Modern Goryo's Vengeance
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| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23 | View | chengyiw | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 23 | View | Prim3Time | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 22 | View | Sifui | Modern Challenge 64 | 2nd | 7-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 21 | View | SimoCr | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 20 | View | Rvng | Modern Challenge 64 | 26th | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 19 | View | Rvng | Modern Challenge 64 | 6th | 6-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 19 | View | Rvng | Modern Challenge 64 | 26th | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 18 | View | Rvng | Modern Challenge 64 | 15th | 5-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 18 | View | BreakSmoke | Modern League 2026-05-18 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 17 | View | nikkuniku | Modern Challenge 32 | 4th | 6-2 | Unique · band 10 of 10 · 10 | |
| May 17 | View | nikkuniku | Modern Challenge 32 2026-05-17 | 4th | — | Unique · band 10 of 10 · 10 | |
| May 17 | View | Rvng | Modern Challenge 32 2026-05-17 | 4th | 5-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 17 | View | Grischdl | Modern Challenge 32 2026-05-17 | 14th | 4-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| May 17 | View | crazythursday | Modern Challenge 32 2026-05-17 | 15th | 4-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 17 | View | pottinkx | Modern Challenge 32 2026-05-17 | 16th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 17 | View | NuBlkAu | Modern Challenge 32 2026-05-17 | 22nd | 3-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 16 | View | rerere | Modern Rc Super Qualifier | 6th | 7-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 16 | View | Xwhale | Modern Challenge 64 | 8th | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 16 | View | txouzo | Modern Rc Super Qualifier | 10th | 6-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 16 | View | E_Kaminuma | Modern Rc Super Qualifier | 18th | 6-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| May 16 | View | nikkuniku | Modern Challenge 64 | 23rd | 3-3 | Unique · band 10 of 10 · 10 | |
| May 16 | View | SimoCr | Modern Challenge 32 2026-05-16 | 26th | 1-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 16 | View | Paxtontheking | Modern League 2026-05-16 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 15 | View | Rvng | Modern Rc Qualifier | 27th | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| May 15 | View | PesE | Modern League 2026-05-15 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 |
Goryo's Vengeance has climbed from ~3.9% to 7.4% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~3.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavaero, Mind-Bitten | 23% | 48% | +25.1% |
| Fallaji Archaeologist | 26% | 48% | +22.5% |
| Otherworldly Gaze | 24% | 44% | +20.1% |
| Overgrown Tomb | 25% | 44% | +19.3% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 67% | 76% | +9% |
| Plains | 87% | 97% | +9.7% |
| Solitude | 89% | 96% | +7.1% |
| Prismatic Ending | 88% | 96% | +8% |
| Hallowed Fountain | 89% | 97% | +7.9% |
| Meticulous Archive | 89% | 97% | +7.9% |
| Ephemerate | 89% | 97% | +7.9% |
| Faithful Mending | 89% | 97% | +7.9% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Riddler | 24% | 47% | +22.6% |
| Solitude | 21% | 32% | +11.3% |
| Strix Serenade | New | 6% | +5.7% |
| Spell Snare | 60% | 79% | +18.3% |
| Surgical Extraction | 45% | 58% | +13.4% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 73% | 80% | +7.1% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 89% | 97% | +7.9% |
Typical Modern Goryo's Vengeance maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 558 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 | 91% |
| Shadowy Backstreet | 1.0 | 91% |
| Quantum Riddler | 3.8 | 67% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 1.1 | 60% |
| Breeding Pool | 1.0 | 51% |
| Kavaero, Mind-Bitten | 1.4 | 41% |
| Fallaji Archaeologist | 3.7 | 31% |
| Overgrown Tomb | 1.0 | 30% |
| 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 | 9% |
| Blood Crypt | 1.1 | 8% |
| Raucous Theater | 1.1 | 8% |
Typical Modern Goryo's Vengeance sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 558 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 558 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 | 30% |
| 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 | 8% |
| Pyroclasm | 1.9 | 6% |
| Subtlety | 1.1 | 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% |
| End of the Hunt | 1.2 | 2% |
| Illness in the Ranks | 1.1 | 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% |
Goryo's Vengeance Modern FAQ
Is Goryo's Vengeance good in Modern right now?
Yes — one of Modern's top decks at 7.4% of decklists in the last two weeks, with 11 Top 8s. Best recent finish: 2nd (8-2) at Modern Challenge 64 on Jul 27, 2026.
What are the key cards in Modern Goryo's Vengeance?
The most-played cards are Goryo's Vengeance (100% of lists), Psychic Frog (99% of lists), and Atraxa, Grand Unifier (98% of lists) over the last 90 days. Builds split 325 Esper vs 12 Grixis lists.
What's a typical Modern Goryo's Vengeance sideboard?
The most common Modern Goryo's Vengeance sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Mystical Dispute (97% of lists), Consign to Memory (94% of lists), Wrath of the Skies (91% of lists), and Teferi, Time Raveler (75% of lists). Quantum Riddler is the fastest riser, up from 24% to 47% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Modern Goryo's Vengeance?
What does Uniqueness mean?
Uniqueness rates each list from band 1 (Stock) through band 10 (Unique). Higher means a list is more unusual vs recent peers of this strategy.
How many Modern Goryo's Vengeance decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 1,430 Modern Goryo's Vengeance decklists all-time (122 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Goryo's Vengeance result Jul 28, 2026.