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Aug 1 – Oct 30, 2026 · 6,611 decks · 705 events · updated Oct 30

aggro · Premodern

Zombies

Share

0.1%

of decks · #74 of 94

vs May–Jul 2026

−0.1pts (within normal variation)

was 0.2%

Results

7

0 wins · Aug–Oct 2026

Median list

€470

80% cost €386–€554

Key cards · share of lists, copies when played

  • Rotlung Reanimator, art by Thomas M. Baxa

    Rotlung Reanimator100% of lists · 4.0×

  • Withered Wretch, art by Tim Hildebrandt

    Withered Wretch100% of lists · 2.5×

  • Dark Ritual, art by Sandra Everingham

    Dark Ritual100% of lists · 4.0×

  • Lord of the Undead, art by Brom

    Lord of the Undead50% of lists · 4.0×

  • Maggot Carrier, art by Ron Spencer

    Maggot Carrier50% of lists · 4.0×

  • Gempalm Polluter, art by Dany Orizio

    Gempalm Polluter50% of lists · 3.0×

Share of lists playing each card main deck, and copies when played. Card art by Thomas M. Baxa, Tim Hildebrandt, Sandra Everingham, Brom, Ron Spencer, Dany Orizio; images from Scryfall, ©Wizards of the Coast.

What changed

Main deck · last 12 months

Too few card lists to tell yet: What changed needs 4 months with at least 20 lists each.

Share of the field

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

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Zombies share of the field by month
MonthShare
Nov 20250.2%
Dec 20250.1%
Jan 20260.0%
Feb 20260.1%
Mar 20260.0%
Apr 20260.2%
May 20260.1%
Jun 20260.2%
Jul 20260.2%
Aug 20260.2%
Sep 20260.1%
Oct 20260.1%

Cost to build

Cheapest printings, Cardmarket, 31 Oct 2026; 2 priced lists.

€470median list

Range €366–€574, cheapest list to most expensive.

Where the money goes

Dystopia is 32% of the cost. Lists without it

Typical list (closest to the average): Luca Marroni, Spicy Premodern Night @ Comix Café (Grosseto, Italy) (opens MTGTop8) · €574

The list over time

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

MainSideboard
MonthWeek
% of listsAvg copies
Zombies main deck: % of lists playing each card, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. Rows grouped Moving, Flex and Core; n = card lists per month.
20252026
CardNovn=1Decn=0Jan (ban-list change: Parallax Tide banned (2026-01-18))n=0Febn=1Marn=0Aprn=2Mayn=1Junn=2Juln=1Augn=1Sepn=0Octn=1NovOct
Moving · inclusion swung by 20+ points
Rotlung Reanimator0––0–50100100100100–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Cabal Therapy0––0–501001001000–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Smother0––100–0001000–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Snuff Out0––100–0001000–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Diabolic Intent0––100–00000–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Kaervek's Spite0––100–00000–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Living Death0––0–0100000–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Phyrexian Arena0––0–0001000–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Cabal Archon0––0–00000–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Caves of Koilos0––0–00000–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Hypnotic Specter0––0–00000–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Priest of Gix0––0–00000–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Unearth0––0–00000–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Volrath's Stronghold0––0–00000–100+100 (beyond normal variation)
Dark Ritual100––100–1000100100100–100±0
Duress100––0–501001001000–100±0
Bad Moon0––0–1000100100100–0±0
Wasteland0––0–1001001001000–0±0
Festering Goblin0––0–010001000–0±0
Carrion Feeder0––100–500000–0±0
City of Traitors0––0–0100000–0±0
Crystal Vein0––0–0000100–0±0
Hatred0––0–0000100–0±0
Lake of the Dead0––0–0000100–0±0
Maggot Carrier0––0–0000100–0±0
Twisted Abomination0––0–0100000–0±0
Graveborn Muse0––0–500000–0±0
Mishra's Factory0––0–500000–0±0
Carnophage100––100–100100100100100–0−100 (beyond normal variation)
Lord of the Undead100––100–100100100100100–0−100 (beyond normal variation)
Unholy Grotto100––100–10010050100100–0−100 (beyond normal variation)
Gempalm Polluter100––100–1001001000100–0−100 (beyond normal variation)
Sarcomancy100––100–1000100100100–0−100 (beyond normal variation)
Shepherd of Rot100––100–1000100100100–0−100 (beyond normal variation)
Plaguebearer100––100–501005000–0−100 (beyond normal variation)
Diabolic Edict100––100–500000–0−100 (beyond normal variation)
Undead Warchief100––0–50100000–0−100 (beyond normal variation)
Cabal Pit100––0–00000–0−100 (beyond normal variation)
Noxious Ghoul100––0–00000–0−100 (beyond normal variation)
Tombstone Stairwell100––0–00000–0−100 (beyond normal variation)
Zombie Trailblazer100––0–00000–0−100 (beyond normal variation)

Core · in at least 84% of lists every month · 1 cards · show as rows

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

Results 7

Aug 2026 – Oct 2026

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Decks and events open on tcdecks.net or MTGTop8. Price: the list (main + sideboard) at each card's cheapest Cardmarket printing (31 Oct 2026); 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

  • Mono Black Aggro1
  • Hatred Zombies1

Source labels

names the sources gave decks mapped here

  • Zombies6
  • Hatred Zombies1

How decks were classified

see Methodology

  • tcdecks label6
  • card-list classifier1