Modern Energy
Energy is a Modern aggro strategy that usually features Ajani, Nacatl Pariah, Guide of Souls, and Ocelot Pride.
Meta
9.7%
Colors
Shift
−6%
Variability
Low
3,616 decks in Stock
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 | View | BigD_1992 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 21 | View | rastaf | Modern Challenge 64 | 11th | 5-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 21 | View | DavidDaBridges | Modern Challenge 64 | 24th | 4-3 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| May 21 | View | romstek | Modern Challenge 64 | 29th | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 21 | View | ice100 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 21 | View | DenimHero19 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 21 | View | Lukara77 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| May 21 | View | DenimHero19 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 20 | View | tapjoshfor2 | Modern Challenge 64 | 5th | 6-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 20 | View | rastaf | Modern Challenge 64 | 17th | 5-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 20 | View | TentacleFan | Modern Challenge 64 | 21st | 4-3 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| May 20 | View | Napoleon_I | Modern Challenge 64 | 30th | 4-3 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| May 20 | View | DenimHero19 | Modern League 2026-05-20 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 20 | View | ratabruta | Modern League 2026-05-20 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 20 | View | xfile | Modern League 2026-05-20 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 20 | View | lo_zio_torri | Modern League 2026-05-20 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 20 | View | Misplacedginger | Modern League 2026-05-20 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 20 | View | Wesleke27 | Modern League 2026-05-20 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 19 | View | tapjoshfor2 | Modern Challenge 64 | 5th | 6-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 19 | View | rastaf | Modern Challenge 64 | 17th | 5-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 19 | View | Rashek | Modern Challenge 64 | 18th | 5-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 19 | View | TentacleFan | Modern Challenge 64 | 21st | 4-3 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| May 19 | View | chase00111 | Modern Challenge 64 | 30th | 4-3 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| May 19 | View | Napoleon_I | Modern Challenge 64 | 30th | 4-3 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| May 19 | View | Thronhart | Modern League 2026-05-19 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 |
Energy has slipped from ~16.3% to 9.7% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~16.3% to 9.7% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Energy cards
Cards gaining share within Energy vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reckless Pyrosurfer | 4% | 16% | +12.2% |
| Solitude | 13% | 22% | +8.9% |
| Lightning Bolt | 42% | 47% | +4.9% |
| Prismatic Ending | 4% | 7% | +3.2% |
| Arena of Glory | 74% | 80% | +6.5% |
| Seasoned Pyromancer | 86% | 92% | +5% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion Conqueror | 11% | 29% | +18.5% |
| The Legend of Roku | 34% | 53% | +19.8% |
| Sanctifier en-Vec | 12% | 17% | +5.2% |
| Deafening Silence | 10% | 14% | +3.9% |
| Vexing Bauble | 77% | 87% | +9.6% |
| Surgical Extraction | 54% | 61% | +7.1% |
Typical Modern Energy maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 1,223 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ajani, Nacatl Pariah | 4.0 | 100% |
| Arid Mesa | 4.0 | 100% |
| Guide of Souls | 4.0 | 100% |
| Ocelot Pride | 4.0 | 100% |
| Sacred Foundry | 3.0 | 100% |
| Elegant Parlor | 1.9 | 100% |
| Goblin Bombardment | 3.1 | 100% |
| Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | 3.8 | 100% |
| Galvanic Discharge | 4.0 | 99% |
| Plains | 2.3 | 98% |
| Thraben Charm | 2.3 | 98% |
| Marsh Flats | 3.4 | 95% |
| Voice of Victory | 2.6 | 93% |
| Seasoned Pyromancer | 2.8 | 92% |
| Mountain | 1.0 | 91% |
| Flooded Strand | 3.4 | 88% |
| Arena of Glory | 1.8 | 87% |
| Dalkovan Encampment | 1.3 | 76% |
| Ranger-Captain of Eos | 2.0 | 70% |
| Blood Moon | 1.2 | 65% |
| The Legend of Roku | 1.3 | 56% |
| Static Prison | 1.1 | 38% |
| Fable of the Mirror-Breaker | 1.8 | 35% |
| Windswept Heath | 2.7 | 33% |
| Lightning Bolt | 1.3 | 26% |
| Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury | 4.0 | 26% |
| Haliya, Guided by Light | 1.2 | 19% |
| Solitude | 1.4 | 18% |
| Boromir, Warden of the Tower | 1.1 | 17% |
| Mana Tithe | 1.8 | 11% |
| Godless Shrine | 1.1 | 8% |
| Blood Crypt | 1.0 | 8% |
| Bloodstained Mire | 2.4 | 8% |
| Shadowy Backstreet | 1.0 | 7% |
| Witch Enchanter | 1.3 | 7% |
| Orcish Bowmasters | 2.4 | 6% |
| Fatal Push | 2.0 | 6% |
| Chthonian Nightmare | 1.9 | 5% |
| Reckless Pyrosurfer | 2.3 | 4% |
| Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER | 1.9 | 4% |
Typical Modern Energy sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 1,223 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 1,223 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Wrath of the Skies | 2.1 | 95% |
| Wear/Tear | 1.7 | 87% |
| High Noon | 1.7 | 82% |
| Obsidian Charmaw | 2.4 | 77% |
| Vexing Bauble | 1.6 | 77% |
| Celestial Purge | 1.3 | 61% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.3 | 61% |
| Blood Moon | 1.3 | 60% |
| Orim's Chant | 1.6 | 56% |
| The Legend of Roku | 1.2 | 51% |
| Rest in Peace | 1.6 | 34% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.4 | 30% |
| Clarion Conqueror | 1.5 | 21% |
| Drannith Magistrate | 1.2 | 12% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.1 | 11% |
| Meltdown | 1.3 | 11% |
| Wear / Tear | 1.7 | 7% |
| Prismatic Ending | 1.1 | 7% |
| Thoughtseize | 2.5 | 7% |
| Deafening Silence | 1.6 | 6% |
| Sanctifier en-Vec | 1.8 | 6% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1.9 | 6% |
| Boromir, Warden of the Tower | 1.0 | 6% |
| Containment Priest | 1.5 | 6% |
| Erode | 1.0 | 3% |
| Solitude | 1.3 | 3% |
| Path to Exile | 1.4 | 3% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 1.0 | 3% |
| Shatterstorm | 1.1 | 3% |
| End of the Hunt | 1.1 | 2% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 1.0 | 2% |
| Ranger-Captain of Eos | 1.4 | 2% |
| Consign to Memory | 2.6 | 2% |
| Fracturing Gust | 1.0 | 2% |
| Ob Nixilis, the Adversary | 1.3 | 1% |
| Molten Rain | 2.5 | 1% |
| Stony Silence | 1.3 | 1% |
| Thraben Charm | 1.0 | 1% |
| Disruptor Flute | 1.0 | 1% |
| Fulminator Mage | 1.9 | 1% |