Meta archetypes
Boros Control
Boros Control: White · Red · Control
0.8% of winning MTGO lists · 6 lists from 6 events · 1 Top 8s · 0 wins · 2 League 5-0s
Data as of 2026-10-16 · Every list MTGO published since 2026-10-02 (748 lists from 34 events)
How to play it
- Answer every threat until they run out of cards, then win with a few finishers
- Keep hands with 3–4 lands and cheap interaction
- Do not spend removal on harmless small creatures; save it for what wins games
- Play your finisher when they cannot answer it
Core cards
average copies per list, lands excluded
| 3.5 | Gideon's Memorial |
| 3.3 | Erode |
| 3.3 | Caretaker's Talent |
| 3.3 | Ajani, Outland Chaperone |
| 3 | Elspeth, Storm Slayer |
| 3 | Day of Judgment |
| 3 | Ajani Unrelenting |
| 2.7 | Lightning Helix |
| 2.5 | Chandra, Torch of Defiance |
| 2 | Way of the Pyromancer |
| 2 | Solitary Cell |
| 1.7 | Aang's Iceberg |
| 1.3 | Torch the Tower |
Typical list
the list closest to this archetype's average
Main
4 Ajani, Outland Chaperone
4 Erode
4 Lightning Helix
4 Sacred Foundry
4 Sunken Citadel
3 Ajani Unrelenting
3 Caretaker's Talent
3 Day of Judgment
3 Elegant Parlor
3 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
3 Fountainport
3 Gideon's Memorial
3 Plains
2 Aang's Iceberg
2 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
2 Cori Mountain Monastery
2 Demolition Field
2 Solitary Cell
2 Sunbillow Verge
2 Way of the Pyromancer
1 Mountain
1 Sundown Pass
Sideboard4 Voice of Victory
2 Fire Magic
2 High Noon
2 Nova Hellkite
2 Rest in Peace
2 Settle the Wreckage
1 Abrade