Pauper Mono-Black Control
Mono-Black Control is a Pauper control strategy that usually features Bojuka Bog, Cast Down, and Kor Skyfisher.
Meta
0.8%
Colors
Shift
+9%
Variability
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60 decks in Stock
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2025 | View | Goffman | Pauper Challenge 32 2025-11-09 | 32nd | — | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Nov 9, 2025 | View | Goffman | Pauper League 2025-11-09 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Nov 8, 2025 | View | LarryJM | Pauper League 2025-11-08 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Oct 31, 2025 | View | rampantoaf | Pauper League 2025-10-31 | — | 5-0 | — | |
| Oct 11, 2025 | View | dannyground | Pauper League 2025-10-11 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Oct 1, 2025 | View | dannyground | Pauper League 2025-10-01 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Sep 16, 2025 | View | clamego | Pauper League 2025-09-16 | — | 5-0 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2025 | View | TonySilence | Pauper League 2025-09-12 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Sep 5, 2025 | View | gasimpar | Pauper League 2025-09-05 | — | 5-0 | — | |
| Sep 4, 2025 | View | GilbertoAntunes | Pauper League 2025-09-04 | — | 5-0 | — |
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Mono-Black Control has slipped from ~2.5% to 0.8% of the Pauper metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~2.5% to 0.8% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Typical Pauper Mono-Black Control maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 60 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Bojuka Bog | 1.8 | 98% |
| Cast Down | 3.6 | 98% |
| Swamp | 2.8 | 95% |
| Kor Skyfisher | 4.0 | 93% |
| Lembas | 3.6 | 93% |
| Tithing Blade | 2.5 | 93% |
| Ancient Den | 3.3 | 92% |
| Glint Hawk | 4.0 | 92% |
| Grim Bauble | 2.1 | 92% |
| Refurbished Familiar | 4.0 | 92% |
| Thraben Charm | 1.9 | 92% |
| Vault of Whispers | 3.2 | 92% |
| Orzhov Basilica | 2.7 | 90% |
| Plains | 1.9 | 90% |
| Omen of the Dead | 1.0 | 83% |
| Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising | 2.3 | 83% |
| Thraben Inspector | 3.6 | 83% |
| Eviscerator's Insight | 2.5 | 78% |
| Kabira Crossroads | 1.4 | 48% |
| Scoured Barrens | 2.7 | 48% |
| Suffocating Fumes | 1.0 | 47% |
| Anchovy & Banana Pizza | 1.0 | 42% |
| Foot Ninjas | 1.7 | 40% |
| Radiant Fountain | 1.2 | 40% |
| Goldmire Bridge | 2.3 | 32% |
| Mortuary Mire | 1.0 | 30% |
| Mukotai Ambusher | 1.7 | 27% |
| Foot Headquarters | 3.0 | 25% |
| Okiba-Gang Shinobi | 1.1 | 23% |
| Thorn of the Black Rose | 1.8 | 23% |
| Fanatical Offering | 2.0 | 20% |
| Novice Inspector | 2.3 | 20% |
| Prophetic Prism | 1.0 | 15% |
| Duress | 1.8 | 13% |
| Leonardo, Big Brother | 1.3 | 13% |
| Avishkar Raceway | 1.0 | 12% |
| Candy Trail | 2.3 | 10% |
| Ichor Wellspring | 3.2 | 10% |
| Anoint with Affliction | 1.0 | 8% |
| Bonder's Ornament | 1.4 | 8% |
Typical Pauper Mono-Black Control sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 60 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 60 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Duress | 3.2 | 93% |
| Dust to Dust | 3.4 | 85% |
| Arms of Hadar | 1.9 | 77% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1.9 | 50% |
| Tithing Blade | 1.8 | 35% |
| Thraben Charm | 1.4 | 32% |
| Suffocating Fumes | 1.0 | 28% |
| Faerie Macabre | 1.8 | 27% |
| Mukotai Ambusher | 2.2 | 22% |
| Relic of Progenitus | 2.5 | 22% |
| Accursed Marauder | 1.6 | 18% |
| Campfire | 1.8 | 17% |
| Crypt Rats | 1.6 | 15% |
| Drown in Sorrow | 1.9 | 15% |
| Anchovy & Banana Pizza | 1.0 | 13% |
| Dawnbringer Cleric | 1.9 | 13% |
| Thorn of the Black Rose | 1.1 | 13% |
| Okiba-Gang Shinobi | 1.3 | 12% |
| Standard Bearer | 1.9 | 12% |
| Ashes to Ashes | 1.7 | 10% |
| Revoke Existence | 2.0 | 10% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 3.5 | 7% |
| Grim Bauble | 1.0 | 7% |
| Navigator's Compass | 2.0 | 7% |
| Coalition Honor Guard | 1.7 | 5% |
| Destroy Evil | 1.5 | 3% |
| Goliath Paladin | 1.0 | 3% |
| Hallow | 2.0 | 3% |
| Lone Missionary | 1.5 | 3% |
| Prismatic Strands | 1.0 | 3% |
| Pristine Talisman | 3.0 | 3% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.0 | 3% |
| Unexpected Fangs | 2.0 | 3% |
| Unmake | 2.0 | 3% |
| Arashin Cleric | 1.0 | 2% |
| Bonder's Ornament | 1.0 | 2% |
| Castigate | 1.0 | 2% |
| Divest | 2.0 | 2% |
| Foot Ninjas | 2.0 | 2% |
| Pestilence | 1.0 | 2% |