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Grixis Control — Modern metagame & decklists | CastHaven
Modern archetype
Grixis Control
Meta share · 30d
0.3%
n=3,235 decks
Top 8s · 30d
3
finishes of 8th or better
Best finish
3rd
Modern Challenge 64, Jun 2, 2026
Current top-performing list
Grixis Control — 3rd place
Modern Challenge 64 · Jun 2, 2026 · nahuel10
via mtgo.com
Modern
Creatures · 12
4
Orcish Bowmasters
4
Subtlety
4
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Spells · 23
4
Consult the Star Charts
4
Counterspell
4
Fatal Push
3
Cling to Dust
3
Spell Snare
2
Force of Negation
2
Sheoldred's Edict
Lands · 25
4
Field of Ruin
4
Polluted Delta
4
Snow-Covered Island
3
Watery Grave
2
Flooded Strand
2
Scalding Tarn
2
Undercity Sewers
Sideboard · 15
4
Consign to Memory
4
Meltdown
3
Mystical Dispute
2
Harbinger of the Seas
1
Fire Magic
1
Nihil Spellbomb
Core vs. flex
Staples
In ≥90% of lists (modal quantity shown) · mainboard · last 30 days · n=9 lists
Insufficient data (n=9)
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Past top performers
Date
Event
Finish
Player
Compare
Jun 6, 2026
Modern Challenge 32
5th
GWT
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Jun 2, 2026
Modern Challenge 64
3rd
nahuel10
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May 18, 2026
Modern Challenge 64
7th
JakeTMS
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Modern Challenge 32
▼
Jun 6, 2026 · GWT
Finish
5th
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Modern Challenge 64
▼
Jun 2, 2026 · nahuel10
Finish
3rd
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Modern Challenge 64
▼
May 18, 2026 · JakeTMS
Finish
7th
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Trends
Grixis Control adoption
% of classified Modern decks · weekly · n=33,079
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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1
Fire Magic
1
Misty Rainforest
1
Snow-Covered Swamp
1
Steam Vents
1
Thundering Falls
Flex slots
Inclusion rate · mainboard · last 30 days · n=9 lists · top 12 of 29
Insufficient data (n=9)
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Rotated out
Dress Down
last seen Jun 6, 2026 · in lists since Oct 11, 2025 · avg 1.7× per list
Nihil Spellbomb
last seen Jun 6, 2026 · in lists since Jul 6, 2025 · avg 1.5× per list
Sheoldred's Edict
last seen Jun 6, 2026 · in lists since Feb 6, 2026 · avg 2.7× per list
Thoughtseize
last seen Jun 6, 2026 · in lists since Jul 12, 2025 · avg 2.8× per list
Surgical Extraction
last seen May 16, 2026 · in lists since Oct 11, 2025 · avg 1.6× per list
Break the Ice
last seen May 6, 2026 · in lists since Jul 12, 2025 · avg 3.2× per list
Damnation
last seen May 6, 2026 · in lists since Feb 6, 2026 · avg 1× per list
Demolition Field
last seen May 6, 2026 · in lists since May 6, 2026 · avg 2× per list
Cards this deck used to play, from the archetype’s full card-pool history — when they were last seen and how many copies lists ran.
Top 8 finishes · last 30 days · rows expand to the full copyable list.
0%
Jun 9
Jun 8
Finish distribution
Final standings finishes · last 30 days · n=8 decks
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1st
0
2nd
0
Top 4
1
Top 8
2
Other
5
Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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