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
+11%
Variability
Medium
ApproachesAllDevourer of Destiny129 · 34%Writhing Chrysalis122 · 32%Delighted Halfling66 · 17%Stock63 · 17%189 · 50%182 · 48%5 · 1%
615 decks in Mono-Green
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2025 | View | CARLONEE | Modern League 2025-11-10 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Nov 9, 2025 | View | Doc_B | Modern Challenge 64 2025-11-09 | 4th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Nov 8, 2025 | View | HelpfulHobo | Modern League 2025-11-08 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Nov 6, 2025 | View | Doc_B | Modern Challenge 64 2025-11-06 | 19th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Nov 5, 2025 | View | aidoon | Modern League 2025-11-05 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Nov 4, 2025 | View | Oblivion524927 | Modern League 2025-11-04 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Nov 3, 2025 | View | hauterho | Modern Challenge 64 2025-11-03 | 26th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Nov 3, 2025 | View | Hovsgaard | Modern League 2025-11-03 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Nov 2, 2025 | View | gyyby297 | Modern Challenge 64 2025-11-02 | 19th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Nov 2, 2025 | View | Soseloso | Modern League 2025-11-02 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Nov 1, 2025 | View | hauterho | Modern Challenge 64 2025-11-01 | 26th | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Oct 31, 2025 | View | hauterho | Modern Challenge 64 2025-10-31 | 5th | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Oct 31, 2025 | View | Triflic | Modern League 2025-10-31 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Oct 31, 2025 | View | DeathShadow22 | Modern League 2025-10-31 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Oct 30, 2025 | View | CmP4nk | Modern League 2025-10-30 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Oct 30, 2025 | View | SaddlebackLagac | Modern League 2025-10-30 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Oct 29, 2025 | View | LordEgg | Modern Challenge 64 2025-10-29 | 22nd | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Oct 29, 2025 | View | Oblivion524927 | Modern League 2025-10-29 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Oct 29, 2025 | View | ivi1991 | Modern League 2025-10-29 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | View | Amfet4 | Modern League 2025-10-28 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | View | PieGonti | Modern League 2025-10-28 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | View | PivoUlivo | Modern League 2025-10-28 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | View | Oblivion524927 | Modern League 2025-10-28 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Oct 27, 2025 | View | Erpasd | Modern League 2025-10-27 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Oct 27, 2025 | View | Doppelganger96 | Modern League 2025-10-27 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 |
Broodscale Combo has climbed from ~1.5% to 7.4% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~1.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial District | 13% | 55% | +41.9% |
| Misty Rainforest | 8% | 53% | +44.8% |
| Pithing Needle | 7% | 37% | +29.7% |
| Gemstone Caverns | 5% | 33% | +28.2% |
| Talisman of Impulse | 4% | 20% | +16.5% |
| Writhing Chrysalis | 17% | 37% | +19.7% |
| Stomping Ground | 41% | 62% | +21.3% |
| Verdant Catacombs | 28% | 47% | +18.9% |
| Thought-Knot Seer | New | 9% | +9.2% |
| Dismember | 20% | 29% | +9.4% |
| Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | New | 7% | +6.7% |
| Wooded Foothills | 38% | 46% | +8% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipflare | New | 29% | +29.4% |
| Firespout | 3% | 24% | +21.6% |
| Life from the Loam | <1% | 18% | +16.7% |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | New | 19% | +19.3% |
| Unholy Heat | 32% | 49% | +16.9% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 11% | 21% | +10.1% |
| Gemstone Caverns | 39% | 60% | +20.6% |
| Disruptor Flute | 4% | 7% | +3.1% |
| Basking Broodscale | New | 5% | +5% |
| Writhing Chrysalis | 4% | 8% | +4.8% |
| Six | New | 4% | +4.2% |
| Thought-Knot Seer | 3% | 13% | +10.7% |
Typical Modern Broodscale Combo maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 574 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 | 3.5 | 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 | 1.3 | 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 | 38% |
| Wooded Foothills | 1.2 | 36% |
| Devourer of Destiny | 4.0 | 35% |
| Commercial District | 1.0 | 34% |
| Writhing Chrysalis | 3.0 | 33% |
| Verdant Catacombs | 1.1 | 29% |
| Windswept Heath | 1.1 | 24% |
| Shifting Woodland | 1.0 | 24% |
| Misty Rainforest | 1.1 | 22% |
| Dismember | 1.3 | 21% |
| Delighted Halfling | 2.6 | 18% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.0 | 15% |
| Gemstone Caverns | 1.0 | 10% |
| 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% |
| Talisman of Impulse | 1.3 | 5% |
Typical Modern Broodscale Combo sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 574 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 574 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 | 78% |
| Soulless Jailer | 1.4 | 71% |
| Dismember | 1.8 | 53% |
| Gemstone Caverns | 1.0 | 48% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.6 | 42% |
| Warping Wail | 1.4 | 37% |
| Unholy Heat | 1.7 | 36% |
| Emrakul, the Promised End | 1.0 | 34% |
| 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 | 11% |
| 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% |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 1.0 | 5% |
| Force of Vigor | 1.3 | 5% |
| Life from the Loam | 1.0 | 4% |
| Ugin, Eye of the Storms | 1.3 | 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% |
| Culling Ritual | 2.0 | 1% |