Vintage Mono-White Initiative
Mono-White Initiative is a Vintage aggro strategy that usually features Chrome Mox, Mana Crypt, and Seasoned Dungeoneer.
Meta
13.8%
Colors
Shift
+23%
Variability
Low
787 decks in Stock
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 | View | karatedom | Vintage Challenge 32 | 20th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 24 | View | SatoruGojo | Vintage Challenge 32 | 2nd | 7-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 24 | View | Archer365 | Vintage Challenge 32 | 28th | 2-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 23 | View | Danielpena397 | Vintage Challenge 32 | 22nd | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 21 | View | Czechito | Vintage Challenge 32 | 5th | 5-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 21 | View | Danielpena397 | Vintage Challenge 32 | 13th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 21 | View | s8shock | Vintage Challenge 32 | 22nd | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 21 | View | fondaparinoux | Vintage League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 19 | View | Backside180 | Vintage League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 17 | View | SatoruGojo | Vintage Challenge 32 | 5th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 17 | View | SimoCr | Vintage Challenge 32 | 7th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 17 | View | adm29 | Vintage Challenge 32 | 26th | 1-4 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 17 | View | Archer365 | Vintage Challenge 32 | 28th | 0-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 16 | View | Archer365 | Vintage Challenge 32 2026-05-16 | 2nd | 6-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 16 | View | unemployment | Vintage Challenge 32 2026-05-16 | 26th | 1-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 15 | View | Magic_Dads71522 | Vintage Challenge 32 | 13th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 14 | View | YES_i_accept_SPLIT_ | Vintage Challenge 32 | 10th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 14 | View | ModiSapiras | Vintage League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 10 | View | Backside180 | Vintage League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 9 | View | YES_i_accept_SPLIT_ | Vintage Challenge 32 | 10th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 8 | View | Retete_de_Jeova | Vintage Challenge 32 | 18th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 8 | View | Will_Split | Vintage Challenge 32 | 25th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 7 | View | Marghar | Vintage Challenge 32 | 18th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 2 | View | jben | Vintage Challenge 32 | 31st | 2-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 1 | View | chevetteprateado | Vintage Challenge 32 | 14th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 |
Mono-White Initiative has climbed from ~5.4% to 13.8% of the Vintage metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~5.4% to 13.8% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Mono-White Initiative cards
Cards gaining share within Mono-White Initiative vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swords to Plowshares | 10% | 14% | +3.9% |
| Chalice of the Void | 40% | 44% | +4.4% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| March of Otherworldly Light | New | 19% | +19.4% |
| Mindbreak Trap | 37% | 44% | +7.8% |
| Deafening Silence | 13% | 17% | +3.3% |
| Archon of Absolution | 77% | 83% | +6.7% |
Typical Vintage Mono-White Initiative maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 182 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Tomb | 4.0 | 100% |
| Chrome Mox | 4.0 | 100% |
| Karakas | 1.0 | 100% |
| Mana Crypt | 1.0 | 100% |
| Plains | 2.1 | 100% |
| Seasoned Dungeoneer | 4.0 | 100% |
| White Plume Adventurer | 4.0 | 100% |
| Archon of Emeria | 4.0 | 99% |
| Black Lotus | 1.0 | 99% |
| Cavern of Souls | 4.0 | 99% |
| Clarion Conqueror | 4.0 | 99% |
| Mox Jet | 1.0 | 99% |
| Mox Pearl | 1.0 | 99% |
| Mox Ruby | 1.0 | 99% |
| Void Mirror | 3.8 | 99% |
| Witch Enchanter | 4.0 | 99% |
| Mox Emerald | 1.0 | 99% |
| Strip Mine | 1.0 | 99% |
| Vexing Bauble | 1.0 | 99% |
| Wasteland | 4.0 | 98% |
| Anointed Peacekeeper | 3.2 | 96% |
| Mox Sapphire | 1.0 | 96% |
| Chancellor of the Annex | 4.0 | 93% |
| Chalice of the Void | 1.0 | 51% |
| Lotus Petal | 1.0 | 16% |
| Swords to Plowshares | 1.8 | 16% |
| Karn, the Great Creator | 1.0 | 14% |
| Trinisphere | 1.0 | 8% |
| Thalia, Guardian of Thraben | 2.1 | 5% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 2.0 | 3% |
| Makdee and Itla, Skysnarers | 1.6 | 3% |
| Sol Ring | 1.0 | 2% |
| City of Traitors | 2.0 | 2% |
| Mana Vault | 1.0 | 2% |
| Thorn of Amethyst | 1.0 | 2% |
| Loran of the Third Path | 2.0 | 1% |
| Spirit of the Labyrinth | 2.5 | 1% |
| Blightsteel Colossus | 1.0 | <1% |
| Boromir, Warden of the Tower | 4.0 | <1% |
| Containment Priest | 2.0 | <1% |
Typical Vintage Mono-White Initiative sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 182 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 182 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Swords to Plowshares | 2.9 | 98% |
| Containment Priest | 3.1 | 97% |
| Leyline of the Void | 3.5 | 87% |
| Archon of Absolution | 2.3 | 80% |
| Null Rod | 2.0 | 77% |
| Light of Day | 1.8 | 52% |
| Mindbreak Trap | 2.1 | 30% |
| Grafdigger's Cage | 1.4 | 14% |
| Dismember | 1.5 | 11% |
| Deafening Silence | 1.8 | 9% |
| Portable Hole | 1.0 | 7% |
| Void Mirror | 1.8 | 7% |
| Stonecoil Serpent | 1.0 | 5% |
| Rest in Peace | 1.4 | 5% |
| Sanctifier en-Vec | 1.0 | 5% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 1.0 | 4% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.0 | 2% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.3 | 2% |
| Thorn of Amethyst | 1.0 | 2% |
| Reidane, God of the Worthy | 2.0 | 1% |
| Stony Silence | 2.0 | 1% |
| Archon of Emeria | 3.0 | <1% |
| Dauntless Dismantler | 2.0 | <1% |
| Enlightened Tutor | 4.0 | <1% |
| Erode | 3.0 | <1% |
| Fragmentize | 1.0 | <1% |
| Karakas | 1.0 | <1% |
| Kozilek, Butcher of Truth | 1.0 | <1% |
| Overencumbered | 4.0 | <1% |
| Plains | 1.0 | <1% |
| Portal to Phyrexia | 1.0 | <1% |
| Ratchet Bomb | 2.0 | <1% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.0 | <1% |
| Sphinx of the Steel Wind | 1.0 | <1% |
| Spirit of the Labyrinth | 1.0 | <1% |
| Stillmoon Cavalier | 2.0 | <1% |
| Thalia, Guardian of Thraben | 1.0 | <1% |
| Touch the Spirit Realm | 1.0 | <1% |