Premodern Cradle Control
Cradle Control is a Premodern midrange strategy that usually features Deranged Hermit, Gaea's Cradle, and Genesis. Recent lists are split between Gruul and Simic builds.
Meta
0.3%
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32 decks in Gruul
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5 | View | Tinkmaster | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-03-05 | 1st | 7-2 | — | |
| Feb 24 | View | iopoi | Premodern League 2026-02-24 | — | 5-0 | — | |
| Jan 1 | View | SteB | Premodern Challenge 32 - Premodern 2026-01-01 | 27th | — | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jan 1 | View | iopoi | Premodern League 2026-01-01 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Dec 17, 2025 | View | hulk3rules | Premodern League 2025-12-17 | — | 5-0 | — | |
| Dec 14, 2025 | View | Todeshorst | Premodern League 2025-12-14 | — | 5-0 | — | |
| Dec 10, 2025 | View | Paxxu | Premodern League 2025-12-10 | — | 5-0 | — |
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Cradle Control has held steady around 0.3% of the Premodern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Held near 0.3% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Typical Premodern Cradle Control maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 17 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Deranged Hermit | 2.2 | 100% |
| Forest | 7.6 | 100% |
| Gaea's Cradle | 3.8 | 100% |
| Genesis | 1.0 | 100% |
| Llanowar Elves | 2.8 | 100% |
| Nantuko Vigilante | 1.5 | 100% |
| Squee, Goblin Nabob | 1.0 | 100% |
| Survival of the Fittest | 4.0 | 100% |
| Wall of Roots | 2.5 | 100% |
| Quirion Ranger | 1.4 | 94% |
| Fyndhorn Elves | 2.5 | 88% |
| Birds of Paradise | 4.0 | 76% |
| Masticore | 1.0 | 76% |
| Wall of Blossoms | 2.2 | 76% |
| Anger | 1.0 | 71% |
| Mountain | 1.2 | 71% |
| Priest of Titania | 1.6 | 71% |
| Wirewood Symbiote | 2.5 | 71% |
| Wooded Foothills | 4.0 | 71% |
| Yavimaya Granger | 1.0 | 71% |
| Karplusan Forest | 2.8 | 65% |
| Multani's Acolyte | 2.7 | 59% |
| Thornscape Battlemage | 1.0 | 59% |
| Goblin Bombardment | 1.6 | 47% |
| Sylvan Library | 1.5 | 47% |
| Basking Rootwalla | 2.3 | 35% |
| Skyshroud Poacher | 1.0 | 35% |
| City of Brass | 2.8 | 29% |
| Natural Order | 2.2 | 29% |
| Opposition | 3.0 | 29% |
| Orcish Settlers | 1.0 | 29% |
| Phantom Nishoba | 1.0 | 29% |
| Tradewind Rider | 2.0 | 29% |
| Yavimaya Coast | 4.0 | 29% |
| Avalanche Riders | 3.0 | 24% |
| Caller of the Claw | 1.8 | 24% |
| Gilded Drake | 1.0 | 24% |
| Goblin Sharpshooter | 1.0 | 24% |
| Island | 1.8 | 24% |
| Mystic Snake | 1.0 | 24% |
Typical Premodern Cradle Control sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 17 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 17 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Naturalize | 2.9 | 100% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 2.9 | 100% |
| Tranquil Domain | 1.0 | 65% |
| Winter Orb | 1.8 | 47% |
| Pyroclasm | 3.0 | 35% |
| Gaea's Blessing | 1.2 | 29% |
| Spike Feeder | 1.0 | 29% |
| Uktabi Orangutan | 1.0 | 29% |
| Wall of Blossoms | 2.0 | 29% |
| Xantid Swarm | 2.6 | 29% |
| Caller of the Claw | 1.0 | 24% |
| Masticore | 1.0 | 24% |
| Nantuko Vigilante | 1.0 | 24% |
| Flametongue Kavu | 1.0 | 18% |
| Goblin Sharpshooter | 1.0 | 18% |
| Hydroblast | 2.3 | 18% |
| Natural Order | 1.3 | 18% |
| Phyrexian Furnace | 1.0 | 18% |
| Plow Under | 3.0 | 18% |
| Druid Lyrist | 1.0 | 12% |
| Red Elemental Blast | 3.0 | 12% |
| Annul | 3.0 | 6% |
| Avalanche Riders | 1.0 | 6% |
| Call of the Herd | 2.0 | 6% |
| Calming Verse | 2.0 | 6% |
| Chill | 2.0 | 6% |
| Essence Flare | 2.0 | 6% |
| Fire/Ice | 2.0 | 6% |
| Meddling Mage | 1.0 | 6% |
| Monk Realist | 1.0 | 6% |
| Phantom Nishoba | 1.0 | 6% |
| Ravenous Baloth | 1.0 | 6% |
| Sylvan Safekeeper | 1.0 | 6% |
| Symbiotic Wurm | 1.0 | 6% |
| Tranquility | 4.0 | 6% |
| Tsabo's Web | 2.0 | 6% |