Premodern Survival Madness
Survival Madness is a Premodern midrange strategy that usually features Arrogant Wurm, Basking Rootwalla, and Survival of the Fittest.
Meta
0.6%
Colors
Shift
−52%
Variability
—
ApproachesAllQuirion Dryad10 · 26%Counterspell9 · 23%Mogg Fanatic7 · 18%Llanowar Elves5 · 13%Stock8 · 21%26 · 70%7 · 19%4 · 11%
64 decks in Gruul
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24 | View | lobillodelatundra | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 23 | View | VitorCarvalho01 | Premodern Challenge 32 | 9th | 4-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 23 | View | Beicodegeia | Premodern Challenge 32 | 11th | 4-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 23 | View | leandru | Premodern Challenge 32 | 32nd | 1-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 22 | View | Milkshake_ | Premodern Challenge 32 | 6th | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 22 | View | Beicodegeia | Premodern Challenge 32 | 13th | 3-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 22 | View | DB_CyrusBales | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 21 | View | dubz1337 | Premodern Challenge 32 | 4th | 5-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 21 | View | Xenowan | Premodern Challenge 32 | 6th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 21 | View | VitorCarvalho01 | Premodern Challenge 32 | 7th | 5-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 21 | View | Beicodegeia | Premodern Challenge 32 | 17th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 21 | View | -Nausea- | Premodern Challenge 32 | 19th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 19 | View | Beicodegeia | Premodern Challenge 32 | 2nd | 6-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 19 | View | Londo Molari | Premodern League 2026-05-19 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| May 18 | View | Beicodegeia | Premodern Challenge 32 | 2nd | 6-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 16 | View | TheWitchKling | Premodern Challenge 32 | 2nd | 6-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 16 | View | pl1zahd | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 15 | View | karatedom | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-05-15 | 32nd | 0-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 14 | View | Beicodegeia | Premodern Challenge 32 | 2nd | 7-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 14 | View | outZEROo | Premodern Challenge 32 | 30th | 1-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 9 | View | Beicodegeia | Premodern Challenge 32 | 6th | 4-3 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 9 | View | Cyberpunker | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 5 | View | Memories_of_the_Time | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-05-05 | 31st | 2-4 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| May 1 | View | Memories_of_the_Time | Premodern Challenge 32 | 1st | 7-1 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Apr 12 | View | La_Parkita | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | — |
Survival Madness has slipped from ~2.5% to 0.6% of the Premodern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~2.5% to 0.6% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Typical Premodern Survival Madness maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 66 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Arrogant Wurm | 2.4 | 100% |
| Basking Rootwalla | 3.9 | 100% |
| Survival of the Fittest | 4.0 | 100% |
| Wild Mongrel | 3.9 | 100% |
| Forest | 4.7 | 98% |
| Wasteland | 3.2 | 92% |
| Squee, Goblin Nabob | 1.7 | 88% |
| Anger | 1.0 | 77% |
| Mountain | 3.8 | 77% |
| Wooded Foothills | 4.0 | 77% |
| Karplusan Forest | 4.0 | 74% |
| Lightning Bolt | 4.0 | 74% |
| Grim Lavamancer | 3.0 | 73% |
| Treetop Village | 2.3 | 67% |
| Goblin Tinkerer | 1.0 | 47% |
| Call of the Herd | 3.3 | 39% |
| Incinerate | 4.0 | 39% |
| Lava Dart | 4.0 | 38% |
| Nantuko Vigilante | 1.0 | 38% |
| Quirion Dryad | 3.4 | 36% |
| Deranged Hermit | 1.1 | 35% |
| Sylvan Library | 2.6 | 35% |
| Windswept Heath | 1.1 | 32% |
| Bloodstained Mire | 1.0 | 29% |
| Uktabi Orangutan | 1.0 | 27% |
| Careful Study | 4.0 | 24% |
| City of Brass | 1.3 | 24% |
| Daze | 2.8 | 24% |
| Frantic Search | 3.0 | 24% |
| Wonder | 1.0 | 24% |
| Yavimaya Coast | 3.9 | 24% |
| Gaea's Cradle | 1.8 | 23% |
| Island | 7.3 | 23% |
| Mogg Fanatic | 3.7 | 23% |
| Waterfront Bouncer | 1.6 | 23% |
| Gilded Drake | 1.2 | 21% |
| Counterspell | 2.8 | 18% |
| Gigapede | 1.0 | 15% |
| Birds of Paradise | 4.0 | 14% |
| Genesis | 1.0 | 9% |
Typical Premodern Survival Madness sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 66 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 66 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Naturalize | 2.6 | 97% |
| Pyroblast | 2.5 | 73% |
| Red Elemental Blast | 2.6 | 68% |
| Reverent Silence | 2.9 | 56% |
| Cave-In | 3.8 | 50% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 2.6 | 45% |
| Goblin Sharpshooter | 1.0 | 33% |
| Uktabi Orangutan | 1.0 | 33% |
| Ravenous Baloth | 1.1 | 26% |
| Gilded Drake | 1.0 | 18% |
| Crumble | 1.0 | 14% |
| Phyrexian Furnace | 1.1 | 12% |
| Pyrokinesis | 3.1 | 12% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 3.7 | 11% |
| Tranquil Domain | 1.6 | 11% |
| Call of the Herd | 1.2 | 9% |
| Counterspell | 2.5 | 9% |
| Nantuko Vigilante | 1.0 | 9% |
| Pyroclasm | 2.2 | 9% |
| Spike Feeder | 1.0 | 9% |
| Back to Basics | 2.6 | 8% |
| Gaea's Blessing | 1.8 | 8% |
| Goblin Tinkerer | 1.0 | 8% |
| Masticore | 1.0 | 6% |
| Caller of the Claw | 1.0 | 5% |
| Phyrexian Dreadnought | 1.0 | 5% |
| Sylvan Safekeeper | 1.0 | 5% |
| Xantid Swarm | 1.0 | 5% |
| Blastoderm | 1.0 | 3% |
| Harmonic Convergence | 1.0 | 3% |
| Hibernation | 1.5 | 3% |
| Powder Keg | 1.0 | 3% |
| Vision Charm | 1.0 | 3% |
| Waterfront Bouncer | 1.0 | 3% |
| Armadillo Cloak | 2.0 | 2% |
| Compost | 2.0 | 2% |
| Cursed Scroll | 1.0 | 2% |
| Disenchant | 2.0 | 2% |
| Dominate | 1.0 | 2% |
| Flametongue Kavu | 1.0 | 2% |