Modern Birthing Ritual
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Variability
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2025 | View | managed_care | Modern League 2025-09-14 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Sep 13, 2025 | View | Musagete | Modern League 2025-09-13 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Sep 11, 2025 | View | goron27 | Modern League 2025-09-11 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Sep 11, 2025 | View | Mtty | Modern League 2025-09-11 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Sep 9, 2025 | View | EHughes01 | Modern League 2025-09-09 | — | 5-0 | Unique · band 10 of 10 · 10 | |
| Sep 8, 2025 | View | wallofspikes | Modern Challenge 64 2025-09-08 | 6th | — | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Sep 7, 2025 | View | goron27 | Modern Challenge 32 2025-09-07 | 16th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Sep 5, 2025 | View | Tirifolix92 | Modern League 2025-09-05 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Sep 2, 2025 | View | Tirifolix92 | Modern League 2025-09-02 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 31, 2025 | View | xykx | Modern League 2025-08-31 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Aug 31, 2025 | View | Tirifolix92 | Modern League 2025-08-31 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 29, 2025 | View | Deburca | Modern League 2025-08-29 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Aug 28, 2025 | View | Turn1Vial | Modern League 2025-08-28 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 26, 2025 | View | Tirifolix92 | Modern League 2025-08-26 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 25, 2025 | View | NotATurtle | Modern League 2025-08-25 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Aug 23, 2025 | View | Gartxot | Modern League 2025-08-23 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Aug 22, 2025 | View | Duddz_z | Modern Challenge 64 2025-08-22 | 27th | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Aug 22, 2025 | View | DineofDoom | Modern League 2025-08-22 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Aug 22, 2025 | View | goron27 | Modern League 2025-08-22 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 20, 2025 | View | Middeterminist | Modern League 2025-08-20 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Aug 20, 2025 | View | Simunsorx | Modern League 2025-08-20 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Aug 20, 2025 | View | Duddz_z | Modern League 2025-08-20 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Aug 19, 2025 | View | Damix89 | Modern League 2025-08-19 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Aug 19, 2025 | View | rofelos | Modern League 2025-08-19 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Aug 18, 2025 | View | NotATurtle | Modern League 2025-08-18 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 |
Birthing Ritual has held steady around 0.8% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Held near 0.8% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Birthing Ritual cards
Cards gaining share within Birthing Ritual vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shardless Agent | 50% | 86% | +35.7% |
| Sink into Stupor | 60% | 86% | +25.7% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 60% | 79% | +18.6% |
| Verdant Catacombs | 50% | 64% | +14.3% |
| Coiling Oracle | 70% | 86% | +15.7% |
| Ice-Fang Coatl | 70% | 86% | +15.7% |
| Snow-Covered Forest | 70% | 86% | +15.7% |
| Snow-Covered Island | 70% | 86% | +15.7% |
| Force of Negation | 70% | 86% | +15.7% |
| Subtlety | 80% | 93% | +12.9% |
| Hedge Maze | 80% | 86% | +5.7% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plague Engineer | New | 21% | +21.4% |
| Force of Vigor | 30% | 64% | +34.3% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 10% | 29% | +18.6% |
| Dismember | New | 21% | +21.4% |
| Mystical Dispute | 70% | 86% | +15.7% |
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 | 57% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.0 | 48% |
| Dismember | 1.7 | 39% |
| 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 | 60% |
| Culling Ritual | 2.8 | 58% |
| Collector Ouphe | 1.3 | 49% |
| Endurance | 1.3 | 45% |
| Gemstone Caverns | 2.1 | 34% |
| 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% |
| Neoform | 1.5 | 4% |
| Stern Scolding | 2.8 | 4% |
| Engineered Explosives | 1.6 | 3% |
| Meltdown | 3.0 | 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 36% vs the prior window). 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 73 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 (60% of lists), and Culling Ritual (58% of lists). Plague Engineer is the fastest riser — new this window at 21% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Modern Birthing Ritual?
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 699 Modern Birthing Ritual decklists all-time (14 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Birthing Ritual result Jul 29, 2026.