4 Color Control - Deck Analysis 28-10-2026

Mainboard Staples (75%+)

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

Card Name	Presence Rate	Avg Copies	Std Dev	Total Copies	Appears in Decks
Great Hall Of The Biblioplex	100.0%	4.00	0.00	92	23
Jeskai Revelation	100.0%	4.00	0.00	92	23
Tablet Of Discovery	100.0%	4.00	0.00	92	23
Inevitable Defeat	100.0%	3.87	0.34	89	23
Stock Up	100.0%	3.61	0.50	83	23
Sacred Foundry	100.0%	2.17	0.49	50	23
Steam Vents	100.0%	2.04	1.15	47	23
Flashback	100.0%	1.91	0.29	44	23
Consult The Star Charts	95.7%	2.68	0.48	59	22
Shattered Sanctum	95.7%	1.59	0.50	35	22
Mistrise Village	95.7%	1.00	0.00	22	22
Firebending Lesson	91.3%	2.05	0.38	43	21
Blood Crypt	87.0%	2.80	1.51	56	20
Together As One	87.0%	1.15	0.37	23	20

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

Card Name	Presence Rate	Avg Copies	Std Dev	Total Copies	Appears in Decks
Hallowed Fountain	69.6%	1.69	0.48	27	16
Deadly Cover-up	60.9%	2.00	0.00	28	14
Sear	60.9%	1.21	0.43	17	14
Lightning Helix	56.5%	2.62	0.65	34	13
Strategic Betrayal	56.5%	1.92	0.28	25	13
Bleachbone Verge	52.2%	3.00	0.00	36	12
Riverpyre Verge	52.2%	3.00	0.00	36	12
Duress	52.2%	2.00	0.00	24	12
Fire Magic	52.2%	1.92	0.29	23	12

Cards that reflect tuning, preference, and local metagame choices.

Card Name	Presence Rate	Avg Copies	Total Copies	Appears in Decks
Starting Town	47.8%	2.00	22	11
Stormcarved Coast	47.8%	1.09	12	11
Sundown Pass	47.8%	1.09	12	11
Deserted Beach	47.8%	1.00	11	11
No More Lies	43.5%	2.90	29	10
Godless Shrine	43.5%	1.80	18	10
Cori Mountain Monastery	43.5%	1.00	10	10
Day Of Judgment	39.1%	2.00	18	9
Gloomlake Verge	39.1%	2.00	18	9
Plunder The Trollshaws	39.1%	2.00	18	9
Sunbillow Verge	39.1%	1.22	11	9
North Wind Avatar	34.8%	1.00	8	8
Meticulous Archive	30.4%	1.00	7	7
Shoot The Sheriff	30.4%	1.00	7	7
Watery Grave	26.1%	1.17	7	6
Undercity Sewers	21.7%	1.40	7	5
Blazemire Verge	21.7%	1.00	5	5
Thor, God Of Thunder	17.4%	1.00	4	4
Multiply By Zero	13.0%	2.00	6	3
Shipwreck Marsh	13.0%	1.33	4	3

New analysisCards that appear in both mainboard and sideboard across different lists, indicating strategic flexibility.

Card Name	Main %	Side %	Main Avg	Side Avg	Main Decks	Side Decks
Deadly Cover-up	60.9%	65.2%	1.47	0.79	14	15
Strategic Betrayal	56.5%	91.3%	1.14	1.91	13	21
Fire Magic	52.2%	78.3%	1.28	1.89	12	18
Duress	52.2%	56.5%	1.85	2.08	12	13
Thor, God Of Thunder	17.4%	17.4%	0.57	0.86	4	4

New analysisCards with strong sideboard adoption (> 20%) and little or no mainboard use.

Card Name	Main %	Side %	Main Avg	Side Avg	Main Decks	Side Decks
Flashfreeze	0.0%	95.7%	0.00	1.50	0	22
Outrageous Robbery	4.3%	95.7%	0.04	0.96	1	22
Disdainful Stroke	0.0%	65.2%	0.00	1.13	0	15
Torpor Orb	0.0%	52.2%	0.00	1.92	0	12
Negate	0.0%	52.2%	0.00	1.00	0	12
Pilfer	0.0%	43.5%	0.00	1.00	0	10
Ultima	0.0%	39.1%	0.00	1.11	0	9
Ancient Vendetta	0.0%	39.1%	0.00	1.00	0	9
Spell Snare	0.0%	39.1%	0.00	1.00	0	9
Get Lost	0.0%	34.8%	0.00	1.88	0	8
Return The Favor	0.0%	34.8%	0.00	1.75	0	8

New analysisLow-copy (< 20%), sideboard-only answers.

Card Name	Side %	Side Avg	Side Decks
Emeritus Of Ideation	17.4	1.50	4
Price Of Freedom	17.4	1.00	4
Captain Marvel, Earth's Protector	13.0	1.00	3
Petrified Hamlet	13.0	1.00	3
Terminal Criticism	8.7	3.00	2
Pyroclasm	8.7	1.00	2
Shiko, Paragon Of The Way	8.7	1.00	2
Abrade	4.3	2.00	1
Emeritus Of Ideation // Ancestral Recall	4.3	2.00	1
Authority Of The Consuls	4.3	1.00	1
Ghost Vacuum	4.3	1.00	1
Improvisation Capstone	4.3	1.00	1
Pest Control	4.3	1.00	1
Precise Redaction	4.3	1.00	1
Rest In Peace	4.3	1.00	1
Sphinx Of The Final Word	4.3	1.00	1
The End	4.3	1.00	1