
Mono Blue Control
Mono-Blue Control
Overview
"A pure permission-and-attrition deck that stacks Counterspell, Mana Leak, Force Spike, and Stifle into an answer suite designed to stop nearly every threat. Accumulated Knowledge, Fact or Fiction, Impulse, and Standstill refuel the hand, while Powder Keg and Nevinyrral's Disk sweep any permanent that resolves. Stifle does double duty as a kill enabler: it counters Phyrexian Dreadnought's sacrifice trigger, leaving a 12/12 trampler for two mana. Parallax Tide strands an opponent's lands to buy the time the deck needs to close. Note: Parallax Tide was banned in standard Premodern on 2026-01-18, so this lock is legal only in Premodern Unchained."
Game Plan
Counter everything relevant, draw cards with Accumulated Knowledge and Fact or Fiction, and slowly close with Morphling or a man-land. Powder Keg handles resolved permanents.
Key Cards
Core engine & flex
Sample Decklists
cropwitter
Mainboard (60)
$256Creature (3)
$47.66Instant (23)
$38.07Artifact (4)
$9.44Enchantment (2)
$2.80Land (28)
$158Sideboard (15)
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Francisco Javier Camacho
Mainboard (60)
$1097Creature (1)
$291Instant (27)
$261Artifact (3)
$228Enchantment (4)
$198Land (25)
$118Sideboard (15)
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Martin Oviedo
Mainboard (60)
$1341Creature (2)
$583Instant (27)
$261Artifact (3)
$228Enchantment (3)
$148Land (25)
$120Sideboard (15)
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