Standard
4c Control — Standard Deck Overview
An aggregated view of published 4c Control decklists from Standard Magic Online tournaments, including recent finishes and the cards that appear most consistently across lists.
Based on published results since Aug 10, 2026, updated through Aug 30, 2026.
Window reset: August Ban & Restricted Announcement
- Decklists
- 30
- Events
- 16
- Meta Share
- 4.5%
- Trophies
- 0
- Top 8s
- 6
Published finishes produce a 0% trophy rate and a 20% Top 8 rate across 30 decklists. Metagame share is this archetype's portion of all published Standard lists in the same period.
Recent Decklists
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Standard Challenge 32
Aug 30, 2026Standard Challenge 32
Aug 29, 2026Standard Challenge 32
Aug 28, 2026Standard Challenge 16
Aug 27, 2026Standard Challenge 32
Aug 25, 2026Standard Challenge 16
Aug 20, 2026Standard Challenge 32
Aug 20, 2026Standard Challenge 32
Aug 18, 2026Standard Challenge 32
Aug 17, 2026Standard Challenge 32
Aug 16, 2026Standard Challenge 32
Aug 15, 2026Standard Challenge 32
Aug 15, 2026Core Main-Deck Cards
The cards most consistently defining this archetype.
Great Hall of the Biblioplex100% · 4 avg.- Jeskai Revelation100% · 4 avg.
Stock Up100% · 4 avg.- Tablet of Discovery100% · 4 avg.
- Inevitable Defeat100% · 3.5 avg.
Steam Vents100% · 3 avg.
Sacred Foundry100% · 2.7 avg.
Shattered Sanctum100% · 2.1 avg.
Flashback97% · 2 avg.
Island97% · 1 avg.
Consult the Star Charts93% · 2.5 avg.
Firebending Lesson93% · 2.4 avg.
Sear93% · 2 avg.
Plains90% · 1 avg.
Mistrise Village73% · 1.1 avg.
Cori Mountain Monastery73% · 1 avg.
Hallowed Fountain67% · 2.2 avg.
Day of Judgment67% · 2 avg.
Godless Shrine67% · 1 avg.
Gloomlake Verge60% · 2 avg.
Sideboard Toolkit
The most common answers and matchup plans across published lists.
Flashfreeze100% · 2.1 avg.
Disdainful Stroke93% · 1.1 avg.
Outrageous Robbery80% · 1 avg.
Petrified Hamlet80% · 1 avg.
Riverchurn Monument80% · 1 avg.
Emeritus of Ideation70% · 2 avg.
Ancient Vendetta70% · 1.2 avg.- Day of Judgment63% · 1.1 avg.
Spell Snare50% · 1 avg.
Strategic Betrayal40% · 2.1 avg.
Return the Favor40% · 1 avg.
Duress37% · 2.6 avg.
Day of Black Sun33% · 1 avg.
Get Lost30% · 2 avg.
Thor, God of Thunder30% · 1.4 avg.