Modern UW Control
UW Control is a Modern control strategy that usually features Teferi, Time Raveler, Solitude, and Wrath of the Skies.
Meta
1.1%
Colors
Shift
−34%
Variability
Low
82 decks in Brainsurge
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2025 | View | Phoenix_Flame | Modern Challenge 32 2025-11-12 | 26th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Nov 7, 2025 | View | Evariel | Modern League 2025-11-07 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Nov 1, 2025 | View | CavalloGoloso | Modern Challenge 64 2025-11-01 | 32nd | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Oct 30, 2025 | View | Makoobi | Modern Challenge 64 2025-10-30 | 22nd | — | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Oct 29, 2025 | View | Makoobi | Modern League 2025-10-29 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | View | Makoobi | Modern League 2025-10-28 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Oct 25, 2025 | View | felider | Modern Challenge 32 2025-10-25 | 14th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Oct 24, 2025 | View | bobthedog | Modern Challenge 64 2025-10-24 | 4th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Oct 21, 2025 | View | Omegauo | Modern Challenge 32 2025-10-21 | 23rd | — | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Oct 20, 2025 | View | Controlagrooo | Modern League 2025-10-20 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Sep 1, 2025 | View | monste94 | Modern League 2025-09-01 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Aug 29, 2025 | View | Podiman | Modern League 2025-08-29 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Aug 23, 2025 | View | yneves | Modern League 2025-08-23 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Aug 21, 2025 | View | bobthedog | Modern League 2025-08-21 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Aug 10, 2025 | View | Ulrikk | Modern Challenge 32 2025-08-10 | 29th | — | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Aug 7, 2025 | View | monste94 | Modern League 2025-08-07 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Aug 3, 2025 | View | Evariel | Modern Challenge 32 2025-08-03 | 28th | — | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Aug 1, 2025 | View | Evariel | Modern League 2025-08-01 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 26, 2025 | View | MTGWojtek | Modern League 2025-07-26 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jul 26, 2025 | View | Evariel | Modern League 2025-07-26 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 25, 2025 | View | Evariel | Modern League 2025-07-25 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 21, 2025 | View | Izzy90 | Modern League 2025-07-21 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 16, 2025 | View | salad | Modern Challenge 64 2025-07-16 | 27th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 16, 2025 | View | Evariel | Modern League 2025-07-16 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jul 13, 2025 | View | PatrizioSpadoni | Modern League 2025-07-13 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 |
UW Control has climbed from ~0.1% to 1.1% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~0.1% to 1.1% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising UW Control cards
Cards gaining share within UW Control vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wandering Emperor | 12% | 61% | +49.6% |
| Tune the Narrative | 42% | 83% | +41% |
| Watery Grave | 50% | 83% | +33.3% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 54% | 83% | +29.5% |
| Day's Undoing | 54% | 83% | +29.5% |
| Narset, Parter of Veils | 58% | 89% | +31.2% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 46% | 72% | +26.1% |
| Thundering Falls | 69% | 94% | +25.2% |
| Monumental Henge | 65% | 89% | +23.5% |
| Isochron Scepter | 69% | 94% | +25.2% |
| Orim's Chant | 69% | 94% | +25.2% |
| Arid Mesa | 73% | 94% | +21.4% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Verdict | 46% | 89% | +42.7% |
| Spell Snare | 23% | 50% | +26.9% |
| Kaheera, the Orphanguard | 65% | 94% | +29.1% |
| High Noon | 73% | 100% | +26.9% |
| Force of Negation | 12% | 17% | +5.1% |
| Rest in Peace | 77% | 94% | +17.5% |
| Celestial Purge | 73% | 78% | +4.7% |
Typical Modern UW Control maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 147 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Island | 2.5 | 100% |
| Plains | 2.1 | 100% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 3.2 | 100% |
| Hallowed Fountain | 2.0 | 98% |
| Solitude | 3.5 | 98% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 2.7 | 98% |
| Flooded Strand | 4.0 | 97% |
| Meticulous Archive | 2.0 | 97% |
| Prismatic Ending | 3.5 | 97% |
| Consult the Star Charts | 3.5 | 95% |
| Counterspell | 3.6 | 95% |
| Supreme Verdict | 1.6 | 89% |
| Scalding Tarn | 1.6 | 82% |
| Mystic Gate | 1.3 | 78% |
| Teferi, Hero of Dominaria | 1.5 | 78% |
| Thundering Falls | 1.0 | 76% |
| Arid Mesa | 2.3 | 75% |
| Spell Snare | 2.2 | 75% |
| Hall of Storm Giants | 1.0 | 74% |
| Orim's Chant | 3.9 | 73% |
| Isochron Scepter | 1.8 | 71% |
| Monumental Henge | 1.0 | 70% |
| Watery Grave | 1.0 | 68% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.0 | 55% |
| Misty Rainforest | 1.2 | 41% |
| Narset, Parter of Veils | 3.1 | 40% |
| Force of Negation | 1.2 | 39% |
| Polluted Delta | 1.2 | 39% |
| Day's Undoing | 1.2 | 37% |
| Field of Ruin | 2.9 | 37% |
| Marsh Flats | 1.8 | 36% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 1.0 | 35% |
| Tune the Narrative | 2.4 | 35% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 1.3 | 31% |
| Lórien Revealed | 1.9 | 30% |
| Stock Up | 1.6 | 23% |
| Wan Shi Tong, Librarian | 3.6 | 21% |
| Floodfarm Verge | 1.9 | 20% |
| Flow State | 2.1 | 18% |
| Breeding Pool | 1.0 | 18% |
Typical Modern UW Control sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 147 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 147 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mystical Dispute | 3.0 | 96% |
| Consign to Memory | 3.8 | 95% |
| High Noon | 1.9 | 84% |
| Kaheera, the Orphanguard | 1.0 | 74% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 1.3 | 67% |
| Rest in Peace | 1.6 | 61% |
| Celestial Purge | 1.3 | 57% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.2 | 41% |
| Supreme Verdict | 1.1 | 32% |
| Spell Snare | 1.1 | 20% |
| Vexing Bauble | 1.8 | 17% |
| Beza, the Bounding Spring | 1.2 | 16% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 2.0 | 14% |
| Isochron Scepter | 1.1 | 14% |
| Chalice of the Void | 1.9 | 11% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.9 | 8% |
| Dovin's Veto | 1.3 | 7% |
| Force of Negation | 1.0 | 7% |
| Dress Down | 1.2 | 7% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 1.4 | 5% |
| Orim's Chant | 1.1 | 5% |
| Day's Undoing | 1.0 | 3% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 2.2 | 3% |
| Relic of Progenitus | 2.0 | 3% |
| Cityscape Leveler | 1.0 | 3% |
| Ensnaring Bridge | 1.0 | 3% |
| Liquimetal Coating | 1.0 | 3% |
| Path to Exile | 2.0 | 3% |
| Crucible of Worlds | 1.0 | 2% |
| Elixir of Immortality | 1.0 | 2% |
| Engineered Explosives | 1.0 | 2% |
| Prismatic Ending | 1.0 | 2% |
| Solitude | 1.0 | 2% |
| Subtlety | 1.7 | 2% |
| Deafening Silence | 2.0 | 1% |
| Hallowed Moonlight | 1.0 | 1% |
| Kataki, War's Wage | 1.5 | 1% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 1.0 | 1% |
| Narset, Parter of Veils | 1.0 | 1% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.0 | 1% |