Dimir Control 

Dimir Control Pioneer decklist played by Eugene Nikiforov at DeadCatCup (9 May 2026).
- Finish
- #12 of 89, 5-2
- MTGO
- Paper
Main deck (80)
Creatures (3)
Instants (13)
Sorceries (17)
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (11)
Lands (33)
Main deck (80)
Creatures (3)
Instants (13)
Sorceries (17)
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (11)
Lands (33)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.81 average mana value · 2.06 printed
Cards by mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
| 1 | 0 | 23 |
|---|
| 2 | 1 | 14 |
|---|
| 3 | 0 | 5 |
|---|
| 4 | 2 | 1 |
|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 |
|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
33 41.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.0%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 80.6%
- Same, on the draw
- 86.9%
More draw odds for this deck
Colors: costs and sources
- Mana symbols in costs
- Sources (lands and mana makers)
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22 symbols (41.5%)
25 sources (47.2%)
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31 symbols (58.5%)
28 sources (52.8%)
Card types
- Creatures 3 (3.8%)
- Instants 13 (16.3%)
- Sorceries 17 (21.3%)
- Artifacts 3 (3.8%)
- Enchantments 11 (13.8%)
- Lands 33 (41.3%)
Interaction
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Removal
18
8 cards
Boomerang Basics, Fatal Push, Field of Ruin, Invoke Despair, Nowhere to Run, Otawara, Soaring City, Ritual of Soot, This Town Ain't Big Enough
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Counterspells
4
1 card
Change the Equation
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Hand disruption
13
4 cards
Duress, Go Blank, Hopeless Nightmare, Thoughtseize
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Board wipes
1
1 card
Ritual of Soot
Themes
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Creature removal
16
6 cards
Boomerang Basics, Fatal Push, Invoke Despair, Nowhere to Run, Ritual of Soot, This Town Ain't Big Enough
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Discard
13
4 cards
Duress, Go Blank, Hopeless Nightmare, Thoughtseize
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Card draw
8
4 cards
Boomerang Basics, Cling to Dust, Cryogen Relic, Invoke Despair
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Enchantment removal
8
3 cards
Boomerang Basics, Invoke Despair, This Town Ain't Big Enough
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Artifact removal
7
2 cards
Boomerang Basics, This Town Ain't Big Enough
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Bounce (any)
7
2 cards
Boomerang Basics, This Town Ain't Big Enough
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Cantrips
7
3 cards
Boomerang Basics, Cling to Dust, Cryogen Relic
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Destroy removal
5
2 cards
Fatal Push, Ritual of Soot