Survival 
Survival Premodern decklist played by Jimmy Caroli at Danish Premodern Nationals (21 Mar 2026).
- Player
- Jimmy Caroli
- Finish
- #42 of 127, 4-3
- Archetype
- Survival
- Staples
- Survival
- Format
- Premodern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (25)
- 4 Birds of Paradise
- 1 Bone Shredder
- 1 Deranged Hermit
- 1 Genesis
- 1 Great Whale
- 1 Mesmeric Fiend
- 2 Nantuko Vigilante
- 1 Palinchron
- 1 Plague Spitter
- 1 Ravenous Baloth
- 1 Squee, Goblin Nabob
- 1 Uktabi Orangutan
- 3 Wall of Blossoms
- 4 Wall of Roots
- 1 Withered Wretch
- 1 Yavimaya Granger
Sorceries (6)
- 3 Cabal Therapy
- 3 Duress
Enchantments (8)
Lands (21)
- 10 Forest
- 1 Gaea's Cradle
- 4 Llanowar Wastes
- 6 Swamp
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Survival list
Average of 29 decks in the 30 days up to March 21, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +5 Swamp (6 vs 1.2)
- +4 Forest (10 vs 6.1)
- +3 Llanowar Wastes (4 vs 1.4)
- +3 Recurring Nightmare (3 vs 0.4)
- +2 Duress (3 vs 1.0)
- +2 Cabal Therapy (3 vs 1.3)
- +1 Nantuko Vigilante (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Wall of Blossoms (3 vs 1.6)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Yavimaya Coast (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 City of Brass (0 vs 2.0)
- -1 Windswept Heath (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Basking Rootwalla (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Island (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Swords to Plowshares (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Call of the Herd (3 vs 0.1)
- +2 Engineered Plague (3 vs 0.7)
- +2 Smother (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
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Most unusual list in this period: mvayryne in Danish Premodern Nationals (169 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.44 average mana value · 2.51 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 2 | 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
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0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (8.2%)
-
4 symbols (9.1%)
4 sources (8.2%)
-
14 symbols (31.8%)
14 sources (28.6%)
-
1 symbol (2.3%)
4 sources (8.2%)
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25 symbols (56.8%)
23 sources (46.9%)
Card types
- Creatures 25 (41.7%)
- Sorceries 6 (10.0%)
- Enchantments 8 (13.3%)
- Lands 21 (35.0%)