Modern Grixis Persist
Grixis Persist is a Modern midrange strategy that usually features Psychic Frog, Archon of Cruelty, and Persist.
Meta
2.3%
Colors
Shift
−33%
Variability
High
ApproachesAllInquisition of Kozilek50 · 21%Otherworldly Gaze33 · 14%Gran-Gran29 · 12%Stock121 · 52%217 · 94%14 · 6%
720 decks in Stock
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | View | Darthkid | Modern Challenge 32 | 4th | 6-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 1 | View | Tarmofaeries | Modern League 2026-04-01 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Apr 1 | View | Darthkid | Modern League 2026-04-01 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Mar 31 | View | soggymeatball | Modern Challenge 64 | 2nd | 8-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Mar 31 | View | Tarmofaeries | Modern League 2026-03-31 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 30 | View | jk1592 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-03-30 | 24th | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Mar 30 | View | jk1592 | Modern Challenge 32 | 24th | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Mar 30 | View | jk1592 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-03-30 | 24th | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Mar 30 | View | Wiltron92 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-03-30 | 32nd | 3-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 30 | View | dndias | Modern League 2026-03-30 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Mar 28 | View | __Magic__Dan__ | Modern Showcase Qualifier | 3rd | 6-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 28 | View | Ma7x | Modern Challenge 64 | 28th | 4-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 28 | View | Skelley | Modern League 2026-03-28 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 27 | View | Sonkerz | Modern League 2026-03-27 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Mar 26 | View | Wiltron92 | Modern Challenge 64 | 14th | 5-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 26 | View | Wiltron92 | Modern League 2026-03-26 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 24 | View | GLSwadow | Modern Challenge 64 | 16th | 5-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Mar 23 | View | Wiltron92 | Modern Challenge 32 | 21st | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 23 | View | Wiltron92 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-03-23 | 21st | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 23 | View | SknerusMcKwacz | Modern League 2026-03-23 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Mar 23 | View | KadettiKersantti | Modern Last Chance | — | 0-1 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 21 | View | __Magic__Dan__ | Modern Showcase Challenge | 6th | 8-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 20 | View | SknerusMcKwacz | Modern League 2026-03-20 | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Mar 19 | View | hunnhu | Modern Challenge 64 | 19th | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 19 | View | SaltyXD | Modern Challenge 64 | 21st | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 |
Grixis Persist has slipped from ~3.9% to 2.3% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~3.9% to 2.3% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Grixis Persist cards
Cards gaining share within Grixis Persist vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Riddler | 16% | 43% | +27.5% |
| Marsh Flats | 7% | 24% | +17.3% |
| Plains | 5% | 16% | +11% |
| Solitude | 5% | 16% | +11% |
| Shadowy Backstreet | 5% | 19% | +13.7% |
| Hallowed Fountain | 7% | 19% | +11.9% |
| Ephemerate | 5% | 16% | +11% |
| Prismatic Ending | 5% | 16% | +11% |
| Faithful Mending | 5% | 16% | +11% |
| Preordain | 9% | 16% | +7.4% |
| Flooded Strand | 9% | 22% | +12.8% |
| Godless Shrine | 5% | 16% | +11% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Force of Negation | 5% | 16% | +11% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 5% | 16% | +11% |
| Thoughtseize | 4% | 11% | +7.3% |
| Soulless Jailer | 4% | 8% | +4.6% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 4% | 8% | +4.6% |
| Emperor of Bones | 4% | 8% | +4.6% |
| Toxic Deluge | 4% | 8% | +4.6% |
| Dauthi Voidwalker | 4% | 8% | +4.6% |
| Damping Sphere | 68% | 76% | +7.3% |
Typical Modern Grixis Persist maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 398 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Polluted Delta | 4.0 | 99% |
| Psychic Frog | 4.0 | 99% |
| Undercity Sewers | 1.2 | 98% |
| Watery Grave | 1.7 | 98% |
| Archon of Cruelty | 4.0 | 97% |
| Persist | 4.0 | 97% |
| Thoughtseize | 3.9 | 95% |
| Unearth | 3.8 | 95% |
| Fatal Push | 4.0 | 94% |
| Swamp | 1.9 | 94% |
| Bloodstained Mire | 3.8 | 94% |
| Abhorrent Oculus | 3.9 | 94% |
| Emperor of Bones | 3.4 | 92% |
| Island | 1.0 | 92% |
| Blood Crypt | 1.0 | 90% |
| Faithless Looting | 4.0 | 90% |
| Steam Vents | 1.0 | 89% |
| Raucous Theater | 1.0 | 86% |
| Scalding Tarn | 1.3 | 83% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.8 | 77% |
| Thought Scour | 3.2 | 74% |
| Thundering Falls | 1.0 | 40% |
| Sink into Stupor | 1.0 | 30% |
| Inquisition of Kozilek | 1.9 | 22% |
| Quantum Riddler | 2.0 | 21% |
| Darkslick Shores | 1.2 | 16% |
| Bitter Triumph | 1.2 | 11% |
| Otherworldly Gaze | 2.1 | 11% |
| Marsh Flats | 3.0 | 10% |
| Gran-Gran | 3.5 | 9% |
| Flooded Strand | 2.9 | 8% |
| Preordain | 1.2 | 7% |
| Verdant Catacombs | 1.3 | 7% |
| Prismari Charm | 1.5 | 6% |
| Snow-Covered Island | 1.1 | 6% |
| Snow-Covered Swamp | 2.0 | 6% |
| Fallaji Archaeologist | 4.0 | 5% |
| Flare of Denial | 3.6 | 5% |
| Godless Shrine | 1.0 | 5% |
| Hallowed Fountain | 1.1 | 5% |
Typical Modern Grixis Persist sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 398 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 398 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Consign to Memory | 3.4 | 98% |
| Mystical Dispute | 2.0 | 88% |
| Meltdown | 2.0 | 86% |
| Pyroclasm | 1.8 | 81% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.8 | 73% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.2 | 67% |
| Vexing Bauble | 1.8 | 66% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 1.6 | 26% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1.3 | 26% |
| Harvester of Misery | 1.0 | 18% |
| Force of Despair | 2.0 | 16% |
| Engineered Explosives | 1.4 | 12% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.2 | 11% |
| Spell Snare | 1.4 | 11% |
| Force of Negation | 2.6 | 9% |
| Strix Serenade | 1.5 | 8% |
| Molten Collapse | 1.2 | 6% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 2.8 | 4% |
| Feed the Swarm | 1.1 | 4% |
| Abrade | 1.0 | 3% |
| Toxic Deluge | 1.1 | 3% |
| Thoughtseize | 2.0 | 3% |
| Dauthi Voidwalker | 1.4 | 3% |
| Fire Magic | 1.5 | 3% |
| Fulminator Mage | 1.8 | 3% |
| Brotherhood's End | 2.2 | 3% |
| End of the Hunt | 1.4 | 3% |
| Pest Control | 1.6 | 3% |
| Hurkyl's Recall | 2.2 | 2% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.8 | 2% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.4 | 2% |
| Kaito, Bane of Nightmares | 1.3 | 2% |
| Quantum Riddler | 1.0 | 2% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 1.6 | 2% |
| Soulless Jailer | 1.0 | 2% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 1.2 | 2% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 1.2 | 2% |
| Mai, Scornful Striker | 2.0 | 2% |
| Emperor of Bones | 1.0 | 1% |
| Extirpate | 1.0 | 1% |