Premodern Stiflenought
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Stiflenought has climbed from ~15.0% to 16.2% of the Premodern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~15.0% to 16.2% · 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 | 6% | +6.3% |
| Mishra's Factory | 4% | 8% | +3.8% |
| Chain of Vapor | 85% | 89% | +4% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back to Basics | 1% | 51% | +49.4% |
| Tormod's Crypt | New | 6% | +6.3% |
| Phyrexian Furnace | New | 6% | +6.3% |
Typical Premodern Stiflenought maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 460 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% |
| Daze | 2.0 | 98% |
| Flash of Insight | 1.9 | 98% |
| Impulse | 2.2 | 98% |
| Opt | 3.9 | 97% |
| Thwart | 1.0 | 92% |
| Peek | 1.1 | 86% |
| Misdirection | 1.0 | 83% |
| Chain of Vapor | 1.1 | 83% |
| Powder Keg | 1.0 | 82% |
| Tsabo's Web | 1.0 | 8% |
| Accumulated Knowledge | 4.0 | 8% |
| Annul | 1.1 | 4% |
| Cephalid Coliseum | 1.0 | 3% |
| Deep Analysis | 1.0 | 3% |
| Morphling | 1.0 | 3% |
| Mishra's Factory | 1.8 | 3% |
| Brain Freeze | 1.0 | 2% |
| Reality Ripple | 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% |
| Snap | 1.8 | <1% |
| Winter Orb | 2.0 | <1% |
| Disenchant | 1.0 | <1% |
Typical Premodern Stiflenought sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 460 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 460 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Annul | 3.0 | 100% |
| Essence Flare | 3.0 | 97% |
| Brain Freeze | 2.0 | 93% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 2.0 | 92% |
| Hydroblast | 2.1 | 87% |
| Tsabo's Web | 1.8 | 87% |
| Chain of Vapor | 1.0 | 74% |
| Powder Keg | 1.1 | 13% |
| Aura Flux | 1.9 | 12% |
| Dominate | 1.6 | 12% |
| Back to Basics | 1.7 | 11% |
| Morphling | 1.4 | 5% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.6 | 3% |
| Gaea's Blessing | 1.0 | 3% |
| Cursed Totem | 1.3 | 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 | 2.6 | 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% |
| Accumulated Knowledge | 4.0 | <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% |
Stiflenought Premodern FAQ
Is Stiflenought good in Premodern right now?
Yes — one of Premodern's top decks at 16.2% of decklists in the last two weeks, with 2 Challenge wins and 16 Top 8s. Best recent finish: 1st (7-2) at Premodern Challenge 32 on Jul 24, 2026.
What are the key cards in Premodern Stiflenought?
Nearly every list runs Counterspell, Gush, Phyrexian Dreadnought, and Portent (99%+ of Premodern Stiflenought decklists in the last 90 days). Builds split 155 Mono-Blue vs 4 Azorius lists.
What's a typical Premodern Stiflenought sideboard?
The most common Premodern Stiflenought sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Annul (100% of lists), Essence Flare (97% of lists), Brain Freeze (93% of lists), and Blue Elemental Blast (92% of lists). Back to Basics is the fastest riser, up from 1% to 51% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Premodern Stiflenought?
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 Stiflenought decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 1,058 Premodern Stiflenought decklists all-time (63 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Stiflenought result Jul 28, 2026.