Premodern Stiflenought
Stiflenought is a Premodern tempo strategy that usually features Counterspell, Gush, and Phyrexian Dreadnought.
Meta
15.5%
Colors
Shift
−11%
Variability
Low
290 decks in Accumulated Knowledge
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15 | View | RedArrogantKnight | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 14 | View | ComingFromBehind | Premodern Challenge 32 | 19th | 3-3 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 14 | View | RedArrogantKnight | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 11 | View | Yaksic | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 9 | View | xDingusKhan | Premodern Challenge 32 | 2nd | 7-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 8 | View | J_ackal | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 7 | View | J_ackal | Premodern League 2026-05-07 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 5 | View | Terracotta99 | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-05-05 | 9th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 4 | View | J_ackal | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 2 | View | J_ackal | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Apr 30 | View | xDingusKhan | Premodern Challenge 32 | 23rd | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 28 | View | xDingusKhan | Premodern Challenge 32 | 31st | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 25 | View | xDingusKhan | Premodern Challenge 32 | 8th | 4-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 24 | View | Soulfire1097 | Premodern Challenge 32 | 19th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 21 | View | MisterTwin | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-21 | 30th | 1-4 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Apr 21 | View | Zanek | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Apr 17 | View | Minivan_of_Jeskai | Premodern Challenge 32 | 17th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 17 | View | pepeteam | Premodern Challenge 32 | 31st | 0-5 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 17 | View | Moments_Peace | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 17 | View | Elendix | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 16 | View | GuiBonella | Premodern Challenge 32 | 19th | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 16 | View | Bellazio | Premodern Challenge 32 | 29th | 2-4 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Apr 15 | View | Zanek | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Apr 15 | View | GuiBonella | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 14 | View | Terracotta99 | Premodern Challenge 32 | 2nd | 7-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 |
Stiflenought has slipped from ~16.1% to 15.5% of the Premodern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~16.1% to 15.5% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Stiflenought cards
Cards gaining share within Stiflenought vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snap | New | 5% | +5.5% |
| Mishra's Factory | 4% | 7% | +3.2% |
| Chain of Vapor | 85% | 91% | +5.8% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back to Basics | 1% | 49% | +47.7% |
| Tormod's Crypt | New | 5% | +5.5% |
| Phyrexian Furnace | New | 5% | +5.5% |
Typical Premodern Stiflenought maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 461 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Counterspell | 4.0 | 100% |
| Gush | 4.0 | 100% |
| Island | 16.8 | 100% |
| Phyrexian Dreadnought | 4.0 | 100% |
| Portent | 4.0 | 100% |
| Stifle | 4.0 | 100% |
| Vision Charm | 4.0 | 100% |
| Foil | 4.0 | 100% |
| Flash of Insight | 1.9 | 98% |
| Impulse | 2.2 | 98% |
| Daze | 2.0 | 98% |
| Opt | 3.9 | 97% |
| Thwart | 1.0 | 92% |
| Peek | 1.1 | 86% |
| Misdirection | 1.0 | 83% |
| Chain of Vapor | 1.1 | 82% |
| Powder Keg | 1.0 | 82% |
| Tsabo's Web | 1.0 | 8% |
| Accumulated Knowledge | 4.0 | 8% |
| Annul | 1.2 | 4% |
| Cephalid Coliseum | 1.0 | 3% |
| Deep Analysis | 1.0 | 3% |
| Mishra's Factory | 1.9 | 3% |
| Reality Ripple | 1.0 | 3% |
| Brain Freeze | 1.0 | 2% |
| Morphling | 1.0 | 2% |
| Boomerang | 1.5 | 2% |
| Flooded Strand | 3.3 | 2% |
| Mox Diamond | 1.4 | 2% |
| Meddling Mage | 3.7 | 2% |
| Plains | 1.0 | 2% |
| Urza's Bauble | 1.0 | 2% |
| Adarkar Wastes | 4.0 | 1% |
| Prohibit | 1.0 | 1% |
| Sleight of Hand | 1.2 | 1% |
| Swords to Plowshares | 2.0 | 1% |
| Careful Study | 1.0 | <1% |
| Winter Orb | 2.0 | <1% |
| Disenchant | 1.0 | <1% |
| Snap | 1.7 | <1% |
Typical Premodern Stiflenought sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 461 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 461 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Annul | 3.0 | 100% |
| Essence Flare | 3.0 | 96% |
| Brain Freeze | 2.0 | 93% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 2.0 | 92% |
| Tsabo's Web | 1.8 | 87% |
| Hydroblast | 2.1 | 87% |
| Chain of Vapor | 1.0 | 74% |
| Powder Keg | 1.1 | 13% |
| Dominate | 1.7 | 12% |
| Aura Flux | 1.9 | 11% |
| Back to Basics | 1.7 | 10% |
| Morphling | 1.4 | 6% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.6 | 3% |
| Cursed Totem | 1.3 | 3% |
| Gaea's Blessing | 1.0 | 3% |
| Flash of Insight | 1.2 | 2% |
| Hibernation | 1.1 | 2% |
| Misdirection | 1.1 | 2% |
| Phyrexian Furnace | 2.0 | 2% |
| Disenchant | 1.3 | 2% |
| Swords to Plowshares | 2.3 | 2% |
| Winter Orb | 1.1 | 2% |
| Deep Analysis | 1.0 | 1% |
| Armageddon | 1.6 | 1% |
| Mishra's Factory | 2.3 | <1% |
| Accumulated Knowledge | 4.0 | <1% |
| Black Vise | 3.5 | <1% |
| Call of the Herd | 2.0 | <1% |
| Masticore | 1.0 | <1% |
| Ophidian | 2.0 | <1% |
| Presence of the Master | 1.5 | <1% |
| Pyroblast | 1.0 | <1% |
| Pyroclasm | 3.0 | <1% |
| Ray of Revelation | 1.0 | <1% |
| Boomerang | 1.0 | <1% |
| Chill | 1.0 | <1% |
| Enlightened Tutor | 1.0 | <1% |
| Envelop | 2.0 | <1% |
| Meddling Mage | 1.0 | <1% |
| Mystic Remora | 2.0 | <1% |