Tier roguemidrange

Junk

Attrition Midrange

Featured list~$1524Premodern League 2026-06-02

Overview

"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."

Game Plan

Trade one-for-one with removal and discard, gain a life cushion off Exalted Angel and Ravenous Baloth, then close with those threats once the opponent is out of resources.

Key Cards

Core engine & flex

Swords to Plowshares

$8.08

TCG MP CK

Signature

Pernicious Deed

$15.77

TCG MP CK

Windswept Heath

$88.81

TCG MP CK

Exalted Angel

$37.40

TCG MP CK

Caves of Koilos

$17.48

TCG MP CK

Duress

$3.70

TCG MP CK

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Sample Decklists

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Premodern League 2026-06-02

1st PlaceJun 2, 2026

theOneiromancer

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theOneiromancer

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$1401

Creature (13)

$490

$1124WW

$3143W

$53.102BB

$10.20BB

Instant (9)

$188

4Swords to Plowshares

$32.32W

4Tainted Pact

$1551B

1Disenchant

$0.181W

Sorcery (9)

$119

4Cabal Therapy

$98.84B

4Duress

$14.80B

1Gaea's Blessing

$5.631G

Enchantment (5)

$54.24

$0.664RRR

$31.541BG

$1.382UUU

$20.661BB

Land (24)

$549

$1.64

$98.84

$69.92

$0.96

$355

$0.92

$6.94

$10.04

$4.64

Sideboard (15)

$123

$3.40BB

$65.702

$4.590

$5.631G

$0.453W

$0.361W

1Presence of the Master

$0.473W

2Eternal Dragon

$19.425WW

2Wrath of God

$22.942WW

Est. Total$1524

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Premodern LeagueJune22026 (2026-06-02)

1st PlaceJun 2, 2026

theOneiromancer

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theOneiromancer

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$1401

Creature (13)

$490

$1124WW

$3143W

$53.102BB

$10.20BB

Instant (9)

$188

4Swords to Plowshares

$32.32W

4Tainted Pact

$1551B

1Disenchant

$0.181W

Sorcery (9)

$119

4Cabal Therapy

$98.84B

4Duress

$14.80B

1Gaea's Blessing

$5.631G

Enchantment (5)

$54.24

$0.664RRR

$31.541BG

$1.382UUU

$20.661BB

Land (24)

$549

$1.64

$98.84

$69.92

$0.96

$355

$0.92

$6.94

$10.04

$4.64

Sideboard (15)

$123

$3.40BB

$65.702

$4.590

$5.631G

$0.453W

$0.361W

1Presence of the Master

$0.473W

2Eternal Dragon

$19.425WW

2Wrath of God

$22.942WW

Est. Total$1524

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Premodern League 2026-05-05

1st PlaceMay 5, 2026

LilChalupa

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LilChalupa

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$890

Creature (10)

$179

$9.715WW

$1504WW

$0.305GG

$19.001G

Instant (5)

$36.24

1Skeletal Scrying

$3.92XB

4Swords to Plowshares

$32.32W

Sorcery (15)

$112

$92.442G

$14.80B

$3.28WB

$1.531G

Artifact (2)

$25.90

2Phyrexian Furnace

$25.901

Enchantment (4)

$63.08

4Pernicious Deed

$63.081BG

Land (24)

$474

$4.40

$52.44

$32.99

$3.68

$99.33

$1.44

$1.23

$12.12

$266

Sideboard (15)

$124

$1.681W

$32.99

$16.182B

$24.20G

$4.321G

$12.951

$0.351W

$3.92XB

$1.530

$25.481WB

Est. Total$1014

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Archetype Anatomy

Based on 59 decks with known dates2021-11-06 to 2026-06-12

Mana Base

Average23.2lands

Median23lands

Range20–27lands

Spells36.8avg non-land

Based on 61 decks (All-time)

core Cards(>80%)

Swords to Plowshares

100%

3.6x

Pernicious Deed

95%

3.4x

Windswept Heath

93%

3.7x

Exalted Angel

92%

2.4x

Caves of Koilos

90%

2.8x

Duress

87%

3.8x

Treetop Village

85%

2.9x

Llanowar Wastes

85%

2.7x

flex Cards(30-80%)

Vindicate

77%

3.6x

Ravenous Baloth

67%

2.7x

City of Brass

59%

2.3x

Birds of Paradise

57%

4.0x

Gerrard's Verdict

56%

3.9x

Blastoderm

54%

2.1x

Call of the Herd

49%

3.6x

Wall of Blossoms

48%

3.3x

Cabal Therapy

38%

3.3x

Krosan Tusker

38%

2.1x

Sylvan Library

33%

1.4x

fringe Cards(<30%)

Brushland

30%

1.7x

Recurring Nightmare

30%

1.4x

Spectral Lynx

26%

2.3x

Eternal Dragon

26%

1.7x

Living Wish

21%

2.8x

Yavimaya Elder

21%

1.9x

Phyrexian Furnace

20%

1.8x

Deranged Hermit

18%

1.1x

Skeletal Scrying

18%

1.1x

Rampant Growth

16%

3.5x

Graveborn Muse

16%

2.6x

Naturalize

15%

1.2x

Dust Bowl

13%

1.6x

Volrath's Stronghold

13%

1.0x

Wall of Roots

11%

2.7x

Phyrexian Tower

11%

1.9x

Academy Rector

10%

4.0x

Wasteland

10%

3.2x

Spiritmonger

10%

2.5x

Form of the Dragon

10%

1.0x

3.0x

1.2x

1.2x

1.0x

4.0x

3.5x

3.3x

2.5x

2.3x

2.0x

2.0x

1.8x

1.3x

1.3x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

2.3x

2.0x

3.0x

3.0x

2.5x

2.0x

2.0x

1.5x

1.5x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

4.0x

4.0x

3.0x

3.0x

2.0x

2.0x

2.0x

2.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

Kamahl, Fist of Krosa

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

Survival of the Fittest

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

Undiscovered Paradise

1.0x

Werebear

1.0x

Wirewood Herald

1.0x

Yavimaya Granger

1.0x

Sideboard Anatomy

core Sideboard Options(>80%)

Engineered Plague

80.3%

2.3x

flex Sideboard Options(30-80%)

Tormod'S Crypt

69.8%

1.7x

Naturalize

67.5%

2.0x

Circle Of Protection: Red

50.8%

1.9x

Withered Wretch

37.1%

1.4x

Warmth

32.8%

1.6x

Ray Of Revelation

31.3%

1.4x

fringe Sideboard Options(<30%)

Cursed Totem

23.7%

1.7x

Haunting Echoes

23.5%

1.5x

Pernicious Deed

22.8%

1.2x

Phyrexian Furnace

22.4%

1.5x

Sacred Ground

21.5%

1.7x

Disenchant

19.4%

1.2x

Tsabo'S Web

18.5%

2.0x

Swords To Plowshares

16.6%

1.3x

Choke

15.9%

1.1x

Sphere Of Law

15.8%

1.1x

Gaea'S Blessing

15.4%

1.5x

Infest

14.9%

1.3x

Enlightened Tutor

14.7%

1.0x

Plague Spitter

14.7%

1.2x

Duress

13.3%

2.9x

Genesis

12.8%

1.0x

Dust Bowl

12%

1.0x

Ravenous Baloth

11%

1.4x

Wrath Of God

10.8%

1.3x

Seal Of Cleansing

10.7%

2.0x

Uktabi Orangutan

10.4%

1.0x

Smother

10.4%

1.4x

Monk Realist

9.3%

1.0x

Exalted Angel

9.2%

1.9x

Mesmeric Fiend

7.9%

2.0x

Vindicate

7.6%

1.7x

Tranquil Domain

7.6%

1.7x

Deranged Hermit

7.4%

1.0x

Bane Of The Living

7.3%

1.0x

Cabal Therapy

6.9%

1.3x

Diabolic Edict

6.9%

1.6x

Tsunami

1.3x

Spiritual Focus

5.9%

1.0x

Absolute Law

5.7%

2.0x

Hidden Gibbons

5.7%

2.0x

Skeletal Scrying

5.7%

1.0x

Phyrexian Arena

5.5%

2.0x

Ivory Mask

5.3%

1.0x

Caves Of Koilos

5.2%

1.0x

Seedtime

5.2%

1.0x

Phantom Nishoba

4.8%

1.0x

Compost

4.8%

1.0x

Call Of The Herd

4.2%

1.0x

Auramancer

4.2%

1.0x

Cartographer

4.2%

1.0x

Masticore

1.0x

Braids, Cabal Minion

1.0x

Tsabo'S Decree

1.6x

Presence Of The Master

1.0x

Eternal Dragon

2.0x

Bone Shredder

2.9%

1.0x

Desolation Angel

2.9%

1.0x

Karmic Guide

2.9%

1.0x

Laquatus'S Champion

2.9%

1.0x

Rishadan Port

2.9%

1.0x

Tempting Wurm

2.9%

2.0x

Aura Mutation

2.9%

1.0x

Gloom

2.7%

2.0x

Ivory Tower

2.7%

2.0x

Tranquility

2.7%

1.0x

Graveborn Muse

2.6%

1.0x

Decree Of Justice

2.5%

1.5x

Faceless Butcher

2.5%

1.0x

Null Rod

2.5%

1.0x

Spike Feeder

2.4%

1.0x

Chainer'S Edict

2.4%

1.0x

Crumble

2.1%

1.0x

Armageddon

2.1%

1.0x

Heroes' Reunion

2.1%

2.0x

Massacre

2.1%

1.0x

Krosan Tusker

2.1%

1.0x

Serenity

1.0x

Yavimaya Elder

1.9%

1.0x

Blastoderm

1.9%

2.0x

Gerrard'S Verdict

1.9%

1.0x

Defense Grid

1.5%

1.0x

Scragnoth

1.4%

1.0x

Glacial Chasm

1.2%

1.0x

Verdant Force

1.2%

1.0x

Back To Basics

1.1%

2.0x

Chain Of Vapor

1.1%

1.0x

Cremate

1.1%

1.0x

Fact Or Fiction

1.1%

1.0x

Misdirection

1.1%

1.0x

Shadow Rift

1.1%

1.0x

Shallow Grave

1.1%

1.0x

Snuff Out

1.1%

1.0x

Thwart

1.1%

1.0x

Volrath'S Stronghold

1.0x

Gaea'S Cradle

1.0x

Recent Events Featuring this Archetype

Premodern League 2026-06-02

2026-06-02•Magic Online•158 Players

Highest Finish: 1st

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Premodern LeagueJune22026 (2026-06-02)

2026-06-02•Magic Online•64 Players

Highest Finish: 1st

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Open a Beneficio de Perros Comunitarios @ Santiago (Chile)

2026-05-30•Santiago, Chile•10 Players

Highest Finish: 2nd

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IV JF

2026-05-24•Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil•9 Players

Highest Finish: 3rd

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Premodern League 2026-05-05

2026-05-05•Magic Online•53 Players

Highest Finish: 1st

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Quick Facts

Tierrogue

Stylemidrange

Meta Share0.2%

Avg Lands23.2

Est. Price~$1524

Colors

Deck Weaknesses

As a fair midrange deck it can be out — grinded by dedicated control or beaten by combo decks that ignore its creature removal.
Pernicious Deed can be awkward to cast at the right time and often costs it its own board to reset.
Birds of Paradise and a three — color mana base leave it vulnerable to mana disruption and color screw.
Without an Exalted Angel or Ravenous Baloth its threats are slow, letting fast aggro race it before stabilization.

How to win with it

Mulligan any hand that lacks both a black source and either a Duress or a Cabal Therapy. The discard is what lets your expensive threats land safely, so pure mana plus threats with no disruption is losing before you start. A keepable hand has at least two lands including a black source, one discard spell, and one threat or removal spell.
Turn one, lead Duress or Cabal Therapy over Birds of Paradise when the opponent's hand looks threatening, since stripping a key spell before your own threats resolve beats accelerating a turn. Save Birds of Paradise for hands where the mana gap genuinely matters, such as unmorphing Exalted Angel a turn ahead of schedule.
Hold Swords to Plowshares for the opponent's largest threat, not the first creature you see: Pernicious Deed sweeps small creatures and tokens cleanly, so let Deed do that work and keep Swords to Plowshares for the threat too big for a cheap Deed pop or one that would survive the activation you can afford.
The dream draw is turn-one Duress, turn-two Wall of Blossoms or Call of the Herd, turn-three Ravenous Baloth, then Exalted Angel deployed face-down and unmorphed into a 4/5 flyer. You strip the answer early and build a clock that gains you life every time the Angel connects or you sacrifice Ravenous Baloth, stretching your resource margin each turn.
The grind plan uses Pernicious Deed as a reset: develop a Ravenous Baloth or a Call of the Herd token, bait the opponent into committing their board, then detonate Deed to even or win the exchange while the life cushion from sacrificing Ravenous Baloth buys the turns. Sequence Deed first and hold Vindicate for what Deed leaves behind, whether an enchantment, a problem land, or a high-cost permanent above the converted mana cost you set the Deed to.
The key decision every game is when to commit Exalted Angel from its face-down 2/2: unmorph immediately for maximum life gain but expose a 4/5 to removal, or leave it down to buy time while it does nothing. Unmorph once Duress, Cabal Therapy, or Gerrard's Verdict has confirmed the answer is gone, and never unmorph blind into a full grip and untapped mana.

How to beat it

Apply fast, redundant pressure so its one-for-one removal can't keep up before Exalted Angel stabilizes.
Play around Pernicious Deed by not overcommitting permanents into an open BG mana.
Kill or pressure Birds of Paradise and its dual lands to slow the three-color mana base.
Bring resilient threats or a combo plan that dodges Swords to Plowshares and Vindicate.
Hold removal for Exalted Angel and Ravenous Baloth, since their lifegain is what lets Junk win attrition races.

Last Updated: May 2026