Modern UW Control
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| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 64 | 28th | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Apr 7 | View | XantosCell | Modern Challenge 64 2026-04-07 | 8th | 5-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 6 | View | XantosCell | Modern Challenge 32 2026-04-06 | 18th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 6 | View | Dlihchtarw | Modern Challenge 32 2026-04-06 | 22nd | 4-3 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Apr 6 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-04-06 | 24th | 4-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 6 | View | SlyWildchild | Modern League 2026-04-06 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Apr 6 | View | koira_simo | Modern League 2026-04-06 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Apr 5 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 | 23rd | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Apr 5 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-04-05 | 23rd | — | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 4 | View | YopopMTG | Modern Challenge 64 2026-04-04 | 16th | 5-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Apr 4 | View | ShadowTitan1 | Modern Challenge 32 | 21st | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 4 | View | YungDingo | Modern Challenge 32 | 28th | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 4 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 | 32nd | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 4 | View | Strubb | Modern League 2026-04-04 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Apr 4 | View | Maccaciock | Modern League 2026-04-04 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Apr 4 | View | pagan20 | Modern League 2026-04-04 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Apr 3 | View | PieGonti | Modern Challenge 64 | 14th | 5-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 2 | View | Dabol-R | Modern Challenge 64 2026-04-02 | 16th | 5-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Apr 2 | View | Reaperss | Modern League 2026-04-02 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Apr 1 | View | IronBeagle | Modern Challenge 32 | 7th | 6-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 1 | View | eclipse4343 | Modern Challenge 32 | 15th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 1 | View | XmugenX | Modern League 2026-04-01 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 31 | View | Awesome7574 | Modern Challenge 64 | 16th | 4-3 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Mar 31 | View | cgouldner | Modern League 2026-03-31 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Mar 30 | View | KingHairy | Modern Challenge 32 2026-03-30 | 5th | 7-1 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 |
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% |
UW Control Modern FAQ
Is UW Control good in Modern right now?
Still one of Modern's most-played decks at 1.1%, though it's fallen sharply (−34%) over the last two weeks, with 3 Challenge wins and 5 Top 8s. Over the last 90 days it's still up from ~0.1% to 1.1%, 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 (58); 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 46% to 89% 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 643 Modern UW Control decklists all-time (18 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest UW Control result Jul 27, 2026.