Modern Goryo's Vengeance
Goryo's Vengeance is a Modern midrange strategy that usually features Goryo's Vengeance, Psychic Frog, and Atraxa, Grand Unifier.
Meta
7.4%
Colors
Shift
+11%
Variability
Low
225 decks in Fatal Push
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9 | View | LuRu | Modern Challenge 32 | 31st | 0-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 6 | View | mtggamur420 | Modern League 2026-05-06 | — | 5-0 | Unique · band 10 of 10 · 10 | |
| May 3 | View | JuanmaAT | Modern Challenge 32 2026-05-03 | 18th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 2 | View | JuanmaAT | Modern Challenge 64 | 6th | 6-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 27 | View | ScreenwriterNY | Modern Challenge 32 | 27th | 3-4 | Unique · band 10 of 10 · 10 | |
| Apr 25 | View | bless_von | Modern Challenge 32 | 20th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 25 | View | bless_von | Modern Challenge 32 2026-04-25 | 20th | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 25 | View | JuanmaAT | Modern Challenge 32 | 25th | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 25 | View | rerere | Modern Challenge 32 2026-04-25 | 30th | 2-4 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 20 | View | lazerbeam | Modern Challenge 32 | 21st | 4-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 20 | View | ReAaVerLOL | Modern League 2026-04-20 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 19 | View | JuanmaAT | Modern Challenge 32 | 9th | 4-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 18 | View | rerere | Modern Challenge 32 | 1st | 8-1 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 18 | View | slaxx | Modern Challenge 64 | 20th | 4-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 18 | View | vinnyrussian123 | Modern League 2026-04-18 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 17 | View | slaxx | Modern Challenge 64 | 10th | 5-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 10 | View | nikkuniku | Modern League 2026-04-10 | — | 5-0 | Unique · band 10 of 10 · 10 | |
| Apr 9 | View | ElPuerco | Modern Challenge 64 | 25th | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 4 | View | Arcbound_Papi | Modern Challenge 32 | 10th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 2 | View | brag1 | Modern League 2026-04-02 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 1 | View | roter_Erzengel | Modern Challenge 32 | 9th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Mar 28 | View | makaaaa | Modern Challenge 64 | 17th | 5-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 28 | View | Navas | Modern Showcase Qualifier | 24th | 2-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Mar 25 | View | makaaaa | Modern Challenge 64 | 25th | 4-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 9 | View | LuckSackJack | Modern Challenge 32 | 11th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 |
Goryo's Vengeance has climbed from ~3.7% to 7.4% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~3.7% to 7.4% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Goryo's Vengeance cards
Cards gaining share within Goryo's Vengeance vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallaji Archaeologist | 23% | 47% | +23.7% |
| Kavaero, Mind-Bitten | 24% | 46% | +22% |
| Otherworldly Gaze | 22% | 42% | +19.8% |
| Overgrown Tomb | 23% | 43% | +19.7% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 67% | 75% | +8.7% |
| Plains | 88% | 96% | +8.1% |
| Solitude | 90% | 95% | +5.4% |
| Prismatic Ending | 89% | 95% | +6.3% |
| Hallowed Fountain | 90% | 96% | +6.2% |
| Meticulous Archive | 90% | 96% | +6.2% |
| Ephemerate | 90% | 96% | +6.2% |
| Faithful Mending | 90% | 96% | +6.2% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Riddler | 22% | 44% | +22.2% |
| Solitude | 19% | 31% | +11.5% |
| Strix Serenade | New | 6% | +5.6% |
| Spell Snare | 61% | 75% | +14.3% |
| Drannith Magistrate | 3% | 6% | +3.6% |
| Surgical Extraction | 47% | 56% | +9.1% |
| End of the Hunt | New | 3% | +3.2% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 73% | 80% | +7% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 90% | 96% | +6.2% |
Typical Modern Goryo's Vengeance maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 553 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Goryo's Vengeance | 4.0 | 100% |
| Swamp | 1.1 | 99% |
| Polluted Delta | 4.0 | 99% |
| Psychic Frog | 4.0 | 99% |
| Undercity Sewers | 1.0 | 99% |
| Watery Grave | 1.0 | 99% |
| Atraxa, Grand Unifier | 4.0 | 98% |
| Island | 1.0 | 97% |
| Force of Negation | 2.2 | 97% |
| Thoughtseize | 3.1 | 96% |
| Griselbrand | 1.4 | 95% |
| Ephemerate | 3.9 | 92% |
| Flooded Strand | 3.6 | 92% |
| Godless Shrine | 1.0 | 92% |
| Hallowed Fountain | 1.0 | 92% |
| Marsh Flats | 3.5 | 92% |
| Faithful Mending | 2.9 | 92% |
| Meticulous Archive | 1.0 | 92% |
| Plains | 1.0 | 92% |
| Solitude | 3.7 | 92% |
| Prismatic Ending | 2.2 | 92% |
| Shadowy Backstreet | 1.0 | 92% |
| Quantum Riddler | 3.8 | 67% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 1.1 | 59% |
| Breeding Pool | 1.0 | 52% |
| Kavaero, Mind-Bitten | 1.4 | 41% |
| Fallaji Archaeologist | 3.7 | 31% |
| Overgrown Tomb | 1.0 | 29% |
| Otherworldly Gaze | 1.9 | 29% |
| Consign to Memory | 1.8 | 28% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 1.1 | 25% |
| Pest Control | 1.1 | 22% |
| Fatal Push | 2.4 | 14% |
| Emperor of Bones | 2.3 | 14% |
| Superior Spider-Man | 1.4 | 13% |
| Winternight Stories | 1.0 | 11% |
| Hedge Maze | 1.0 | 9% |
| Ulamog, the Defiler | 2.1 | 8% |
| Blood Crypt | 1.1 | 8% |
| Raucous Theater | 1.1 | 8% |
Typical Modern Goryo's Vengeance 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 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mystical Dispute | 2.7 | 97% |
| Consign to Memory | 3.3 | 94% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 2.6 | 91% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 1.3 | 75% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1.2 | 57% |
| Spell Snare | 1.5 | 51% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.1 | 51% |
| Thoughtseize | 1.1 | 34% |
| Quantum Riddler | 2.1 | 29% |
| Pest Control | 1.2 | 27% |
| Celestial Purge | 1.0 | 21% |
| Solitude | 1.0 | 14% |
| Force of Negation | 1.0 | 13% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 1.1 | 13% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.6 | 13% |
| Fatal Push | 1.2 | 12% |
| Supreme Verdict | 1.0 | 11% |
| Vexing Bauble | 1.5 | 10% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 1.3 | 9% |
| Drannith Magistrate | 1.3 | 8% |
| Meltdown | 2.6 | 7% |
| Subtlety | 1.1 | 6% |
| Pyroclasm | 1.9 | 6% |
| Feed the Swarm | 1.9 | 4% |
| Emperor of Bones | 1.1 | 4% |
| Ketramose, the New Dawn | 1.4 | 4% |
| Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines | 1.0 | 3% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 1.0 | 3% |
| Pithing Needle | 1.1 | 3% |
| Dauthi Voidwalker | 2.0 | 2% |
| Deafening Silence | 1.5 | 2% |
| Illness in the Ranks | 1.1 | 2% |
| End of the Hunt | 1.2 | 2% |
| Strix Serenade | 1.1 | 2% |
| Engineered Explosives | 1.1 | 1% |
| Hurkyl's Recall | 1.7 | 1% |
| Orim's Chant | 2.1 | 1% |
| High Noon | 1.7 | 1% |
| Gorilla Shaman | 2.8 | <1% |
| Relic of Progenitus | 1.0 | <1% |