Metagame / Pioneer / UW Control

Archetype

UW Control

Recent sample from Aug 01, 2026 to Aug 14, 2026. Core cards appear in at least 95% of sampled lists.

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Lists

10

Core

14d

Sample

Sample List

Highest-priority recent finish using Qualifier, Showcase, Challenge, then League order.

Pioneer Challenge 32

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UW Control
7-2 record
2nd placement

80

Main

15

Side

95

Cards

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Planeswalkers (6)

4 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi
2 The Wandering Emperor Legendary Planeswalker

Enchantments (2)

2 Temporary Lockdown Enchantment

Spells (36)

4 Dovin's Veto Instant
4 Get Lost Instant
4 Get Out Instant
4 March of Otherworldly Light Instant
4 Memory Deluge Instant
4 No More Lies Instant
4 Quick Study Instant
4 Spell Snare Instant
2 Supreme Verdict Sorcery
2 Ultima Sorcery

Lands (36)

2 Deserted Beach Land
4 Glacial Fortress Land
2 Hall of Storm Giants Land
4 Hallowed Fountain Land — Plains Island
4 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway Land // Land
4 Island Basic Land — Island
4 Meticulous Archive Land — Plains Island
2 Petrified Hamlet Land
2 Plains Basic Land — Plains
4 Restless Anchorage Land
4 Seachrome Coast Land

Core

Mainboard cards present in at least 95% of sampled lists.

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Hallowed Fountain

Hallowed Fountain

4x in 100.0%

No More Lies

No More Lies

4x in 100.0%

March of Otherworldly Light

March of Otherworldly Light

4x in 100.0%

Get Lost

Get Lost

4x in 100.0%

Island

Island

3x in 100.0%

Restless Anchorage

Restless Anchorage

2x in 100.0%

Deserted Beach

Deserted Beach

3x in 100.0%

Plains

Plains

2x in 100.0%

Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

2x in 100.0%

Supreme Verdict

Supreme Verdict

2x in 95.5%

Flex Slots

Other common maindeck cards across the sample.

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The Wandering Emperor

The Wandering Emperor

4x in 90.9%

Meticulous Archive

Meticulous Archive

2x in 90.9%

Hall of Storm Giants

Hall of Storm Giants

2x in 86.4%

Dovin's Veto

Dovin's Veto

4x in 81.8%

Temporary Lockdown

Temporary Lockdown

4x in 81.8%

Petrified Hamlet

Petrified Hamlet

2x in 77.3%

Consult the Star Charts

Consult the Star Charts

4x in 72.7%

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

1x in 72.7%

Otawara, Soaring City

Otawara, Soaring City

1x in 72.7%

Fountainport

Fountainport

1x in 63.6%

Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall

Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall

1x in 63.6%

Farewell

Farewell

1x in 63.6%

Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway

Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway

4x in 59.1%

Beza, the Bounding Spring

Beza, the Bounding Spring

3x in 59.1%

Spell Snare

Spell Snare

4x in 59.1%

Memory Deluge

Memory Deluge

4x in 59.1%

Change the Equation

Change the Equation

2x in 54.5%

Floodfarm Verge

Floodfarm Verge

4x in 50.0%

Glacial Fortress

Glacial Fortress

4x in 50.0%

Omen of the Sea

Omen of the Sea

3x in 40.9%

Three Steps Ahead

Three Steps Ahead

1x in 40.9%

Get Out

Get Out

4x in 27.3%

Seachrome Coast

Seachrome Coast

4x in 27.3%

Narset, Parter of Veils

Narset, Parter of Veils

2x in 27.3%

Sideboard

Most common sideboard cards in the sample.

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Rest in Peace

Rest in Peace

2x in 72.7%

Beza, the Bounding Spring

Beza, the Bounding Spring

4x in 68.2%

Kutzil's Flanker

Kutzil's Flanker

2x in 63.6%

Yorion, Sky Nomad

Yorion, Sky Nomad

1x in 59.1%

High Noon

High Noon

2x in 50.0%

Knockout Blow

Knockout Blow

2x in 50.0%

Narset, Parter of Veils

Narset, Parter of Veils

2x in 40.9%

Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall

Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall

1x in 40.9%

Dovin's Veto

Dovin's Veto

3x in 31.8%

Change the Equation

Change the Equation

2x in 31.8%

Quantum Riddler

Quantum Riddler

4x in 27.3%

Mystical Dispute

Mystical Dispute

2x in 27.3%

Minor Misstep

Minor Misstep

2x in 22.7%

Test of Talents

Test of Talents

2x in 18.2%

Get Lost

Get Lost

1x in 18.2%

Three Steps Ahead

Three Steps Ahead

2x in 13.6%

Erode

Erode

1x in 13.6%

Settle the Wreckage

Settle the Wreckage

1x in 13.6%