Deck guide
Premodern Oath of Druids Deck Guide
Also known as: Oath · UG Oath · Forbidden Oath
Oath of Druids is a Tier 2 combo deck in Premodern.
At a glance
Event decklists
427 decklists on file
Showing the 8 most recent.
| Finish | Players | Decklist | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-8 | 126 | Thomas Macdonald Oath — Duress Crew Presents: New England Summer Regional @ Great Stories Inc (Whitinsville, MA) (5-8) | 2026-07-11 |
| 5-8 | 126 | Lastclairebender Oath — Duress Crew Presents: New England Summer Regional @ Great Stories Inc (Whitinsville, MA) (5-8) | 2026-07-11 |
| 3-4 | 76 | Martin Oviedo Oath — 2026 Nantuko League - Junio (3-4) | 2026-06-30 |
| 5-8 | 134 | Avery Benken Oath — Grand Pre Louisville @ Louisville (KY) (5-8) | 2026-06-06 |
| 5-8 | 134 | Joseph Sala-bankston Oath — Grand Pre Louisville @ Louisville (KY) (5-8) | 2026-06-06 |
| 5-8 | 65 | Pablo Figueroa Oath — Premier League @ Chile (5-8) | 2026-06-05 |
| 5-8 | 35 | Leandropereira Oath — 12K na MUITO! @ MUITO! Colecionáveis (Campinas, Brazil) (5-8) | 2026-05-30 |
| 5-8 | 35 | Rafa_martinelli Oath — 12K na MUITO! @ MUITO! Colecionáveis (Campinas, Brazil) (5-8) | 2026-05-30 |
Sample list
Most-recent decklist
Thomas Macdonald Oath — Duress Crew Presents: New England Summer Regional @ Great Stories Inc (Whitinsville, MA) (5-8) — 5-8 · 2026-07-11
Mainboard (60)
| Qty | Card |
|---|---|
| 2 | City of Brass |
| 2 | Forest |
| 4 | Gemstone Mine |
| 4 | Mishra's Factory |
| 1 | Plains |
| 4 | Rishadan Port |
| 4 | Treetop Village |
| 4 | Wasteland |
| 3 | Windswept Heath |
| 4 | Terravore |
| 2 | Naturalize |
| 4 | Swords to Plowshares |
| 4 | Thermokarst |
| 4 | Winter's Grasp |
| 4 | Mox Diamond |
| 4 | Oath of Druids |
| 4 | Sphere of Resistance |
| 2 | Sylvan Library |
Sideboard (15)
| Qty | Card |
|---|---|
| 2 | Aura of Silence |
| 3 | Call of the Herd |
| 4 | Meddling Mage |
| 2 | Naturalize |
| 4 | Pyroclasm |
Game plan
What Oath of Druids is trying to do
A UG combo-control deck that resolves Oath of Druids, gives the opponent a token to trigger Oath, then cheats in a fat creature like Akroma to close the game. It plays as a combo deck in Tier 2 of the current Premodern metagame.
Core cards
What defines Oath of Druids
Sideboarding & matchups
How Oath of Druids fares
Matchup win-rate data for Oath of Druids is being compiled.
See the full matchup matrix for head-to-head pairings across the format.
Strategy
How to play Oath of Druids
A full written primer for Oath of Druids — 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 Oath of Druids a good deck in Premodern?
- Oath of Druids is a Tier 2 deck in Premodern. See its matchup spread and decklists for how it performs.
- What colors is Oath of Druids?
- Oath of Druids is a Blue, Green deck.
- How much does Oath of Druids cost to build?
- A current Oath of Druids list costs roughly $6,347 to build in paper.
Next steps
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