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Mono Black - Deck Analysis Report

Note: Basic lands (Mountain, Island, Plains, Swamp, Forest) are excluded from this analysis. Minimum 5 decklists required for analysis.

Summary Statistics

7
Decks Analyzed
45
Unique Cards
8
Universal (>95%%)
13
Staples (≥75%)
27
Flex Options
51.0
Consistency Score

Deck Diversity Analysis

Distribution of cards by presence tier. Higher diversity means more flexible deckbuilding options.
Which cards appear most frequently across all 7 decklists.
When a card is included, how many copies are typically played?
Card copy consistency: error bars show std deviation across decks. Smaller bars = more consistent copy counts.

Presence vs Copies Analysis

Relationship between how often a card appears and how many copies are played. Bubble size = total copies across all decks.

Relationship between presence rate and average copies; bubble size = total copies across all decks.

Archetype Universal/Staples (≥75% presence)

Core cards that define this archetype. These should almost always be in your deck.

Card NamePresence Rate (%)Avg CopiesStd DevTotal CopiesAppears in Decks
Dark Ritual100.0%4.000.00287
Duress100.0%4.000.00287
Engineered Plague100.0%3.860.38277
Withered Wretch100.0%3.860.38277
Dystopia100.0%3.000.00217
Smother100.0%2.380.52197
Graveborn Muse100.0%1.781.09167
Diabolic Edict100.0%1.620.74137
Hypnotic Specter85.7%4.000.00246
Mishra's Factory85.7%4.000.00246
Nantuko Shade85.7%2.830.41176
Cursed Scroll85.7%1.780.67166
Wasteland85.7%1.860.38136

Core Cards (50-74% presence)

Important cards that appear in most builds but aren't universal. Strong considerations for your deck.

Card NamePresence Rate (%)Avg CopiesStd DevTotal CopiesAppears in Decks
Cabal Therapy71.4%4.000.00205
Gloom71.4%2.200.45115
Spinning Darkness71.4%1.800.8495
Plaguebearer71.4%1.000.0065
Drain Life71.4%1.000.0055
Ravenous Rats57.1%3.500.58144
Snuff Out57.1%1.000.0054
Tormod's Crypt57.1%1.000.0044

Flex and Situational Slots (10-50% presence)

Cards that provide flexibility and meta adaptation. Choose based on your local environment.

Card NamePresence Rate (%)Avg CopiesTotal CopiesAppears in Decks
Urza's Bauble28.6%3.0062
Powder Keg28.6%1.0022
Spawning Pool28.6%1.0022
Vendetta28.6%1.0022
Carnophage14.3%4.0041
Dauthi Slayer14.3%4.0041
Gravestorm14.3%4.0041
Phyrexian Furnace14.3%4.0041
Sarcomancy14.3%4.0041
Wretched Anurid14.3%4.0041
Bad Moon14.3%1.5031
Oath Of Ghouls14.3%3.0031
Black Knight14.3%2.0021
Grinning Demon14.3%2.0021
Knight Of Stromgald14.3%2.0021
Masticore14.3%2.0021
Perish14.3%2.0021
Phyrexian Arena14.3%2.0021
Bane Of The Living14.3%1.0011
Chainer's Edict14.3%1.0011
Contagion14.3%1.0011
Grave Servitude14.3%1.0011
Kaervek's Spite14.3%1.0011
Plague Spitter14.3%1.0011
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