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Grixis Control

1 deck from 1 event · 12 Aug – 9 Sep 2026

1Decks0.1% of published lists▾ 0.3 pp vs. the 30 days before
50.0%Win rate 18.8–81.2% · 3–3–0 · 6-match sample▴ 10.0 pp vs. the 30 days before
75 of 75 LockedSlots settled27 cards, each in 80% of lists or more
0 slotsStill argued overspread over 0 cards, in both boards

Maindeck 60 slots

4 copies in every list 4 copies in 1 list out of 4 1 copy in every list always 1 copy, sometimes 2 Grey means 80% of lists or more. Violet means fewer.

Settled core

21 cards · 60 slots
Bender's Waterskin 100% Bender's Waterskin1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Bonder's Ornament 100% Bonder's Ornament1st 100%
Campfire 100% Campfire1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100%
Cast into the Fire 100% Cast into the Fire1st 100%
Counterspell 100% Counterspell1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Devious Cover-Up 100% Devious Cover-Up1st 100% · 2nd 100%
Gandalf, Wandering Wizard 100% Gandalf, Wandering Wizard1st 100%
Ice Tunnel 100% Ice Tunnel1st 100%
Lórien Revealed 100% Lórien Revealed1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Murmuring Mystic 100% Murmuring Mystic1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100%
Seething Landscape 100% Seething Landscape1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Shimmerdrift Vale 100% Shimmerdrift Vale1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Skred 100% Skred1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Snow-Covered Island 100% Snow-Covered Island1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100% · 5th 100%
Snow-Covered Mountain 100% Snow-Covered Mountain1st 100%
Snow-Covered Swamp 100% Snow-Covered Swamp1st 100%
Sulfurous Blast 100% Sulfurous Blast1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Terminate 100% Terminate1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Thorn of the Black Rose 100% Thorn of the Black Rose1st 100%
Unfathomable Truths 100% Unfathomable Truths1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Volatile Fjord 100% Volatile Fjord1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%

Still argued over

0 cards · 0 slots

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Sideboard 15 slots

Settled core

6 cards · 15 slots
Cast into the Fire 100% Cast into the Fire1st 100% · 2nd 100%
Dispel 100% Dispel1st 100%
Envelop 100% Envelop1st 100% · 2nd 100%
Hydroblast 100% Hydroblast1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%
Nihil Spellbomb 100% Nihil Spellbomb1st 100% · 2nd 100%
Pyroblast 100% Pyroblast1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100%

Still argued over

0 cards · 0 slots

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Every list

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Show decklist for morpheus38
#8 morpheus38 Pauper Challenge 32 · 2026-09-06 · 4-3-0 Representative

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (5)
  • 3 Murmuring Mystic 100%
  • 1 Thorn of the Black Rose 100%
  • 1 Gandalf, Wandering Wizard 100%
Sorceries (4)
  • 4 Lórien Revealed 100%
Instants (23)
  • 4 Skred 100%
  • 1 Cast into the Fire 100%
  • 4 Counterspell 100%
  • 4 Terminate 100%
  • 2 Devious Cover-Up 100%
  • 4 Sulfurous Blast 100%
  • 4 Unfathomable Truths 100%
Artifacts (8)
  • 3 Campfire 100%
  • 4 Bender's Waterskin 100%
  • 1 Bonder's Ornament 100%
Lands (20)
  • 1 Ice Tunnel 100%
  • 4 Seething Landscape 100%
  • 4 Shimmerdrift Vale 100%
  • 5 Snow-Covered Island 100%
  • 1 Snow-Covered Mountain 100%
  • 1 Snow-Covered Swamp 100%
  • 4 Volatile Fjord 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 1 Dispel 100%
  • 2 Envelop 100%
  • 4 Hydroblast 100%
  • 2 Nihil Spellbomb 100%
  • 4 Pyroblast 100%
  • 2 Cast into the Fire 100%
Murmuring Mystic
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
Show decklist for Corzalan
5–0 Corzalan Pauper League · 2026-08-08 · 5-0-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (12)
  • 2 Accursed Marauder
  • 3 Augur of Bolas
  • 2 Murmuring Mystic 100%
  • 2 Thorn of the Black Rose 100%
  • 2 Gurmag Angler
  • 1 Tolarian Terror
Sorceries (9)
  • 1 Duress
  • 4 Ponder
  • 4 Lórien Revealed 100%
Instants (18)
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 1 Dispel
  • 4 Lightning Bolt
  • 4 Counterspell 100%
  • 1 Terminate 100%
  • 1 Unexpected Fangs
  • 1 Breath Weapon
  • 2 Snuff Out
Artifacts (2)
  • 2 Nihil Spellbomb
Lands (19)
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 2 Ice Tunnel 100%
  • 7 Island
  • 2 Mountain
  • 4 Seething Landscape 100%
  • 1 Swamp
  • 2 Volatile Fjord 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Blue Elemental Blast
  • 1 Campfire
  • 1 Duress
  • 3 Red Elemental Blast
  • 2 Shenanigans
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Unexpected Fangs
  • 1 Breath Weapon
  • 1 Crimson Fleet Commodore
Accursed Marauder
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Show decklist for Nulyan
#20 Nulyan Pauper Challenge 32 · 2026-08-01 · 3-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (10)
  • 2 Augur of Bolas
  • 4 Sneaky Snacker
  • 4 Tolarian Terror
Sorceries (8)
  • 1 Suplex
  • 3 Deep Analysis
  • 4 Lórien Revealed 100%
Instants (23)
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 4 Skred 100%
  • 2 Spell Pierce
  • 4 Abandon Attachments
  • 4 Counterspell 100%
  • 3 Dreams of Laguna
  • 1 Lose Focus
  • 1 Breath Weapon
Artifacts (1)
  • 1 Campfire 100%
Lands (18)
  • 1 Ice Tunnel 100%
  • 3 Seething Landscape 100%
  • 10 Snow-Covered Island 100%
  • 1 Snow-Covered Mountain 100%
  • 1 Snow-Covered Swamp 100%
  • 2 Volatile Fjord 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 3 Annul
  • 1 Blue Elemental Blast
  • 1 Dispel 100%
  • 4 Hydroblast 100%
  • 3 Nihil Spellbomb 100%
  • 2 Pyroblast 100%
  • 1 Cast into the Fire 100%
Augur of Bolas
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Show decklist for Loerien
5–0 Loerien Pauper League · 2026-07-31 · 5-0-0

Maindeck (61)

Creatures (9)
  • 1 Azure Fleet Admiral
  • 2 Murmuring Mystic 100%
  • 1 Thorn of the Black Rose 100%
  • 1 Gurmag Angler
  • 4 Tolarian Terror
Sorceries (9)
  • 3 Ponder
  • 2 Preordain
  • 4 Lórien Revealed 100%
Instants (24)
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 1 Dispel
  • 4 Skred 100%
  • 2 Cast Down
  • 4 Counterspell 100%
  • 1 Terminate 100%
  • 1 Unexpected Fangs
  • 1 Breath Weapon
  • 1 Recoil
  • 1 Mystical Teachings
  • 2 Snuff Out
  • 1 Wrecking Ball
  • 1 Unfathomable Truths 100%
Artifacts (1)
  • 1 Bonder's Ornament 100%
Lands (18)
  • 2 Ice Tunnel 100%
  • 4 Seething Landscape 100%
  • 8 Snow-Covered Island 100%
  • 1 Snow-Covered Mountain 100%
  • 1 Snow-Covered Swamp 100%
  • 2 Volatile Fjord 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Campfire
  • 2 Hydroblast 100%
  • 2 Nihil Spellbomb 100%
  • 2 Pyroblast 100%
  • 2 Steel Sabotage
  • 2 Cast into the Fire 100%
  • 1 Unexpected Fangs
  • 2 Wrecking Ball
Azure Fleet Admiral
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Show decklist for Moe12
#21 Moe12 Pauper Challenge 32 · 2026-07-30 · 3-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (11)
  • 1 Accursed Marauder
  • 3 Augur of Bolas
  • 1 Elemental Mascot
  • 2 Murmuring Mystic 100%
  • 2 Thorn of the Black Rose 100%
  • 2 Gurmag Angler
Sorceries (9)
  • 1 Duress
  • 4 Ponder
  • 4 Lórien Revealed 100%
Instants (18)
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 1 Dispel
  • 4 Lightning Bolt
  • 4 Counterspell 100%
  • 1 Terminate 100%
  • 1 Unexpected Fangs
  • 1 Fiery Cannonade
  • 2 Snuff Out
Artifacts (3)
  • 2 Nihil Spellbomb
  • 1 Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher
Lands (19)
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 2 Ice Tunnel 100%
  • 7 Island
  • 2 Mountain
  • 4 Seething Landscape 100%
  • 1 Swamp
  • 2 Volatile Fjord 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Blue Elemental Blast
  • 1 Campfire
  • 1 Duress
  • 3 Red Elemental Blast
  • 2 Shenanigans
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Unexpected Fangs
  • 2 Fiery Cannonade
Accursed Marauder
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
Show decklist for SpockVidaLoka
#10 SpockVidaLoka Pauper Challenge 32 · 2026-06-25 · 4-2-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (9)
  • 2 Murmuring Mystic 100%
  • 2 Thorn of the Black Rose 100%
  • 1 Gurmag Angler
  • 4 Tolarian Terror
Sorceries (8)
  • 4 Ponder
  • 4 Lórien Revealed 100%
Instants (23)
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 1 Dispel
  • 2 Lightning Bolt
  • 4 Skred 100%
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 4 Counterspell 100%
  • 1 Terminate 100%
  • 1 Unexpected Fangs
  • 2 Breath Weapon
  • 1 Mystical Teachings
  • 2 Snuff Out
Artifacts (2)
  • 2 Bonder's Ornament 100%
Lands (18)
  • 1 Ice Tunnel 100%
  • 4 Seething Landscape 100%
  • 8 Snow-Covered Island 100%
  • 2 Snow-Covered Mountain 100%
  • 1 Snow-Covered Swamp 100%
  • 2 Volatile Fjord 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Annul
  • 3 Campfire
  • 2 Hydroblast 100%
  • 3 Nihil Spellbomb 100%
  • 3 Pyroblast 100%
  • 2 Cast into the Fire 100%
Murmuring Mystic
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Show decklist for SpockVidaLoka
#15 SpockVidaLoka Pauper Challenge 32 · 2026-06-14 · 4-2-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (9)
  • 2 Murmuring Mystic 100%
  • 2 Thorn of the Black Rose 100%
  • 1 Gurmag Angler
  • 4 Tolarian Terror
Sorceries (8)
  • 4 Ponder
  • 4 Lórien Revealed 100%
Instants (23)
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 1 Dispel
  • 2 Lightning Bolt
  • 4 Skred 100%
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 4 Counterspell 100%
  • 1 Terminate 100%
  • 1 Unexpected Fangs
  • 2 Breath Weapon
  • 1 Mystical Teachings
  • 2 Snuff Out
Artifacts (2)
  • 2 Bonder's Ornament 100%
Lands (18)
  • 1 Ice Tunnel 100%
  • 4 Seething Landscape 100%
  • 8 Snow-Covered Island 100%
  • 2 Snow-Covered Mountain 100%
  • 1 Snow-Covered Swamp 100%
  • 2 Volatile Fjord 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Annul
  • 3 Campfire
  • 2 Hydroblast 100%
  • 3 Nihil Spellbomb 100%
  • 3 Pyroblast 100%
  • 2 Cast into the Fire 100%
Murmuring Mystic
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Show decklist for alevale9722
#27 alevale9722 Pauper Challenge 32 · 2026-02-22 · 2-4-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (11)
  • 4 Augur of Bolas
  • 2 Murmuring Mystic 100%
  • 1 Thorn of the Black Rose 100%
  • 4 Tolarian Terror
Sorceries (9)
  • 4 Ponder
  • 1 Extract a Confession
  • 4 Lórien Revealed 100%
Instants (21)
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 2 Force Spike
  • 2 Cast Down
  • 4 Counterspell 100%
  • 1 Crypt Incursion
  • 2 Suffocating Fumes
  • 2 Behold the Multiverse
  • 4 Snuff Out
Artifacts (1)
  • 1 Nihil Spellbomb
Lands (18)
  • 4 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Ice Tunnel 100%
  • 9 Island
  • 2 Seething Landscape 100%
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Volatile Fjord 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 1 Mountain
  • 2 Annul
  • 2 Blue Elemental Blast
  • 1 Dispel 100%
  • 1 Hydroblast 100%
  • 1 Nihil Spellbomb 100%
  • 3 Pyroblast 100%
  • 1 Extract a Confession
  • 1 Crypt Incursion
  • 1 Arms of Hadar
  • 1 Thorn of the Black Rose
Augur of Bolas
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Show decklist for alevale9722
#8 alevale9722 Pauper Challenge 32 · 2026-02-21 · 4-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (11)
  • 4 Augur of Bolas
  • 2 Murmuring Mystic 100%
  • 1 Thorn of the Black Rose 100%
  • 4 Tolarian Terror
Sorceries (8)
  • 4 Ponder
  • 4 Lórien Revealed 100%
Instants (22)
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 2 Force Spike
  • 3 Cast Down
  • 4 Counterspell 100%
  • 1 Crypt Incursion
  • 2 Suffocating Fumes
  • 2 Behold the Multiverse
  • 4 Snuff Out
Artifacts (1)
  • 1 Nihil Spellbomb
Lands (18)
  • 4 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Ice Tunnel 100%
  • 9 Island
  • 2 Seething Landscape 100%
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Volatile Fjord 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 1 Mountain
  • 2 Annul
  • 4 Blue Elemental Blast
  • 1 Hydroblast 100%
  • 3 Pyroblast 100%
  • 1 Extract a Confession
  • 1 Crypt Incursion
  • 2 Arms of Hadar
Augur of Bolas
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Method

A slot is one card in the average list. For each card, we count the lists that play at least one copy, then at least two, then at least three. We add those shares. Add every card and the boards total 60 and 15.

The settled bound is chosen at 80% of published lists. Settled slots are grey. Other slots are violet. Cards in fewer than 10% of lists still count in the argued-over total, but their rows are not shown.

The band bounds are chosen. Locked starts at 60 settled slots out of 75. Consolidated starts at 50. Debated starts at 40. Open is below 40. A locked deck is not a better deck.

Share is share of published decklists, not of the field. MTGO publishes exactly 32 decklists per Challenge, whatever the field size. A 448-player event gives the same 32 lists as a 32-player one. Those 32 lists lean heavily toward the top of the standings.

Leagues publish 5–0 decklists and no match data. They count in the deck total, in the share, in the card slots, and in the pilots, because a registered list is a registered list. They stay out of the win rate, because there is no match to count. So deck counts and shares cover all published decklists, and win rates cover paired events only.

Preliminaries contribute nothing. They publish match records but no decklists, so their matches have no archetype to attach to.

Win rates count only matches where both players published a decklist. The published 32 are the top finishers. Counting their matches against players who did not publish a list would push every archetype's rate up. With both sides counted, every win has a matching loss. So the pool always balances at exactly 50% wins.