Premodern UW Control
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UW Control has slipped from ~2.3% to 1.1% of the Premodern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~2.3% to 1.1% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Typical Premodern UW Control maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 34 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Adarkar Wastes | 3.7 | 100% |
| Decree of Justice | 2.9 | 100% |
| Island | 6.4 | 100% |
| Plains | 4.0 | 100% |
| Swords to Plowshares | 4.0 | 100% |
| Fact or Fiction | 3.0 | 97% |
| Wrath of God | 2.2 | 97% |
| Flooded Strand | 3.8 | 94% |
| Counterspell | 4.0 | 91% |
| Mana Leak | 2.8 | 88% |
| Impulse | 3.2 | 82% |
| Coastal Tower | 1.9 | 76% |
| Disenchant | 1.9 | 76% |
| Phyrexian Furnace | 2.1 | 74% |
| Accumulated Knowledge | 4.0 | 65% |
| Exalted Angel | 1.8 | 65% |
| Absorb | 1.4 | 59% |
| Powder Keg | 1.6 | 47% |
| Akroma's Vengeance | 1.8 | 35% |
| Tsabo's Web | 2.2 | 35% |
| Dismantling Blow | 1.0 | 32% |
| Dust Bowl | 1.8 | 32% |
| Faerie Conclave | 1.1 | 29% |
| Mishra's Factory | 4.0 | 29% |
| Eternal Dragon | 1.4 | 26% |
| Humility | 1.0 | 24% |
| Skycloud Expanse | 1.9 | 21% |
| Temple of the False God | 1.9 | 21% |
| Reflecting Pool | 3.4 | 15% |
| Gaea's Blessing | 2.0 | 12% |
| Grand Coliseum | 4.0 | 12% |
| Miscalculation | 1.8 | 12% |
| Prohibit | 2.3 | 12% |
| Shivan Reef | 2.5 | 12% |
| Stroke of Genius | 1.3 | 12% |
| Fire/Ice | 3.3 | 9% |
| Seafloor Debris | 3.0 | 9% |
| Yavimaya Coast | 1.3 | 9% |
| Burning Wish | 4.0 | 6% |
| Chromatic Sphere | 4.0 | 6% |
Typical Premodern UW Control sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 34 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 34 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Circle of Protection: Red | 1.3 | 71% |
| Hydroblast | 2.8 | 71% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.4 | 68% |
| Annul | 2.2 | 59% |
| Meddling Mage | 3.4 | 47% |
| Warmth | 1.8 | 47% |
| Sphere of Law | 1.2 | 44% |
| Cleansing Meditation | 1.0 | 41% |
| Arcane Laboratory | 1.3 | 35% |
| Teferi's Response | 1.7 | 32% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 1.9 | 29% |
| Spiritual Focus | 2.0 | 29% |
| Wrath of God | 1.2 | 29% |
| Disenchant | 1.5 | 24% |
| Powder Keg | 1.0 | 24% |
| Tsabo's Web | 1.6 | 21% |
| Aura of Silence | 1.3 | 12% |
| Brain Freeze | 2.0 | 12% |
| Cursed Totem | 2.3 | 12% |
| Exalted Angel | 2.0 | 12% |
| Sacred Ground | 1.8 | 12% |
| Decree of Justice | 1.0 | 9% |
| Gaea's Blessing | 1.7 | 9% |
| Gerrard's Wisdom | 1.0 | 9% |
| Haunting Echoes | 1.0 | 9% |
| Pyroclasm | 1.0 | 9% |
| Seal of Cleansing | 1.0 | 9% |
| Slice and Dice | 1.0 | 9% |
| Akroma's Vengeance | 1.0 | 6% |
| Deep Analysis | 1.0 | 6% |
| Enlightened Tutor | 1.0 | 6% |
| Hull Breach | 1.0 | 6% |
| Phyrexian Furnace | 2.0 | 6% |
| Presence of the Master | 1.0 | 6% |
| Pyroblast | 1.5 | 6% |
| Rain of Blades | 2.0 | 6% |
| Red Elemental Blast | 1.5 | 6% |
| Stifle | 1.0 | 6% |
| Tranquility | 1.0 | 6% |
| Aether Flash | 1.0 | 3% |
UW Control Premodern FAQ
Is UW Control good in Premodern right now?
UW Control is 1.1% of Premodern decklists in the last two weeks. Best recent finish: 15th (4-2) at Premodern Challenge 32 on Jul 17, 2026.
What are the key cards in Premodern UW Control?
Nearly every list runs Decree of Justice and Swords to Plowshares (99%+ of Premodern UW Control decklists in the last 90 days). Most lists are Stock (16); 8 lists omit Exalted Angel.
What's a typical Premodern UW Control sideboard?
The most common Premodern UW Control sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Circle of Protection: Red (71% of lists), Hydroblast (71% of lists), Tormod's Crypt (68% of lists), and Annul (59% of lists).
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 UW Control decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 92 Premodern UW Control decklists all-time (4 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest UW Control result Jul 28, 2026.