Premodern Cradle Control
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| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
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| Jul 5 | View | JohnGranvik League 5-0 | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | — | |
| Mar 10 | View | Bawer Challenge Top 8 | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-03-10 | 7th | 4-3 | — | |
| Jul 16 | View | PremodernEnjoyer | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | — | |
| Jul 10 | View | xKruppex | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | — | |
| Jul 5 | View | JohnGranvik | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | — | |
| Jun 29 | View | DeviousPenguin666 | Premodern Challenge 32 | 25th | 2-3 | — | |
| Jun 12 | View | heralddaradio | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 8 | View | ThatGuyFromFNM | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 6 | View | MMILLANB | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 30 | View | fpawlusz | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 28 | View | tya-han-oisii | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 27 | View | undie | Premodern Challenge 32 Special | 9th | 4-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 24 | View | iopoi | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| May 23 | View | MMILLANB | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 23 | View | anabol | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 23 | View | JohnGranvik | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 21 | View | anabol | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 9 | View | anabol | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 3 | View | Gabaman | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Apr 28 | View | haveaboavida | Premodern Challenge 32 | 14th | 4-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 28 | View | Bockaius | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 27 | View | Tinkmaster | Premodern League 2026-04-27 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Apr 24 | View | Kask1 | Premodern Challenge 32 | 9th | 3-2 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Apr 24 | View | walrusmadness | Premodern Challenge 32 | 23rd | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 24 | View | galatriste | Premodern Challenge 32 | 32nd | 1-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Apr 24 | View | anabol | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 24 | View | F0KAZA | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 |
Showing 1–25 of 61 all-time decklists
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% |
Cradle Control Premodern FAQ
Is Cradle Control good in Premodern right now?
Cradle Control is 0.3% of Premodern decklists in the last two weeks.
What are the key cards in Premodern Cradle Control?
Nearly every list runs Deranged Hermit, Gaea's Cradle, Genesis, and Llanowar Elves (99%+ of Premodern Cradle Control decklists in the last 90 days). Builds split 7 Gruul vs 4 Simic lists.
What's a typical Premodern Cradle Control sideboard?
The most common Premodern Cradle Control sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Naturalize (100% of lists), Tormod's Crypt (100% of lists), Tranquil Domain (65% of lists), and Winter Orb (47% of lists).
Are there different builds of Premodern Cradle Control?
Recent lists split into Gruul and Simic camps. For an off-stock take, see undie's May 27 list.
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 Premodern Cradle Control decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 61 Premodern Cradle Control decklists all-time (1 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Cradle Control result Jul 16, 2026.