Corpses of the Lost representative art for Mono-Black Corpses

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Mono-Black Corpses

11 decks from 10 events · 26 Sep – 25 Oct 2026

Counting lists over the last
11Decks0.6% of published lists▾ 1.1 pp vs. the 30 days before
43.5%Win rate 30.2–57.8% · 20–26–0 · 46-match sample▾ 10.6 pp vs. the 30 days before
59.3 of 75 ConsolidatedSlots settled15 cards, each in 80% of lists or more
15.7 slotsStill argued overspread over 37 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

12 cards · 51.1 slots
Forsaken Miner 100% Forsaken Miner1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 91% · 4th 91%
Gollum, Riddle Master 100% Gollum, Riddle Master1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 27%
Requiting Hex 100% Requiting Hex1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 91% · 4th 55%
Soulstone Sanctuary 100% Soulstone Sanctuary1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 64%
Swamp 100% Swamp1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 100% · 4th 100% · 5th 100% · 6th 100% · 7th 100% · 8th 100% · 9th 100% · 10th 100% · 11th 100% · 12th 100% · 13th 100% · 14th 100% · 15th 100% · 16th 100% · 17th 91% · 18th 91% · 19th 9%
Corpses of the Lost 91% Corpses of the Lost1st 91% · 2nd 91% · 3rd 91% · 4th 91%
Iridescent Vinelasher 91% Iridescent Vinelasher1st 91% · 2nd 91% · 3rd 82% · 4th 82%
Realm of Koh 91% Realm of Koh1st 91% · 2nd 82%
Desolation Prowler 82% Desolation Prowler1st 82% · 2nd 82% · 3rd 82% · 4th 82%
Dissection Practice 82% Dissection Practice1st 82% · 2nd 82% · 3rd 36% · 4th 36%
Nighthowl Pursuer 82% Nighthowl Pursuer1st 82% · 2nd 82% · 3rd 82% · 4th 82%
Sunset Saboteur 82% Sunset Saboteur1st 82% · 2nd 82% · 3rd 82% · 4th 82%

Still argued over

20 cards · 8.9 slots
Lich's Relic 73% Lich's Relic1st 73% · 2nd 45% · 3rd 27% · 4th 9%
Shoot the Sheriff 55% Shoot the Sheriff1st 55% · 2nd 45% · 3rd 9%
Bitter Triumph 36% Bitter Triumph1st 36% · 2nd 36% · 3rd 9%
Vraska's Final Mercy 36% Vraska's Final Mercy1st 36% · 2nd 27%
Strategic Betrayal 27% Strategic Betrayal1st 27% · 2nd 18% · 3rd 9%
Timeline Culler 27% Timeline Culler1st 27% · 2nd 27% · 3rd 9% · 4th 9%
Gollum the Abandoned 18% Gollum the Abandoned1st 18% · 2nd 9% · 3rd 9%

13 cards are in fewer than 10% of lists. Their rows are not shown. Their 3.2 slots still count in the total above.

Point to a card to read its copies. Each percentage is the share of lists that play at least that many.

Sideboard 15 slots

Settled core

3 cards · 8.2 slots
Duress 100% Duress1st 100% · 2nd 100% · 3rd 82% · 4th 73%
Strategic Betrayal 100% Strategic Betrayal1st 100% · 2nd 82% · 3rd 73% · 4th 36%
Elegy Acolyte 82% Elegy Acolyte1st 82% · 2nd 73% · 3rd 18%

Still argued over

17 cards · 6.8 slots
Karn, Argent Defender 73% Karn, Argent Defender1st 73% · 2nd 73% · 3rd 45% · 4th 9%
Terminal Criticism 45% Terminal Criticism1st 45% · 2nd 45% · 3rd 45%
Shoot the Sheriff 36% Shoot the Sheriff1st 36% · 2nd 27%
Requiting Hex 27% Requiting Hex1st 27%
Day of Black Sun 18% Day of Black Sun1st 18% · 2nd 18%
Deep-Cavern Bat 18% Deep-Cavern Bat1st 18% · 2nd 18% · 3rd 9%
Gollum the Abandoned 18% Gollum the Abandoned1st 18%
Lich's Relic 18% Lich's Relic1st 18% · 2nd 18%

9 cards are in fewer than 10% of lists. Their rows are not shown. Their 1.2 slots still count in the total above.

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Every list

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Show decklist for eresopacaso
#12 eresopacaso Standard Challenge 32 · 2026-10-20 · 4-2-0 Representative

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (22)
  • 4 Forsaken Miner 100%
  • 4 Iridescent Vinelasher 91%
  • 4 Nighthowl Pursuer 82%
  • 4 Desolation Prowler 82%
  • 2 Gollum, Riddle Master 100%
  • 4 Sunset Saboteur 82%
Sorceries (2)
  • 2 Vraska's Final Mercy 36%
Instants (9)
  • 2 Dissection Practice 82%
  • 3 Requiting Hex 100%
  • 2 Bitter Triumph 36%
  • 2 Shoot the Sheriff 55%
Artifacts (1)
  • 1 Lich's Relic 73%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Corpses of the Lost 91%
Lands (22)
  • 2 Realm of Koh 91%
  • 2 Soulstone Sanctuary 100%
  • 18 Swamp 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Duress 100%
  • 1 Requiting Hex 27%
  • 2 Karn, Argent Defender 73%
  • 3 Strategic Betrayal 100%
  • 3 Terminal Criticism 45%
  • 2 Elegy Acolyte 82%
Forsaken Miner
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
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#31 Elenear Standard Challenge 16 · 2026-10-24 · 1-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (27)
  • 4 Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin 9%
  • 2 Forsaken Miner 100%
  • 4 Nighthowl Pursuer 82%
  • 2 Dark Confidant 9%
  • 4 Desolation Prowler 82%
  • 2 Gollum, Riddle Master 100%
  • 4 Sunset Saboteur 82%
  • 2 Timeline Culler 27%
  • 3 Madame Null, Power Broker 9%
Sorceries (2)
  • 2 Duress 9%
Instants (9)
  • 3 Requiting Hex 100%
  • 3 Bitter Triumph 36%
  • 3 Shoot the Sheriff 55%
Lands (22)
  • 3 Soulstone Sanctuary 100%
  • 19 Swamp 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Duress 100%
  • 3 Deep-Cavern Bat 18%
  • 4 Strategic Betrayal 100%
  • 3 Torpor Orb 9%
  • 3 Elegy Acolyte 82%
Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin
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 eresopacaso
#14 eresopacaso Standard Challenge 16 · 2026-10-21 · 3-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (22)
  • 4 Forsaken Miner 100%
  • 4 Iridescent Vinelasher 91%
  • 4 Nighthowl Pursuer 82%
  • 4 Desolation Prowler 82%
  • 2 Gollum, Riddle Master 100%
  • 4 Sunset Saboteur 82%
Sorceries (2)
  • 2 Vraska's Final Mercy 36%
Instants (9)
  • 2 Dissection Practice 82%
  • 3 Requiting Hex 100%
  • 2 Bitter Triumph 36%
  • 2 Shoot the Sheriff 55%
Artifacts (1)
  • 1 Lich's Relic 73%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Corpses of the Lost 91%
Lands (22)
  • 2 Realm of Koh 91%
  • 2 Soulstone Sanctuary 100%
  • 18 Swamp 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Duress 100%
  • 1 Requiting Hex 27%
  • 2 Karn, Argent Defender 73%
  • 3 Strategic Betrayal 100%
  • 3 Terminal Criticism 45%
  • 2 Elegy Acolyte 82%
Forsaken Miner
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 Bertram
#23 Bertram Standard Challenge 32 · 2026-10-20 · 3-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (23)
  • 4 Forsaken Miner 100%
  • 4 Iridescent Vinelasher 91%
  • 4 Nighthowl Pursuer 82%
  • 4 Desolation Prowler 82%
  • 3 Gollum, Riddle Master 100%
  • 4 Sunset Saboteur 82%
Instants (8)
  • 4 Dissection Practice 82%
  • 4 Requiting Hex 100%
Artifacts (2)
  • 2 Lich's Relic 73%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Corpses of the Lost 91%
Lands (23)
  • 2 Realm of Koh 91%
  • 3 Soulstone Sanctuary 100%
  • 18 Swamp 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Duress 100%
  • 2 Lich's Relic 18%
  • 3 Karn, Argent Defender 73%
  • 2 Shoot the Sheriff 36%
  • 4 Strategic Betrayal 100%
Forsaken Miner
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 Kerci
#8 Kerci Standard Challenge 16 · 2026-10-14 · 3-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (20)
  • 4 Forsaken Miner 100%
  • 2 Iridescent Vinelasher 91%
  • 4 Tinybones, the Pickpocket 9%
  • 1 Gollum the Abandoned 18%
  • 2 Gollum, Riddle Master 100%
  • 1 Mai, Scornful Striker 9%
  • 2 Morlun, Devourer of Spiders 9%
  • 2 Timeline Culler 27%
  • 2 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel 9%
Sorceries (2)
  • 1 Strategic Betrayal 27%
  • 1 Vraska's Final Mercy 36%
Instants (6)
  • 2 Dissection Practice 82%
  • 2 Requiting Hex 100%
  • 2 Bitter Triumph 36%
Artifacts (1)
  • 1 Lich's Relic 73%
Enchantments (9)
  • 2 Tinybones Joins Up 9%
  • 3 Case of the Stashed Skeleton 9%
  • 4 Corpses of the Lost 91%
Lands (22)
  • 2 Realm of Koh 91%
  • 2 Soulstone Sanctuary 100%
  • 18 Swamp 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 2 Duress 100%
  • 2 Intimidation Tactics 9%
  • 1 Requiting Hex 27%
  • 1 Gollum the Abandoned 18%
  • 2 Karn, Argent Defender 73%
  • 1 Mai, Scornful Striker 9%
  • 1 Nowhere to Run 9%
  • 1 Strategic Betrayal 100%
  • 1 The Ooze 9%
  • 1 Lord Skitter, Sewer King 9%
  • 1 Ancient Vendetta 9%
  • 1 Elegy Acolyte 82%
Forsaken Miner
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 GGxHades
#66 GGxHades $uper $unday RCQ - SCG CON Los Angeles · 2026-10-11 · 0-2-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (22)
  • 4 Dream Beavers 9%
  • 4 Forsaken Miner 100%
  • 4 Iridescent Vinelasher 91%
  • 3 Gollum the Abandoned 18%
  • 3 Gollum, Riddle Master 100%
  • 4 Timeline Culler 27%
Sorceries (2)
  • 2 Strategic Betrayal 27%
Instants (6)
  • 4 Requiting Hex 100%
  • 2 Shoot the Sheriff 55%
Artifacts (4)
  • 4 Heraldic Banner 9%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Corpses of the Lost 91%
Lands (22)
  • 2 Mudflat Village 9%
  • 1 Realm of Koh 91%
  • 3 Soulstone Sanctuary 100%
  • 16 Swamp 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 1 Soulstone Sanctuary 9%
  • 3 Duress 100%
  • 2 Day of Black Sun 18%
  • 2 Deep-Cavern Bat 18%
  • 1 Gollum the Abandoned 18%
  • 2 Shoot the Sheriff 36%
  • 2 Strategic Betrayal 100%
  • 2 Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer 9%
Dream Beavers
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
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5–0 eresopacaso Standard League · 2026-10-11 · 5-0-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (22)
  • 4 Forsaken Miner 100%
  • 4 Iridescent Vinelasher 91%
  • 4 Nighthowl Pursuer 82%
  • 4 Desolation Prowler 82%
  • 2 Gollum, Riddle Master 100%
  • 4 Sunset Saboteur 82%
Sorceries (2)
  • 2 Vraska's Final Mercy 36%
Instants (7)
  • 2 Dissection Practice 82%
  • 3 Requiting Hex 100%
  • 2 Shoot the Sheriff 55%
Artifacts (3)
  • 3 Lich's Relic 73%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Corpses of the Lost 91%
Lands (22)
  • 2 Realm of Koh 91%
  • 2 Soulstone Sanctuary 100%
  • 18 Swamp 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Duress 100%
  • 3 Karn, Argent Defender 73%
  • 3 Strategic Betrayal 100%
  • 3 Terminal Criticism 45%
  • 2 Elegy Acolyte 82%
Forsaken Miner
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 Bertram
#22 Bertram Standard Challenge 32 Special · 2026-10-09 · 3-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (22)
  • 4 Forsaken Miner 100%
  • 4 Iridescent Vinelasher 91%
  • 4 Nighthowl Pursuer 82%
  • 4 Desolation Prowler 82%
  • 2 Gollum, Riddle Master 100%
  • 4 Sunset Saboteur 82%
Instants (9)
  • 4 Dissection Practice 82%
  • 4 Requiting Hex 100%
  • 1 Shoot the Sheriff 55%
Artifacts (2)
  • 2 Lich's Relic 73%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Corpses of the Lost 91%
Lands (23)
  • 2 Realm of Koh 91%
  • 3 Soulstone Sanctuary 100%
  • 18 Swamp 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Duress 100%
  • 4 Karn, Argent Defender 73%
  • 1 Shoot the Sheriff 36%
  • 4 Strategic Betrayal 100%
  • 2 Elegy Acolyte 82%
Forsaken Miner
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
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#13 Bertram Standard Challenge 16 Special · 2026-10-06 · 2-3-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (22)
  • 4 Forsaken Miner 100%
  • 4 Iridescent Vinelasher 91%
  • 4 Nighthowl Pursuer 82%
  • 4 Desolation Prowler 82%
  • 2 Gollum, Riddle Master 100%
  • 4 Sunset Saboteur 82%
Sorceries (3)
  • 3 Strategic Betrayal 27%
Instants (8)
  • 4 Dissection Practice 82%
  • 4 Requiting Hex 100%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Corpses of the Lost 91%
Lands (23)
  • 2 Realm of Koh 91%
  • 3 Soulstone Sanctuary 100%
  • 18 Swamp 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Duress 100%
  • 2 Lich's Relic 18%
  • 3 Karn, Argent Defender 73%
  • 1 Strategic Betrayal 100%
  • 3 Terminal Criticism 45%
  • 2 Elegy Acolyte 82%
Forsaken Miner
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
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#9 Bertram Standard Challenge 32 · 2026-10-02 · 4-2-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (22)
  • 4 Forsaken Miner 100%
  • 4 Iridescent Vinelasher 91%
  • 4 Nighthowl Pursuer 82%
  • 4 Desolation Prowler 82%
  • 2 Gollum, Riddle Master 100%
  • 4 Sunset Saboteur 82%
Instants (8)
  • 4 Dissection Practice 82%
  • 4 Requiting Hex 100%
Artifacts (3)
  • 3 Lich's Relic 73%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Corpses of the Lost 91%
Lands (23)
  • 2 Realm of Koh 91%
  • 3 Soulstone Sanctuary 100%
  • 18 Swamp 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Duress 100%
  • 3 Karn, Argent Defender 73%
  • 3 Strategic Betrayal 100%
  • 3 Terminal Criticism 45%
  • 2 Elegy Acolyte 82%
Forsaken Miner
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.
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#9 Bertram Standard Challenge 16 · 2026-09-29 · 3-2-0

Maindeck (60)

Creatures (23)
  • 4 Forsaken Miner 100%
  • 4 Iridescent Vinelasher 91%
  • 4 Nighthowl Pursuer 82%
  • 4 Desolation Prowler 82%
  • 3 Gollum, Riddle Master 100%
  • 4 Sunset Saboteur 82%
Instants (6)
  • 2 Dissection Practice 82%
  • 4 Requiting Hex 100%
Artifacts (4)
  • 4 Lich's Relic 73%
Enchantments (4)
  • 4 Corpses of the Lost 91%
Lands (23)
  • 2 Realm of Koh 91%
  • 3 Soulstone Sanctuary 100%
  • 18 Swamp 100%

Sideboard (15)

  • 4 Duress 100%
  • 2 Day of Black Sun 18%
  • 2 Shoot the Sheriff 36%
  • 4 Strategic Betrayal 100%
  • 3 Elegy Acolyte 82%
Forsaken Miner
Point to a card to read its copies. Bright names are in 80% of lists or more. Dim names are still argued over.

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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. Each list counts once, paper or MTGO. No platform and no event is weighted. An Arena event we add by hand counts here too.

The two platforms publish different lists. A paper event on Melee publishes almost every player's list. An MTGO Challenge publishes 32 lists, whatever its size, and those lists lean to the top of the standings. So paper and MTGO together mix almost the whole paper field with MTGO's top finishers. One big paper event can be a large part of a window. Pick MTGO or Paper to see one platform alone.

Leagues publish 5–0 decklists and no match data. Deck counts and shares count them, because a registered list is a registered list. Win rates cannot, because a League has no matches. So counts and shares cover all published decklists, and win rates cover events with match data 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. With both sides counted, every win has a matching loss, so the pool always balances at exactly 50% wins.

On paper, almost every match has both lists, so a paper win rate measures a deck against the whole field. On MTGO, the published lists are the top finishers, so an MTGO win rate measures a deck among the top finishers. Paper and MTGO together mix the two.