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Aug 1 – Oct 29, 2026 · 6,531 decks · 698 events · updated Oct 29

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Mono Black Control

0.1% of decks (#78)±0.0 pts5 decks, 1 winmedian list €420

Key cards

100% · 3.0×
100% · 4.0×
67% · 3.5×
67% · 3.5×
67% · 4.0×
67% · 4.0×

Share of lists playing each card main deck, and copies when played. Card art by Ron Spencer, Lawrence Snelly, Carl Critchlow, Richard Thomas, Douglas Shuler, Sandra Everingham; images from Scryfall, ©Wizards of the Coast.

What changed

No big changes to report: no card moved by 20 points or more across months with at least 20 lists.

The list over time

Share of Mono Black Control lists playing each card (main deck), by month (last 12 months). Cards that moved most are on top; basic lands are left out.

Main Sideboard

Month Week

% of lists Avg copies

Mono Black Control main deck: % of lists playing each card, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. Rows grouped Moving, Flex and Core; n = card lists per month.
Card	Novn=0	Decn=0	Jan (ban-list change: Parallax Tide banned (2026-01-18))n=0	Febn=0	Marn=1	Aprn=1	Mayn=3	Junn=0	Juln=3	Augn=1	Sepn=0	Octn=2	Mar→Oct
	2025		2026
Moving · inclusion swung ≥ 20 points
Duress	–	–	–	–	0	100	100	–	100	100	–	100	+100
Diabolic Edict	–	–	–	–	0	100	67	–	100	100	–	100	+100
Mishra's Factory	–	–	–	–	0	100	67	–	33	0	–	100	+100
Cursed Scroll	–	–	–	–	0	100	67	–	0	0	–	100	+100
Hypnotic Specter	–	–	–	–	0	100	33	–	33	0	–	100	+100
The Rack	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	0	0	–	100	+100
Funeral Charm	–	–	–	–	0	100	33	–	0	0	–	50	+50
Nantuko Shade	–	–	–	–	0	100	33	–	0	0	–	50	+50
Ravenous Rats	–	–	–	–	0	100	33	–	0	0	–	50	+50
Snuff Out	–	–	–	–	0	100	33	–	0	0	–	50	+50
Bottomless Pit	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	0	0	–	50	+50
Chain of Smog	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	0	0	–	50	+50
Misinformation	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	0	0	–	50	+50
Phyrexian Negator	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	0	0	–	50	+50
Unmask	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	0	0	–	50	+50
Volrath's Stronghold	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	0	0	–	50	+50
Wasteland	–	–	–	–	100	100	67	–	67	0	–	100	±0
Dark Ritual	–	–	–	–	100	100	33	–	67	0	–	100	±0
Nether Spirit	–	–	–	–	0	0	67	–	33	100	–	0	±0
Nevinyrral's Disk	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	67	100	–	0	±0
Cabal Coffers	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	33	100	–	0	±0
Corrupt	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	33	100	–	0	±0
Diabolic Tutor	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	33	100	–	0	±0
Drain Life	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	33	100	–	0	±0
Dust Bowl	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	33	100	–	0	±0
Haunting Echoes	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	33	100	–	0	±0
Mind Sludge	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	33	100	–	0	±0
Mutilate	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	33	100	–	0	±0
Chainer's Edict	–	–	–	–	0	100	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Contamination	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	0	100	–	0	±0
Skittering Skirge	–	–	–	–	0	100	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Thrashing Wumpus	–	–	–	–	0	100	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Withered Wretch	–	–	–	–	0	100	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Contagion	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	67	0	–	0	±0
Decree of Pain	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	33	0	–	0	±0
Masticore	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	33	0	–	0	±0
Phyrexian Furnace	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	33	0	–	0	±0
Powder Keg	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	33	0	–	0	±0
Avatar of Woe	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Bloodstained Mire	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Cabal Pit	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Cabal Therapy	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Engineered Plague	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Ensnaring Bridge	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Eradicate	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Graveborn Muse	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	33	0	–	0	±0
Grinning Demon	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	33	0	–	0	±0
High Market	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Icequake	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	33	0	–	0	±0
Phyrexian Scuta	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	33	0	–	0	±0
Plague Spitter	–	–	–	–	0	0	0	–	33	0	–	0	±0
Sickening Dreams	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Spawning Pool	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Zombie Infestation	–	–	–	–	0	0	33	–	0	0	–	0	±0
Smother	–	–	–	–	100	100	100	–	100	100	–	50	−50
Innocent Blood	–	–	–	–	100	0	67	–	100	100	–	50	−50
Phyrexian Arena	–	–	–	–	100	0	33	–	67	100	–	0	−100
Skeletal Scrying	–	–	–	–	100	0	67	–	33	0	–	0	−100
Braids, Cabal Minion	–	–	–	–	100	0	0	–	67	0	–	0	−100
Rain of Tears	–	–	–	–	100	0	0	–	67	0	–	0	−100
Rancid Earth	–	–	–	–	100	0	0	–	67	0	–	0	−100
Rishadan Port	–	–	–	–	100	0	0	–	67	0	–	0	−100
Choking Sands	–	–	–	–	100	0	0	–	33	0	–	0	−100
Black Vise	–	–	–	–	100	0	0	–	0	0	–	0	−100
Encroach	–	–	–	–	100	0	0	–	0	0	–	0	−100
Lotus Petal	–	–	–	–	100	0	0	–	0	0	–	0	−100
Mox Diamond	–	–	–	–	100	0	0	–	0	0	–	0	−100

0%100% of listsn = card lists that month (dimmed under 50; months under 20 are faded and ignored for grouping). ⊘ = ban-list change. Select a cell to see those decks.

Share of the field

Nov 2025 – Oct 2026; the shaded band is the selected range, dashed lines are ban-list changes.

View as table

Mono Black Control share of the field by month
Month	Share
Nov 2025	0.0%
Dec 2025	0.0%
Jan 2026	0.0%
Feb 2026	0.1%
Mar 2026	0.0%
Apr 2026	0.2%
May 2026	0.1%
Jun 2026	0.0%
Jul 2026	0.1%
Aug 2026	0.1%
Sep 2026	0.0%
Oct 2026	0.2%

Cost to build

€420 median of 3 lists

80% of lists cost €179–€502 (range €119–€522). Cheapest printings, Cardmarket 2026-10-30.

Where the money goes

Cursed Scroll €7729%
Dystopia €6011%
Powder Keg €5611%

Cursed Scroll is 29% of the cost. Lists without it →

Typical list (closest to the average): Kikodekato, Xpress #4 - Agus Arbol @ Endstep (opens MTGTop8) · €522

Results 5

Aug 2026 – Oct 2026

Sort:Newest Biggest events Cheapest

7th of 27 · Kikodekato (opens tcdecks.net)€522Premodern Xpress #4 endstep.cc · 15 Oct 2026
6th of 17 · Worry (opens tcdecks.net)€420$1K Sunday 9:00am @ SCG CON Los Angeles · 11 Oct 2026
1st of 16 · Kask1 (opens tcdecks.net)–MTGO Premodern League 5-0 - 2026-10-05 · 5 Oct 2026
4th of 33 · Vyacheslav Serputko (opens tcdecks.net)€119Draft Punk Tourney · 16 Aug 2026
7th of 12 · Evan (opens tcdecks.net)–Green Mountain Goats 2nd Summer Classic · 8 Aug 2026

Decks and events open on tcdecks.net or MTGTop8. Price: the list (main + sideboard) at each card's cheapest Cardmarket printing (2026-10-30); ≈ when a card has no price; – when the deck has no card list.

About this data: variant names, source labels, classification

Variant names

MTGTop8 deck names

None in this range.

Source labels

names the sources gave decks mapped here

Mono Black Control5

How decks were classified

see Methodology

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