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Arrogant Wurm
Tier 3midrange

Survival Madness

Survival Tempo

Featured list~$2869Premodern Challenge 32 Special (2026-05-26)

Overview

"Survival Madness is Premodern's blue-green tempo engine built on Survival of the Fittest and a shell of cheap madness creatures. Wild Mongrel, Basking Rootwalla, and Arrogant Wurm come down ahead of curve when discarded to Careful Study, Frantic Search, or Mongrel itself, while Survival of the Fittest tutors a toolbox of one-ofs - Squee, Goblin Nabob as endless discard fuel, Wonder for evasion, and Gilded Drake as an answer to the opponent's best creature. Daze, Counterspell, and Mana Leak protect the clock, making it a proactive aggro-control deck that beats down with disruption underneath."

Key Cards

Core engine & flex

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Cyberpunker

Cyberpunker

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$2825
Creature (19)
$498
Instant (9)
$23.79
1Mana Leak
$0.851U
2Daze
$8.541U
Sorcery (6)
$16.58
Enchantment (4)
$1542
Land (22)
$745

Sideboard (15)

$43.82
Est. Total$2869

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Jake_speed

Jake_speed

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$4137
Creature (21)
$340
Instant (7)
$20.63
2Daze
$8.541U
Sorcery (6)
$16.58
Enchantment (4)
$1542
Land (22)
$2218

Sideboard (15)

$23.30
Est. Total$4160

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Carlos Bassetti

Carlos Bassetti

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$2176
Creature (18)
$342
Instant (12)
$44.68
4Daze
$17.081U
1Foil
$15.812UU
3Mana Leak
$2.551U
Sorcery (4)
$15.72
Enchantment (4)
$1542
Land (22)
$232
6Forest
$5.46
10Island
$29.10

Sideboard (15)

$61.20
3Annul
$7.89U
2Cave-In
$19.603RR
1Chill
$5.011U
1Hydroblast
$4.44U
3Naturalize
$6.481G
3Pyrokinesis
$14.644RR
Est. Total$2237

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Archetype Anatomy

Based on 254 decks with known dates2021-07-28 to 2026-06-12

Mana Base

Average21.6lands
Median22lands
Range20–23lands
Spells38.4avg non-land

Sideboard Anatomy

core Sideboard Options(>80%)

Naturalize
96.9%
2.4x

flex Sideboard Options(30-80%)

Hydroblast
68.8%
2.2x
Pyrokinesis
68%
3.6x
Blue Elemental Blast
63.2%
2.2x
Cave-In
60.9%
2.2x
Reverent Silence
57.5%
1.6x
Tranquil Domain
38.9%
1.3x
Tormod'S Crypt
38.3%
1.9x

fringe Sideboard Options(<30%)

Gilded Drake
29.5%
1.0x
Annul
23.4%
2.3x
Genesis
19.3%
1.0x
Uktabi Orangutan
17.7%
1.1x
Chill
16.7%
1.8x
Waterfront Bouncer
13.4%
1.3x
Crumble
10.3%
1.7x
Counterspell
9.3%
1.6x
Ravenous Baloth
7.6%
1.0x
Swords To Plowshares
7.5%
1.5x
Pyroclasm
6.7%
2.8x
Phyrexian Furnace
6.4%
1.6x
Hail Storm
5.6%
2.4x
Tsabo'S Web
5.4%
1.5x
Daze
5%
1.0x
Gaea'S Blessing
4.7%
1.3x
Masticore
4.6%
1.0x
Meddling Mage
3.7%
1.5x
Phyrexian Dreadnought
3.1%
2.0x
Monk Realist
3.1%
1.0x
Compost
3%
1.9x
Nantuko Vigilante
2.9%
1.0x
Phyrexian Devourer
2.5%
1.0x
Triskelion
2.5%
1.0x
Volrath'S Shapeshifter
2.5%
1.0x
Vision Charm
2.4%
2.3x
Spike Feeder
2%
1.2x
Stifle
1.7%
2.7x
Mystic Snake
1.7%
1.0x
Powder Keg
1.6%
1.9x
Squee, Goblin Nabob
1.6%
1.0x
Unsummon
1.5%
2.0x
Divert
1.5%
1.2x
Back To Basics
1.4%
3.0x
Lowland Basilisk
1.3%
2.0x
Rushing River
1.2%
1.3x
Seedtime
1%
1.4x
Sandstorm
1%
1.6x

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