Modern Birthing Ritual
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| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
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| Jun 27 | View | strgn7 Challenge Finalist | Modern Challenge 64 | 2nd | 9-1 | — | |
| Jun 13 | View | rerere Challenge Top 8 | Modern Showcase Challenge | 5th | 9-1 | — | |
| Jul 27 | View | bananadisaster | Modern Challenge 96 | 16th | 5-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 25 | View | _Batutinha_ | Modern Challenge 64 | 15th | 5-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 25 | View | offbrandjezuz | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 25 | View | snowsk82000 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 24 | View | Rhino_717 | Modern Challenge 64 | 20th | 5-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 24 | View | Loga_rithm | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 23 | View | Oceans64 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 21 | View | Ciraris | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 19 | View | Damix89 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 19 | View | Yayoi11 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Jul 18 | View | darikun | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 17 | View | predje | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Jul 15 | View | predje | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Jul 14 | View | icaHavoc | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 14 | View | FreezingTempest | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 12 | View | niblok | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jul 10 | View | predje | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Unique · band 10 of 10 · 10 | |
| Jul 10 | View | Mtty | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 7 | View | Ciraris | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 6 | View | nanab30 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jul 3 | View | standstillman | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Jul 3 | View | Leovoldo | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Jun 30 | View | Row2015 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jun 29 | View | Shardless_Agent | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 29 | View | xera | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 |
Showing 1–25 of 697 all-time decklists
Birthing Ritual has slipped from ~1.3% to 0.8% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~1.3% to 0.8% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Typical Modern Birthing Ritual maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 150 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Birthing Ritual | 4.0 | 100% |
| Breeding Pool | 1.2 | 77% |
| Misty Rainforest | 3.9 | 76% |
| Flare of Denial | 4.0 | 75% |
| Abhorrent Oculus | 4.0 | 75% |
| Hedge Maze | 1.8 | 74% |
| Coiling Oracle | 4.0 | 73% |
| Subtlety | 3.8 | 73% |
| Endurance | 1.9 | 73% |
| Ice-Fang Coatl | 4.0 | 73% |
| Snow-Covered Forest | 2.0 | 73% |
| Snow-Covered Island | 2.0 | 73% |
| Force of Negation | 2.6 | 72% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 2.2 | 71% |
| Sink into Stupor | 3.9 | 71% |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 1.1 | 70% |
| Shardless Agent | 4.0 | 69% |
| Fblthp, the Lost | 2.0 | 68% |
| Verdant Catacombs | 3.7 | 61% |
| Watery Grave | 1.0 | 56% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.0 | 49% |
| Dismember | 1.6 | 38% |
| Windswept Heath | 3.6 | 34% |
| Temple Garden | 2.8 | 27% |
| Solitude | 3.8 | 26% |
| Lush Portico | 1.8 | 25% |
| Forest | 1.1 | 25% |
| Plains | 2.9 | 25% |
| Guide of Souls | 4.0 | 24% |
| Ocelot Pride | 4.0 | 24% |
| Witch Enchanter | 2.9 | 23% |
| Ranger-Captain of Eos | 3.1 | 23% |
| Brightglass Gearhulk | 2.6 | 22% |
| Ephemerate | 2.6 | 21% |
| White Orchid Phantom | 3.4 | 21% |
| Flagstones of Trokair | 3.9 | 20% |
| Arid Mesa | 2.6 | 19% |
| Skyclave Apparition | 2.1 | 19% |
| Badgermole Cub | 2.9 | 17% |
| Haliya, Guided by Light | 2.8 | 17% |
Typical Modern Birthing Ritual sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 150 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 150 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mystical Dispute | 3.0 | 71% |
| Consign to Memory | 2.9 | 69% |
| Force of Vigor | 2.2 | 59% |
| Culling Ritual | 2.8 | 58% |
| Collector Ouphe | 1.3 | 49% |
| Endurance | 1.3 | 44% |
| Gemstone Caverns | 2.1 | 35% |
| Fade from History | 1.9 | 23% |
| Drannith Magistrate | 1.9 | 21% |
| Force of Negation | 1.5 | 21% |
| Gaddock Teeg | 1.2 | 21% |
| Boromir, Warden of the Tower | 1.9 | 20% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 1.1 | 20% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.7 | 19% |
| Sanctifier en-Vec | 2.0 | 19% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 2.2 | 16% |
| Clarion Conqueror | 2.5 | 13% |
| Plague Engineer | 1.3 | 13% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.2 | 12% |
| Chalice of the Void | 1.9 | 11% |
| Creeping Corrosion | 1.9 | 9% |
| White Orchid Phantom | 2.5 | 9% |
| Kataki, War's Wage | 2.1 | 6% |
| Nature's Claim | 1.4 | 5% |
| Prismatic Ending | 1.1 | 5% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.0 | 5% |
| Stern Scolding | 2.8 | 4% |
| Engineered Explosives | 1.6 | 3% |
| Meltdown | 3.0 | 3% |
| Neoform | 1.6 | 3% |
| Orim's Chant | 2.0 | 3% |
| Raise the Past | 1.0 | 3% |
| Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines | 1.0 | 3% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.0 | 3% |
| Thoughtseize | 2.5 | 3% |
| Toxic Deluge | 1.5 | 3% |
| Dead/Gone | 1.0 | 2% |
| Dismember | 1.3 | 2% |
| Fire Magic | 2.3 | 2% |
| Haywire Mite | 1.0 | 2% |
Birthing Ritual Modern FAQ
Is Birthing Ritual good in Modern right now?
It's rising fast. Birthing Ritual is 0.8% of Modern decklists in the last two weeks (up 38% vs the prior window). Over the last 90 days share is still down from ~1.3% to 0.8%, so the recent spike may be a bounce. Best recent finish: 15th (5-2) at Modern Challenge 64 on Jul 25, 2026.
What are the key cards in Modern Birthing Ritual?
The most-played cards are Birthing Ritual (100% of lists), Flare of Denial (75% of lists), and Abhorrent Oculus (75% of lists) over the last 90 days. Builds split 76 Simic vs 20 Selesnya lists.
What's a typical Modern Birthing Ritual sideboard?
The most common Modern Birthing Ritual sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Mystical Dispute (71% of lists), Consign to Memory (69% of lists), Force of Vigor (59% of lists), and Culling Ritual (58% of lists).
Are there different builds of Modern Birthing Ritual?
Yes — builds vary a lot across recent lists. Recent lists split into Simic, Selesnya, and Sultai camps. For an off-stock take, see Yayoi11's Jul 19 list.
What does Uniqueness mean?
Uniqueness rates each list from band 1 (Stock) through band 10 (Unique). Higher means a list is more unusual vs recent peers of this strategy.
How many Modern Birthing Ritual decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 697 Modern Birthing Ritual decklists all-time (13 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Birthing Ritual result Jul 27, 2026.