Modern UW Control
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| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2025 | View | salad | Modern Challenge 32 2025-08-18 | 3rd | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 18, 2025 | View | KingHairy | Modern Challenge 64 2025-08-18 | 19th | — | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Aug 18, 2025 | View | Margin_Call | Modern League 2025-08-18 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Aug 18, 2025 | View | HA0N | Modern League 2025-08-18 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Aug 17, 2025 | View | salad | Modern Challenge 32 2025-08-17 (1) | 3rd | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 16, 2025 | View | levunga21 | Modern Challenge 64 2025-08-16 | 15th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Aug 16, 2025 | View | Botzko | Modern Challenge 64 2025-08-16 | 16th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 16, 2025 | View | echecetmat35 | Modern Challenge 64 2025-08-16 | 17th | — | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Aug 16, 2025 | View | _Me | Modern Challenge 64 2025-08-16 | 27th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Aug 16, 2025 | View | salad | Modern League 2025-08-16 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 15, 2025 | View | surgetemelo | Modern Challenge 64 2025-08-15 | 18th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 15, 2025 | View | _Batutinha_ | Modern Challenge 64 2025-08-15 | 28th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 15, 2025 | View | Navas | Modern Challenge 64 2025-08-15 | 31st | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 15, 2025 | View | Xedim | Modern League 2025-08-15 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Aug 15, 2025 | View | Franticore | Modern League 2025-08-15 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Aug 15, 2025 | View | switchjon | Modern League 2025-08-15 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Aug 15, 2025 | View | Evariel | Modern League 2025-08-15 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Aug 14, 2025 | View | boytriton | Modern Challenge 64 2025-08-14 | 1st | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 14, 2025 | View | marcoshadow | Modern Challenge 64 2025-08-14 | 24th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 14, 2025 | View | Jugador1 | Modern League 2025-08-14 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Aug 13, 2025 | View | Takayama | Modern Challenge 64 2025-08-13 | 12th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 12, 2025 | View | boytriton | Modern Challenge 32 2025-08-12 | 9th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 12, 2025 | View | PieGonti | Modern Challenge 32 2025-08-12 | 27th | — | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Aug 12, 2025 | View | serajh | Modern League 2025-08-12 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Aug 12, 2025 | View | switchjon | Modern League 2025-08-12 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 |
UW Control has climbed from ~0.1% to 1.2% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~0.1% to 1.2% · 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 | 15% | 60% | +45.2% |
| Tune the Narrative | 44% | 80% | +35.6% |
| Watery Grave | 52% | 80% | +28.1% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 56% | 85% | +29.4% |
| Day's Undoing | 56% | 85% | +29.4% |
| Narset, Parter of Veils | 59% | 90% | +30.7% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 48% | 65% | +16.9% |
| Monumental Henge | 67% | 90% | +23.3% |
| Thundering Falls | 70% | 90% | +19.6% |
| Isochron Scepter | 70% | 90% | +19.6% |
| Orim's Chant | 70% | 90% | +19.6% |
| Arid Mesa | 74% | 90% | +15.9% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Verdict | 48% | 85% | +36.9% |
| Hallowed Moonlight | New | 15% | +15% |
| Kaheera, the Orphanguard | 67% | 90% | +23.3% |
| Spell Snare | 26% | 40% | +14.1% |
| High Noon | 74% | 95% | +20.9% |
| Force of Negation | 11% | 15% | +3.9% |
| Rest in Peace | 78% | 90% | +12.2% |
Typical Modern UW Control maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 150 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 | 2.8 | 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 | 79% |
| Teferi, Hero of Dominaria | 1.5 | 78% |
| Thundering Falls | 1.0 | 76% |
| Spell Snare | 2.2 | 75% |
| Arid Mesa | 2.3 | 75% |
| Hall of Storm Giants | 1.0 | 75% |
| Orim's Chant | 3.9 | 73% |
| Isochron Scepter | 1.8 | 71% |
| Monumental Henge | 1.0 | 71% |
| Watery Grave | 1.0 | 68% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.0 | 55% |
| Narset, Parter of Veils | 3.1 | 41% |
| Misty Rainforest | 1.2 | 41% |
| Force of Negation | 1.2 | 39% |
| Polluted Delta | 1.2 | 39% |
| Day's Undoing | 1.2 | 38% |
| Field of Ruin | 3.0 | 37% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 1.0 | 36% |
| Marsh Flats | 1.8 | 35% |
| Tune the Narrative | 2.5 | 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% |
| Breeding Pool | 1.0 | 18% |
| Flow State | 2.1 | 18% |
Typical Modern UW Control sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 150 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 150 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 | 66% |
| Rest in Peace | 1.6 | 61% |
| Celestial Purge | 1.2 | 57% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.2 | 41% |
| Supreme Verdict | 1.1 | 33% |
| Spell Snare | 1.1 | 19% |
| Vexing Bauble | 1.8 | 17% |
| Beza, the Bounding Spring | 1.3 | 16% |
| Isochron Scepter | 1.0 | 14% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 2.0 | 14% |
| Chalice of the Void | 1.9 | 11% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.9 | 9% |
| Dovin's Veto | 1.3 | 7% |
| Force of Negation | 1.0 | 7% |
| Dress Down | 1.2 | 7% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 1.3 | 6% |
| Orim's Chant | 1.1 | 5% |
| Day's Undoing | 1.0 | 3% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 2.2 | 3% |
| Path to Exile | 2.0 | 3% |
| Relic of Progenitus | 2.0 | 3% |
| Cityscape Leveler | 1.0 | 3% |
| Ensnaring Bridge | 1.0 | 3% |
| Liquimetal Coating | 1.0 | 3% |
| Crucible of Worlds | 1.0 | 2% |
| Elixir of Immortality | 1.0 | 2% |
| Engineered Explosives | 1.0 | 2% |
| Hallowed Moonlight | 1.0 | 2% |
| Prismatic Ending | 1.0 | 2% |
| Solitude | 1.0 | 2% |
| Subtlety | 1.7 | 2% |
| Deafening Silence | 2.0 | 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% |
UW Control Modern FAQ
Is UW Control good in Modern right now?
Still one of Modern's most-played decks at 1.2%, though it's fallen sharply (−28%) over the last two weeks, with 2 Challenge wins and 5 Top 8s. Over the last 90 days it's still up from ~0.1% to 1.2%, so this looks like a recent pullback rather than a collapse. Best recent finish: 1st (9-1) at Modern Challenge 64 on Jul 27, 2026.
What are the key cards in Modern UW Control?
The most-played cards are Teferi, Time Raveler (100% of lists), Solitude (98% of lists), and Wrath of the Skies (98% of lists) over the last 90 days. Most lists are Stock (59); variants add Erode (19) and Brainsurge (18).
What's a typical Modern UW Control sideboard?
The most common Modern UW Control sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Mystical Dispute (96% of lists), Consign to Memory (95% of lists), High Noon (84% of lists), and Kaheera, the Orphanguard (74% of lists). Supreme Verdict is the fastest riser, up from 48% to 85% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Modern UW Control?
Mostly one stock build — recent lists are highly standardized. Recent lists split into Erode, Brainsurge, and Stock approaches.
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 UW Control decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 646 Modern UW Control decklists all-time (20 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest UW Control result Jul 29, 2026.