Four-Color Control 
Four-Color Control Standard decklist played by Brian Hodge at LCQ - Standard - SCG CON Cincinnati - Friday - 11:30 am (15 May 2026).
- Player
- Brian Hodge
- Finish
- #30 of 56, 1-1
- Archetype
- Four-Color Control
- Staples
- Four-Color Control
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Instants (22)
- 2 Consult the Star Charts
- 2 Firebending Lesson
- 1 Fire Magic
- 2 Flashback
- 4 Inevitable Defeat
- 3 Jeskai Revelation
- 4 Lightning Helix
- 2 No More Lies
- 2 Sear
Sorceries (8)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (26)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Four-Color Control list
Average of 107 decks in the 30 days up to May 15, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Lightning Helix (4 vs 1.6)
- +2 Inevitable Defeat (4 vs 2.0)
- +2 Shattered Sanctum (3 vs 1.3)
- +1 Cori Mountain Monastery (2 vs 0.8)
- +1 Gloomlake Verge (2 vs 0.9)
- +1 Firebending Lesson (2 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Steam Vents (2 vs 3.6)
- -2 Riverpyre Verge (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Consult the Star Charts (2 vs 3.3)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +1 Voice of Victory (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Rest in Peace (2 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
- –
Most unusual list in this period: yasutaka Nagao in チャンピオンズカップファイナル シーズン4ラウンド3 Champions Cup Final Season 4 Round 3 (21 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
3.06 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 4 |
Lands
26 43.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 84.6%
- Same, on the draw
- 90.2%
Colors: costs and sources
-
15 symbols (25.9%)
15 sources (24.6%)
-
12 symbols (20.7%)
15 sources (24.6%)
-
4 symbols (6.9%)
9 sources (14.8%)
-
27 symbols (46.6%)
18 sources (29.5%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (6.6%)
Card types
- Instants 22 (36.7%)
- Sorceries 8 (13.3%)
- Artifacts 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 26 (43.3%)