Modern Blink
Blink is a Modern midrange strategy that usually features Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd, Solitude, and Ephemerate.
Meta
3.0%
Colors
Shift
−24%
Variability
High
ApproachesAllWhite Orchid Phantom77 · 19%Orcish Bowmasters54 · 14%Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury53 · 13%Psychic Frog48 · 12%Stock168 · 42%154 · 39%142 · 36%78 · 20%13 · 3%11 · 3%
1,414 decks in Jeskai
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8 | View | Bunbuneru | Modern Showcase Challenge | 27th | 6-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 8 | View | bitwize | Modern Challenge 32 | 30th | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 8 | View | bitwize | Modern Challenge 32 2026-03-08 | 30th | — | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 8 | View | Carcara | Modern League 2026-03-08 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 7 | View | C_S_W____ | Modern Challenge 64 | 1st | 9-1 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 7 | View | Venom1 | Modern Challenge 32 | 2nd | 8-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 7 | View | Urthstrype | Modern Challenge 64 | 6th | 6-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 7 | View | Benjamin_S | Modern Challenge 64 | 7th | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 7 | View | SatoruGojo | Modern Challenge 32 2026-03-07 | 8th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 7 | View | yriel | Modern Challenge 64 | 8th | 5-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 7 | View | yriel | Modern Challenge 32 2026-03-07 | 11th | 3-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 7 | View | Venom1 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-03-07 | 13th | 3-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 7 | View | C_S_W____ | Modern Challenge 32 2026-03-07 | 22nd | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 7 | View | C_S_W____ | Modern Challenge 32 | 22nd | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 7 | View | Benjamin_S | Modern Challenge 32 2026-03-07 | 29th | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 7 | View | Benjamin_S | Modern Challenge 32 | 29th | 3-4 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 7 | View | bless_von | Modern Challenge 32 2026-03-07 | 31st | 0-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Mar 7 | View | MARZIANO | Modern League 2026-03-07 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 7 | View | surgetemelo | Modern League 2026-03-07 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 6 | View | CMack_ | Modern Challenge 32 | 19th | 3-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 6 | View | osk4 | Modern League 2026-03-06 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 6 | View | LordMendigao | Modern League 2026-03-06 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Mar 6 | View | cirus999 | Modern League 2026-03-06 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 6 | View | Redman1034 | Modern League 2026-03-06 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 5 | View | Alpha_Go | Modern Challenge 64 2026-03-05 | 10th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 |
Blink has slipped from ~5.9% to 3.0% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~5.9% to 3.0% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Blink cards
Cards gaining share within Blink vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| March of Otherworldly Light | 30% | 52% | +22.3% |
| Momo, Friendly Flier | 3% | 18% | +14.9% |
| Haliya, Guided by Light | 9% | 20% | +10.6% |
| Marsh Flats | 50% | 76% | +26% |
| Swamp | 39% | 56% | +16.9% |
| Aang, Swift Savior | 8% | 18% | +10.2% |
| Godless Shrine | 39% | 56% | +16.9% |
| Shadowy Backstreet | 39% | 54% | +14.9% |
| Overlord of the Balemurk | 39% | 52% | +12.9% |
| Flickerwisp | 39% | 52% | +12.9% |
| Windswept Heath | 13% | 22% | +9.5% |
| Erode | 3% | 8% | +4.9% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion Conqueror | 31% | 62% | +30.8% |
| Damping Sphere | 33% | 50% | +17.2% |
| Rest in Peace | 30% | 42% | +12.3% |
| Spell Pierce | 5% | 12% | +7.3% |
| The Legend of Kuruk | New | 8% | +8% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 11% | 20% | +9.1% |
| White Orchid Phantom | 33% | 40% | +7.2% |
| Drannith Magistrate | 5% | 8% | +3.3% |
Typical Modern Blink maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 553 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd | 3.9 | 100% |
| Solitude | 4.0 | 99% |
| Plains | 2.3 | 97% |
| Ephemerate | 2.9 | 95% |
| Hallowed Fountain | 2.0 | 95% |
| Meticulous Archive | 1.3 | 95% |
| Flooded Strand | 3.8 | 94% |
| Quantum Riddler | 4.0 | 94% |
| Witch Enchanter | 3.3 | 74% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 1.8 | 69% |
| Consign to Memory | 2.3 | 63% |
| Marsh Flats | 3.4 | 63% |
| Prismatic Ending | 1.7 | 57% |
| Island | 1.1 | 55% |
| Arid Mesa | 3.3 | 53% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 1.6 | 45% |
| Godless Shrine | 1.7 | 44% |
| Shadowy Backstreet | 1.1 | 43% |
| Guide of Souls | 4.0 | 42% |
| Ocelot Pride | 4.0 | 42% |
| Overlord of the Balemurk | 4.0 | 42% |
| Swamp | 1.0 | 41% |
| Fatal Push | 3.4 | 40% |
| Thoughtseize | 3.8 | 40% |
| Flickerwisp | 2.3 | 39% |
| Polluted Delta | 1.8 | 39% |
| Watery Grave | 1.0 | 39% |
| Emperor of Bones | 2.4 | 39% |
| Boggart Trawler | 1.0 | 38% |
| Undercity Sewers | 1.0 | 35% |
| Starfield Shepherd | 3.1 | 35% |
| Sacred Foundry | 1.3 | 30% |
| Mockingbird | 1.1 | 27% |
| Elegant Parlor | 1.0 | 25% |
| Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | 3.4 | 23% |
| Arena of Glory | 2.3 | 22% |
| Steam Vents | 1.1 | 22% |
| Scalding Tarn | 3.1 | 21% |
| Mountain | 1.0 | 21% |
| Galvanic Discharge | 3.5 | 20% |
Typical Modern Blink sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 553 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 553 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Wrath of the Skies | 2.5 | 96% |
| Mystical Dispute | 2.3 | 81% |
| Consign to Memory | 2.5 | 76% |
| High Noon | 2.1 | 66% |
| Clarion Conqueror | 1.5 | 39% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.9 | 34% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 1.3 | 32% |
| White Orchid Phantom | 2.4 | 31% |
| Rest in Peace | 1.8 | 22% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.4 | 22% |
| Obsidian Charmaw | 2.8 | 18% |
| Deafening Silence | 1.9 | 14% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 1.7 | 14% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1.6 | 14% |
| Spell Snare | 1.5 | 13% |
| Prismatic Ending | 1.5 | 13% |
| Strix Serenade | 1.6 | 11% |
| Drannith Magistrate | 1.4 | 10% |
| Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines | 1.0 | 9% |
| Wear/Tear | 1.4 | 9% |
| Sanctifier en-Vec | 2.3 | 8% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.7 | 8% |
| Celestial Purge | 1.1 | 7% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 2.2 | 7% |
| No More Lies | 1.1 | 6% |
| Thoughtseize | 1.9 | 6% |
| Force of Negation | 1.4 | 6% |
| Boromir, Warden of the Tower | 1.6 | 5% |
| End of the Hunt | 1.2 | 5% |
| Erode | 1.2 | 5% |
| Vexing Bauble | 1.8 | 5% |
| Force of Despair | 1.8 | 5% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.5 | 4% |
| Lavinia, Azorius Renegade | 1.5 | 4% |
| Haywire Mite | 1.0 | 4% |
| Path to Exile | 1.0 | 3% |
| Blood Moon | 2.0 | 3% |
| Detect Intrusion | 1.7 | 3% |
| Orim's Chant | 1.8 | 3% |
| Faerie Macabre | 1.0 | 3% |