Deck guide
Premodern Mono-Black Discard Deck Guide
Also known as: Mono-Black Aggro Discard · Suicide Black
Mono-Black Discard is a Tier 3 midrange deck in Premodern.
At a glance
Event decklists
75 decklists on file
Showing the 8 most recent.
| Finish | Players | Decklist | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 138 | Federico Albanese Suicide Black — Coppa Etrusca 2026 @ Magico Conclave Etrusco (Riparbella, Italy) (2) | 2026-05-17 |
| 2 | 56 | Diego Verdugo Suicide Black — Chile Premier League - March 2026 @ Chile (2) | 2026-04-07 |
| 3-4 | 80 | Andreson Pires Suicide Black — PIL Online League 03/26 (3-4) | 2026-03-22 |
| 5-8 | 33 | Luca Deravignone Suicide Black — FNM Lega PM Mana & Malto @ Comix cafè (Grosseto, Italy) (5-8) | 2026-03-13 |
| 5-8 | 32 | Gabriele Squaratti Suicide Black — Second League - Final Night @ Milan (Italy) (5-8) | 2026-02-27 |
| 1 | 37 | Maximiliano Perez Suicide Black — Confluencia Fest 2 (1) | 2026-02-14 |
| 3-4 | 32 | Massimiliano Della Monaca Suicide Black — FNM Lega PM Mana & Malto @ Comix cafè (Grosseto, Italy) (3-4) | 2026-02-13 |
| 2 | 35 | Nicola Forte Suicide Black — The Lumberjack Open @ Lugo (Italyà (2) | 2026-02-08 |
Sample list
Most-recent decklist
Federico Albanese Suicide Black — Coppa Etrusca 2026 @ Magico Conclave Etrusco (Riparbella, Italy) (2) — 2 · 2026-05-17
Mainboard (60)
| Qty | Card |
|---|---|
| 2 | Mishra's Factory |
| 3 | Rishadan Port |
| 15 | Swamp |
| 4 | Black Knight |
| 4 | Carnophage |
| 3 | Dauthi Horror |
| 4 | Dauthi Slayer |
| 3 | Hypnotic Specter |
| 2 | Skittering Skirge |
| 4 | Dark Ritual |
| 4 | Duress |
| 1 | Kaervek's Spite |
| 2 | Smother |
| 1 | Snuff Out |
| 2 | Bad Moon |
| 2 | Cursed Scroll |
| 4 | Sarcomancy |
Sideboard (15)
| Qty | Card |
|---|---|
| 2 | Dystopia |
| 4 | Engineered Plague |
| 2 | Gloom |
| 2 | Perish |
| 2 | Spinning Darkness |
| 3 | Withered Wretch |
Game plan
What Mono-Black Discard is trying to do
A mono-black aggro-disruption deck that empties the opponent's hand with Duress, Cabal Therapy, and Hymn to Tourach, then attacks with Hypnotic Specter and Nantuko Shade. It plays as a midrange deck in Tier 3 of the current Premodern metagame.
Core cards
What defines Mono-Black Discard
Sideboarding & matchups
How Mono-Black Discard fares
Matchup win-rate data for Mono-Black Discard is being compiled.
See the full matchup matrix for head-to-head pairings across the format.
Strategy
How to play Mono-Black Discard
A full written primer for Mono-Black Discard — 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 Mono-Black Discard a good deck in Premodern?
- Mono-Black Discard is a Tier 3 deck in Premodern. See its matchup spread and decklists for how it performs.
- What colors is Mono-Black Discard?
- Mono-Black Discard is a Black deck.
- How much does Mono-Black Discard cost to build?
- A current Mono-Black Discard list costs roughly $778 to build in paper.
Next steps
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