Meta archetypes
Mono-Black Aggro
Mono-Black Aggro: Black · Aggro
0.7% of winning MTGO lists · 5 lists from 5 events · 1 Top 8s · 0 wins · 1 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
- Play 1–2 mana creatures from turn one and attack every turn
- Keep hands with turn 1–2 plays; mulligan hands of expensive cards
- Spend removal on blockers, not on what is attacking you
- Count damage every turn: games end sooner than they look
Core cards
average copies per list, lands excluded
| 4 | Forsaken Miner |
| 4 | Corpses of the Lost |
| 3.6 | Iridescent Vinelasher |
| 3.4 | Requiting Hex |
| 3.2 | Sunset Saboteur |
| 3.2 | Nighthowl Pursuer |
| 3.2 | Dissection Practice |
| 3.2 | Desolation Prowler |
| 2 | Gollum, Riddle Master |
| 1.8 | Lich's Relic |
| 0.8 | Tinybones, the Pickpocket |
| 0.8 | Strategic Betrayal |
| 0.6 | Vraska's Final Mercy |
| 0.6 | Shoot the Sheriff |
| 0.6 | Case of the Stashed Skeleton |
Typical list
the list closest to this archetype's average
Main
18 Swamp
4 Corpses of the Lost
4 Desolation Prowler
4 Dissection Practice
4 Forsaken Miner
4 Iridescent Vinelasher
4 Nighthowl Pursuer
4 Requiting Hex
4 Sunset Saboteur
3 Soulstone Sanctuary
2 Gollum, Riddle Master
2 Lich's Relic
2 Realm of Koh
1 Shoot the Sheriff
Sideboard4 Duress
4 Karn, Argent Defender
4 Strategic Betrayal
2 Elegy Acolyte
1 Shoot the Sheriff