Modern Grixis Control
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| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
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| Apr 11 | View | SPyromancer Challenge win | Modern Challenge 32 2026-04-11 | 1st | 8-1 | — | |
| May 18 | View | JakeTMS Challenge Semifinalist | Modern Challenge 64 | 3rd | 6-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 20 | View | Dioferreira | Modern Challenge 64 | 11th | 5-2 | — | |
| Jul 1 | View | Hitcliff | Modern League | — | 5-0 | — | |
| Jun 6 | View | GWT | Modern Challenge 32 | 7th | 5-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 6 | View | nahuel10 | Modern Challenge 32 | 15th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jun 6 | View | nahuel10 | Modern Challenge 32 | 25th | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jun 6 | View | nahuel10 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jun 2 | View | nahuel10 | Modern Challenge 64 | 3rd | 7-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 27 | View | Galanator | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| May 22 | View | JakeTMS | Modern Challenge 64 | 32nd | 4-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 18 | View | JakeTMS | Modern Challenge 64 | 3rd | 6-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| May 17 | View | JakeTMS | Modern Challenge 32 | 30th | 2-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 17 | View | JakeTMS | Modern Challenge 32 2026-05-17 | 30th | — | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 16 | View | Gods_Shadow | Modern League 2026-05-16 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| May 9 | View | LangeBastian | Modern League 2026-05-09 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 6 | View | _Falcon_ | Modern Challenge 64 | 26th | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 6 | View | OneTakeMan | Modern League 2026-05-06 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 5 | View | TinTin-1989 | Modern League 2026-05-05 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 2 | View | alessandro81 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-05-02 | 23rd | 1-4 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| May 2 | View | Dioferreira | Modern Challenge 32 2026-05-02 | 28th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 2 | View | Dioferreira | Modern Challenge 32 | 28th | 1-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 2 | View | JakeTMS | Modern Challenge 64 | 29th | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 1 | View | Dioferreira | Modern Challenge 64 | 17th | 5-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| May 1 | View | Hitcliff | Modern League 2026-05-01 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 30 | View | oosunq | Modern Challenge 64 | 32nd | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 27 | View | kcomedina | Modern Challenge 32 | 21st | 4-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 |
Showing 1–25 of 172 all-time decklists
Grixis Control has slipped from ~0.8% to 0.1% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~0.8% to 0.1% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Typical Modern Grixis Control maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 24 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Counterspell | 4.0 | 100% |
| Polluted Delta | 3.9 | 100% |
| Wan Shi Tong, Librarian | 3.5 | 100% |
| Fatal Push | 4.0 | 96% |
| Flooded Strand | 2.9 | 96% |
| Force of Negation | 1.5 | 96% |
| Spell Snare | 2.9 | 96% |
| Steam Vents | 1.2 | 96% |
| Subtlety | 3.5 | 96% |
| Undercity Sewers | 2.3 | 96% |
| Watery Grave | 2.8 | 96% |
| Cling to Dust | 2.5 | 92% |
| Consult the Star Charts | 4.0 | 92% |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 2.4 | 92% |
| Orcish Bowmasters | 4.0 | 88% |
| Field of Ruin | 3.9 | 83% |
| Thundering Falls | 1.1 | 63% |
| Island | 3.9 | 58% |
| Scalding Tarn | 2.2 | 58% |
| Swamp | 1.0 | 54% |
| Misty Rainforest | 1.3 | 50% |
| Snapcaster Mage | 2.3 | 50% |
| Kaito, Bane of Nightmares | 1.1 | 42% |
| Snow-Covered Island | 3.8 | 42% |
| Snow-Covered Swamp | 1.0 | 42% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.2 | 42% |
| Fire Magic | 1.0 | 38% |
| Logic Knot | 1.0 | 33% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.0 | 21% |
| Sink into Stupor | 1.5 | 17% |
| Lightning Bolt | 3.3 | 13% |
| Flame of Anor | 4.0 | 8% |
| Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student | 3.0 | 8% |
| Agna Qel'a | 1.0 | 4% |
| Blood Crypt | 1.0 | 4% |
| Brainsurge | 2.0 | 4% |
| Consider | 1.0 | 4% |
| Consign to Memory | 2.0 | 4% |
| Creeping Tar Pit | 1.0 | 4% |
| Demolition Field | 2.0 | 4% |
Typical Modern Grixis Control sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 24 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 24 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mystical Dispute | 2.7 | 100% |
| Consign to Memory | 3.7 | 96% |
| Meltdown | 2.7 | 96% |
| Fire Magic | 1.8 | 88% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 1.6 | 67% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1.5 | 54% |
| Break the Ice | 3.0 | 46% |
| Engineered Explosives | 2.0 | 17% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.3 | 17% |
| Damnation | 1.0 | 13% |
| Thoughtseize | 1.5 | 8% |
| Vexing Bauble | 1.0 | 8% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 1.0 | 4% |
| Extirpate | 1.0 | 4% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 1.0 | 4% |
| Inquisition of Kozilek | 2.0 | 4% |
| Obsidian Charmaw | 2.0 | 4% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 3.0 | 4% |
| Stern Scolding | 2.0 | 4% |
| The Meathook Massacre | 1.0 | 4% |
| Toxic Deluge | 1.0 | 4% |
Grixis Control Modern FAQ
Is Grixis Control good in Modern right now?
Grixis Control is 0.1% of Modern decklists in the last two weeks. Best recent finish: 11th (5-2) at Modern Challenge 64 on Jul 20, 2026.
What are the key cards in Modern Grixis Control?
Nearly every list runs Counterspell and Wan Shi Tong, Librarian (99%+ of Modern Grixis Control decklists in the last 90 days).
What's a typical Modern Grixis Control sideboard?
The most common Modern Grixis Control sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Mystical Dispute (100% of lists), Consign to Memory (96% of lists), Meltdown (96% of lists), and Fire Magic (88% of lists).
What does Uniqueness mean?
Uniqueness rates each list from band 1 (Stock) through band 10 (Unique). Higher means a list is more unusual vs recent peers of this strategy.
How many Modern Grixis Control decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 172 Modern Grixis Control decklists all-time (1 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Grixis Control result Jul 20, 2026.