Vintage Mono-White Initiative
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Mono-White Initiative has climbed from ~4.7% to 13.6% of the Vintage metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~4.7% to 13.6% · 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% | +4.3% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| March of Otherworldly Light | New | 20% | +20% |
| Deafening Silence | 10% | 17% | +7.1% |
| Mindbreak Trap | 37% | 46% | +9% |
| Archon of Absolution | 77% | 83% | +6.2% |
Typical Vintage Mono-White Initiative maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 178 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 | 50% |
| Lotus Petal | 1.0 | 16% |
| Swords to Plowshares | 1.9 | 16% |
| Karn, the Great Creator | 1.0 | 13% |
| Trinisphere | 1.0 | 8% |
| Thalia, Guardian of Thraben | 2.3 | 4% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 2.0 | 3% |
| Makdee and Itla, Skysnarers | 1.5 | 2% |
| 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 178 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 178 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Swords to Plowshares | 3.0 | 98% |
| Containment Priest | 3.1 | 97% |
| Leyline of the Void | 3.5 | 87% |
| Archon of Absolution | 2.3 | 81% |
| Null Rod | 2.0 | 77% |
| Light of Day | 1.8 | 52% |
| Mindbreak Trap | 2.2 | 30% |
| Grafdigger's Cage | 1.4 | 13% |
| Dismember | 1.5 | 11% |
| Deafening Silence | 1.8 | 9% |
| Portable Hole | 1.0 | 7% |
| Void Mirror | 1.7 | 6% |
| Stonecoil Serpent | 1.0 | 6% |
| Rest in Peace | 1.5 | 4% |
| Sanctifier en-Vec | 1.0 | 4% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 1.0 | 4% |
| Thorn of Amethyst | 1.0 | 2% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.0 | 2% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.5 | 1% |
| 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% |
Mono-White Initiative Vintage FAQ
Is Mono-White Initiative good in Vintage right now?
It's a solid choice — Mono-White Initiative is 13.6% of Vintage decklists in the last two weeks (up 21% vs the prior window), with 7 Top 8s. Best recent finish: 3rd (5-2) at Vintage Challenge 32 on Jul 19, 2026.
What are the key cards in Vintage Mono-White Initiative?
Nearly every list runs Chrome Mox, Mana Crypt, Seasoned Dungeoneer, and White Plume Adventurer (99%+ of Vintage Mono-White Initiative decklists in the last 90 days). Most lists are Stock (56); variants add Swords to Plowshares (18).
What's a typical Vintage Mono-White Initiative sideboard?
The most common Vintage Mono-White Initiative sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Swords to Plowshares (98% of lists), Containment Priest (97% of lists), Leyline of the Void (87% of lists), and Archon of Absolution (81% of lists). March of Otherworldly Light is the fastest riser — new this window at 20% of sideboards.
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 Vintage Mono-White Initiative decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 1,068 Vintage Mono-White Initiative decklists all-time (35 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Mono-White Initiative result Jul 25, 2026.