Tier 3midrange

4C Terrageddon

Land Destruction

Featured list~$6307May Monthly Event @ The Game Haven (Pikesville, MD)

Overview

"4C Terrageddon is a white-based midrange-control deck that resolves a resilient threat and then breaks symmetry with mass land destruction. Mox Diamond and Weathered Wayfarer fix mana and hit land drops, Meddling Mage and Swords to Plowshares disrupt the opponent, and Sylvan Library digs toward the key spells. Terravore grows from lands in graveyards, so Armageddon or Cataclysm wipes the board into a one-sided lock behind an oversized Lhurgoyf, with Call of the Herd and Exalted Angel as backup threats."

Game Plan

Land a threat like Terravore or Call of the Herd, then cast Armageddon or Cataclysm to strand the opponent on no lands while your board closes the game.

Key Cards

Core engine & flex

Signature

Swords to Plowshares

$8.05

TCG MP CK

Wasteland

$55.69

TCG MP CK

Mox Diamond

$1122.75

TCG MP CK

Windswept Heath

$88.81

TCG MP CK

Call of the Herd

$23.11

TCG MP CK

Gemstone Mine

$13.06

TCG MP CK

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Sample Decklists

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May Monthly Event @ The Game Haven (Pikesville, MD)

1st PlaceMay 17, 2026

Dimitri Amiridis

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Dimitri Amiridis

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$6226

Creature (11)

$164

$4.541GW

$1.71G

$1041GG

$53.40W

Instant (8)

$39.00

1Disenchant

$0.181W

2Fire // Ice

$4.461R1U

1Naturalize

$2.161G

4Swords to Plowshares

$32.20W

Sorcery (7)

$128

4Armageddon

$58.443W

3Call of the Herd

$69.332G

Artifact (4)

$4491

4Mox Diamond

$44910

Enchantment (4)

$116

4Sylvan Library

$1161G

Land (26)

$1289

$10.64

$529

$1.82

$39.18

$6.89

$18.83

$0.94

$93.40

$1.18

$0.23

$0.34

$8.22

$223

$355

Sideboard (15)

$81.33

$9.551WW

$20.822

$18.44R

$1.021R

$0.701W

$5.70R

$0.453W

$1.310

$23.340

Est. Total$6307

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Adriatic Pile 12° tappa

1st PlaceMay 15, 2026

Matteo Paolucci

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Matteo Paolucci

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$5931

Creature (5)

$142

4Terravore

$1041GG

1Exalted Angel

$37.404WW

Instant (7)

$36.94

4Swords to Plowshares

$32.20W

1Fire // Ice

$2.231R1U

1Naturalize

$2.161G

1Ray of Revelation

$0.351W

Sorcery (10)

$127

$69.332G

$50.012WW

$6.181U

$1.143U

$0.831R

Artifact (4)

$4491

4Mox Diamond

$44910

Enchantment (7)

$210

4Oath of Druids

$1231G

3Sylvan Library

$86.641G

Land (27)

$924

$52.24

$223

$355

$12.33

$17.60

$1.82

$0.94

$187

$3.90

$31.89

1Undiscovered Paradise

$38.19

Sideboard (15)

$188

$137WU

$36.30G

$2.620

$1.021R

$0.351W

$0.471G

$0.181W

$10.412

Est. Total$6119

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2026 Singapore Premodern Nationals Side Event

1st PlaceMay 9, 2026

David Schumann

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David Schumann

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$6016

Creature (5)

$142

4Terravore

$1041GG

1Exalted Angel

$37.404WW

Instant (7)

$68.80

4Swords to Plowshares

$32.20W

1Enlightened Tutor

$34.09W

1Naturalize

$2.161G

1Ray of Revelation

$0.351W

Sorcery (9)

$102

$46.222G

$33.342WW

$6.181U

$14.613W

$1.143U

$0.831R

Artifact (4)

$4491

4Mox Diamond

$44910

Enchantment (8)

$220

4Oath of Druids

$1231G

3Sylvan Library

$86.641G

1Aura of Silence

$9.551WW

Land (27)

$993

$16.44

$223

$355

$39.18

$280

$63.78

$1.82

$0.94

$3.90

$8.80

Sideboard (15)

$196

$137WU

$36.30G

$0.561W

$0.831R

$0.453W

$0.351W

$10.412

1Circle of Protection: Red

$0.221W

1Aura of Silence

$9.551WW

Est. Total$6212

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Archetype Anatomy

Based on 157 decks with known dates2024-01-13 to 2026-06-16

Mana Base

Average26.7lands

Median27lands

Range21–29lands

Spells33.3avg non-land

Based on 154 decks (All-time)

core Cards(>80%)

Swords to Plowshares

100%

4.0x

Wasteland

100%

3.9x

Mox Diamond

99%

4.0x

Windswept Heath

99%

3.7x

Gemstone Mine

98%

3.5x

Call of the Herd

98%

3.0x

Treetop Village

96%

3.3x

Sylvan Library

96%

3.3x

Rishadan Port

95%

2.5x

Terravore

94%

3.9x

Treva's Ruins

92%

1.7x

Armageddon

88%

2.0x

Ray of Revelation

83%

1.0x

Oath of Druids

81%

4.0x

flex Cards(30-80%)

Deep Analysis

75%

1.1x

Quiet Speculation

74%

2.2x

Volcanic Spray

73%

1.0x

Adarkar Wastes

72%

1.7x

Cataclysm

67%

2.1x

City of Brass

58%

1.2x

Enlightened Tutor

38%

1.1x

Seal of Cleansing

38%

1.0x

Naturalize

32%

1.2x

Mana Leak

31%

1.3x

fringe Cards(<30%)

Mishra's Factory

25%

1.9x

Undiscovered Paradise

24%

1.0x

Flooded Strand

23%

2.3x

Roar of the Wurm

21%

1.0x

Exalted Angel

19%

1.8x

Weathered Wayfarer

16%

3.5x

Rith's Grove

16%

1.1x

Meddling Mage

14%

4.0x

Funeral Pyre

12%

1.1x

Yavimaya Coast

10%

1.1x

1.7x

1.5x

1.0x

1.1x

1.1x

1.1x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.1x

3.7x

1.1x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

3.3x

1.5x

1.0x

4.0x

2.7x

1.3x

1.3x

4.0x

4.0x

3.5x

3.0x

2.0x

1.5x

1.5x

1.5x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

Sideboard Anatomy

flex Sideboard Options(30-80%)

Meddling Mage

78.1%

3.9x

Ray Of Revelation

74.5%

1.3x

Zuran Orb

56.3%

1.4x

Naturalize

49.3%

1.4x

Aura Of Silence

49.3%

1.2x

Pyroclasm

44.5%

1.8x

Cursed Totem

41.5%

1.1x

Sphere Of Law

40.2%

1.0x

Volcanic Spray

38.2%

1.0x

Annul

35.8%

1.9x

fringe Sideboard Options(<30%)

Deep Analysis

26.9%

1.0x

Hidden Gibbons

26.8%

2.7x

Tormod'S Crypt

24.8%

2.1x

Phyrexian Furnace

22.8%

1.4x

Krosan Reclamation

21.8%

1.0x

Reprisal

20.7%

1.7x

Carpet Of Flowers

20.5%

1.6x

Armageddon

15.8%

1.2x

Enlightened Tutor

15%

1.0x

Pyroblast

14.8%

2.1x

Warmth

14.2%

1.2x

Red Elemental Blast

13.9%

1.6x

Crumble

12%

3.2x

Cataclysm

9.3%

1.4x

Disenchant

9.3%

1.1x

Engineered Plague

2.9x

Hydroblast

6.9%

2.0x

Xantid Swarm

6.2%

2.0x

Circle Of Protection: Red

4.7%

1.1x

Chill

4.5%

2.0x

Call Of The Herd

4.4%

1.1x

Exalted Angel

4.4%

1.1x

Seal Of Cleansing

1.4x

Compost

3.9%

1.2x

Gaea'S Blessing

3.7%

1.3x

Sacred Ground

3.6%

1.0x

Mana Leak

3.4%

1.8x

Oath Of Druids

3.3%

4.0x

Fire // Ice

3.1%

1.4x

Simoon

2.6%

2.2x

Phantom Nishoba

2.5%

1.2x

Blue Elemental Blast

2.5%

1.3x

Thornscape Apprentice

1.0x

Prismatic Strands

1.0x

Duress

1.9%

2.3x

Powder Keg

1.8%

1.2x

Sphere Of Resistance

1.8%

2.0x

Akroma, Angel Of Wrath

1.3%

1.0x

Defense Grid

1.3%

1.9x

Presence Of The Master

1.3%

1.0x

Tranquil Domain

1.3%

1.5x

Wrath Of God

1.3%

1.5x

Moment'S Peace

1.2%

1.0x

Anurid Brushhopper

1.2%

1.0x

Last Breath

1.7x

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Quick Facts

Tier3

Stylemidrange

Meta Share0.5%

Avg Lands26.7

Est. Price~$6307

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Deck Weaknesses

Terravore is an undersized body before lands fill graveyards, so cheap removal answers it ahead of the Armageddon turn.
Mox Diamond costs a discarded land on entry, so early hand disruption punishes the acceleration heavily.
Oath of Druids and the engine want you creature — light, but its own enchantment density means one enchantment removal can knock out multiple functions.
A fast aggressive clock can race the deck before it sculpts the land — destruction lock.

How to win with it

Mulligan any hand that cannot deploy a threat by turn three or fire Armageddon by turn four. A keepable seven has at least one land plus a Mox Diamond with a spare land to pitch to it, or two lands covering green and white, alongside Terravore, Call of the Herd, or Sylvan Library. Ship hands that hold Armageddon but no board, because you need a clock under the lock, not just the nuke.
The dream draw is turn-one Mox Diamond, turn-two Sylvan Library, turn-three Terravore or the first Call of the Herd, then Armageddon on turn four. By then the land you pitched to Mox Diamond is already feeding Terravore's power, so you strand the opponent on no lands with a live threat and win on the spot.
Terravore's power and toughness equal the land cards in all graveyards, including the opponent's, so count both yards before you nuke: a land discarded to Mox Diamond plus any lands the opponent has lost already push Terravore to 3/3 or larger before Armageddon resolves. Do not cast Armageddon with Terravore below 3 power unless the opponent has no way to interact.
Run Sylvan Library as the grind engine when Armageddon stalls in hand or the opponent rebuilds: pay four life to dig for the second Armageddon, a flashed-back Call of the Herd token, or a Swords to Plowshares for their blocker. If you already have a Terravore down and a nuke in hand, resolve the nuke first and keep Sylvan Library back for post-lock card advantage.
Hold Swords to Plowshares for a creature that blocks or races Terravore, not as early tempo removal. This deck wins through the land-destruction lock, so spending removal on a utility creature before you swing with Terravore is usually wrong. The exception is a threat that kills you before you reach Armageddon mana.
Sequence Cataclysm so you keep the best of each type: each player keeps one land, one creature, one artifact, and one enchantment and sacrifices the rest, so cast it with Terravore as your only creature, a Mox Diamond as your artifact, and ideally Sylvan Library as your enchantment. You emerge with a large Terravore, an extra mana source, and card selection while the opponent is left with a single land they cannot win from.

How to beat it

Counter or remove Terravore before Armageddon or Cataclysm resolves, since a wiped board with no Lhurgoyf leaves them with nothing.
Go wide with multiple creatures so a surviving body still blocks Terravore after a symmetrical wrath.
Apply a fast clock before Exalted Angel lifegain compounds, forcing them to spend mana answering pressure.
Aim enchantment removal at Oath of Druids and Sylvan Library to hit both the threat-delivery and card-advantage engines.
Strip their hand early with discard to punish the Mox Diamond card disadvantage and deny the setup turn.

Last Updated: May 2026