Premodern Sligh
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Sligh has climbed from ~7.9% to 9.6% of the Premodern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~7.9% to 9.6% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Sligh cards
Cards gaining share within Sligh vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goblin Vandal | 11% | 27% | +16.4% |
| Mishra's Factory | 26% | 35% | +9.6% |
| Wasteland | 2% | 8% | +6% |
| Black Vise | 32% | 41% | +8.6% |
| Price of Progress | 26% | 30% | +4.2% |
| Jackal Pup | 43% | 46% | +3.4% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rejuvenation Chamber | 9% | 22% | +13.1% |
| Pyroblast | 36% | 49% | +12.5% |
| Mogg Salvage | 72% | 92% | +19.6% |
Typical Premodern Sligh maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 249 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Fireblast | 4.0 | 100% |
| Lightning Bolt | 4.0 | 100% |
| Incinerate | 4.0 | 100% |
| Mogg Fanatic | 4.0 | 100% |
| Mountain | 11.8 | 100% |
| Grim Lavamancer | 4.0 | 97% |
| Seal of Fire | 4.0 | 95% |
| Bloodstained Mire | 4.0 | 74% |
| Wooded Foothills | 4.0 | 74% |
| Barbarian Ring | 2.7 | 69% |
| Jackal Pup | 4.0 | 62% |
| Sulfuric Vortex | 2.7 | 61% |
| Cursed Scroll | 2.7 | 57% |
| Ball Lightning | 3.9 | 45% |
| Pyrostatic Pillar | 3.6 | 44% |
| Flame Rift | 3.4 | 35% |
| Mishra's Factory | 3.5 | 35% |
| Black Vise | 4.0 | 25% |
| Price of Progress | 1.6 | 24% |
| Earthquake | 2.7 | 22% |
| Goblin Patrol | 2.1 | 19% |
| Goblin Vandal | 3.7 | 18% |
| Goblin Cadets | 3.4 | 17% |
| Ensnaring Bridge | 2.2 | 15% |
| Reckless Abandon | 1.1 | 13% |
| Firebolt | 1.7 | 10% |
| Volcanic Hammer | 2.9 | 8% |
| Lava Dart | 1.7 | 6% |
| Shock | 3.2 | 5% |
| City of Traitors | 1.5 | 5% |
| Wasteland | 3.3 | 5% |
| Blood Oath | 1.4 | 3% |
| Orgg | 1.0 | 2% |
| Flametongue Kavu | 2.0 | 2% |
| Rishadan Port | 3.8 | 2% |
| Urza's Rage | 2.0 | 2% |
| Blistering Firecat | 1.3 | 1% |
| Ghitu Encampment | 1.3 | 1% |
| Flame Jet | 3.5 | <1% |
| Forgotten Cave | 1.5 | <1% |
Typical Premodern Sligh sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 249 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 249 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Overload | 3.5 | 98% |
| Red Elemental Blast | 2.8 | 78% |
| Mogg Salvage | 2.8 | 63% |
| Price of Progress | 2.6 | 60% |
| Earthquake | 2.2 | 50% |
| Pyroblast | 2.8 | 45% |
| Flaring Pain | 1.4 | 38% |
| Pyrostatic Pillar | 1.8 | 24% |
| Anarchy | 1.3 | 22% |
| Lava Dart | 2.7 | 17% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 2.1 | 14% |
| Cursed Scroll | 1.1 | 11% |
| Bottle Gnomes | 3.0 | 7% |
| Rejuvenation Chamber | 2.8 | 7% |
| Blood Oath | 2.9 | 7% |
| Ensnaring Bridge | 2.8 | 6% |
| Immolation | 2.6 | 6% |
| City of Traitors | 1.4 | 5% |
| Sulfuric Vortex | 2.1 | 5% |
| Pyrokinesis | 2.1 | 3% |
| Phyrexian Furnace | 1.7 | 2% |
| Orgg | 1.0 | 2% |
| Hearth Charm | 1.5 | 2% |
| Pyroclasm | 1.7 | 1% |
| Black Vise | 3.5 | <1% |
| Volcanic Hammer | 3.0 | <1% |
| Volcanic Spray | 1.5 | <1% |
| Boil | 1.0 | <1% |
| Burnout | 1.0 | <1% |
| Call of the Herd | 4.0 | <1% |
| Cave-In | 2.0 | <1% |
| Compost | 2.0 | <1% |
| Cursed Totem | 1.0 | <1% |
| Custody Battle | 1.0 | <1% |
| Flame Rift | 4.0 | <1% |
| Forest | 1.0 | <1% |
| Goblin Cadets | 2.0 | <1% |
| Goblin Tinkerer | 2.0 | <1% |
| Mishra's Factory | 1.0 | <1% |
| Naturalize | 4.0 | <1% |
Sligh Premodern FAQ
Is Sligh good in Premodern right now?
It's a solid choice — Sligh is 9.6% of Premodern decklists in the last two weeks (down 16% vs the prior window), with 5 Top 8s. Best recent finish: 3rd (5-3) at Premodern Challenge 32 on Jul 28, 2026.
What are the key cards in Premodern Sligh?
Nearly every list runs Fireblast, Lightning Bolt, Incinerate, and Mogg Fanatic (99%+ of Premodern Sligh decklists in the last 90 days). Most lists are Stock (61); variants add Earthquake (30), Ensnaring Bridge (28), and Goblin Vandal (28).
What's a typical Premodern Sligh sideboard?
The most common Premodern Sligh sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Overload (98% of lists), Red Elemental Blast (78% of lists), Mogg Salvage (63% of lists), and Price of Progress (60% of lists). Rejuvenation Chamber is the fastest riser, up from 9% to 22% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Premodern Sligh?
Yes — builds vary a lot across recent lists. Recent lists split into Earthquake, Ensnaring Bridge, Goblin Vandal, and Goblin Patrol 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 Premodern Sligh decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 690 Premodern Sligh decklists all-time (37 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Sligh result Jul 28, 2026.