Premodern Psychatog Deck Guide

At a glance

Event decklists

166 decklists on file

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Sample list

Most-recent decklist

Claudio Bonanni Psychatog — 4Seasons Summer Ed. Main Event @ Arci Benassi (Bologna, Italy) (2) — 2 · 2026-10-17

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

• Psychatog
• Fact or Fiction
• Counterspell
• Force of Will
• Smother
• Cabal Therapy
• Duress
• Deep Analysis
• Wasteland
• Force Spike

Sideboarding & matchups

How Psychatog fares

MTGO match data via the Duress Crew Premodern Data Analysis Project.

• Gro-a-tog 89.5% n=19
• Deadguy Ale 63.6% n=11
• Replenish 63% n=46
• Contamination 62.5% n=16
• Mono Blue Dreadnought 61.1% n=90
• Reanimator 0% n=2
• Moneyball Black 11.8% n=17
• Green/White Madness 28.6% n=21

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.

How to play Psychatog →

FAQ

Common questions

Is Psychatog a good deck in Premodern?

Psychatog is a Tier 2 deck with a 50.1% win rate across 1,140 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 $1,016 to build in paper.

Next steps

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