Deck Trends

What people build in Tiny Leaders. For what gets played, see Meta Analysis.

Colors
All colors Colorless Black
Exactly these Including these
Set windows
Reality FractureLast 3 windowsAll windows
TLA 856 decksECL 729 decksTMT 948 decksSOS 1,074 decksMSH 1,255 decksHOB 1,387 decksFRA 1,030 decksTRKNov 16

82 Black decks built · Secrets of Strixhaven · Apr 27 – Jun 30

Deck shape

Lands 18.0 Per deck
Creatures 12.4 Per deck
Other spells 18.5 Per deck
Avg mana value 1.99 Nonland cards
Sideboard 48% Decks with one

Cards per deck, by role

BlackAll decks
Removal
7.7all 6.7
Draw
4.8all 6.2
Ramp
2.6all 3.9
Tutors
0.8all 1.3
Protection
0.6all 1.8
Counterspells
0.1all 1.3
Discard
3.9all 0.8
Sweepers
0.9all 0.5

Removal, draw and the rest come from card tags; lands don't count.

Mana base

All lands

Fetchlands: 4.1 per deck in decks that run them, up to 5

Black decks running at least one
Fetchlands
14.6%
Channel lands
9.8%

Staples

Share of Black decks

Removal

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Fatal Push 51.2%
Long Goodbye 34.1%
Cut Down 26.8%
Anoint with Affliction 25.6%
Eliminate 23.2%

Creatures

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Blood Artist 23.2%
Accursed Marauder 20.7%
Dark Confidant 18.3%
Gravecrawler 18.3%
Zulaport Cutthroat 18.3%

Draw

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Unearth 26.8%
Dark Confidant 18.3%
Barrowgoyf 15.9%
Corrupted Conviction 14.6%
Deadly Dispute 14.6%

Counters & discard

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Inquisition of Kozilek 39.0%
Thoughtseize 32.9%
Hymn to Tourach 24.4%
Duress 18.3%
Dread Fugue 14.6%

Ramp

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Dark Ritual 64.6%
Deadly Dispute 14.6%
Warren Soultrader 14.6%
Shambling Ghast 13.4%
Lotus Petal 12.2%

Lands

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Castle Locthwain 25.6%
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 23.2%
Cabal Coffers 20.7%
Phyrexian Tower 19.5%
Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog 18.3%

Sideboard

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In the sideboard
Feed the Swarm 20.7%
Disruptor Flute 12.2%
Pithing Needle 11.0%
Withering Torment 11.0%
Defense Grid 8.5%

Each builder counts once per commander and set window, with their latest list. A deck counts in the window of its last edit.