Mono-Black Control 
Mono-Black Control Premodern decklist played by Ty Thomason at Premodern Winter 1K (28 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Ty Thomason
- Finish
- #7 of 34, 4-1
- Event
- Premodern Winter 1K,
- Archetype
- Mono-Black Control
- Staples
- Mono-Black Control
- Format
- Premodern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (16)
Instants (8)
- 4 Dark Ritual
- 1 Diabolic Edict
- 2 Smother
- 1 Snuff Out
Sorceries (9)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (24)
- 4 Mishra's Factory
- 1 Spawning Pool
- 16 Swamp
- 3 Wasteland
Sideboard (15)
- 1 Diabolic Edict
- 1 Drain Life
- 3 Dystopia
- 4 Engineered Plague
- 1 Funeral Charm
- 1 Gloom
- 1 Graveborn Muse
- 1 Perish
- 1 Plague Spitter
- 1 Tormod's Crypt
Compared with the average Mono-Black Control list
Average of 16 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 28, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Nantuko Shade (3 vs 1.1)
- +2 Cursed Scroll (3 vs 1.2)
- +1 Cabal Therapy (4 vs 2.9)
- +1 Withered Wretch (4 vs 3.0)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Phyrexian Arena (0 vs 1.6)
Most unusual list in this period: Marcelo mora in Torneo Premodern San Fernando 2026 (28 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.58 average mana value · 1.81 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 11 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
24 40.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.5%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 78.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 85.6%
Colors: costs and sources
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45 symbols (100.0%)
17 sources (100.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 16 (26.7%)
- Instants 8 (13.3%)
- Sorceries 9 (15.0%)
- Artifacts 3 (5.0%)
- Lands 24 (40.0%)