Four-Color Control 
Four-Color Control Standard decklist played by Lucas Birch at LCQ - Standard - SCG CON Washington DC - Friday - 12:30 pm (29 May 2026).
- Player
- Lucas Birch
- Finish
- #48 of 73, 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)
- 4 Consult the Star Charts
- 4 Firebending Lesson
- 2 Fire Magic
- 2 Flashback
- 3 Inevitable Defeat
- 4 Jeskai Revelation
- 2 Sear
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
Sorceries (7)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (27)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Four-Color Control list
Average of 558 decks in the 30 days up to May 29, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Firebending Lesson (4 vs 1.0)
- +2 Together as One (2 vs 0.2)
- +1 Fire Magic (2 vs 0.7)
- +1 Consult the Star Charts (4 vs 3.0)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Lightning Helix (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 No More Lies (0 vs 1.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Strategic Betrayal (2 vs 0.5)
- +2 Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall (3 vs 1.5)
- +1 Flashfreeze (3 vs 1.9)
Fewer than usual
- -1 High Noon (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Rest in Peace (0 vs 1.1)
Most unusual list in this period: ZhiqunYang in 龙盾杯 MTG China Open S12 Regional Championship (29 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
3.09 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 7+ | 0 | 4 |
Lands
27 45.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.4%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 87.1%
- Same, on the draw
- 92.0%
Colors: costs and sources
-
11 symbols (23.4%)
13 sources (20.6%)
-
12 symbols (25.5%)
18 sources (28.6%)
-
3 symbols (6.4%)
9 sources (14.3%)
-
21 symbols (44.7%)
19 sources (30.2%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (6.3%)
Card types
- Instants 22 (36.7%)
- Sorceries 7 (11.7%)
- Artifacts 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 27 (45.0%)