Deck guide
Premodern Hatred Deck Guide
Also known as: Suicide Black · Hatred Aggro
Hatred is a Tier 2 combo deck in Premodern.
At a glance
Event decklists
Event decklists
No event decklists on file yet — lists are pulled from mtgtop8 PREM and the MTGO Premodern Challenge feed.
Game plan
What Hatred is trying to do
A mono-black aggro-combo deck that lands a fast evasive threat like Skittering Skirge, then pumps it with Hatred for a one-shot kill on turn three or four. It plays as a combo deck in Tier 2 of the current Premodern metagame.
Core cards
What defines Hatred
Sideboarding & matchups
How Hatred fares
Matchup win-rate data for Hatred is being compiled.
See the full matchup matrix for head-to-head pairings across the format.
Strategy
How to play Hatred
A full written primer for Hatred — mulligan decisions, sequencing, and the sideboard plan — is in progress. The decklists, key cards, and matchup data above are kept current in the meantime.
FAQ
Common questions
- Is Hatred a good deck in Premodern?
- Hatred is a Tier 2 deck in Premodern. See its matchup spread and decklists for how it performs.
- What colors is Hatred?
- Hatred is a Black deck.
Next steps
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