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Mono Black Aggro — Standard metagame & decklists | CastHaven
Standard archetype
Mono Black Aggro
Meta share · 30d
0.3%
n=1,353 decks
Top 8s · 30d
1
finishes of 8th or better
Best finish
5th
Standard Challenge 64, May 26, 2026
Current top-performing list
Mono Black Aggro — 5th place
Standard Challenge 64 · May 26, 2026 · Bertram
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Standard
Creatures · 23
4
Bitterbloom Bearer
4
Dream Beavers
4
Forsaken Miner
4
Iridescent Vinelasher
4
Timeline Culler
3
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
Spells · 7
4
Requiting Hex
3
Shoot the Sheriff
Artifacts · 4
4
Heraldic Banner
Enchantments · 4
4
Corpses of the Lost
Lands · 22
17
Swamp
3
Mudflat Village
2
Soulstone Sanctuary
Sideboard · 15
4
Deep-Cavern Bat
4
Duress
3
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
3
Strategic Betrayal
1
Shoot the Sheriff
Core vs. flex
Staples
In ≥90% of lists (modal quantity shown) · mainboard · last 30 days · n=4 lists
Insufficient data (n=4)
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Past top performers
Date
Event
Finish
Player
Compare
May 26, 2026
Standard Challenge 64
5th
Bertram
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May 26, 2026 · Bertram
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5th
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Top 8 finishes · last 30 days · rows expand to the full copyable list.
Trends
Mono Black Aggro adoption
% of classified Standard decks · weekly · n=18,474
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Flex slots
Inclusion rate · mainboard · last 30 days · n=4 lists
Insufficient data (n=4)
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Rotated out
Deep-Cavern Bat
last seen Jun 5, 2026 · in lists since Aug 30, 2025 · avg 4× per list
Requiting Hex
last seen Jun 5, 2026 · in lists since May 3, 2026 · avg 3.7× per list
Strategic Betrayal
last seen Jun 5, 2026 · in lists since Aug 30, 2025 · avg 3.5× per list
Dark Knight's Greatsword
last seen May 3, 2026 · in lists since Aug 30, 2025 · avg 4× per list
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
last seen May 3, 2026 · in lists since Aug 30, 2025 · avg 3.5× per list
End of the Hunt
last seen May 3, 2026 · in lists since May 3, 2026 · avg 4× per list
Faerie Dreamthief
last seen May 3, 2026 · in lists since Aug 30, 2025 · avg 4× per list
Gatekeeper of Malakir
last seen May 3, 2026 · in lists since Aug 30, 2025 · avg 4× 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.
0%
Jun 9
Jun 8
Finish distribution
Final standings finishes · last 30 days · n=3 decks
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1st
0
2nd
0
Top 4
0
Top 8
1
Other
2
Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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