern on 2018-01-01, so this storm finish is legal only in Premodern Unchained (Brain Freeze remains a legal finisher)."

"Junk is a white-black-green midrange attrition deck that grinds opponents down with efficient removal and hand disruption before taking over with card-advantage threats. It leans on Swords to Plowshares, Vindicate, and Pernicious Deed to answer anything, Duress and Cabal Therapy to strip key cards, and Exalted Angel plus Ravenous Baloth as resilient, life-swinging finishers. Call of the Herd and Gerrard's Verdict round out the value engine."

"Mono White Aggro is a fast, resilient weenie deck that curves out efficient one- and two-drops like Savannah Lions, Soltari Priest, and Silver Knight, many with evasion or protection from colors. Mother of Runes shields its creatures while Swords to Plowshares clears blockers, Crusade pumps the team, and Worship plus Exalted Angel give it a strong defensive and lifegain back end against other aggressive decks."

"MUD is a colorless artifact prison deck that ramps with Metalworker, Thran Dynamo, and Mind Stone to power out lock pieces well ahead of schedule. Winter Orb, Tangle Wire, and Sphere of Resistance strangle the opponent's mana while the deck's own artifact accelerants keep it producing under the lock, and Smokestack and Mishra's Helix grind away whatever survives. From that prison it closes with hard-hitting colorless threats: Karn, Silver Golem, Masticore, and Triskelion, with Powder Keg, Ensnaring Bridge, and Black Vise rounding out its control."

"Parfait is a white-based control deck built on the Land Tax and Scroll Rack engine, which fixes every draw to dig for answers while Sylvan Library and Ivory Tower bury opponents in extra cards and life. Enlightened Tutor assembles a toolbox of Zuran Orb, Seal of Cleansing, and Aura of Silence, with Mox Diamond accelerating the setup. Swords to Plowshares and Armageddon clear the board and lock opponents off their mana, while Gaea's Blessing shuffles the graveyard back to prevent decking. Oath of Druids cheats Ancestor's Chosen into play as a lifegain finisher. Note: Land Tax was banned in standard Premodern on 2023-07-15, so this engine is legal only in Premodern Unchained."

"Pox is a symmetrical resource-denial engine that strips lands, creatures, and cards in hand simultaneously, then breaks parity with threats immune to its own punishment. Duress, Cabal Therapy, and Ravenous Rats hollow out the opponent's hand before Pox fires, while Bottomless Pit and Funeral Charm sustain attrition across subsequent turns. Cursed Scroll and The Rack close the game once resources are exhausted, and Nether Spirit or Skittering Skirge supply damage that shrugs off the deck's own sacrifice effects."

"Rb Goblins is a black-red tribal aggro deck that pairs the explosive Goblin core with black removal for a more interactive build. Goblin Lackey cheats threats into play, Goblin Warchief discounts and hastes the team, and Goblin Ringleader plus Goblin Matron refill and tutor, while Siege-Gang Commander and Gempalm Incinerator provide reach. The black splash adds Terminate and Smother to kill blockers and key creatures the mono-red version cannot answer."

"Stasis Oath is a blue-based prison-combo deck that locks the opponent out with Stasis and then wins through Oath of Druids. It uses Gush and free counters like Daze, Foil, and Thwart to protect a Stasis lock, while Black Vise punishes the opponent's stranded hand. Oath of Druids cheats Akroma, Angel of Wrath into play to close, and Chain of Vapor plus Gaea's Blessing keep the deck flexible and decking-proof."

"Super Gro is a WUG tempo deck that pairs cheap card-advantage and protection spells with snowballing threats Quirion Dryad and Mystic Enforcer. Free spells like Gush and Daze plus Mox Diamond enable explosive turns while Swords to Plowshares, Counterspell, and Meddling Mage protect the threats, and Armageddon strands the opponent's lands once Super Gro is ahead on board."

"Survival Infestation is a self-sustaining discard engine built around Survival of the Fittest, using Squee, Goblin Nabob and Krovikan Horror as perpetually recurring fuel to feed Zombie Infestation, manufacturing an endless stream of 2/2 Zombie tokens. Wild Mongrel and Arrogant Wurm apply pressure while the engine assembles, with Basking Rootwalla arriving free off madness. Cabal Therapy loops on Squee's returns to shred hands, and Genesis recycles any creature the deck needs back from the graveyard, keeping the engine resilient to disruption."

"The Solution UW is a white-blue tempo deck that backs disruptive creatures with Armageddon. Meddling Mage, Mother of Runes, and Silver Knight pressure the board while Swords to Plowshares, Counterspell, Mana Leak, Memory Lapse, and Prohibit hold the line, and Weathered Wayfarer fixes mana before Armageddon strands the opponent."

"Tireless Tribe is a graveyard-fueled combo deck that kills in one swing: Wild Mongrel and Tireless Tribe act as discard outlets to dump the hand, and Tireless Tribe's own discard ability inflates its toughness before About Face swaps power and toughness for a lethal attacker. Quiet Speculation accelerates the plan by tutoring flashback cards like Roar of the Wurm, Deep Analysis, and Ray of Revelation straight into the graveyard, while Glory grants protection to push the attacker through. When the kill stalls, Roar of the Wurm, Call of the Herd, and Arrogant Wurm carry a resilient beatdown plan backed by Circular Logic."

"Ub Zombie Infestation Control is a Grixis-leaning blue-black control deck that grinds out card advantage and wins with a discard-fueled token engine. Gush, Accumulated Knowledge, and Deep Analysis refill the hand while Counterspell, Foil, and Forbid protect the plan and Duress strips key cards. Zombie Infestation turns excess cards into a clock, Squee, Goblin Nabob provides endless discard fodder, Wonder grants flying from the graveyard, and Psychatog serves as a backup finisher."

"Ubw Tide A Tog is a UR control deck built around Parallax Tide land denial and Stifle interaction, despite the name it runs primarily blue and red. Counterspell, Mana Leak, and Stifle deny the opponent's spells and abilities, Chain of Vapor and Powder Keg reset the board, Parallax Tide strips the opponent's lands, and Fact or Fiction plus Accumulated Knowledge bury them in card advantage. Note: Parallax Tide was banned in standard Premodern on 2026-01-18, so this lock is legal only in Premodern Unchained."

"UW Flippi is a white-blue tempo-control deck built around Exalted Angel, often flipped face-up from morph, backed by a hatebear suite of Meddling Mage, Mother of Runes, and Silver Knight. It defends its threats with Swords to Plowshares, Memory Lapse, and Mana Leak, generates card advantage from Standstill and Fact or Fiction, and uses Weathered Wayfarer plus Armageddon to grind out the mana base."

"A white-blue hatebears deck that deploys Mother of Runes, Meddling Mage, and Silver Knight to build a protected, disruptive creature board, then uses Standstill against reactive opponents or Armageddon to strand them without mana once the creatures are down. Weathered Wayfarer rebuilds the land count after Armageddon while the clock keeps ticking, and Exalted Angel closes as a morph that dodges early removal before flipping for a life-gain buffer. Mana Leak and Memory Lapse buy the time the lock needs."

"UW Tron is a blue-white control deck built around the Urza's Mine, Power Plant, and Tower lands, using Chromatic Sphere and Skycloud Egg to fix colors and assemble the Tron mana. It defends with Swords to Plowshares, Wrath of God, Masticore, and a dense countersuite of Miscalculation, Prohibit, and Power Sink, then closes by pouring huge Tron mana into Decree of Justice and Stroke of Genius."

"Uwb Control pairs proactive hand disruption via Duress and Meddling Mage with reactive permission from Mana Leak and Counterspell, shaping what threats ever need answering. Shadowmage Infiltrator and Fact or Fiction sustain card advantage through the midgame while Swords to Plowshares and Vindicate handle anything that resolves, and Mother of Runes shields the creatures doing the work. Exalted Angel closes as an evasive, life-gaining finisher once the opponent's resources are exhausted."

"A blue-white permission deck splashing green almost solely for Gaea's Blessing, which shuffles the graveyard back into the library to recur spent answers and make decking impossible while feeding repeat castings of Accumulated Knowledge and Fact or Fiction for relentless card advantage. Counterspell, Mana Leak, Prohibit, and Foil protect the plan, Swords to Plowshares and Wrath of God erase creatures, and Decree of Justice closes the game, cycled at the opponent's end step for a swarm of Soldier tokens or hardcast for 4/4 Angels."

"A black tribal aggro deck that floods the board with cheap undead (Carnophage, Sarcomancy, and Withered Wretch backed by Dark Ritual) then pumps them with Lord of the Undead and Bad Moon. Lord of the Undead also returns fallen Zombies from the graveyard to hand, giving the deck unusual resilience for its speed. When combat stalls, Shepherd of Rot and Gempalm Polluter convert that board presence into direct life loss, opening two overlapping paths to victory that are hard to defend against at once."

"4C Survival Welder is a UG-based (splashing white and red via Birds of Paradise and City of Brass) Survival of the Fittest toolbox with Natural Order and prison elements. Mana dorks like Birds of Paradise and Llanowar Elves power out Survival, which tutors threats and answers, while Opposition and Tangle Wire tap the opponent down and Squee, Goblin Nabob provides free discard fodder."

"4C Threshold is a blue-based tempo deck that backs cheap, oversized threshold creatures with hard counters and a Winter Orb soft lock. Nimble Mongoose and Werebear become huge once the graveyard fills, while Daze, Counterspell, Portent, and Gush protect them and refuel, and Fire // Ice handles small creatures and draws cards."

"A control deck built around the synergy between Rampant Growth and Global Ruin: accumulate basic lands across all five types, then wipe opponents off the mana base while remaining fully operational. Evasive Action serves as near-free countermagic once the domain is assembled, Pernicious Deed and Swords to Plowshares handle whatever slips through, and Gaea's Blessing loops the graveyard back to sustain the long game. Decree of Justice closes out from a stable position, while Burning Wish provides access to a toolbox sideboard for any situation."

"5C Aggro is a five-color good-stuff tempo deck that plays the most efficient creatures and answers across all colors off a rainbow mana base. Meddling Mage, Mother of Runes, and Savannah Lions pressure the board, Call of the Herd and Lightning Angel add resilient threats, and Lightning Bolt, Swords to Plowshares, Fire // Ice, and Duress provide flexible interaction."

"About Face is a WURG tempo-combo deck that turns a high-toughness creature into a one-shot kill. Tireless Tribe pumps its own toughness for free, and About Face swaps that creature's power and toughness for a sudden lethal attacker, while Quiet Speculation tutors Roar of the Wurm and Deep Analysis into the graveyard for flashback value. Meddling Mage, Swords to Plowshares, Circular Logic, and Wild Mongrel back it up with disruption and resilient bodies."

"Black Land Loss is a mono-black land-destruction prison deck that strips the opponent's mana and grinds them out. Dark Ritual powers out early Rancid Earth, Rain of Tears, and Icequake to blow up lands, Braids, Cabal Minion forces ongoing sacrifices, and Smother plus Phyrexian Arena handle creatures and refuel."

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"Cephalid Breakfast mills its entire library in one turn by repeatedly redirecting damage to Cephalid Illusionist with Nomads en-Kor, or by activating Hermit Druid with no basic lands, then reanimates a lethal Sutured Ghoul that gains haste from a Dragon Breath already in the graveyard for an immediate swing. Eladamri's Call tutors either mill engine, while Reanimate, Exhume, and Shallow Grave give redundant reanimation paths. Cabal Therapy and Duress strip interaction before the combo turn, giving it a disruptive shell that sets it apart from pure glass-cannon reanimator decks."

"Colorless Stax is an artifact prison deck that powers out fast mana from Ancient Tomb, City of Traitors, and Thran Dynamo (often via Metalworker) to deploy lock pieces ahead of the opponent. Tangle Wire, Sphere of Resistance, Winter Orb, and Smokestack strangle the opponent's resources while Karn, Silver Golem, Masticore, and Black Vise close out the game."

"Counter Rebels is a UW tempo deck that pairs the Rebel toolbox with permission and removal. Ramosian Sergeant and Defiant Falcon chain up the curve to fetch Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero, while Whipcorder, Mother of Runes, Counterspell, Mana Leak, and Swords to Plowshares protect the engine and clear blockers."

"Darigaaz Midrange is a black-red-green (Jund) disruptive midrange deck that pairs hand attack and removal with resilient, value-driven threats. Duress and Cabal Therapy strip key cards, Terminate, Lightning Bolt, and Smother clear creatures, and Sylvan Library fuels card advantage. Call of the Herd, Ravenous Baloth, and Tempting Wurm provide a sticky, hard-hitting clock backed by Grim Lavamancer and Cursed Scroll reach."

"Doomsday accelerates through Dark Ritual, Lotus Petal, and Lion's Eye Diamond to resolve Doomsday early, replacing the library with a bespoke five-card pile built to win on the spot. Future Sight powers the pile as a draw engine, casting Chromatic Sphere and Darkwater Egg off the top to chain through the stack while generating mana, and Lim-Dûl's Vault doubles as a Doomsday tutor and a pile-arranging tool that survives partial disruption. Duress and Abeyance strip interaction and clear the way before the deck combos off."

"Draco-Explosion is a black-red disruption-combo deck that burns the opponent out with a single huge spell. It strips the hand with Duress, Cabal Therapy, and Hypnotic Specter, then uses Insidious Dreams to stack Draco on top of the library and fires Erratic Explosion to deal sixteen damage. Lightning Bolt, Terminate, and Grim Lavamancer cover the early game while Phyrexian Arena and Scroll Rack keep the pieces coming."

"Finkula is a WUB control-tempo deck that pairs evasive card-advantage creatures with disruption and removal. Shadowmage Infiltrator (Finkel) draws extra cards on connection, Duress and Meddling Mage attack the opponent's hand and key spells, and Swords to Plowshares, Vindicate, Mana Leak, and Fact or Fiction handle threats and refuel."

"Food Chain Elves is a black-green Elf combo-aggro deck that floods the board with mana Elves and converts them into explosive, often lethal, turns. Fyndhorn Elves, Llanowar Elves, and Priest of Titania generate huge mana, while Quirion Ranger and Wirewood Symbiote re-use creatures for extra value, and Sylvan Messenger refills the hand with more Elves. Deranged Hermit and Elvish Champion turn the swarm into a fast kill."

"Gamekeeper is a green-based reanimator combo deck that abuses Gamekeeper's death trigger: when it dies it digs through your library and puts the first creature it hits directly into play, sidestepping the mana cost entirely. The deck pairs that engine with Oath of Druids, which flips a creature into play for free when an opponent has more creatures, and an artifact-and-spell shell of Lotus Petal, Lion's Eye Diamond, Claws of Gix, and Altar of Dementia that lets it sacrifice Gamekeeper at instant speed and stock the graveyard. Intuition assembles the right pieces, Animate Dead and Dance of the Dead recur whatever lands in the bin, and a Duress plus Cabal Therapy disruption package clears the way so the combo resolves before the opponent can answer it."

"This black-green midrange toolbox grinds opponents down with Duress and Cabal Therapy while Pernicious Deed sweeps the board and Vendetta and Innocent Blood pick off key creatures. Its payoff is Gamekeeper, who when sacrificed digs out and cheats fatties like Phantom Nishoba into play, supported by Call of the Herd for pressure and Rampant Growth for ramp. Living Wish stitches the singleton package together, tutoring the right creature or land each matchup demands."

"Greater Good is a WBG combo deck that uses Academy Rector as a tutor engine to fetch and deploy game-winning enchantments. The core loop sacrifices Phyrexian Dreadnought to Greater Good for cards, or uses Pandemonium and Saproling Burst for a one-shot kill, with Cabal Therapy, Duress, Dark Ritual, Lotus Petal, and Elvish Spirit Guide protecting and accelerating the combo."

"Gw Aggro is a Green-White beatdown deck that curves efficient threats into hard-to-answer haymakers, backed by white's premium removal. Birds of Paradise and Wall of Blossoms accelerate and stabilize, Call of the Herd and Anurid Brushhopper provide resilient bodies, and Swords to Plowshares plus Seal of Cleansing keep the opposing board clear."

"GW Terrageddon is a green-white midrange-prison deck that fuses fast mana with land destruction to strand opponents on a broken board. It accelerates out Sylvan Library and a quick threat like Terravore or an Oath of Druids-fetched Exalted Angel, then resets the game with Armageddon or Cataclysm while keeping its own clock alive. Swords to Plowshares and Seal of Cleansing handle whatever the opponent manages to deploy."

"Gw Threshold is a Green-White tempo-aggro deck that pairs cheap threshold creatures with Swords to Plowshares and Armageddon to lock opponents off their mana. Nimble Mongoose, Werebear, and Mystic Enforcer become oversized for almost no mana once the graveyard fills via Mulch, Careful self-mill, and cantrips, while Wild Mongrel and Call of the Herd round out a fast, resilient board."

"Jeskai Midrange is a White-Blue-Red tempo-midrange deck built on efficient creatures and a burn-and-removal suite. Lightning Angel and Exalted Angel are evasive, life-swinging threats, Mother of Runes protects them, Meddling Mage disrupts key spells, and Swords to Plowshares, Lightning Bolt, and Fire // Ice keep the board clear."

"Lands is a green-blue-white engine deck that turns extra land drops into card advantage: Exploration lets it play multiple lands a turn while Horn of Greed draws a card for each one. Scroll Rack and Gaea's Blessing sculpt draws and recycle the graveyard into the library, fueling Gush, Impulse, Time Warp, and Enlightened Tutor. Oath of Druids cheats Spike Weaver into play to fog the board, and Counterspell, Mana Leak, Capsize, and Swords to Plowshares protect the engine until it buries the opponent in resources."

"This red-white control deck uses Academy Rector and Enlightened Tutor to find Form of the Dragon and Burning Sands, turning Form of the Dragon into a recurring five-damage clock that locks the ground while Burning Sands strips opponents of lands every time a creature dies. Pyroclasm, Slice and Dice, and Desolation Giant sweep the board, and Pillage and Lightning Bolt pick off threats and mana to buy time. Varchild's War-Riders and the recursive Eternal Dragon then close out the game."

"Lll is a mono-green land-destruction ramp deck that uses fast mana to deny the opponent's lands while deploying efficient beaters. Llanowar Elves, Fyndhorn Elves, and Wall of Roots accelerate into Thermokarst, Winter's Grasp, and Creeping Mold to blow up lands, while Blastoderm, Argothian Wurm, and Tangle Wire lock down and close the game."

"Merfolks locks the board with Winter Orb, then attacks through the stall: Tidal Warrior turns any land into an Island on command, so Lord of Atlantis's islandwalk makes the team universally evasive no matter what the opponent plays. Gush returns Islands for free card draw to keep the deck flowing under its own Winter Orb, Merfolk Looter and Portent dig for the pieces, and Waterfront Bouncer taps to bounce blockers out of the way. Daze and Foil protect the lock without spending mana, while some builds pair Phyrexian Dreadnought with Stifle to land a 12/12 that closes games before the opponent untaps."

"Mono B Clerics is a tribal combo deck built around Dark Supplicant, which taps three Clerics to drop Scion of Darkness straight into play ahead of curve, backed by a life-drain engine of Cabal Archon and Rotlung Reanimator. Rotlung Reanimator turns every dying Cleric into a 2/2 Zombie, so Cabal Archon can repeatedly sacrifice a Cleric to drain the opponent for two while the board reloads. Dark Ritual and Priest of Gix supply explosive early mana, and Cabal Therapy strips interaction before the kill turn."

"A discard-focused prison deck that shreds the opponent's hand with Stupor, Duress, and Stupor, then punishes an empty hand with The Rack for persistent damage."

"Mono Red Control is a land-heavy red deck that wins through attrition rather than a fast clock. Lightning Bolt, Incinerate, Firebolt, and the sweepers Slice and Dice, Starstorm, and Pyroclasm keep the board clear, Pillage and Wasteland attack mana, and Nevinyrral's Disk plus recurring Shard Phoenix and Hammer of Bogardan provide inevitability."

"Mono White Control is a colorless-mana control deck that grinds out inevitability with Eternal Dragon and Decree of Justice. Swords to Plowshares and Wrath of God handle creatures, Cursed Scroll provides repeatable removal and reach, Mind Stone and Thran Dynamo ramp into expensive payoffs, and Eternal Dragon's plainscycling ensures the deck never floods or runs dry."

"Mr T is a Lands-fueled aggro deck built around Terravore, a Lhurgoyf whose power and toughness equal every land in all graveyards. Mox Diamond and Mulch dump lands into the bin, then Devastating Dreams discards the hand and blows up lands symmetrically, leaving an oversized Terravore alone on a scorched board. Sylvan Library refills the hand and Burning Wish fetches the right answer, while Werebear and Nimble Mongoose ride threshold and Vindicate, Swords to Plowshares, and Lightning Bolt clear the way."

"This colorless artifact prison deck explodes Metalworker and Thran Dynamo into a wall of resource denial, dropping Winter Orb, Tangle Wire, Smokestack, and Sphere of Resistance to strand opponents under tapped-down lands and ever-climbing taxes. Mishra's Helix and Black Vise punish the stumbling, while Masticore, Powder Keg, and Karn, Silver Golem grind through the wreckage to close out a soft-locked board."

"Nic Fit sacrifices Veteran Explorer to the flashback cost of Cabal Therapy, killing the Explorer to ramp both players with basic lands while stripping the opponent's hand, then converts that mana into threats too large to answer. Wall of Blossoms and Sylvan Library smooth the draw, and Pernicious Deed sweeps everything cheaper than the deck's own finishers. Ravenous Baloth, Deranged Hermit, and Krosan Tusker apply pressure, while Diabolic Intent fetches answers and Recurring Nightmare or Living Death rebuild from the graveyard."

"Oathclysm is a GW prison-control deck that combines Oath of Druids, which cheats Exalted Angel into play, with mass land destruction in Cataclysm to strand the opponent under a resource lock. Terravore grows huge off the graveyard's lands while Sphere of Resistance taxes the opponent, Sylvan Library and Enlightened Tutor find the pieces, and Swords to Plowshares keeps the board clear."

"Pande Burst is a UWRG enchantment combo deck that wins out of the graveyard with Replenish. Intuition and Careful Study dump Pandemonium and Saproling Burst into the yard, then Replenish returns them at once: Saproling Burst makes a swarm of tokens whose enters-the-battlefield triggers feed Pandemonium for a lethal burst of direct damage."

"Pattern of Rebirth is a WBG sacrifice-combo deck that fetches and recurs Akroma, Angel of Wrath as a finisher. Birds of Paradise ramps, Cabal Therapy and Academy Rector enable sacrifice synergies, Pattern of Rebirth on a doomed creature tutors out Akroma, and Recurring Nightmare plus Pernicious Deed give the deck a grindy toolbox."

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"Rakdos Midrange is a BR disruptive aggro-control deck that strips the opponent's hand with Duress and Cabal Therapy, then applies pressure with efficient threats like Hypnotic Specter and Blazing Specter. Removal such as Terminate, Lightning Bolt, and Smother clears blockers while Dark Ritual accelerates out early Specters and The Rack plus Lavaborn Muse punish the empty hands left behind."

"Rebels builds its board through a self-fetching creature chain: Ramosian Sergeant and Defiant Falcon tutor Rebels directly onto the battlefield, cascading up the curve to Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero, who recurs spent Rebels from the graveyard and finds finishers like Ramosian Sky Marshal and Jhovall Queen. Whipcorder taps down attackers and blockers at instant speed, while Mother of Runes and Swords to Plowshares protect the chain. Every untapped mana becomes board presence without spending a card, a mono-white engine of incremental inevitability."

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"RG Zoo deploys the format's most efficient beaters, Jackal Pup, Wild Mongrel, and River Boa, and clears the path with a deep burn suite: Lightning Bolt, Incinerate, Seal of Fire, and Fireblast for free reach off two sacrificed Mountains. Grim Lavamancer exiles pairs of graveyard cards to throw two more damage at any target each turn, and Sylvan Library refills the hand with fresh threats. The plan is raw speed and redundancy, racing opponents before they stabilize."

"RW Goblins (Boros Goblins) is Premodern's goblin tribal aggro deck: a red core of explosive one- and two-drops with a light white splash for Disenchant and a cleaner manabase. Goblin Lackey is the nut draw, connecting on turn one to cheat Siege-Gang Commander or Goblin Ringleader onto the battlefield ahead of schedule. Goblin Warchief gives the team haste and makes every goblin cost one less, and Goblin Piledriver - protection from blue - turns a developed board into a lethal alpha strike that counterspell decks cannot interact with profitably. Goblin Ringleader refills the hand four cards at a time, Goblin Matron tutors the exact goblin the situation needs, and Gempalm Incinerator cycles for damage scaled to your goblin count. Mogg Fanatic and Goblin Sharpshooter pick off X/1s and blockers, while Siege-Gang Commander adds bodies, a sacrifice outlet, and reach to close games. The white splash - on Battlefield Forge and City of Brass - buys Disenchant for problem artifacts and enchantments, and Wasteland keeps greedy nonbasic manabases honest."

"Slivers is a tribal aggro deck whose engine is Crystalline Sliver, which grants every Sliver shroud and turns off targeted removal while the team grows. Muscle Sliver and Blade Sliver pump the board, Winged Sliver hands the hive flying, and Mox Diamond accelerates the early curve. The deck overwhelms quickly through the air, using Swords to Plowshares to clear blockers and Hibernation Sliver to pay life and bounce a threatened Sliver out of a sweeper, while Acidic Sliver converts spare bodies into reach and removal."

"Sneak Attack puts a fat creature from hand onto the battlefield for a single red mana, granting it haste before sacrificing it at the next end step, turning a one-mana activation into an immediate alpha strike. Orcish Lumberjack and Tinder Wall accelerate Sneak Attack out as early as turn two, while Survival of the Fittest tutors the right body for the moment and recurs Squee, Goblin Nabob as endless discard fuel. Dragon Tyrant, Phantom Nishoba, Nicol Bolas, and Crater Hellion each close the game differently, hitting hard, draining life, or sweeping the board."

"Survival Rock is a BG midrange toolbox deck powered by Survival of the Fittest, which tutors any creature for the situation off a discarded card. Birds of Paradise and Wall of Blossoms ramp and stall while Genesis and Squee, Goblin Nabob provide endless recursion, and disruptive creatures like Mesmeric Fiend, Bone Shredder, and Withered Wretch grind the opponent down."

"Terradreams is a Red-Green deck that turns Devastating Dreams into a one-sided sweeper backed by graveyard-fueled threats. Mulch and Mox Diamond stock the yard and ramp, Werebear, Nimble Mongoose, and Terravore grow off lands and threshold, and Devastating Dreams plus Lightning Bolt wreck the opponent's board and mana while your resilient creatures survive."

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"Tradewind Survival is a URG Survival of the Fittest control deck built around Tradewind Rider tempo and value creatures. Birds of Paradise and Llanowar Elves accelerate into Survival of the Fittest, which fetches Wall of Roots, Spike Feeder, and Uktabi Orangutan, while Tradewind Rider bounces the opponent's permanents and Genesis plus Squee, Goblin Nabob grind out inevitable card advantage."

"A relentless engine deck that abuses Exploration and Horn of Greed to churn through the library and flood the board with lands. It ultimately buries opponents under extra turns with Time Warp or overwhelming card advantage."

"Ub Stiflenought is a blue-black tempo-combo deck that cheats out a 12/12 Phyrexian Dreadnought and stops it from sacrificing itself. Stifle and Vision Charm counter or fizzle the Dreadnought's enters-the-battlefield trigger, while Gush, Opt, and Portent dig and Counterspell, Foil, and Daze defend the threat. The black splash adds Duress for proactive disruption, Smother as removal, and Psychatog plus Lim-Dul's Vault for a resilient backup plan."

"A white-blue-green permission deck that pairs a full suite of counterspells, Swords to Plowshares, and Wrath of God with the enchantment Mirari's Wake, which doubles all mana produced and pumps every creature. Once Wake lands, Decree of Justice scales from a cycling token-maker into a hard-cast army of angels, ending the game on the spot while Counterspell, Mana Leak, and Absorb hold the line. Gaea's Blessing recycles key spells back into the library, giving the deck near-inexhaustible staying power in the long grind that defines control mirrors."

"A white midrange-control deck that backs efficient creatures with disruption and a token engine. Savannah Lions, Soltari Champion, Whipcorder, and Mother of Runes apply early pressure while Battle Screech and Decree of Justice flood the board, and Exalted Angel and Eternal Dragon supply recurring late-game inevitability. Swords to Plowshares, Parallax Wave, and Wrath of God control the board, Seal of Cleansing answers artifacts and enchantments, and Armageddon locks in a lead by stranding the opponent on a wrecked mana base."

"Wildfire is a mono-red artifact-ramp deck that accelerates into a Wildfire sweep and big threats that survive it. Fire Diamond, Thran Dynamo, and Mind Stone power out fast mana, then Wildfire destroys lands and small creatures while Covetous Dragon, Masticore, and Karn, Silver Golem remain to close the game."

"This white-based aggro deck splashes red to back fast beaters like Silver Knight, whose first strike and protection from red make it hard to deal with, alongside the shadow-evasive Soltari Priest, with Mother of Runes shielding them and Exalted Angel stabilizing into the late game. Swords to Plowshares, Lightning Bolt, and Earthquake clear blockers and finish opponents, while Tithe fetches a land to support the splash and Enlightened Tutor finds Seal of Cleansing or other answers. The plan is fast, resilient pressure with disruption on the side."

"Zombie Infestation turns a flooded hand into a stream of 2/2 Zombie tokens, fueled by Squee, Goblin Nabob, which returns from the graveyard every upkeep so the discard outlet never runs dry. Krovikan Horror loops back to hand and pings for one each time a creature is discarded, adding reusable fodder, while Wonder in the graveyard grants every token flying for a decisive air assault. A blue-black control shell of Counterspell, Foil, and Forbid, its buyback paid with surplus Squee, Goblin Nabob, plus Intuition, Accumulated Knowledge, Gush, and Deep Analysis sculpts the hand and stalls until the swarm flies over for lethal."

"A sacrifice-engine control deck that uses Cabal Therapy to deliberately kill Veteran Explorer (ramping both players' mana while stripping the opponent's hand) and Academy Rector, which fetches Decree of Silence to counter the opponent's spells for as long as its depletion counters last. Pernicious Deed and Swords to Plowshares manage the board through the midgame, while Krosan Tusker and Fact or Fiction generate card advantage, and Gaea's Blessing loops the graveyard to prevent decking and sustain the engine indefinitely."

"Built on Birds of Paradise and Llanowar Elves, this green-based five-color midrange deck splashes every color to pair the best removal and counters, leaning on Swords to Plowshares, Lightning Bolt, Fire // Ice, and Mana Leak. Its threats arrive fast and resilient through Call of the Herd, Phyrexian Negator, and a Rancor-carried beater, while Sylvan Library refills the hand and Winter Orb strands opponents short on mana the accelerators already supply."

"This White-Black-Green beatdown deck floods the board with efficient one-drops like Carnophage, Savannah Lions, Skyshroud Elite, and Sarcomancy, then pushes them past blockers with the trampling Rancor and the flexible Wax // Wane. River Boa and Call of the Herd add resilient, recursive pressure while Duress and Vindicate strip away defenses, and Cursed Scroll closes games once the early swarm runs out of gas."

"This control deck runs an oversized library purely to turn Battle of Wits into an instant win, then bends its whole game plan toward resolving it. Academy Rector and Enlightened Tutor assemble the engine while Intuition, Quiet Speculation, Deep Analysis, and Cunning Wish bury opponents in card advantage. Birds of Paradise accelerates, and Meddling Mage, Duress, and Cabal Therapy strip away the answers before the combo lands."

"This black-green reanimator deck stocks its graveyard with Buried Alive and self-discard from Putrid Imp and Undead Gladiator, then sweeps the board and returns everything at once with Living Death. Laquatus's Champion and Twisted Abomination deliver the killing blow, while Cabal Therapy, Duress, and Diabolic Intent tear apart the opponent's hand and tutor up the engine, and Phyrexian Arena keeps the cards flowing."

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"Dimir Stiflenought is a blue-black tempo-combo deck built around cheating Phyrexian Dreadnought into play. It drops the 12/12 and uses Stifle or Vision Charm to counter the Dreadnought's sacrifice trigger, then protects it with Daze and Foil while burning or Fling-ing for the kill. Lightning Bolt, Fire // Ice, and Grim Lavamancer add reach, and Impulse, Portent, and Sleight of Hand dig for the pieces."

"Dragonstorm is a dedicated ritual-storm combo deck that ends the game out of nowhere by resolving its namesake, Dragonstorm, with a storm count attached. The plan is to flood mana with Dark Ritual, Cabal Ritual, Rain of Filth, Tinder Wall, and Lotus Petal, chain cheap cantrips - Portent, Opt, Sleight of Hand, Lat-Nam's Legacy, and Lim-Dul's Vault - to dig toward the payoff while building the storm count, then cast Dragonstorm to search up multiple dragons at once. Because Rorix Bladewing and Volcanic Dragon both have flying and haste, even two copies hit the table swinging for 10 or more in the air the turn they arrive, turning a board of nothing into a kill. A four-color (UBRG) manabase of City of Brass, Gemstone Mine, Underground River, Llanowar Wastes, and Polluted Delta supports the rituals and the double-red casting cost. It is a glass-cannon combo: it does almost nothing until it does everything, trading interaction for raw speed and consistency of the kill."

"False Cure is a Black-Green ramp and toolbox deck built around Veteran Explorer and Birds of Paradise to power out threats and the namesake False Cure combo. Cabal Therapy and Duress strip the opponent's hand, Pernicious Deed and Swords to Plowshares control the board, and Diabolic Intent plus Living Wish assemble whatever piece the matchup needs, including Aluren engines with Cavern Harpy and Raven Familiar."

"A green-white madness deck built around a self-sustaining discard engine: Wild Mongrel and Tireless Tribe pitch cards to fuel Arrogant Wurm and Basking Rootwalla at their madness cost while feeding Glory into the graveyard. Once Glory is in the yard, paying its activation grants the entire team protection from a chosen color, turning any board of creatures into an unblockable alpha strike that opposing blockers cannot answer. Swords to Plowshares and Call of the Herd round out the shell, giving the deck removal and sustained pressure beyond what the madness package alone provides."

"Miracle Grow is a blue-green tempo deck that turns a free-spell engine into an explosive clock. Gush, Foil, and Daze let it draw and counter without paying mana, each cheap spell swelling Quirion Dryad while Gaea's Skyfolk and Lord of Atlantis pressure life totals. Opt, Portent, and Sleight of Hand chain into Counterspell and Swords to Plowshares, and Winter Orb chokes the opponent off mana."

"Mono Green Control wins through inevitability rather than tempo, leaning on Powder Keg and Nevinyrral's Disk to sweep permanents green cannot otherwise answer. Yavimaya Elder, Krosan Tusker, and Wall of Blossoms bury opponents in card advantage and fixing, while Wall of Roots and River Boa stabilize the early board. Living Wish fetches situational answers and threats like Ravenous Baloth, and the Genesis plus Gaea's Blessing recursion loop returns Beast Attack tokens and creatures every turn until the opponent simply runs out of resources."

"This four-color prison deck wields Enlightened Tutor to assemble a lock under Ensnaring Bridge and Cursed Scroll, then strangles the opponent with Zur's Weirding and Wand of Denial while Mox Diamond, Jeweled Amulet, and Tinker accelerate the artifacts. Gustha's Scepter, Soldevi Digger, and Swords to Plowshares preserve resources and clear threats, grinding toward an inevitable, suffocating endgame."

"Pattern Combo runs two parallel tutor engines, Pattern of Rebirth and Academy Rector, each fired by sacrificing a creature to Carrion Feeder or Goblin Bombardment to drop any creature or enchantment straight onto the battlefield. Survival of the Fittest, fueled by the recurring Squee, Goblin Nabob, assembles the pieces and stocks the graveyard, while Karmic Guide reanimates and Iridescent Drake returns spent Pattern of Rebirth mid-chain. The deck closes with a recursive Goblin Bombardment loop, pinging the opponent to death once the sacrifice engine comes online."

"Selesnya Oath is a GW Oath of Druids control deck that flips into a recurring Phantom Nishoba and protects its life total while grinding. Oath of Druids and Enlightened Tutor assemble the engine, Gaea's Blessing and Funeral Pyre recycle the library and key creatures, and Swords to Plowshares plus Sylvan Library control the board and card flow, often with Sphere of Resistance to tax the opponent."

"Temur Madness is a URG tempo-aggro deck that abuses madness creatures discarded for cheap. Careful Study, Frantic Search, and Wild Mongrel pitch Basking Rootwalla and Arrogant Wurm to deploy oversized threats ahead of curve, with Squee, Goblin Nabob providing endless discard fuel and Wonder granting flying for the kill."

"Three Deuce is a Red-Green aggro-midrange deck that splashes white, flooding the board with cheap, efficient threats like Savannah Lions, River Boa, and Grim Lavamancer before closing out games with relentless pressure. Rancor and Call of the Herd grind out long games while Lightning Bolt, Mogg Fanatic, and Swords to Plowshares clear blockers and Wax // Wane pumps an attacker or blows up a problem enchantment. Sylvan Library, Cursed Scroll, and Exalted Angel keep the damage flowing once the early creatures stall."

"Threshold is a cantrip-driven tempo deck that fills its graveyard with Mental Note, Portent, and Gush to switch on threshold, turning Nimble Mongoose into a shroud-protected 3/3 and Werebear into a 4/4 that also taps for green mana. Quirion Dryad and Sylvan Library reinforce the board and card flow, while Counterspell, Daze, Swords to Plowshares, Lightning Bolt, and Fire // Ice defend the threat and clear blockers. It closes the game by riding a single cheap creature behind a wall of countermagic and removal."

"Tinker is a mono-blue artifact prison deck that locks the opponent out with stax pieces and then cheats a bomb into play. Sphere of Resistance, Tangle Wire, Winter Orb, and Smokestack tax and strip the opponent's resources while Mind Stone and Thran Dynamo power out the deck's own artifacts. Tinker fetches Triskelion or Karn, Silver Golem, and Goblin Welder recurs key artifacts to grind out the game."

"A legendary combo-control deck that pairs Illusions of Grandeur with Donate to give the opponent a lethal upkeep cost. It uses a heavy blue card-draw shell to assemble the pieces while disrupting the opponent's game plan."

"This blue-black control deck grinds opponents down with Smother, Diabolic Edict, and Contagion for removal while Standstill and Fact or Fiction refill its hand and Mana Leak and Counterspell hold the line. Duress strips key spells and Chain of Vapor bounces problem permanents, and the game closes out with Psychatog or Morphling, while Zombie Infestation turns excess lands and cards into a steady stream of attackers."

"This blue-green-white build turns discard into tempo: Careful Study and Wild Mongrel pitch Arrogant Wurm and Basking Rootwalla so their madness costs let you recast them at a discount, while Call of the Herd flashes back from the graveyard, all accelerated by Birds of Paradise. Anurid Brushhopper and Wonder give the green beaters resilience and flying evasion, while Mana Leak, Daze, and Swords to Plowshares protect the curve and Armageddon slams the door once it lands ahead on board."

"Uwr Control is a permission-and-attrition deck that guards a long game with Counterspell, Absorb, and Miscalculation while rebuilding its hand through Accumulated Knowledge, Impulse, and Fact or Fiction. Fire // Ice supplies flexible removal and card selection in one card, while Swords to Plowshares, Slice and Dice, and Wrath of God sweep away whatever slips through. Gaea's Blessing recycles spent spells and guards against decking, letting the deck grind out attrition wars before flooding the board with Angel tokens off Decree of Justice."

"This green-white build turns enchantments into raw card advantage, with Argothian Enchantress and Enchantress's Presence drawing cards every time a Sterling Grove, Wild Growth, or Seal of Cleansing hits the table. Sylvan Library, Exploration, and Mirri's Guile sculpt explosive starts, while Solitary Confinement and Elephant Grass buy time behind a resilient lock. Replenish then snaps the whole web of enchantments back from the graveyard, and Words of War or Sacred Mesa converts the engine into a kill."

"White-green beatdown that floods the board with evasive, hard-to-kill threats and protects them relentlessly. Savannah Lions, Soltari Priest, Silver Knight, Whipcorder, and Soltari Champion come down early while Mother of Runes and Rancor make each creature untouchable and lethal, and Call of the Herd and Sylvan Library refuel the assault. Swords to Plowshares clears the path while Armadillo Cloak and Wax // Wane push through a fast, resilient clock."

"Zombie Infestation Control builds a recursion engine around Zombie Infestation: Squee, Goblin Nabob returns to hand every upkeep, and Krovikan Horror brings back a discarded creature each turn, supplying a steady stream of cards to pitch for 2/2 Zombie tokens at instant speed. Buried Alive seeds the graveyard with those engine pieces in one stroke, while Cabal Therapy and Duress strip the opponent's answers and disruption. Phyrexian Arena and Skeletal Scrying keep the hand stocked, and the accumulating Zombie tokens close the game through combat."