4/5c Control

Control · Modern · April 2026 · Sim-verified · 100 Bo3 per pair
Format
Modern
Control · 6.7% meta
Sim WR (flat)
40.7%
⚖ 36.7% T1/T2 weighted
Rank
#12
T1 · -4.0pp weighted gap
Best / Worst
86%
vs Azorius Cont / worst 4% vs Eldrazi Tron
Decklist

Mainboard (60)

1Arena of Glorylandenters tapped
1Breeding Poolland
1Elegant Parlorlandenters tapped
4Flooded Strandlandfetch land
1Hallowed Fountainland
1Hedge Mazelandenters tapped
1Islandland
1Lush Porticolandenters tapped
3Misty Rainforestlandfetch land
1Plainsland
1Sacred Foundryland
1Steam Ventsland
1Stomping Groundland
1Temple Gardenland
1Thundering Fallslandenters tapped
3Windswept Heathlandfetch land
2Eternal Witnessvalue
3Omnath, Locus of Creationcantrip369 dmg
2Phlage, Titan of Fire's Furythreatescape recursion280 casts · #4 finisher (16)
4Quantum Riddlercantrip469 dmg
4Solitudevalue314 casts
3Ephemerate326 casts · #1 finisher (27)
3Galvanic Dischargeenergyenergy removal233 casts · #3 finisher (16)
4Orim's Chanttoken army296 casts · #2 finisher (19)
2Prismatic Endingremoval
2Stock Upcantrip
3Teferi, Time Ravelercantrip
2Wrath of the Skiessweepenergy sweeper
3Wrenn and Sixremoval
60 cards · 29 unique

Sideboard (15)

1Boseiju, Who Enduresland
2Celestial Purgeremovalvs Ruby (2×)
3Consign to Memoryhate
4Mystical Disputehatevs Ruby (5×), Amulet (5×), Living (3×)
2Surgical Extractionvs Living (2×)
3Wear // Tearremoval
15 cards · 6 unique
Deck Construction Findings
Meta-weighted vs flat WR
Struggles more against popular decks
-4.0pp
Phlage: #1 damage source
? casts across 1500 games
897 dmg
Ephemerate: #1 finisher
Primary combat closer (T10.2)
27 kills
Ephemerate: most cast card
0.2x per game average — the engine of the deck
326 casts
Best matchup: Azorius Control
Control archetype — structural advantage
86%
Worst matchup: Eldrazi Tron
Ramp archetype — structural weakness
4%
Stars of the Sim — 1500 Games
MVP Ephemerate
Ephemerate
27 kills
? total dmg · Primary combat closer (T10.2)
MVP Orim's Chant
Orim's Chant
19 kills
? total dmg · Primary combat closer (T10.2)
Overperformer Phlage
Phlage
897 dmg
damage engine
Overperformer Quantum Riddler
Quantum Riddler
469 dmg
damage engine
Kill Turn Distribution
Azorius Cont
T10.5 86%
Azorius Cont
T9.8 66%
Metagame Strategy — Non-Obvious Findings
Damage ≠ kills: Phlage deals the most damage (897) but Ephemerate gets the most kills (27). The closer and the damage engine are different cards — don't evaluate them the same way.
Weighted gap -4.0pp: This deck underperforms at top tables vs the field. Struggles against popular decks — consider adapting your SB for the T1 field.
Matchup Spread
T1 opponents (≥5% meta)
Boros Energyaggro21.1%
22%
Jeskai Blinktempo9.2%
26%
Eldrazi Tronramp7.1%
4%
Azorius Control (WSTcontrol6.7%
66%
Azorius Controlcontrol6.7%
86%
Ruby Stormcombo6.2%
28%
Affinityaggro6.1%
12%
T2 opponents (3-5%)
Izzet Prowessaggro4.9%
70%
Amulet Titancombo4.1%
46%
Goryo's Vengeancecombo3.6%
84%
Living Endcombo3.6%
30%
4c Omnathmidrange3.5%
38%
Field
Domain Zooaggro2.9%
14%
Dimir Midrangemidrange2.8%
48%
Pinnacle Affinityaggro2.0%
36%
Simulated: 2026-05-02 · 16 decks · 100 Bo3/pair (1500 games for 4/5c Control) · Engine: MTGSimManu@3e74429
Source: metagame_data.jsx (D object) · Card stats: deck_cards[12] · Matchups: matchup_cards["12,*"]
Shell: ManusAI · Strategy + EV scoring: Claude · Owner: DJPieter81