Modern Grixis Persist
Grixis Persist is a Modern midrange strategy that usually features Psychic Frog, Archon of Cruelty, and Persist.
Meta
2.5%
Colors
Shift
−24%
Variability
High
ApproachesAllInquisition of Kozilek50 · 21%Otherworldly Gaze33 · 14%Gran-Gran30 · 13%Stock122 · 52%219 · 94%14 · 6%
892 decks in Grixis
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28 | View | Ambrose00 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 28 | View | kokubo | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 27 | View | JPA93 | Modern Challenge 96 | 1st | 10-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 25 | View | yolad | Modern Challenge 32 | 4th | 5-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 25 | View | shenyang45 | Modern Showcase Qualifier | 10th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 25 | View | MarimoTaketori | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jul 23 | View | nesple | Modern Challenge 64 | 24th | 4-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 23 | View | mahou_54331 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 23 | View | TomCairns | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Jul 23 | View | TinTin-1989 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 22 | View | renatoaraujo | Modern Challenge 32 | 7th | 5-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 22 | View | lgqueiroz3 | Modern Challenge 32 | 17th | 4-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 22 | View | ejk | Modern Challenge 32 | 19th | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 22 | View | renatoaraujo | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 21 | View | shenyang45 | Modern Last Chance | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 20 | View | broers_ | Modern Challenge 96 | 12th | 5-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 20 | View | lgqueiroz3 | Modern Challenge 64 | 18th | 4-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 20 | View | Diub | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 20 | View | JPA93 | Modern Last Chance | — | 4-1 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 20 | View | Zurrior | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 19 | View | lgqueiroz3 | Modern Rc Super Qualifier | 3rd | 9-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 18 | View | JPA93 | Modern Challenge 64 | 1st | 9-1 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 18 | View | GLSwadow | Modern Challenge 64 | 7th | 5-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 18 | View | Americanmisfit5 | Modern Challenge 64 | 15th | 5-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jul 18 | View | Snoobie | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 |
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Grixis Persist has slipped from ~4.1% to 2.5% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~4.1% to 2.5% · 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 | 15% | 40% | +24.7% |
| Gran-Gran | 4% | 21% | +17.2% |
| Marsh Flats | 6% | 23% | +17.7% |
| Bitter Triumph | 2% | 14% | +12.1% |
| Plains | 6% | 14% | +8.4% |
| Snow-Covered Swamp | 6% | 16% | +10.7% |
| Solitude | 6% | 14% | +8.4% |
| Snow-Covered Island | 6% | 16% | +10.7% |
| Flooded Strand | 7% | 21% | +13.5% |
| Spell Snare | 4% | 14% | +10.2% |
| Shadowy Backstreet | 6% | 16% | +10.7% |
| Force of Negation | 4% | 14% | +10.2% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Force of Negation | 4% | 16% | +12.6% |
| Wrath of the Skies | 6% | 14% | +8.4% |
| Thoughtseize | 2% | 12% | +9.8% |
| Soulless Jailer | 2% | 9% | +7.5% |
| Emperor of Bones | 2% | 9% | +7.5% |
| Dauthi Voidwalker | 2% | 9% | +7.5% |
| Toxic Deluge | 2% | 9% | +7.5% |
| Engineered Explosives | 9% | 16% | +7% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 35% | 42% | +6.7% |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 4% | 7% | +3.3% |
| Force of Despair | 9% | 14% | +4.7% |
| Damping Sphere | 70% | 74% | +4% |
Typical Modern Grixis Persist maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 402 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 | 99% |
| Watery Grave | 1.7 | 99% |
| Archon of Cruelty | 4.0 | 97% |
| Persist | 4.0 | 97% |
| Thoughtseize | 3.9 | 95% |
| Unearth | 3.8 | 95% |
| Swamp | 1.9 | 94% |
| Fatal Push | 4.0 | 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 | 89% |
| Steam Vents | 1.0 | 88% |
| Raucous Theater | 1.0 | 86% |
| Scalding Tarn | 1.3 | 83% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.8 | 76% |
| Thought Scour | 3.2 | 74% |
| Thundering Falls | 1.0 | 39% |
| Sink into Stupor | 1.0 | 30% |
| Inquisition of Kozilek | 1.9 | 22% |
| Quantum Riddler | 2.0 | 21% |
| Darkslick Shores | 1.2 | 15% |
| Bitter Triumph | 1.2 | 11% |
| Otherworldly Gaze | 2.1 | 11% |
| Marsh Flats | 3.0 | 10% |
| Gran-Gran | 3.5 | 9% |
| Flooded Strand | 2.8 | 8% |
| Verdant Catacombs | 1.3 | 7% |
| Preordain | 1.2 | 6% |
| Prismari Charm | 1.5 | 6% |
| Snow-Covered Island | 1.1 | 6% |
| Snow-Covered Swamp | 2.0 | 6% |
| Godless Shrine | 1.0 | 5% |
| Hallowed Fountain | 1.0 | 5% |
| Meticulous Archive | 1.0 | 5% |
| Fallaji Archaeologist | 4.0 | 5% |
Typical Modern Grixis Persist sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 402 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 402 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 | 72% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.2 | 66% |
| 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 | 10% |
| 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 | 2% |
| End of the Hunt | 1.4 | 2% |
| Pest Control | 1.6 | 2% |
| 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 | 1% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 1.2 | 1% |
| Mai, Scornful Striker | 2.0 | 1% |
| Emperor of Bones | 1.0 | 1% |
| Extirpate | 1.0 | 1% |