Grixis Control 


Grixis Control Pioneer decklist played by onlybrews at Pioneer Challenge 16 (12 Nov 2026).
- Finish
- #26 of 26, 0-2
- MTGO
- Paper
Main deck (60)
Creatures (6)
Instants (13)
Sorceries (11)
Artifacts (7)
Lands (23)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (6)
Instants (13)
Sorceries (11)
Artifacts (7)
Lands (23)
Deck stats
Mana curve
3.35 average mana value
Cards by mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
| 1 | 0 | 10 |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | 8 |
|---|
| 3 | 0 | 4 |
|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
| 5 | 0 | 4 |
|---|
| 6 | 4 | 1 |
|---|
| 7+ | 0 | 4 |
Lands
23 38.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 76.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 75.5%
- Same, on the draw
- 82.8%
More draw odds for this deck
Colors: costs and sources
- Mana symbols in costs
- Sources (lands and mana makers)
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19 symbols (36.5%)
12 sources (25.0%)
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19 symbols (36.5%)
18 sources (37.5%)
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14 symbols (26.9%)
18 sources (37.5%)
Card types
- Creatures 6 (10.0%)
- Instants 13 (21.7%)
- Sorceries 11 (18.3%)
- Artifacts 7 (11.7%)
- Lands 23 (38.3%)
Themes
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Recursion
17
6 cards
Dark Intimations, Flashback, Stingcaster Mage, Tablet of Discovery, The Soul Stone, Torrential Gearhulk
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Creature removal
15
6 cards
Bitter Triumph, Dark Intimations, Deadly Cover-Up, Fatal Push, Magma Opus, Sublime Epiphany
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Cast from graveyard
12
4 cards
Flashback, Stingcaster Mage, Tablet of Discovery, Torrential Gearhulk
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Ramp
11
3 cards
Magma Opus, Tablet of Discovery, The Soul Stone
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Destroy removal
8
3 cards
Bitter Triumph, Deadly Cover-Up, Fatal Push
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Card draw
7
3 cards
Dark Intimations, Magma Opus, Sublime Epiphany
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Mana rocks
7
2 cards
Tablet of Discovery, The Soul Stone
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Discard
6
2 cards
Dark Intimations, Thoughtseize