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UW Control
Real tournament results for UW Control: meta share over time, card choices and the latest lists, with links to every source. Data through .
- Meta share · 90d
- 0.4%
- +0.1 pp up 14.3% over vs previous 90 days
- Meta share · 30d
- 0.2%
- −0.3 pp down 62.3% over vs previous 30 days
- Lists · 90d
- 17
- 58 in the last year · 4 Top 8s
- MTGO win rate · 90d
- —
- only 18 matches (need 30)
Average list
Built from 17 lists in the last 90 days: the most-played cards at their typical counts. A reference point, not a recommendation.
Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Card play rates
Share of UW Control lists (last 90 days) that play each card, average copies, and the change vs the previous 90 days (21 lists).
Main deck
| Card | In lists | Avg | vs prev. |
|---|---|---|---|
 Island | 100% | 7.6 | +0 pp |
 Plains | 100% | 4.5 | +0 pp |
 Flooded Strand | 100% | 4.0 | +5 pp |
 Swords to Plowshares | 100% | 4.0 | +0 pp |
 Adarkar Wastes | 100% | 4.0 | +0 pp |
 Counterspell | 100% | 4.0 | +0 pp |
 Decree of Justice | 100% | 3.1 | +0 pp |
 Mana Leak | 100% | 2.4 | +9 pp |
 Wrath of God | 100% | 2.4 | +0 pp |
 Coastal Tower | 100% | 2.2 | +5 pp |
 Phyrexian Furnace | 94% | 2.4 | +13 pp |
 Disenchant | 94% | 2.3 | +4 pp |
 Exalted Angel | 94% | 2.2 | +23 pp |
 Impulse | 88% | 3.3 | −2 pp |
 Fact or Fiction | 71% | 3.0 | −29 pp |
 Tsabo's Web | 65% | 2.1 | +31 pp |
 Powder Keg | 59% | 1.6 | +11 pp |
 Accumulated Knowledge | 53% | 4.0 | −18 pp |
 Akroma's Vengeance | 53% | 1.4 | +10 pp |
 Absorb | 47% | 1.9 | −24 pp |
 Eternal Dragon | 47% | 1.0 | +14 pp |
 Mishra's Factory | 29% | 4.0 | −9 pp |
 Deep Analysis | 29% | 2.0 | +29 pp |
 Dust Bowl | 29% | 1.0 | −9 pp |
 Intuition | 29% | 1.0 | +25 pp |
 Syncopate | 24% | 1.0 | +24 pp |
 Prohibit | 24% | 1.0 | +9 pp |
 Temple of the False God | 18% | 2.0 | −16 pp |
 Skycloud Expanse | 12% | 1.0 | −2 pp |
 Portent | 6% | 4.0 | +6 pp |
 Enlightened Tutor | 6% | 2.0 | +6 pp |
 Presence of the Master | 6% | 1.0 | +6 pp |
 Seal of Cleansing | 6% | 1.0 | +6 pp |
 Chain of Vapor | 6% | 1.0 | +6 pp |
 Wasteland | 6% | 1.0 | +6 pp |
 Flash of Insight | 6% | 1.0 | −4 pp |
Sideboard
| Card | In lists | Avg |
|---|---|---|
 Meddling Mage | 100% | 3.8 |
 Annul | 88% | 2.8 |
 Warmth | 77% | 1.1 |
 Hydroblast | 71% | 2.9 |
 Blue Elemental Blast | 59% | 2.4 |
 Sphere of Law | 59% | 1.1 |
| Disenchant | 47% | 1.1 |
 Circle of Protection: Red | 35% | 1.0 |
 Cursed Totem | 24% | 1.3 |
 Jester's Cap | 24% | 1.0 |
 Peacekeeper | 24% | 1.0 |
| Powder Keg | 24% | 1.0 |
 Aura of Silence | 18% | 1.3 |
| Presence of the Master | 18% | 1.0 |
| Phyrexian Furnace | 18% | 1.0 |
 Tormod's Crypt | 12% | 1.5 |
| Exalted Angel | 12% | 1.5 |
 Sacred Ground | 12% | 1.5 |
 Teferi's Response | 12% | 1.0 |
 Arcane Laboratory | 6% | 2.0 |
 Chill | 6% | 2.0 |
 Brain Freeze | 6% | 1.0 |
 Cleansing Meditation | 6% | 1.0 |
| Seal of Cleansing | 6% | 1.0 |
| Enlightened Tutor | 6% | 1.0 |
Top lists
Best finishes (last 90 days), largest events first. Open a list to see all 75, or follow the source link.
1stIan HoffmanPEACE Exalted Angel Charity Event @ Knights of Columbus (Berkley, MI)61 players
1stUrza1289Liga Covilhã 9 @ Roll'Oriental (Covilhã, Portugal)12 players
Main (60)
Sideboard (15)
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
5–8Vojt?ch MrázCzech Nationals 2026 @ Prague (Czech Republic)191 players
Main (60)
Sideboard (15)
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
5–8Cameron DodgeGeddon Gang Fall 1K @ Gamer Geeks (Warrior, AL)27 players
Main (60)
Sideboard (15)
Source: MTGTop8 decklist (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) · event page (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab)
21stmsskinbolicPremodern Challenge 3241 players
26thAetavrenzPremodern Challenge 3240 players
Main (60)
Sideboard (15)
Source: mtgo.com decklist (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) · event page (opens mtgo.com in a new tab)
Recent results
| Finish | Event | List |
|---|---|---|
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5–8 | Geddon Gang Fall 1K @ Gamer Geeks (Warrior, AL) · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 5–8 | Czech Nationals 2026 @ Prague (Czech Republic) · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 26th(2-4) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 21st(3-3) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 1st | Liga Covilhã 9 @ Roll'Oriental (Covilhã, Portugal) · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 27th(3-3) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 1st | PEACE Exalted Angel Charity Event @ Knights of Columbus (Berkley, MI) · Paper | MTGTop8 (opens MTGTop8 in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 5-0 | Premodern League · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
| 8th(5-2) | Premodern Challenge 32 · MTGO | mtgo.com (opens mtgo.com in a new tab) |
How lists are classified
A list counts as UW Control when its main-deck signature cards reach the rule threshold (5): Fact or Fiction (1), Decree of Justice (1), Wrath of God (1), Exalted Angel (1), Counterspell (1), Absorb (1), Akroma's Vengeance (1), Eternal Dragon (1), Meddling Mage (0.5), Mana Leak (0.5), Disenchant (0.5), Swords to Plowshares (0.5), Accumulated Knowledge (0.5), Tsabo's Web (0.5). Must include W + U nonland cards. Rules 2026-10-18.v3; see the methodology.