Survival 
Survival Premodern decklist played by Bernie_P at Premodern Winter 1K (28 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Bernie_P
- Finish
- #34 of 34, 0-2
- Event
- Premodern Winter 1K,
- Archetype
- Survival
- Staples
- Survival
- Format
- Premodern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (26)
- 4 Birds of Paradise
- 1 Bone Shredder
- 2 Deranged Hermit
- 1 Genesis
- 1 Hypnotic Specter
- 1 Masticore
- 1 Mesmeric Fiend
- 1 Ravenous Baloth
- 1 Spike Feeder
- 1 Spiritmonger
- 1 Squee, Goblin Nabob
- 1 Tempting Wurm
- 1 Uktabi Orangutan
- 3 Wall of Blossoms
- 4 Wall of Roots
- 1 Withered Wretch
- 1 Yavimaya Elder
Sorceries (7)
- 4 Cabal Therapy
- 3 Duress
Enchantments (6)
Lands (21)
- 10 Forest
- 4 Llanowar Wastes
- 6 Swamp
- 1 Treetop Village
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Survival list
Average of 10 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 28, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Swamp (6 vs 1.8)
- +3 Forest (10 vs 6.9)
- +2 Cabal Therapy (4 vs 1.6)
- +2 Llanowar Wastes (4 vs 1.6)
- +2 Duress (3 vs 1.2)
- +2 Recurring Nightmare (2 vs 0.4)
- +1 Deranged Hermit (2 vs 0.7)
- +1 Wall of Blossoms (3 vs 2.0)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Yavimaya Coast (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 City of Brass (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Windswept Heath (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Basking Rootwalla (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Gaea's Cradle (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Meddling Mage (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Swords to Plowshares (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Engineered Plague (3 vs 1.4)
- +2 Smother (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 Naturalize (4 vs 2.5)
Fewer than usual
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Most unusual list in this period: Héctor De la paz Vasquez in Torneo Premodern San Fernando 2026 (30 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.23 average mana value · 2.33 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
21 35.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 73.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 68.0%
- Same, on the draw
- 76.1%
Colors: costs and sources
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (8.2%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (8.2%)
-
16 symbols (34.8%)
14 sources (28.6%)
-
1 symbol (2.2%)
4 sources (8.2%)
-
29 symbols (63.0%)
23 sources (46.9%)
Card types
- Creatures 26 (43.3%)
- Sorceries 7 (11.7%)
- Enchantments 6 (10.0%)
- Lands 21 (35.0%)