Deck guide
Premodern Psychatog Deck Guide
Also known as: 'Tog · UB Psychatog · Dr. Teeth
Psychatog is a Tier 2 control deck in Premodern, with a 50.1% win rate in the Duress Crew MTGO dataset.
At a glance
Event decklists
164 decklists on file
Showing the 8 most recent.
| Finish | Players | Decklist | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | 62 | Chris Roy Psychatog — Shoe City Showdown #4 @ Webway Games (Marlborough, MA) (3-4) | 2026-08-01 |
| 2 | 109 | Daniel Sondike Psychatog — Sacred Torch Showdown 2026 @ Order of the Sacred Torch (New York, NY) (2) | 2026-07-25 |
| 3-4 | 156 | Lorenzo Nesi Psychatog — 4Seasons Spring Ed. @ Bologna (Italy) (3-4) | 2026-06-13 |
| 2 | 134 | Kolby Winn Psychatog — Grand Pre Louisville @ Louisville (KY) (2) | 2026-06-06 |
| 5-8 | 32 | marcio costa Psychatog — MTGO Challenge 32 (5-8) | 2026-05-15 |
| 3-4 | 34 | Jacopo Giacomoni Psychatog — 3ª Tappa Lega @ Roma (Italy) (3-4) | 2026-05-10 |
| 3-4 | 40 | Stamford Yao Psychatog — 2026 Nationals @ Singapore (3-4) | 2026-05-09 |
| 1 | 40 | Robert Luemers Psychatog — Seattle Spring Fling (1) | 2026-04-25 |
Sample list
Most-recent decklist
Chris Roy Psychatog — Shoe City Showdown #4 @ Webway Games (Marlborough, MA) (3-4) — 3-4 · 2026-08-01
Mainboard (60)
| Qty | Card |
|---|---|
| 11 | Island |
| 4 | Polluted Delta |
| 3 | Swamp |
| 3 | Underground River |
| 4 | Psychatog |
| 4 | Accumulated Knowledge |
| 1 | Annul |
| 4 | Counterspell |
| 3 | Duress |
| 1 | Fact or Fiction |
| 3 | Foil |
| 4 | Gush |
| 4 | Impulse |
| 4 | Portent |
| 2 | Sickening Dreams |
| 3 | Smother |
| 2 | Tsabo's Web |
Sideboard (15)
| Qty | Card |
|---|---|
| 2 | Annul |
| 2 | Blue Elemental Blast |
| 2 | Dominate |
| 4 | Engineered Plague |
| 1 | Haunting Echoes |
| 2 | Hydroblast |
| 2 | Powder Keg |
Game plan
What Psychatog is trying to do
A UB control-tempo deck that uses Psychatog as a one-card kill, fueled by Fact or Fiction, Deep Analysis, and disruption from Cabal Therapy and Duress. It plays as a control deck in Tier 2 of the current Premodern metagame.
Core cards
What defines Psychatog
Sideboarding & matchups
How Psychatog fares
MTGO match data via the Duress Crew Premodern Data Analysis Project.
- Gro-a-tog 89.5% n=19
- Replenish 64.4% n=45
- Deadguy Ale 63.6% n=11
- Contamination 62.5% n=16
- Mono Blue Dreadnought 61.6% n=86
- Moneyball Black 11.8% n=17
- Green/White Madness 25% n=20
- Sligh 35.1% n=74
See the full matchup matrix for head-to-head pairings across the format.
Strategy
How to play Psychatog
A full written primer for Psychatog — 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 Psychatog a good deck in Premodern?
- Psychatog is a Tier 2 deck with a 50.1% win rate across 1,126 tracked MTGO matches (Duress Crew Premodern Data Analysis Project).
- What colors is Psychatog?
- Psychatog is a Blue, Black deck.
- How much does Psychatog cost to build?
- A current Psychatog list costs roughly $1,033 to build in paper.
Next steps
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