Premodern Moneyball Black
Moneyball Black is a Premodern midrange strategy that usually features Duress, Graveborn Muse, and Hypnotic Specter.
Meta
4.5%
Colors
Shift
+19%
Variability
Medium
298 decks in Mono-Black
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | View | Grantfly | Premodern Challenge 32 | 1st | 9-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 14 | View | fazparte | Premodern Challenge 32 | 14th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 12 | View | OnlyLuck | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 12 | View | RyanMielbye | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 11 | View | Parallaxed | Premodern Challenge 32 | 27th | 2-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 10 | View | karatedom | Premodern Challenge 32 | 13th | 4-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 10 | View | AFX | Premodern Challenge 32 | 20th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Apr 10 | View | LucasG1ggs | Premodern Challenge 32 | 23rd | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 9 | View | salvatorix | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-09 | 11th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 9 | View | Rashek | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-09 | 17th | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 9 | View | bparis15 | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-09 | 21st | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 9 | View | Grantfly | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-09 | 24th | 3-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Apr 9 | View | boytriton | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-09 | 28th | 2-4 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 9 | View | fazparte | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-09 | 32nd | 2-4 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 7 | View | _Batutinha_ | Premodern Challenge 32 | 4th | 6-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 7 | View | Rashek | Premodern Challenge 32 | 5th | 6-1 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 7 | View | fazparte | Premodern Challenge 32 | 12th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 7 | View | boytriton | Premodern Challenge 32 | 14th | 4-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 7 | View | MisterTwin | Premodern Challenge 32 | 26th | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 7 | View | luvadepedreiro | Premodern Challenge 32 | 27th | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 7 | View | bparis15 | Premodern Challenge 32 | 30th | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 7 | View | Grantfly | Premodern League 2026-04-07 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Apr 7 | View | if_then_else | Premodern League 2026-04-07 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 4 | View | karatedom | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-04 | 5th | 6-1 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 4 | View | Oderus Urungus | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-04 | 7th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 |
Moneyball Black has slipped from ~5.0% to 4.5% of the Premodern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~5.0% to 4.5% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Moneyball Black cards
Cards gaining share within Moneyball Black vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiritmonger | New | 19% | +18.8% |
| Naturalize | 6% | 19% | +12.5% |
| Ravenous Rats | 50% | 75% | +25% |
| Tainted Wood | 13% | 19% | +6.3% |
| Llanowar Wastes | 13% | 19% | +6.3% |
| Snuff Out | 63% | 69% | +6.3% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaguebearer | 6% | 25% | +18.8% |
| Spinning Darkness | 31% | 56% | +25% |
| Drain Life | 50% | 81% | +31.3% |
| Haunting Echoes | 38% | 44% | +6.3% |
| Graveborn Muse | 38% | 44% | +6.3% |
| Tranquil Domain | 13% | 19% | +6.3% |
| Cursed Scroll | 50% | 56% | +6.3% |
| Engineered Plague | 88% | 100% | +12.5% |
Typical Premodern Moneyball Black maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 119 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Duress | 4.0 | 100% |
| Graveborn Muse | 2.3 | 100% |
| Hypnotic Specter | 4.0 | 100% |
| Swamp | 17.0 | 100% |
| Dark Ritual | 4.0 | 99% |
| Cabal Therapy | 4.0 | 98% |
| Diabolic Edict | 2.0 | 98% |
| Withered Wretch | 3.9 | 98% |
| Smother | 2.4 | 97% |
| Cursed Scroll | 2.0 | 94% |
| Mishra's Factory | 3.9 | 94% |
| Wasteland | 2.1 | 92% |
| Nantuko Shade | 2.4 | 90% |
| Plaguebearer | 1.4 | 68% |
| Knight of Stromgald | 3.3 | 52% |
| Ravenous Rats | 3.4 | 49% |
| Snuff Out | 1.1 | 48% |
| Chainer's Edict | 1.0 | 29% |
| Bane of the Living | 1.0 | 15% |
| Spawning Pool | 1.1 | 11% |
| Grinning Demon | 1.4 | 10% |
| Phyrexian Arena | 1.1 | 10% |
| Urza's Bauble | 3.8 | 10% |
| Llanowar Wastes | 4.0 | 4% |
| Tainted Wood | 4.0 | 4% |
| Naturalize | 2.0 | 3% |
| Drain Life | 1.0 | 3% |
| Spiritmonger | 1.3 | 3% |
| Black Knight | 4.0 | 2% |
| Blackmail | 3.0 | 2% |
| Ebon Stronghold | 4.0 | 2% |
| Funeral Charm | 2.5 | 2% |
| Hatred | 4.0 | 2% |
| Lake of the Dead | 1.0 | 2% |
| Masticore | 1.5 | 2% |
| Phyrexian Furnace | 3.0 | 2% |
| Spinal Graft | 3.0 | 2% |
| Cabal Pit | 1.0 | <1% |
| Corrupt | 2.0 | <1% |
| Diabolic Intent | 1.0 | <1% |
Typical Premodern Moneyball Black sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 119 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 119 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineered Plague | 3.8 | 94% |
| Dystopia | 3.1 | 93% |
| Gloom | 2.7 | 93% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.4 | 68% |
| Cursed Scroll | 1.2 | 64% |
| Diabolic Edict | 1.0 | 55% |
| Drain Life | 1.1 | 48% |
| Graveborn Muse | 1.0 | 34% |
| Spinning Darkness | 1.4 | 34% |
| Plaguebearer | 1.4 | 30% |
| Vendetta | 1.0 | 24% |
| Snuff Out | 1.1 | 18% |
| Powder Keg | 1.1 | 17% |
| Haunting Echoes | 1.4 | 13% |
| Grinning Demon | 1.4 | 9% |
| Phyrexian Arena | 1.4 | 9% |
| Wasteland | 1.0 | 8% |
| Tranquil Domain | 4.0 | 4% |
| Smother | 2.5 | 3% |
| Bane of the Living | 1.3 | 3% |
| Funeral Charm | 1.0 | 3% |
| Perish | 1.0 | 3% |
| Withered Wretch | 1.3 | 3% |
| Dust Bowl | 1.0 | 2% |
| Gaea's Blessing | 1.0 | 2% |
| Infest | 2.5 | 2% |
| Skeletal Scrying | 1.0 | 2% |
| Spiritmonger | 1.0 | 2% |
| Vicious Hunger | 1.5 | 2% |
| Blackmail | 2.0 | <1% |
| Bottle Gnomes | 2.0 | <1% |
| Cabal Therapy | 1.0 | <1% |
| Chainer's Edict | 1.0 | <1% |
| Corrupt | 1.0 | <1% |
| Dark Ritual | 1.0 | <1% |
| Hatred | 2.0 | <1% |
| Innocent Blood | 4.0 | <1% |
| Masticore | 1.0 | <1% |
| Mind Sludge | 1.0 | <1% |
| Naturalize | 2.0 | <1% |