Smother
Smother is a black card, legal in Premodern, shown in its old-frame Onslaught printing.
Price and printings: Cardmarket (€3.69) · TCGplayer ($2.99) · Scryfall
How often Smother is played
Smother is maindecked in 17 of 77 tournament decks in this archive (22%), averaging 1.9 copies; kept in 6 sideboards (8%); used by 4 of 21 tracked archetypes.
Counting only the 45 decks that can cast black cards, 20 of them play it (44%).
See how it compares on the Premodern staples list.
Premodern archetypes that play Smother
- Mono Black (2x)
- Psychatog: Instant-speed removal for anything with mana value three or less, which covers almost the entire aggro half of the format.
- The Rock (3x)
- Deadguy Ale (2x)
Tournament decks with Smother
- The Rock: 3rd Place at Premodern MTGO Challenge (2× mainboard)
- UBG Madness: 1st Place at Lega Roma - IV Tappa (3× mainboard)
- Basic Mono Black: 4th Place at Andre's League 10 Tappa (2× main + sideboard)
- Horror Stompy: 3rd Place at MTGO Premodern Challenge (2× mainboard)
- UBG Control Sideboard: 1st Place at Mercadian Frogs @ Troll2jeux (Paris, France) (3× mainboard)
- Mono Black Aggro: 4th Place at Lega Milano 3/12 (2× mainboard)
- Moneyball: 1st Place at LPP x Trial Épico (2× mainboard)
- BRG Midrange: 7th Place at PM Burro Singles @SPMCR (2× mainboard)
- BR Carnophage Ponza: 3rd Place at Torneo @ Comix Café (2× mainboard)
- Mono Black Aggro: 1st Place at Mogg Monthly: Sligh July (1× sideboard)
- Mono B Control: 7th Place at Premodern & Hooters 8th Edition (2× mainboard)
- Machine Head: 4th Place at Premodern Mainz Monthly (1× mainboard)
- Black Contamination: 3rd Place at PREM Brescia (3× mainboard)
- Mono Black: 6th Place at PMPMPMPM XXXVIII (1× sideboard)
- Clerics: 1st Place at MTGO Premodern League (3× main + sideboard)
- Pox: 3rd Place at Liga Premodern Alicante 2026 9ª Jornada (1× mainboard)
- BG Rack: 3rd Place at Lega Milano 3/12 (2× mainboard)
- Moneyball Black: 2nd Place at Liga Paulista de Premodern 2026 (2× mainboard)
- Dromar Solution: 3rd Place at Side Event Final Pudraiser (2× main + sideboard)
- Black Clerics: 2nd Place at Lega Milano 3/9 (1× sideboard)
Spicy brews with Smother
- Hypnotic Wurm (2×)
