Modern Broodscale Combo
Broodscale Combo is a Modern combo strategy that usually features Basking Broodscale, Blade of the Bloodchief, and Kozilek's Command. Recent lists are split between Mono-Green and Gruul builds.
Meta
7.4%
Colors
Shift
+15%
Variability
Medium
ApproachesAllDevourer of Destiny130 · 34%Writhing Chrysalis121 · 32%Delighted Halfling66 · 17%Stock63 · 17%190 · 51%181 · 48%5 · 1%
189 decks in Stock
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28 | View | YAK9k | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 27 | View | manohito | Modern Challenge 64 | 11th | 5-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jul 27 | View | mei0024 | Modern Challenge 96 | 12th | 5-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 27 | View | DelverOfBolts | Modern Challenge 96 | 23rd | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 27 | View | nightwitch | Modern Challenge 96 | 24th | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 27 | View | bathutubgod | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 25 | View | ls149950 | Modern Showcase Qualifier | 1st | 8-1 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 25 | View | Kollslaw | Modern Challenge 64 | 22nd | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 24 | View | MadMaxErnst | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jul 21 | View | WaffleWiz | Modern Challenge 64 | 7th | 5-3 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jul 19 | View | sultai4lyfe | Modern Rc Super Qualifier | 31st | 6-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 18 | View | GieralK | Modern Challenge 32 | 7th | 5-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 18 | View | maear | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 17 | View | maear | Modern Challenge 64 | 19th | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 16 | View | preve94 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 14 | View | bathutubgod | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 12 | View | sultai4lyfe | Modern Challenge 64 | 9th | 5-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 12 | View | sultai4lyfe | Modern Challenge 64 | 27th | 4-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 9 | View | sultai4lyfe | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 4 | View | nv_goblin | Modern Challenge 64 | 24th | 4-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 3 | View | sultai4lyfe | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jun 29 | View | sultai4lyfe | Modern Challenge 64 | 16th | 5-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jun 28 | View | maear | Modern Challenge 64 | 15th | 5-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jun 28 | View | sultai4lyfe | Modern Challenge 64 | 29th | 4-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jun 27 | View | Triflic | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 |
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Broodscale Combo has climbed from ~1.6% to 7.4% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~1.6% to 7.4% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Broodscale Combo cards
Cards gaining share within Broodscale Combo vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misty Rainforest | 8% | 50% | +42.7% |
| Commercial District | 13% | 51% | +37.7% |
| Pithing Needle | 8% | 33% | +25.1% |
| Gemstone Caverns | 5% | 29% | +24% |
| Talisman of Impulse | 4% | 18% | +13.8% |
| Writhing Chrysalis | 18% | 34% | +15.3% |
| Thought-Knot Seer | New | 9% | +8.8% |
| Verdant Catacombs | 29% | 44% | +15.2% |
| Stomping Ground | 43% | 58% | +15.1% |
| Dismember | 21% | 29% | +7.6% |
| Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | New | 6% | +6.4% |
| Cavern of Souls | 62% | 82% | +20.9% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipflare | New | 26% | +26.4% |
| Firespout | 3% | 23% | +20.3% |
| Life from the Loam | <1% | 16% | +15% |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | New | 17% | +16.8% |
| Unholy Heat | 34% | 45% | +11.1% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 13% | 20% | +7.5% |
| Disruptor Flute | 3% | 7% | +4.3% |
| Gemstone Caverns | 42% | 57% | +14.5% |
| Basking Broodscale | New | 5% | +4.8% |
| Torpor Orb | 4% | 7% | +3.4% |
| Wrenn and Six | New | 5% | +4.8% |
| Damping Sphere | 37% | 42% | +5.1% |
Typical Modern Broodscale Combo maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 571 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Basking Broodscale | 4.0 | 100% |
| Blade of the Bloodchief | 3.4 | 100% |
| Eldrazi Temple | 4.0 | 100% |
| Forest | 3.6 | 100% |
| Kozilek's Command | 4.0 | 100% |
| Malevolent Rumble | 4.0 | 100% |
| Urza's Saga | 4.0 | 100% |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 1.7 | 99% |
| Emrakul, the Promised End | 2.5 | 99% |
| Ancient Stirrings | 3.8 | 99% |
| Vexing Bauble | 2.0 | 99% |
| Glaring Fleshraker | 3.8 | 99% |
| Springleaf Drum | 1.1 | 98% |
| Haywire Mite | 1.0 | 96% |
| Grove of the Burnwillows | 3.7 | 94% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.0 | 92% |
| Cavern of Souls | 1.4 | 73% |
| Walking Ballista | 1.6 | 57% |
| Stomping Ground | 1.1 | 46% |
| Sowing Mycospawn | 3.0 | 44% |
| Unholy Heat | 2.5 | 42% |
| Ugin's Labyrinth | 3.8 | 39% |
| Wooded Foothills | 1.2 | 36% |
| Devourer of Destiny | 4.0 | 35% |
| Commercial District | 1.0 | 35% |
| Writhing Chrysalis | 3.0 | 32% |
| Verdant Catacombs | 1.1 | 29% |
| Shifting Woodland | 1.0 | 24% |
| Windswept Heath | 1.1 | 24% |
| Misty Rainforest | 1.1 | 22% |
| Dismember | 1.3 | 21% |
| Delighted Halfling | 2.6 | 18% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.0 | 15% |
| Gemstone Caverns | 1.0 | 9% |
| Ghost Quarter | 1.0 | 7% |
| Sire of Seven Deaths | 1.0 | 7% |
| Bojuka Bog | 1.0 | 7% |
| Prismatic Vista | 3.5 | 6% |
| Traverse the Ulvenwald | 1.6 | 6% |
| Icetill Explorer | 1.1 | 5% |
Typical Modern Broodscale Combo sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 571 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 571 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Nature's Claim | 2.1 | 90% |
| Vexing Bauble | 1.4 | 86% |
| Thief of Existence | 2.0 | 84% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.0 | 83% |
| Grafdigger's Cage | 1.0 | 79% |
| Soulless Jailer | 1.4 | 71% |
| Dismember | 1.8 | 53% |
| Gemstone Caverns | 1.0 | 48% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.5 | 42% |
| Warping Wail | 1.4 | 37% |
| Unholy Heat | 1.7 | 36% |
| Emrakul, the Promised End | 1.0 | 35% |
| Sire of Seven Deaths | 1.2 | 30% |
| Trinisphere | 2.0 | 23% |
| Cavern of Souls | 1.7 | 21% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.2 | 20% |
| Veil of Summer | 1.8 | 19% |
| Pyroclasm | 1.9 | 14% |
| Sowing Mycospawn | 1.8 | 12% |
| Firespout | 1.6 | 11% |
| Pick Your Poison | 1.7 | 10% |
| Writhing Chrysalis | 1.8 | 10% |
| Thought-Knot Seer | 2.0 | 9% |
| Torpor Orb | 1.3 | 9% |
| Blasphemous Act | 1.6 | 7% |
| Whipflare | 1.0 | 6% |
| Haywire Mite | 1.0 | 5% |
| Force of Vigor | 1.3 | 5% |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 1.0 | 4% |
| Life from the Loam | 1.0 | 4% |
| Ugin, Eye of the Storms | 1.2 | 3% |
| Disruptor Flute | 1.2 | 3% |
| Fire Magic | 1.7 | 3% |
| Wastescape Battlemage | 1.7 | 3% |
| Blade of the Bloodchief | 1.0 | 2% |
| Bojuka Bog | 1.0 | 2% |
| All Is Dust | 1.1 | 2% |
| Walking Ballista | 1.0 | 2% |
| Icetill Explorer | 1.6 | 1% |
| Ghost Quarter | 1.0 | 1% |