How to beat Naya Terragedon in Premodern

Over the last 90 days of recorded Premodern matches, the decks with the best results against Naya Terragedon are Mono-Blue Stiflenought (54% over 13 matches). Mono-Blue Stiflenought's 54% sits in a 95% range of 29%–77%, which is the range a 13-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Annul, Essence Flare and Hydroblast in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.

Best records against Naya Terragedon

Matches played in the last 90 days, from events that publish round-by-round pairings. Ranked by the bottom of each 95% range, not by the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one.

Archetypes with the best recorded results against Naya Terragedon, best first
DeckWin rate vs Naya TerragedonRecordMatchesSample95% range
Mono-Blue Stiflenought53.8%7-613Medium sample29%–77%
  • High sample · 20+ matches
  • Medium sample · 8–19 matches
  • Low sample · 5–7 matches

29 further pairings (43 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Naya Terragedon's archetype page and in the Premodern matchup matrix.

What the decks that beat Naya Terragedon bring

Sideboard cards run by Mono-Blue Stiflenought. This is not a sideboard guide for this matchup. We record who beat whom, not what either player boarded, so these are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play — a hint about the kind of card that punishes Naya Terragedon, not a list to bring in.

CardDecks running itAverage copiesWhich decks
Annul1 of 12.9Mono-Blue Stiflenought
Essence Flare1 of 12.8Mono-Blue Stiflenought
Hydroblast1 of 12.1Mono-Blue Stiflenought
Brain Freeze1 of 11.9Mono-Blue Stiflenought
Blue Elemental Blast1 of 11.8Mono-Blue Stiflenought
Back to Basics1 of 11.6Mono-Blue Stiflenought
Chain of Vapor1 of 10.6Mono-Blue Stiflenought

Average copies is expected copies per deck — average copies played multiplied by the share of that archetype's lists running the card — so a 4-of in half the lists reads as 2.0.

Decks Naya Terragedon beats

The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Naya Terragedon with, the record argues against these.

Archetypes Naya Terragedon has the best recorded results against, worst first for the challenger
DeckWin rate vs Naya TerragedonRecordMatchesSample95% range
Selesnya Enchantress35.7%5-914Medium sample16%–61%
The Rock40.0%2-35Low sample12%–77%
  • High sample · 20+ matches
  • Medium sample · 8–19 matches
  • Low sample · 5–7 matches

Questions

What beats Naya Terragedon in Premodern?

Across the last 90 days, Mono-Blue Stiflenought (54% over 13 matches) hold the best recorded results against Naya Terragedon. Records come from events that publish round-by-round pairings, and both decks in a match have to be identified for it to count, so these are the pairings we can see rather than every match played.

What should I bring in against Naya Terragedon?

We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 1 deck with the best records against Naya Terragedon — Mono-Blue Stiflenought — most commonly run Annul, Essence Flare, Hydroblast, Brain Freeze and Blue Elemental Blast in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.

What does Naya Terragedon beat?

Naya Terragedon's best recorded matchups over the same window are Selesnya Enchantress (64% across 14 matches) and The Rock (60% across 5 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Naya Terragedon with, these are the ones the record argues against.

How reliable are these Premodern matchup numbers?

Not very, and the page says so per row rather than in aggregate. Every pairing shows its match count, its sample band and a 95% range; the strongest band we award is 20+ matches, which is still roughly a ±20-point range around the figure shown. Pairings under 5 matches are counted but never given a percentage — there are 29 of those for Naya Terragedon right now. Rankings use the bottom of each range rather than the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one it has not earned.

What period does this cover?

Matches played in the last 90 days, filtered on when each match was actually played. Archetypes that have dropped out of the Premodern metagame are excluded from the ranking — their historical records are still on Naya Terragedon's own archetype page and in the format matchup matrix.

What each number on this site measures, and where it is least reliable, is set out on the methodology page.